By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! There’s 34 days until the election, and time is running out to register. Today we provide a guide on voter registration and take a look at what the candidates for governor are saying about the top issues race. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news at the Advocate site here.
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby are running for Arkansas governor in the 2026 general election. (Photos courtesy of the Arkansas secretary of state’s office)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby said they would address affordability, healthcare, education and the state’s prison system if elected governor, but differ in their strategies.
“I Voted” stickers sit next to a voting tabulator at the Pulaski County Regional Building on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 (Photo by Andrew DeMillo/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
More than 1.8 million Arkansans are registered to vote, according to the secretary of state’s office, and there’s still time for more to register ahead of the Oct. 5 deadline.
Razorback Stadium on the University of Arkansas' Fayetteville campus on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate.
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