Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 6
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.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5
Find an overview of bills on AACF’s legislative agenda and that AACF generally either supports or opposes.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Week 4 While some parts of the state were weighed down with ice and stymied by power outages, business was pretty usual at the Arkansas Capitol, despite the will-it-or-won’t-it-ice debacle. We are continually grateful for the everyday Arkansans who...
Work Requirements Still Don’t Work
Work requirements don't help improve employment prospects or lift recipients who are subject to them out of poverty.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Get updates on bills that could have a positive or negative impact on Arkansas’s children and families.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 2
Find an overview of bills on AACF’s legislative agenda and that AACF generally either supports or opposes.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 1
Here you'll find an overview of bills that Arkansas Advocates either supports or opposes.
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.
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...
Tax Cut Plan Even More Expensive, Skewed Toward the Wealthy
The likely proposal for the long-discussed special session seems to have settled, and its main feature would be to cut the top personal and corporate income tax rates. This disproportionately benefits the wealthy, and the corporate income tax cut...