Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 2
Find an overview of bills on AACF’s legislative agenda and that AACF generally either supports or opposes.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 1
Here you'll find an overview of bills that Arkansas Advocates either supports or opposes.
AACF Statement on Gov. Sanders’ Inaugural Vision
We must ensure that all children have the opportunities and resources they need to reach their full potential, a mission that we have long worked toward through public policy reform.
Arkansas Advocates 2022 Special Legislative Session Recap
We hope to carry this momentum into the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, as we can be sure there will be many bills to support and defend against that will affect the lives of Arkansas's children and families.
Voting will look different this spring
Since the beginning of our country there have been movements to expand the right to vote to all citizens, not just a select few. After hundreds of years of work by advocates to ensure our country was living up...
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 15
We are officially in the “home stretch” of the 93rd General Assembly. The session is expected to wrap up Tuesday, April 27, so bills that haven’t passed in at least one legislative chamber by now are not likely to...
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 14
As we near the end of the 93rd General Assembly’s 2021 session, things are jumping into hyperdrive. Legislators are scrambling to have their bills heard in committees and on the chamber floors before the session concludes. Because of that,...
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 13
It was a contentious week in the General Assembly, with the Legislature overriding a veto for the first time since Governor Hutchinson took office. As you may have read, it was regarding legislation to deprive transgender children of certain health...
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 12
Happy Friday! It was another fast-paced week at the Capitol, and we hope you are getting ready to enjoy some of the wonderful weather forecast for the weekend. Below is an overview of bills that Arkansas Advocates either supports...
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 11
We hope everyone enjoyed a slightly slower week, with both chambers on Spring Break recess Wednesday through Friday. Be sure to catch your breath over the weekend, because there are a lot of bills (12 from our list alone)...