As Issue 3 looms on the November 2026 ballot, Arkansas voters might find themselves wondering whether the idea of dedicating tax revenue to local economic development has been tried before, and what the results have been. And in fact this idea has been tried – right here in Mississippi County. After its population peak of ~82,000 in the 1950’s (1), Mississippi County has seen decade after decade of out-migration. This population decrease was i…
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