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• Issue 3 won’t benefit Arkansans, says economic think tank 

  19-10-2026 22:02 via Arkansas Times
  
  After more than three decades of increasingly large and complex economic development subsidy models deployed across the country, the real-world evidence is clear that state or local governments cannot subsidize their way to prosperity.
  
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• Arkansas Explained: How to vote early in the 2026 midterm election

  19-10-2026 19:42 via Arkansas Times
  
  Early voting begins Monday in Arkansas and continues for two weeks leading up to the general election on Nov. 3. Arkansas voters can head to their local polling location to cast their ballots in the races for U.S. Senate, Arkansas governor and the state Legislature, among others. More than 1.85 million voters are registered to vote in Arkansas, according to the secretary of state’s office. Over 1.6 million are registered as “Party Optional,” meaning they have no part
  
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• Merlot with the flow: A circuitous visit to the original Arkansas Wine Country

  19-10-2026 17:14 via Arkansas Times
  
  There’s a heckuva road trip to be had by tackling more than one of Arkansas’ designated grape-growing and wine-making clusters (officially known as American Viticultural Areas, or AVAs), but a tight schedule and limited finances dictated that my wife/travel companion/photographer/driver and I stick to a day trip. Because we’re based in Little Rock, that meant heading to Arkansas’ original wine-making hearth: a stretch of the Arkansas River Valley a little west of Clarksv
  
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• Halloween cover shows at both Vino’s and White Water Tavern on Oct. 30

  19-10-2026 16:00 via Arkansas Times
  
  HALLOWEEN EVE COVER SHOWS
  FRIDAY 10/30. White Water Tavern, Vino’s Brew Pub. 8 p.m. $15 each. The spooky season tradition of bands dressing up as other bands — well, at least musically — remains as charming as ever. While it pains me to imagine you making this difficult decision, it’s my journalistic duty to let you know that two of Little Rock’s finest venues — the White Water Tavern and Vino’s Brew Pub — are simultaneously offering equally
  
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