By Antoinette Grajeda | Deputy Editor
Good morning, Advocate readers!
Issue 3 proposes allowing local governments to offer economic incentives to attract new businesses. Supporters say it’s needed to be competitive. Opponents are uncomfortable approving a program whose rules have not been outlined.
And Democrats are preparing for the possibility of the president blaming foreign interference if there are unfavorable outcomes in November’s election.
More Arkansas government and politics news is available on the Advocate website.
Voters mark their primary election ballots at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 3, 2026. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
Arkansas voters in November will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the creation of local economic development districts, a move supporters say will make the state competitive but opponents have derided as unnecessarily growing government.
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner speaks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Jonathan Shorman
As Election Day approaches, top Democrats on the intelligence committees in Congress are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump will allege foreign interference to discredit unfavorable results.
The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, according to a survey by KFF. (Photo by krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Jennifer Shutt
The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs, according to a survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.
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