Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 9
This week marks the anniversary of the World Health Organization recognizing COVID-19 as a global pandemic. In recognition of a year’s work mostly spent on Zoom and under extraordinary circumstances, […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 8
This week a state legislator jokingly wrote that a stair is added to the Capitol steps each day the General Assembly is in session. But all jokes aside, the 93rd […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 7
Approximately halfway through the session, the pace at the Capitol really picked up this week. We are especially excited to report that adults who were born in the Marshall Islands […]
At long last, Medicaid coverage for Marshallese Arkansans
Adults who were born in the Marshall Islands can now obtain Medicaid coverage in Arkansas, ending a decades-old injustice that exacerbated already persistent health disparities. Today (February 23), a legislative […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 6
This week could also be titled, “The Week That Wasn’t,” “Snowmageddon,” and “Antarkansas.” Thanks to back-to-back, record-setting winter weather events, the Arkansas’s 93rd General Assembly recessed for the week. We […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5
This week was the deadline to file proposed constitutional amendments. One of the most important decisions the General Assembly makes every session is whether to refer such proposals to the […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Important Announcement As part of the Defining Arkansas Values Initiative, the Urban League of the State of Arkansas, in collaboration with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and The Women’s […]
Arkansas Advocates 2021 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Much of the talk this week has been about what kind of Arkansas we want, and if the bills being filed at the Capitol reflect that. With some of the […]
DACA Ruling Is a Reprieve, But We Need Solutions
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the DACA case is cause for celebration. An estimated 4,500 Arkansas immigrants will continue working and making a life in the Natural State without […]
Arkansas’s Pacific Islanders Harder Hit by Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has hit one community of Arkansans harder than any other so far: Pacific Islanders. The Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese (ACOM) released a new analysis on Friday showing […]