2023 Annual Report
What a year 2023 was! Since the Arkansas General Assembly held their general session in 2023, much of what you will read in this report is focused on our policy advocacy efforts. Our staff helped get six bills from...
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The Fiscal Session of Arkansas’s 94th General Assembly
Several noteworthy issues arose during this year’s session. Find our summary here.
Arkansas Educational Adequacy Process Explained
All students in Arkansas should have access to an adequate and equitable education no matter where they live in our state.
Report shows huge losses in children’s healthcare coverage: urgent action needed
Arkansas, once a leader among states for lowering the uninsurance rate for kids, now finds itself ranked among the bottom 10 states for children's insurance coverage.
Leaders In Arkansas Have Decisions to Make About Expanding Pre-K Access
It's time for Arkansas lawmakers to decide if and how they are going to support access to high-quality pre-k, and that decision (or indecision) could impact thousands of Arkansas families.
Taxes help all our communities thrive
State revenue pays for services important to all of us, such as our public schools, health care, universities, and safety.
Federal Legislation Restores Benefits to Marshallese, at Long Last
Today we are celebrating the restoration of benefits for Marshallese Arkansans!
Why spanking in schools needs to go
We believe we are seeing a cultural shift in how we view spanking at school in our state.
Let’s put everything on the table for maternal and infant health
We are pleased to see so much focus and attention in Arkansas on reducing our state’s maternal mortality rate. It’s important that, as this discussion continues, we do not lose sight of the importance of critical public policy changes to...
Congress Must Act Now to Make Sure Vulnerable Women and Babies Have the Nutrition and Resources They Need
In Arkansas, WIC serves nearly 61,000 low-income, food insecure women, babies, and children under four years old.