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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses the press after casting her vote in the primary election in Little Rock, Arkansas on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
A campaign ad from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders portraying a Medicaid recipient playing video games and eating junk food instead of working has prompted backlash from the right and left, but for very different reasons.
Attorneys Maria Victoria Abut (second from right) and Molly Duane (right) leave the Pulaski County Circuit Courthouse on Sept. 28, 2026 after a hearing over Arkansas’ abortion ban. Abut and Duane represent seven plaintiffs, including Theresa Van (second from left), pictured with her daughter, Camille (left). (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
A Pulaski County circuit judge is considering whether to dismiss the constitutional challenge to Arkansas’ abortion ban after hearing arguments from the plaintiffs and the state in a two-hour hearing Monday.
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.
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