Activity has begun to pick up at the Arkansas Capitol, as the legislature had its first full week of committee hearings and chamber meetings. Arkansas Advocates staff attends committee hearings whenever possible and testifies on bills on our agenda....
In Arkansas, the cost of sending an infant and a 4-year old to a child care center is higher than annual mortgage payments.
Arkansas has the highest hunger rate in the nation, but participation in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is relatively low here. That is due in part to state-level barriers to enrollment, a new report has found. The...
January 28, 2025, Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee About the Bill SB3 | Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Bentley This bill would prohibit state agencies from providing programs targeted toward historically excluded groups, including on the basis of race, sex, color,...
It is once again time for the people of Arkansas to lead by increasing the minimum wage through direct democracy.
Rescinding these long-standing understandings and leaving immigration enforcement up to “common sense,” is bad policy and will lead to dangerous consequences.
It was a relatively quiet week at the Arkansas Capitol.
In 2024, Arkansas Advocates held a series of focus groups with women around the state who were pregnant or had recently given birth. The corresponding white paper, Arkansas’s Maternal Health Crisis: Women Across the State Share their Experiences and...
Our leaders must take Medicaid funding cuts off the table.