Arkansas’s economy has followed the national downward slide over the past year or so, though experts still debate whether the “r” word — recession — truly applies. No matter what you call it, most low- and middle-income working Arkansans are feeling squeezed, as salaries fail to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living. As […]
Arkansas’s state and local governments play an important role in providing a wide variety of critical services to their citizens. They ensure that our children and the elderly have adequate health care; that roads and parks are well maintained; and that our public schools and universities are excellent places to learn. During these tough economic […]
Welcome to the third e-brief of Moving Families Forward! This e-brief will provide updates and alerts on state and federal tax and budget issues that impact low-income children and their families.
Over the past few decades, there have been many attempts to pass a state lottery in Arkansas—all of which have been defeated. Under the latest lottery plan, proposed by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, lottery revenue would be used for scholarships and grants for state residents attending any certified two-year or four-year college or university in […]
Welcome to the second e-brief of Moving Families Forward! This e-brief will provide updates and alerts on state and federal tax and budget issues that impact low-income children and their families.
Welcome to the first e-brief of Moving Families Forward! This e-brief will provide updates and alerts on state and federal tax and budget issues that impact low-income children and their families. Our goal is to give you information you can use to educate policymakers about the importance of adequately funding programs that serve low-income children […]
A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) would provide tax relief to hard-working, low-income families, helping them close the gap between what they earn and what they need to make ends meet. A state EITC, piggybacking on the federal EITC, would help families and put millions of dollars back into the local economy. In 2005, […]
In these uncertain economic times, Arkansas’s hard-working families are having trouble making ends meet. They need help, and a state earned income tax credit, or EITC, could make a real difference. A state EITC based on the federal version, combined with the further reduction or elimination of the sales tax on food, would help balance […]
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families applauds Governor Beebe for his leadership on this important issue. A significant increase in Arkansas’s severance tax is long overdue and through the Governor’s proposal, will have a real impact on the economic well-being of Arkansas’s working families. At Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, our main priority is […]
