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 […]

AACF Presents at Tax Reform and Relief Task Force Meeting

Two staff members of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families presented recommendations for a smart budget and a state Earned Income Tax Credit to the Tax Reform and Relief Task […]

Kansas (and North Carolina) to Arkansas: Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

Conservative Kansas lawmakers voted to override their governor and increase personal income taxes and taxes on businesses. The Republican-dominated legislature reversed much of Governor Brownback’s infamous tax cut reform package […]

Unemployment Rate May Be Down, But the Kids are Not Alright

Note: This blog is fifth in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2017 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book.  Although employment is on the rise […]

The Tax Reform and Relief Task Force is Just Warming Up

The Tax Reform and Relief Task Force met for the second time on Wednesday June 7. Much of the meeting involved necessary housekeeping: explaining the parameters of the task force, […]

Infographic: Public Policies To Help AR Improve Outcomes for Kids

Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. This year, Arkansas ranks 47th place in economic well-being, a […]

Arkansas Among Bottom States in Latest National Rankings for Economic Well-Being

Ranking 47th in the latest national rankings in economic well-being, Arkansas continues to struggle with poverty that affects its children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today […]

The American Health Care Act Would Effectively End ACA Medicaid Expansion

The American Health Care Act, the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives in May and currently under consideration by the Senate, would shift more than $350 million […]

Federal Health Care Bill Would Hit Rural Arkansas Hard

The federal health bill that the House recently passed, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would be particularly harmful to Arkansas’s rural communities, according to a new report released today […]

The 2017 Legislative Session: What it Means for Children and Families

We want to thank Governor Hutchinson, members of the General Assembly, and our partners for their hard work this legislative session on issues of critical importance to Arkansas’s children and […]