Voluntary home visiting programs designed to help young families got a big boost in the health reform legislation. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act invests $1.5 billion over five years in maternal and child health block grants for...
Health reform is a major victory for Arkansas children and families. It delivers what families need: affordable, reliable health coverage that won’t disappear if they lose a job or get sick. What, specifically, does the bill passed late last...
This week the Senate passed the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (H.R.4213), which includes a 6-month extension of extra federal help for state Medicaid programs facing recession-induced growth in the number of people relying on...
The countdown is on! It’s tournament time and like college basketball, AACF is having a winning tournament of its own. Over the next few months, AACF will travel across the state to host a number of regional meetings for...
Arkansas could lose jobs and revenue; ask our Senators to vote for the Kerry/Murray amendment today. Urge Senators to vote Yes The U.S. Senate will vote today on a critical amendment to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (“TANF”) legislation...
As the health reform debate continues to surge on, President Obama recently called for a up or down vote to end the process within the next few weeks. In the face of solid Republican opposition, the President and Democratic...
Last week the General Assembly finished up their first ever fiscal session–but not before getting language attached to the Medicaid budget ensuring that any major changes to eligibility or services will be run through the legislature. We mentioned in...
While legislators wrap up the fiscal session at the State Capitol today (more on that to come), the White House is hosting a health reform summit to gain some common ground to achieve meaningful reform this year. Still not...
Lawmakers have been fast and furiously passing appropriations bills since the fiscal session began, in an attempt to meet their deadline of closing the session by month’s end. Appropriations bills set maximum spending levels for each state agency budget....
Today is my fourth wedding anniversary. And while it’s an important milestone in my own life (and hopefully my husband’s!), I’m also celebrating an anniversary that has provided peace of mind and financial security to thousands of Arkansas families...