Statement from our executive director, Rich Huddleston: President Obama’s budget proposal for FY2013 addresses deficit reduction, calls for increased revenues and investments in the future, and largely protects programs that benefit children and low-income families. While the budget...
The U.S. House and Senate have finally passed a short-term continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown. Both of Arkansas’s Senators, Republican John Boozman and Democrat Mark Pryor, voted in favor of the spending bill, as did all four...
July 2010: Unemployment assistance, child nutrition and more An Update on the Federal Tax and Budget System As Congress heads toward its annual August recess, both the House and Senate are busy working to pass key pieces of legislation...