Improving the EITC will help Arkansans
The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 includes several important improvements to the pro-work Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) that will reduce poverty among […]
Inequality in Arkansas needs a tune up!
A new report published by Economic Policy Institute finds that all 50 states have experienced widening income inequality in recent decades. This follows a report we released last week […]
Income inequality is hurting Arkansas
The gap between the rich and poor in Arkansas is growing. A new report by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) says increasing inequality in Arkansas is holding […]
Poverty numbers don’t look good for Arkansas
Poverty numbers don’t look good for Arkansas Numbers released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau show poverty is on the rise in Arkansas. The 2011 American Community Survey numbers show […]
Drug-testing unemployment beneficiaries is bad policy
Drug-testing unemployment beneficiaries is bad policy Senator Jeremy Hutchinson’s senate bill to require drug-tests for individuals as a condition of receiving unemployment benefits passed out of the Senate Committee on […]
Drug Testing for Unemployment Insurance: Unnecessary, Not Helpful, and Possibly Unconstitutional
Drug Testing for Unemployment Insurance: Unnecessary, Not Helpful, and Possibly Unconstitutional Senator Jeremy Hutchinson has filed SB38, which proposes drug-testing individuals who are unemployed as a condition of receiving benefits. […]
Youth and work
Youth and work The state of the American economy continues to dominate the news, but one statistic is startling and demands our attention ─ the number of employed youth is […]
Poverty numbers don’t look good for Arkansas
Poverty numbers don’t look good for Arkansas Numbers released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau show poverty is on the rise in Arkansas. The 2011 American Community Survey numbers show […]
Congress breaks promise, votes against working families
Congress breaks promise, votes against working families Leaders in the United States House of Representatives went back on their word last night. Last summer, Congress and the President agreed on […]
New Figures on Child Poverty Show Upward Trend
New figures on child poverty compiled by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families show a disturbing upward trend that is likely to continue as our economy slowly recovers. The child […]