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Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 21

When the Arkansas General Assembly convenes in December to reform the state’s education system, they will have tough choices to make about how to pay for these reforms (estimated at $847 million). One of the options the legislature will...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 20

According to a recent study by the Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy, it will cost $847 million to reform the Arkansas education system and provide an adequate education for the state’s children (not counting the cost of new school...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 19

In December, the Arkansas General Assembly will convene in a special session to develop plan for reforming education (and finding the funds to implement the plan) in response to a 2002 Arkansas Supreme Court mandate in the Lake View...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 18

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) believes that any plan for raising new revenue to pay for education reform should be based on core beliefs and guiding principles. This plan should be realistic, allow the state to provide...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 17

As Governor Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly grapple with how to reform the public education system, they will eventually have to make major decisions about how to pay for these reforms. Paying for education reform will require large...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 16

State agencies came to the table in January 2003 with budgets that were already cut by $362 million. They sought approval for budgets that were higher than the current FY2003, but still lower than the approved budget from the...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 15

Estimates show an Arkansas lottery would generate $169 million in sales. Only 33 percent of this amount, about $55 million annually, would be available as tax revenue for the state treasury. The creation of a lottery would decrease state...

Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 14

Arkansas’ state tax revenues took a nosedive during state fiscal year 2002. Net available general revenues for SFY 2002 were down 2.3 percent from SFY 2001, and were 6.2 percent less than originally forecast for the year. The shortfalls...