Paid Leave: To Finish the Job We Need Smart Policy
If you take time off to care for a newborn, or recover from a serious illness, in most cases your employer can’t simply fire you. This is the way it […]
Here’s Why Arkansas Needs a State EITC
Arkansas is part of a shrinking group of states that haven’t started using tax credits, like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), to build their middle class and help people […]
What the Governor’s Proposed Budget Means for Arkansas Children and Families
Governor Hutchinson’s new budget proposal raises a number of serious concerns about whether it would actually meet our state’s future – or even current – needs. His tight budget request […]
It’s All About the Context: A Closer Look at Arkansas’s Income Tax
The tax task force is rounding out its extensive review of the Arkansas tax code this week by looking at one of the most contentious tax topics these days: income […]
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Are you or someone you know interested in tackling domestic policy challenges in areas like health care, taxes, anti-poverty policy, education, and criminal justice? Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) […]
AACF Statement on Passage of GOP Tax Plan
After the House and Senate voted last night to pass the GOP tax bill, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, released the following statement: The GOP […]
Friendly Competition? Tax Policy Among States
A group of legislators from states with some of the worst tax and education records in the nation convened in Arkansas last week to advise our Tax Task Force on […]
AACF Statement on Passage of Senate Tax Bill
Following Senate passage of the Republican tax bill, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, released the following statement: Both the Senate and House tax bills […]
Untangling Arkansas’s Sales Taxes
We hear a lot about what’s going on with the tax-policy debate at the federal level, but we can’t lose sight of important discussions that continue at the state level […]
Tax Bills Miss the Mark on The Child Tax Credit: A Wasted Opportunity
The GOP tax bills in both the House and Senate propose to increase the maximum Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to around $1,600 per child. While GOP leaders have hailed […]