By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! There’s only 27 days left until the November election. But Arkansas lawmakers are already preparing for next year’s session, kicking off hearings to craft the state’s budget.
And check out Editor-in-Chief Andrew DeMillo’s appearance on KUAF discussing the latest political news this week.
Speaking of the election, the Advocate’s voter guide is now online with information about the candidates and issues shaping the midterms. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
From left: Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research analyst Blake Smith, Department of Military Chief Financial Officer Diane Worm and Arkansas National Guard Deputy Adjutant General Jeff Wood present the military department’s fiscal years 2028 and 2029 budget proposal to state lawmakers on Oct. 6, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
Arkansas lawmakers began a monthlong series of state budget discussions Tuesday, with the state military and labor departments fielding questions about how they expect to spend their money next year.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, at a July 2026 rally in Minneapolis. Flanagan and former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, an Alaska Democrat, could become the first Native American or Alaska Native women elected to the Senate. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — The number of women in the U.S. Senate is unlikely to increase and may decline following the November midterm elections, though there are still opportunities for candidates to make history in the upper chamber.
A new KFF poll shows voters trust Democrats more than Republicans to address rising healthcare costs. (Photo illustration by Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.
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