Untangling Arkansas’s Sales Taxes
We hear a lot about what’s going on with the tax-policy debate at the federal level, but we can’t lose sight of important discussions that continue at the state level […]
House Budget Plan Would Hurt Arkansas Families
As the U.S. Senate reaches some type of decision on federal health policy this week, it’s likely that the House and Senate will turn their attention to the budget resolution […]
New Census Data: Arkansas Poverty Improves, Disparities Remain
Arkansas is on a bumpy, but at least downhill, path towards lower poverty rates according to census data released this morning. While still far above national averages, our child poverty […]
Census Shows: Policies Remain Critical for our Economic Success
Families across the nation are doing better, and public programs like SNAP and refundable tax credits continue to play a critical role in those improvements. This morning, data from the […]
Tax Task Force Adds Consultant
Now that the state’s Tax Reform and Relief Task Force has a consultant in place, we expect to see some big tax policy questions debated over the next few months. […]
DACA, the Trump Administration, and the Future of America’s Children
The Trump Administration failed America’s children AGAIN this week. It failed them like it has so many times already during the administration’s first year in office. While heartbreaking and disappointing, […]
State agencies asked to do more with less
Tax cuts from the two most recent legislative sessions are making for modest forecasts and eating away at state agency budgets. The joint budget committee met today to go over […]
Small surpluses will foil highway plan
The modest $35.9 million surplus forecast for the state’s 2016 budget is an ominous sign for the governor’s highway plan (which will require at least $192 million a year in […]
When your paycheck doesn’t cut it
Arkansas legislators have an opportunity to improve the lives and health of working families by adopting our own state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). At tax time, the EITC gives […]
We’ve only just begun: Less money for public services at halfway mark
Revenues that fund our schools, roads, and other public goods continue to take a beating because of tax cuts passed in 2013, and another round of cuts is just around […]