Wonky Word Wednesday: Consumer Price Index
Have you ever wondered how budget makers and policy wonks are able to come up with how much money it takes to pay for something? A key part of understanding the value of goods is connected to our use of...
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January revenue up, above expectations
January net general revenues are up because of higher than expected gains in all major tax categories such as sales tax and income tax. Revenue from January was higher than this time last year by about $37.6 or 7.8 percent...
Open Enrollment ends February 15
February 15 is the last day that consumers can sign up for affordable health coverage through HealthCare.gov. To help people get enrolled, the Arkansas Navigator Coalition is promoting events throughout the state during the last two weeks of Open...
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 3
HEALTH: This week, Gov. Hutchinson’s plan to continue the Private Option through 2016 passed in the Senate. This bill will also create a legislative task force to make recommendations about the future of the Private Option and comprehensive changes...
Corporate loopholes are costing Arkansas
Arkansas is losing millions in state corporate income taxes every year because of holes in our corporate tax laws. In particular, we lack a “combined reporting” law that would help ensure that large companies pay their fair share of...
Child poverty in northwest Arkansas
We’re releasing a new report today on child poverty in Northwest Arkansas, in conjunction with the United Way of Northwest Arkansas’s Children in Poverty Summit. Growth in the number of children in poverty has outpaced the population overall, and...
Child Poverty in Northwest Arkansas
Even during relatively “good” economic times in Northwest Arkansas, child poverty has grown faster than the overall population. As our region has grown more successful, many of our children have fallen behind. While the region’s poverty percentage is lower than that of most of...
Kids Count Day at the Capitol – The budget is a moral document
Remarks by AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston at the Kids Count Day press conference: The state budget is a moral document. It represents Arkansas’s commitment to investing in the future of our children and families and ensuring that all...
Changing how we tax capital gains
A relatively small number of wealthy Arkansans who make money from the sale of investments reaped the benefits from the capital gains tax cuts passed in 2013. These expensive tax cuts, however, are likely to be scaled back. Today...
AACF sits down with Tom-FM
AACF Health Policy Director Marquita Little, Education Policy Director Jerri Derlikowski, and Development Director Mallory Van Dover sat down with Tom-FM 94.9 to talk about Soup Sunday and what to watch out for during this legislative session. You can...
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