By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! It’s 25 days until the November election. Today we take a look at the race for east Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District. Arkansas also has a new teacher of the year. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news at the Advocate site here.
Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons are running for Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election. (Courtesy photos)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
As Republican Rep. Rick Crawford seeks a ninth term representing a district spanning 31 counties against Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons, the effect of the Iran war, fuel prices and President Donald Trump’s tariffs loom large.
Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (left) addresses a crowd following the announcement of Lindsay Rankin (far right) as the 2027 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Springdale School District Superintendent Jared Cleveland listen during the surprise ceremony at Bernice Young Elementary School on Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
Lindsay Rankin, a special education teacher in the Springdale School District, was named the 2027 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Thursday.
An exam room at Stanton Healthcare, an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center in Meridian, Idaho, is pictured. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger for States Newsroom)
COMMENTARY
By Oklahoma Voice
An ectopic pregnancy should never have to rupture before a doctor feels protected enough to act. We already know how to treat these patients. The question is whether our laws will let us do it before they get sicker.
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