Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Have Big Impact in Arkansas
The proposed CTC expansion would significantly reduce childhood poverty across the country and in Arkansas.
The proposed CTC expansion would significantly reduce childhood poverty across the country and in Arkansas.
for years we’ve been cutting income taxes in a way that primarily benefits rich corporations and the wealthiest individuals.
Whether you have children or not, the well-being of our state’s kids is critical to everyone’s future. As advocates, it’s up to us to make sure voters and candidates are aware of the issues that matter most. Election years...
While 9.5% of all babies in Arkansas were born with low birth weights in 2021, the low birth weight rate for Black babies in our state was almost 17%.
The lowest-income Arkansans have a tax rate more than double that of the wealthiest people in the state.
Congress has made a mess by failing to review and update the Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) since they last did in 2010.
Arkansas should protect children’s health as much as possible No child should lose health coverage because of red tape or unnecessary bureaucratic requirements. But more Arkansas children lost health coverage – both by number and percentage – than almost...
Arkansas has lost $757 million public dollars 2022-2023 due to income tax cuts.
Since April 1, more than 420,000 Arkansans enrolled in Medicaid were removed from the program, losing their coverage for the first time since early 2020.
Arkansas was among 13 states across the United States to earn a bottom ranking.