In another move by the legislature to give handouts to corporations, HB1045 (now Act 485) will reduce state revenue by tens of millions of dollars annually by reducing the share of corporate profits that are taxable in Arkansas. That’s...
Week 12 The Legislature wrapped up its work today after a week of late nights and a flurry of last-minute budget and tax bills. In the coming weeks, we’ll analyze all the important legislation relating to kids and families...
If HB1576 passes, it will make schools a safe place for Black children where they know they will not be targeted for the way their hair grows out of their heads.
Proposals to cut the top income tax rate, like SB549, simply don’t help most Arkansans in any substantial way.
The ballot measure process is the constitutional right of the people of Arkansas, which we have had for over 100 years. It's a constitutional right that some in the legislature continue to attempt restrict.
In Arkansas, businesses that exploit kids will have to pay the price, but not until after the harm has been done.
We’ve seen a couple of good bills that expand access to voting and that help pregnant and parenting students stay in school become law.
Some bills (some helpful, some harmful) have cleared the final hurdle and have become law, so we’re really in the thick of it now.
Gov. Sanders’ proposal to impose work requirements on people enrolled in Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion plan (ARHOME) is a misguided policy that’s already been tried — and failed. What we learned from the flawed experiment was that work requirements don’t...