Combined Reporting Gets Interim Study
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 […]
Announcing our new health policy director
We are very excited to announce that Anna Strong will be our next health policy director. Many of you already know Anna through her past volunteer and advocacy efforts here […]
Exciting news about ARKids and Medicaid
Here’s a sneak peak at an exciting trend we’ve just uncovered in recent insurance coverage data. Find out more about this when we release our annual report on child health […]
Arkansas Youth Justice Case Heads to U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of an Arkansan sentenced to life without parole for a crime committed in his youth. Today, the United States Supreme Court agreed to […]
October Revenue Collections Slightly Below Forecast
The monthly State General Revenue Report for October was released today by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. It showed that this month’s revenue was slightly below the current […]
The Federal Balanced Budget Amendment: How can something that sounds so good be so destructive?
Congressional leaders are indicating that they’ll vote before Thanksgiving on a Constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget. Such an amendment would limit the amount of money the federal […]
Protect Arkansans During Deficit Reduction
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction-the bipartisan Congressional “super” committee tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings-has begun its meetings in Washington. It must present a […]
Medicaid block grants would devastate Arkansas health system
The Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction has begun its work in Washington, looking for ways to trim as much as $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit over the next 10 […]
In defense of the poor
Two outstanding critiques of some recent false claims that the poor don’t pay taxes landed on our desks today. The first, from our sister organization in Iowa. Peter Fisher, research […]
Arkansas Kids DO Count: What it takes to be #1
Arkansas Kids DO Count: What it takes to be ranked #1 It would be nice to tell others that the people of Arkansas care more about their children and youth […]