Highway Robbery bill still hurts services for kids This Highway Robbery Bill – HB 1418 – is akin to robbing Peter to Pay Paul. It presents a false choice between funding highways or funding other critical services for children...
Juvenile Justice in Arkansas: Building on Success Beginning in 2008, juvenile stakeholders engaged in a year-long effort to understand how best to reshape the youth service delivery system in Arkansas. They visited programs in five other states to see...
According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), House Bill 1585 would target personal income tax relief to Arkansas taxpayers who make over $155,000 per year (the top five percent of earners). This group...
Medicaid Monday: This is why health coverage matters On Wednesday, March 6, hundreds gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to show their support for affordable health coverage for all Arkansans. Advocates came from all areas of the...
According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), House Bill 1585 would target personal income tax relief to Arkansas taxpayers who make over $155,000 per year (the top five percent of earners). This group would...
This publication describes how far Arkansas has come in reforming the juvenile justice system and lays out a plan for moving forward. The state’s laws, regulations, and practices must align with its commitment to a system of juvenile justice...
New Outreach and Enrollment Opportunities (please apply!) New opportunities for affordable health coverage will be here in Arkansas on January 1, 2014. Arkansas still faces decisions about strengthening coverage for those earning less than 138 percent of the federal...
Keeping low-income families in mind as debate moves forward Last week’s big Medicaid news in Arkansas has been making waves across the country. In short, Arkansas received word from Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius that the state has...
What about this “private option” for strengthening Medicaid? Last week, state officials sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlining a framework for Arkansas’s plan to extend health coverage to 250,000 uninsured, low-income Arkansans. However,...
The past year at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has been one of expansion and innovation. Improved access to early childhood education has always been something that we’ve worked toward at AACF. This year we expanded our education...