AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 5
With the Private Option and the Governor’s tax cut package out of the way, the legislature is moving on to other business. It was a busy week at the Capitol. […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 4
HEALTH: The Private Option reauthorization overcame its final hurdle yesterday. After passing the Senate last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved continuing the Private Option by a wide […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 3
HEALTH: This week, Gov. Hutchinson’s plan to continue the Private Option through 2016 passed in the Senate. This bill will also create a legislative task force to make recommendations about […]
Child poverty in northwest Arkansas
We’re releasing a new report today on child poverty in Northwest Arkansas, in conjunction with the United Way of Northwest Arkansas’s Children in Poverty Summit. Growth in the number of […]
Kids Count Day at the Capitol – The budget is a moral document
Remarks by AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston at the Kids Count Day press conference: The state budget is a moral document. It represents Arkansas’s commitment to investing in the future […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 1
The 90th session of the Arkansas General Assembly is upon us. The legislature convened this week to swear in new members, hold the first round of committee hearings, and file […]
5 things you need to know about poverty in Arkansas
Our latest report, Creating a Prosperous Future, goes into more depth on each of these points. But for now, here are the five things you need to know about poverty […]
Wage theft costs Arkansas workers
There are millions of workers each year who are cheated out of hard-earned money by fraudulent employers. This practice is called wage theft. Employers are guilty of wage theft when […]
Wonky Word Wednesday: progressive and regressive taxes
Thinking about taxes seems complicated; but in its basic form, taxes raise the money we need to pay for and upkeep the services we depend upon daily. On the state […]
Wonky Word Wednesday: Food insecurity
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. As we prepare to stuff our faces with our favorite holiday dishes, let’s not forget those who struggle finding a meal to eat each day. Forty eight […]