LEARNS Advances, Bentonville to Redistrict

By Kyle Kellams,

Josie Lenora, Anna Pope

Published March 3, 2023 at 12:21 PM CST

Catching up on the last 24 hours: the LEARNS education packaged passed the Arkansas House of Representative, Bentonville will redistrict wards as populations shift and the Aud has Ray Wylie Hubbard and Marcia Ball on the schedule.

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