Despite being a three-day week at the Capitol, it was jam-packed! Several bills worked on by AACF staff cleared important hurdles, and we are gearing up for the sprint that comes in the last several weeks of the session....
Three bad bills that would limit access to food assistance programs are currently being considered by legislators. Please tell your Representative to oppose each of these efforts. HB1731 would make parents disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits during any month in which they...
Arkansas has the chance to reduce the use of tobacco and tobacco-related products, while also reducing the financial burden placed on the state’s non-smokers, who help pay the health care costs associated with smoking. Arkansas’s adult smoking rate is...
It was a very exciting week at the Capitol! Week nine saw a lot of bills we’re watching advance out of committee or out of chamber this week. There’s a lot to pay attention to! Watch the press conference...
Week eight of the 92nd General Assembly has been an interesting one, to say the least. We had the great opportunity to attend the signing ceremony of Senate Bill 152, which is now Act 189. This law will bring...
We’re seven weeks into the 92nd General Assembly, and it’s anybody’s guess if we’re at the halfway point or not. A big change that took place this week was the House suspending its 48-hour rule. The House rules state that...
This week, attention at the Capitol turned to government transformation proposals, which would combine state agencies and reduce the number of Cabinet-level officials who directly report to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. That has slowed some day-to-day action in the session,...
We can close the educational achievement gap for low-income students by spending more wisely.
There was a lot of action at the Capitol this week, with Wednesday being the last day to file constitutional amendments. Read this overview of what was filed. On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson held a press conference where he proposed raising an additional...
It was a busy week here in Little Rock! Bills are beginning to make their way to the Governor’s desk, and more bills are being filed every day. For our video update this week, we caught Sen. Irvin right after...