According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), House Bill 1585 would target personal income tax relief to Arkansas taxpayers who make over $155,000 per year (the top five percent of earners). This group would...
This publication describes how far Arkansas has come in reforming the juvenile justice system and lays out a plan for moving forward. The state’s laws, regulations, and practices must align with its commitment to a system of juvenile justice...
New Outreach and Enrollment Opportunities (please apply!) New opportunities for affordable health coverage will be here in Arkansas on January 1, 2014. Arkansas still faces decisions about strengthening coverage for those earning less than 138 percent of the federal...
Keeping low-income families in mind as debate moves forward Last week’s big Medicaid news in Arkansas has been making waves across the country. In short, Arkansas received word from Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius that the state has...
What about this “private option” for strengthening Medicaid? Last week, state officials sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlining a framework for Arkansas’s plan to extend health coverage to 250,000 uninsured, low-income Arkansans. However,...
The past year at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has been one of expansion and innovation. Improved access to early childhood education has always been something that we’ve worked toward at AACF. This year we expanded our education...
The debate on extending Medicaid has changed Our goal at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has always been to make sure quality, affordable health coverage is available to every Arkansan that needs it. For a lot of working Arkansans private...
New Kids Count report shows youth incarceration up 20 in Arkansas since 1997 The number of Arkansas youth locked up in correctional facilities went up 20 percent from 1997 to 2010, bucking a national trend, according to a report...
Medicaid Monday: What’s in it for kids? If you’re reading or watching the news lately, I’m sure you see daily news stories and discussions about Medicaid -both the Medicaid that serves low-income children, those with disabilities, and the elderly...
Medicaid recap Since it’s February – the month of love – we felt it was a good time to (re)proclaim our love for Medicaid. For more than 15 years, we have been sharing how Medicaid and ARKids First have...