Arkansas only thrives when workers thrive In Arkansas, people, and not corporations, drive the economy. The labor and skills of Arkansas workers build prosperity in the state. Therefore, hardworking Arkansans deserve public spending and policies that support them. An...
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...
Several noteworthy issues arose during this year’s session. Find our summary here.
All students in Arkansas should have access to an adequate and equitable education no matter where they live in our state.
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.
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.
State revenue pays for services important to all of us, such as our public schools, health care, universities, and safety.
Today we are celebrating the restoration of benefits for Marshallese Arkansans!
We believe we are seeing a cultural shift in how we view spanking at school in our state.
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...