The pre-K clock is ticking

The last funding increase for pre-K in Arkansas kicked in on the first day of fiscal year 2008, which would have been July 1, 2007. For a program that’s proven to be such a powerful tool, that’s way too long ago. This is how long it’s been since Arkansas has seen a funding increase for […]

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Little Rock’s 34th Annual Soup Sunday

Ticket Prices $25 – Regular admission for adult (through February 6th at 5 p.m. After that tickets are $30) $50 – VIP ticket $5 – Children ages 5-17 Children younger than 5 are free! Get your tickets today and join us at the STATEHOUSE CONVENTION CENTER! Register for this Event We’re moving this event to […]

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Corporate loopholes are costing Arkansas

January 30, 2015

Arkansas is losing millions in state corporate income taxes every year because of holes in our corporate tax laws. In particular, we lack a “combined reporting” law that would help ensure that large companies pay their fair share of...

Child poverty in northwest Arkansas

January 29, 2015

We’re releasing a new report today on child poverty in Northwest Arkansas, in conjunction with the United Way of Northwest Arkansas’s Children in Poverty Summit. Growth in the number of children in poverty has outpaced the population overall, and...

Kids Count Day at the Capitol – The budget is a moral document

January 28, 2015

Remarks by AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston at the Kids Count Day press conference: The state budget is a moral document. It represents Arkansas’s commitment to investing in the future of our children and families and ensuring that all...

Changing how we tax capital gains

January 27, 2015

A relatively small number of wealthy Arkansans who make money from the sale of investments reaped the benefits from the capital gains tax cuts passed in 2013. These expensive tax cuts, however, are likely to be scaled back. Today...

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Child Poverty in Northwest Arkansas

January 29, 2015

Even during relatively “good” economic times in Northwest Arkansas, child poverty has grown faster than the overall population. As our region has grown more successful, many of our children have fallen behind. While the region’s poverty percentage is lower than that of most of...

Arkansas’s Private Option Works for Families and our Economy

January 6, 2015

In 2013, one out of four Arkansans did not have health insurance. Thousands of low-income Arkansans made too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to receive financial help in the health insurance Marketplace (through tax subsidies). Arkansas faced...

Creating a Prosperous Future: Reducing Poverty in Arkansas

December 17, 2014

Imagine you’re exhausted. You’ve worked for the past 20 hours straight, your son has a cold that has gotten worse over the last week and your daycare won’t let him come back until he’s fever-free. You have to take...

Budget Surpluses in Arkansas: How do they get there and where do they go?

December 11, 2014

The state budget, or what the state chooses to spend money on, is essentially a list of priorities. As with any state budget, the financial demands on the Arkansas budget far exceed our state’s ability to meet all needs....

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