While some states have seen personal income growth during the past year, most continue to struggle economically, according to recently released data from the Commerce Department. Only 10 states, including Arkansas, saw individual earnings exceed pre-recession earnings. These 10...
A repost from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C.: By Arloc Sherman, CBPP Senior Researcher Even as federal and state policymakers consider cutting back programs that boost the incomes of working-poor families, two researchers report...
There have been bills filed that will hurt our most economically vulnerable middle class Arkansas families, those who have been laid off from their jobs and are receiving or applying for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to temporarily meet basic...
Proposals to reduce corporate taxes in order to improve business prospects in Arkansas are misguided. According to theForbes’ Best States for Business: 2010 report Arkansas already ranks 14th in the nation in terms of low business cost and low...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families needs your help TODAY to ensure that all Arkansas children live up to their full potential. The U.S. Senate is considering a bill this week, known as the DREAM Act, that would provide...
If there’s room for tax relief in the state budget next year, it should go directly into the hands of working families who’ll spend it locally on the housing, food and transportation that helps them keep our economy working....
To build an educated workforce, reduce crime, or just make sure our kids have a chance, the best time to invest in education is early. Too many working and middle class parents wonder how well their kids are being...
One in 34 Americans earned not a single dollar in 2009, according to new Social Security Administration data. At the same time, salaries at the very top of the spectrum grew by more than “fivefold,” according to a report...
The Achievement Gap report published by AACF in 2008 addresses many solutions to the achievement gap. However, there are a few proven strategies that can Arkansas schools can use to ensure the improved and continued success of children that...
Any doubt that vulnerable children and families are worse off during the recession will be quashed after reading today’s Wall Street Journal article, “Middle Class Slams Brakes on Spending.” The poorest fifth of Americans had to spend more on...