By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! It’s 32 days until the November election, but Arkansas is already getting a potential preview of the 2028 presidential race. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear headlined a fundraiser for state Democrats, who hope to pull off an upset in the midterms. He was also on hand for an announcement in Bentonville about efforts to improve maternal health in Arkansas and Kentucky. You can find more Arkansas government news at the Advocate site here.
(Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is widely considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, reminded the Arkansas audience that he won reelection by 5 percentage points in 2023, a year before 65% of Kentucky voters supported President Donald Trump’s reelection.
Olivia Walton, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art board chair, speaks during a lecture at the Bentonville museum on Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Andrew DeMillo
A nonprofit founded by philanthropist Olivia Walton announced Thursday it is awarding $10 million grants to Arkansas and Kentucky to improve maternal health in rural communities.
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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
Republican Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he hopes a final bipartisan version of that farm aid and nutrition assistance bill will be worked out later this year.
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