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 2001 session. Falling revenues during 2002 and 2003 caused extensive cuts to be made by all […]

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 and local sales tax revenue by about $9.6 million, while revenue from state personal income taxes […]

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 resulted from an already declining economy, the events of Sept. 11, and an unrealistic state general […]

In May 2001, Judge Collins Kilgore issued a historic ruling in the Lake View School District case – the state’s current school-funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for education. The case is expected to have major implications for education funding, other programs serving children and families, and tax equity […]

Eliminating state and local sales taxes on food would reduce funding for programs serving vulnerable children and families. The combined loss in local, state, and federal funding would be at least $631 million annually. Arkansas would lose at least $517 million in various state revenues and federal matching Medicaid funds. The federal loss does not […]

In May 2001, Judge Collins Kilgore issued a historic ruling in the Lake View School District v. Huckabee et al – the state’s current school funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for education. Early estimates suggest $500 million to $1 billion in new funding will be required annually for […]

In May 2001, Judge Collins Kilgore issued a historic ruling in the Lake View School District v. Huckabee et al– the state’s current school funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for education. The case is expected to have major implications on education funding, other programs serving children and families, […]

n May 2001, Judge Collins Kilgore issued a historic ruling in the Lake View School District v. Huckabee et al – the state’s current school funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for education. The case is expected to have major implications on education funding, other programs serving children and […]

In May, Pulaski County Chancellor Collins Kilgore issued a long-anticipated decision in the Lake View school-funding case (Lake View School District v. Huckabee). In his decision, Judge Kilgore ruled that the state’s current school-funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for the education of the state’s children. If upheld by […]

In May, Pulaski County Chancellor Collins Kilgore issued a long-anticipated decision in the Lake View School funding case. As expected, Judge Kilgore’s decision held that the state’s current school funding formula is unfair to poorer school districts and provides inadequate funding for the education of the state’s children. The case will not only shape the […]