This was a short week for Arkansas’s 93rd General Assembly, with the Capitol closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The State House of Representatives was in recess on Wednesday, as House rules dictate for a...
On February 1, 2017, at 5 p.m., Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and KABF 88.3 aired the fifth episode of “Speak Up Arkansas,” a talk radio show dedicated to covering issues like health care, education, juvenile justice, the...
Our legislators are converging in Little Rock today to begin the 91st General Assembly. They will make hundreds of decisions about education, health care, child welfare, economic self-sufficiency, tax policy, and juvenile justice. These decisions will impact the everyday...
AACF Health Policy Director Marquita Little, Education Policy Director Jerri Derlikowski, and Development Director Mallory Van Dover sat down with Tom-FM 94.9 to talk about Soup Sunday and what to watch out for during this legislative session. You can...
Leveling the playing field for small Arkansas businesses was examined this week during a joint meeting of the state Senate and House committees on revenue and taxation. The Arkansas Small Business Tax Fairness Act, sponsored by Rep. Jim Nickels,...