AACF Statement on Maternal Health Care Initiatives
The Governor's proposals are a step in the right direction, but they fall short of making policy changes that could make a significant difference in our dismal maternal and infant health outcomes.
For Healthy Pregnancies, Arkansas Should Streamline Medicaid Eligibility
During the first half of this year, applicants waited an average of 70 days to have their applications approved.
A Decade of Tax Cuts for Arkansas’s Rich and Powerful
The Governor has announced the legislature will come together again in August this year to fully phase in their previous giveaway to the rich, and maybe add more on top of that.
End of legal abortion in Arkansas will put pressure on systems serving children and families
This should be a time that people of all political backgrounds can agree that the well-being of mothers and children should be the top priority in our public policy.
Why does Arkansas make it hard for some families to get food?
Arkansas is one of only nine states that have the most restrictive asset limit possible under federal law.
Juneteenth 2022: Still Miles to Go Before We Rest
Also known as Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrates the day, June 19, 1865, that Black enslaved people in Texas learned that they had been declared free more than two years prior, when the Emancipation Proclamation...
Creating a Healthier Arkansas for Black Women, Part 2
Significantly higher percentages of Blacks and Hispanics reported being victims of discrimination while getting healthcare compared to their White counterparts.
State Lawmakers Across the Country Thwart Local Democracy Through Preemption
In Arkansas, state lawmakers have limited the ability of local communities to raise the minimum wage; require employers to offer paid family and/or sick leave; set regulations for firearms, ammunition or firearm components; prevent discrimination against LBTQ individuals and...
Congress should not extend corporate tax cuts without expanding the Child Tax Credit
AACF has urged Arkansas’s congressional delegation to help pass an economic package that helps Arkansans make ends meet, reduces poverty and racial and economic disparities, and lays the groundwork for long-term recovery and prosperity even after the COVID crisis...
Arkansas to receive $786,560,790 in recovery funds
assistance, we should leverage this funding to build a strong foundation for recovery for everyone who calls our state home.