AACF Testimony Against SB207, SB208 and SB211
Arkansas families should have a say in major decisions that will impact their communities.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5
We kicked off the week by hosting the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition’s 2025 Kids Count Day at the Capitol. We had more than 150 attendees, including children ranging from preschool-age to teens. Attendees participated in a rally in the...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Arkansas Advocates staff have had a busy week. Our Race Equity Director Maricella Garcia testified for the second time against SB3, while our Economic Policy Director Pete Gess testified in support of SB50. Behind the scenes, our staff have...
AACF Testimony for SB50
February 5, 2025, Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor About the Bill SB50 | Sen. Justin Boyd and Rep. Carlton Wing This bill would require the Arkansas Legislative Council-Hospital and Medicaid Study Subcommittee to study issues and ideas...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Activity has begun to pick up at the Arkansas Capitol, as the legislature had its first full week of committee hearings and chamber meetings. Arkansas Advocates staff attends committee hearings whenever possible and testifies on bills on our agenda....
AACF Testimony Against SB3
About the Bill SB3 | Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Bentley This bill would prohibit state agencies from providing programs targeted toward historically excluded groups, including on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin but specifically excludes veteran status in...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 2
It was a relatively quiet week at the Arkansas Capitol.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Preview
Prefiling of bills began on November 15, 2024, and some legislators did not waste any time!
The Fiscal Session of Arkansas’s 94th General Assembly
Several noteworthy issues arose during this year’s session. Find our summary here.