Josie Lenora
Politics/Government ReporterJosie Lenora is the Politics/Government Reporter for KUAR News. She covers anything involving city government, the legislature or the governor's office. Josie has listened to KUAR and NPR since she was a young child growing up in Little Rock, and is thrilled to give back to an organization she loves. Josie began her radio career as a KUAR intern and worked her way up to a full-time reporter position. Josie has a B.A. degree in English/ Creative writing from Hendrix College in Conway. When she is not at work, Josie renovates the insides of old dollhouses and listens to as many podcasts as she can fit in a day. She also loves hearing from listeners.
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A Pulaski County judge will determine whether residents of House District 70 in North Little Rock will have representation after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delayed the special election to fill Carlton Wing’s vacated seat until June 2026. -
On today's show, we learn that land prices across Arkansas are either increasing or holding steady, and longtime landowners are taking notice. We also hear about a new feature film shot entirely in Northwest Arkansas that is giving audiences a rare look at the state through its own lens. Plus, another KUAF Live Session, this time featuring Deaja Monet. -
A new state report shows enrollment in Arkansas’s Education Freedom Account program nearly tripled in its second year, with parents reporting high satisfaction and most participants remaining in the program. Critics, however, question whether the taxpayer-funded vouchers benefit students who were already in private schools. -
Arkansas lawmakers met on Monday and heard about how the federal government shutdown is impacting some state programs, according to Little Rock Public Radio. -
On today's show, the University of Arkansas Herbarium is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Plus, two Fayetteville sites are on the Most Endangered Places list compiled by Preserve Arkansas. Also, details on the Ozark Painter, Makers and Shakers Art Crawl in Jasper. -
This school year, a surge of families applied for Arkansas’ Education Freedom Accounts, the school voucher program that is a part of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ LEARNS Act. Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora has more on a banner year for the controversial program. -
On today's show, we hear about the Marshall Islands national soccer team's first international matches. We also get an update on LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts. Plus, we hear more from a conversation between Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and street artist Leon Keer.
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Arkansas’ “Return to the Land” white supremacist settlement made global headlines after a Sky News feature. The group’s efforts to recruit and expand have reignited concerns from civil rights organizations and state officials. -
On today's show, the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter calls for more foster families to step up and help. Also, how a local coffee business leveraged relationships to go from a small roaster to a retail space on Walmart’s Home Office Campus. Plus, a new edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. -
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision to block Arkansas’ ban on teaching so-called critical race theory. The two rulings boil down to opposite interpretations of the First Amendment. Little Rock Public Radio’s Daniel Breen and Josie Lenora discuss the rulings.
