Data Show Alarming Increase in Low Birth Weight Babies and Child and Teen Deaths in Arkansas Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by...
The Governor has announced the legislature will come together again in August this year to fully phase in their previous giveaway to the rich, and maybe add more on top of that.
This should be a time that people of all political backgrounds can agree that the well-being of mothers and children should be the top priority in our public policy.
In Arkansas, state lawmakers have limited the ability of local communities to raise the minimum wage; require employers to offer paid family and/or sick leave; set regulations for firearms, ammunition or firearm components; prevent discrimination against LBTQ individuals and...
AACF has urged Arkansas’s congressional delegation to help pass an economic package that helps Arkansans make ends meet, reduces poverty and racial and economic disparities, and lays the groundwork for long-term recovery and prosperity even after the COVID crisis...
assistance, we should leverage this funding to build a strong foundation for recovery for everyone who calls our state home.
Following Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s press conference, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Executive Director Rich Huddleston issued the following statement: We are deeply disappointed in the governor’s announcement today that Arkansas is rejecting $146 million in housing assistance...
The families of more than 61 million children – including more than 600,000 in Arkansas – benefited from the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in the American Rescue Plan. From July through December of 2021, more than 350,000...
Tax cuts, surplus, and the Waiver waiting list This blog is the first in a series of blogs Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will be sharing over the next year on how Arkansas’s tax system could work better...
State policymakers continue to discuss cuts to the top personal income tax rate that may take place during a special session sometime in October. Next week, we plan to release an analysis of these competing proposals that will show...