LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Midterm candidates have the spotlight, but Arkansas voters have another major decision to make on their ballot: Issue 3. The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the creation of economic development districts throughout Arkansas, where tax incentives would be used to attract businesses and promote growth.
But there are questions about accountability and how Issue 3 could affect public school funding.
Issue 3 is an attempt to address an economic disadvantage Arkansas has: the state, by its own constitution, can’t offer some of the tax incentives used to attract retail businesses and housing development that most other states have…