The Tax Reform and Relief Task Force met for the second time on Wednesday June 7. Much of the meeting involved necessary housekeeping: explaining the parameters of the task force, including the status of our budget and tax system,...
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. This year, Arkansas ranks 47th place in economic well-being, a staggering fall from 36th place last year. We have...
Ranking 47th in the latest national rankings in economic well-being, Arkansas continues to struggle with poverty that affects its children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. More than one...
The American Health Care Act, the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives in May and currently under consideration by the Senate, would shift more than $350 million in yearly costs to Arkansas by 2023, according to...
The federal health bill that the House recently passed, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would be particularly harmful to Arkansas’s rural communities, according to a new report released today by the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy...
We want to thank Governor Hutchinson, members of the General Assembly, and our partners for their hard work this legislative session on issues of critical importance to Arkansas’s children and families. In the session that wrapped up Monday, we...
A major con game threatens the future of this country, and Arkansas is at risk of becoming one of the players. It’s a call for a Constitutional Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. SJR2 has passed the Arkansas Senate and...
The following is a statement from Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: This week the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would repeal...
Now in the home stretch of the legislative session, it was a busy week at the Arkansas State Capitol. Here are some of the week’s big developments. HEALTH: Both chambers overwhelmingly passed a resolution this week that encourages Governor Hutchinson...