AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 7

HEALTH: Next week, the bill to allow local municipalities to determine the fluoride levels of their water system is expected to be presented to the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and […]

AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 6

We’ve been sending out weekly legislative updates. You can subscribe to those here. Here’s a rundown of some of the major movements in the state legislature this week. See below […]

Why #BlackLivesMatter – in Arkansas too

We’ve seen the “Black Lives Matter” hashtag plastered all over social media for the past several months. But what does this actually mean?  It means that ALL lives, including Black […]

AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 5

With the Private Option and the Governor’s tax cut package out of the way, the legislature is moving on to other business. It was a busy week at the Capitol. […]

AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 4

HEALTH: The Private Option reauthorization overcame its final hurdle yesterday. After passing the Senate last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved continuing the Private Option by a wide […]

Show pre-K some love!

Learning begins way before kindergarten. The experts agree that high-quality pre-k gives kids a strong start toward success in school. But the Arkansas Better Chance pre-K program hasn’t seen a dime of […]

Wonky Word Wednesday: Consumer Price Index

Have you ever wondered how budget makers and policy wonks are able to come up with how much money it takes to pay for something? A key part of understanding the […]

AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 3

HEALTH: This week, Gov. Hutchinson’s plan to continue the Private Option through 2016 passed in the Senate. This bill will also create a legislative task force to make recommendations about […]