On June 14, 2017, at 5 p.m., Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and KABF 88.3 aired the twenty third episode of “Speak Up Arkansas,” a talk radio show dedicated to covering issues like health care, education, juvenile justice,...
More than 130,000 Arkansans benefiting from the state’s decision to accept Medicaid expansion work in industries that are the foundation of the state’s economy. Those on the state’s Private Option work in jobs ranging from sales and food service...
Arkansas’ economy is gaining speed. However, low-income groups, minorities, and less-educated workers are being left behind. The new jobs and pay raises mostly benefit people who are already well-off. And recent policy changes have made unemployment insurance less accessible....