Executive Summary In 1997, Arkansas established the ARKids First program to provide health insurance for lowincome children up to 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Arkansas Advocates led an eight-year direct outreach campaign to ensure families had access...
This guide is designed to help citizens track the voting records of their legislators on important issues relating to children.
Because of federal tax changes, the Arkansas’ estate tax expires on December 31, 2004 leaving Arkansas with yet another revenue gap. It is not too late to make the changes necessary to ensure that this fair tax remains a...
In 1996, the lack of health care coverage was a critical problem for Arkansas children. Nearly one in five Arkansas children lacked health insurance coverage. Children in low-income families were especially vulnerable, with nearly three out of 10 children...
President Reagan called the Earned Income Tax Credit the “best anti-poverty, the best pro-family, the best job creation measure to come out of Congress.” The federal EITC rewards work by adding almost $2 per hour to the pay of...
The 2003 Arkansas General Assembly defied the odds and passed a 3 percent state income tax surcharge to help plug a $110 million dollar budget shortfall for Medicaid, a critical state program that provides health care for children and...
The last two years have been historic ones for the Arkansas tax and budget system. The Arkansas General Assembly enacted nearly $500 million in tax increases to plug a Medicaid budget shortfall for vulnerable populations and to reform K-12...
Statewide Videoconference A Success!! On July 16, 2004, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families and the Covering Kids & Families Initiative teamed up to sponsor a statewide videoconference. This videoconference featured Jack Tiner, an eligibility expert from the State...
Our very own Anita Saig is teaming up with Jessica Aple, Crittenden Memorial Hospital’s Youth Health Services Coordinator, to complete “Open Airways” Asthma Education in elementary schools in Crittenden County. All eight elementary schools in West Memphis completed the...
During the recent special legislative session on education reform, the Arkansas General Assembly passed one of the largest tax increases in the state’s history. It raised over $380 million in new tax revenue, mostly through a 7/8ths cent increase...