Election years are a great time to raise awareness about policy issues impacting kids and families, not only with candidates running for office, but also with the media and your fellow community members. Below is an excerpt from our...
The lowest-income Arkansans have a tax rate more than double that of the wealthiest people in the state.
The Champion for Children Awards honor advocates, organizations, and legislators who were a strong voice for children at the State Capitol this year. Awardees were selected by a committee of Kids Count Coalition Steering Committee members and Arkansas Advocates...
Heading into the Legislature’s Spring Break, the pace of work picked up at the Capitol this week. Lawmakers and advocates alike want to get their priorities moving before we get too far in a session that could end as...
The ballot measure process is the constitutional right of the people of Arkansas, which we have had for over 100 years. It's a constitutional right that some in the legislature continue to attempt restrict.
We should be maintaining protections, instead of waiting for children to come to harm before getting involved.
Since the beginning of our country there have been movements to expand the right to vote to all citizens, not just a select few. After hundreds of years of work by advocates to ensure our country was living up...
The Arkansas General Assembly’s Fiscal Session is currently underway, and the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition spoke with state Rep. Tippi McCullough, who explained what the Fiscal Session is and gave recommendations on how to engage with your legislators during...
The Arkansas Kids Count Coalition, led by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, works to raise awareness about pressing policy issues impacting children and to teach people how to lobby and advocate. As we start off 2022, the Arkansas...
Tax cuts, surplus, and the Waiver waiting list This blog is the first in a series of blogs Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will be sharing over the next year on how Arkansas’s tax system could work better...