Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, May 14, 2026.

- An Arkansas Supreme Court justice is recusing herself from cases involving two special elections in the state

- State employees and retirees could soon be paying more for their health insurance coverage

- Two members of the Conway School Board have stepped down

- Rules drafted by the Arkansas Highway Commission outline how state highway police will use License Plate Readers

- Officials have selected a new design for a proposed “Monument to the Unborn” at the Arkansas State Capitol.

- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership officially opened the 15.5-mile Upper Illinois River Water Trail

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