House Tax Plan: Benefit for Richest in Arkansas Grows Over Time
Those making less than $55,000 will see tax cut decline A 50-state analysis of the House tax plan reveals that in Arkansas, the wealthiest 1 percent will receive the greatest […]
Children’s Health Coverage Shouldn’t Be Partisan
Things aren’t always as simple – or as good — as they seem. Today’s headline, that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program, seems […]
Bipartisan Health Agreement is A Critical First Step
A new, bipartisan Congressional proposal could be the first step to make needed changes to the Affordable Care Act, with a goal of stabilizing insurance markets instead of undermining them. […]
White House Health Changes Will Hit Hard in Arkansas
The recent attempts to rollback provisions of the Affordable Care Act will hit Arkansas particularly hard because of our unique – and extremely successful – health insurance system. Last week, […]
At Task Force: EITC An Option For Simplification and Fairness
Members of Arkansas’s Tax Reform and Relief Task Force heard this week that a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the ways to improve tax fairness and potentially […]
Happy 40th Birthday, AACF!
Today, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families celebrates 40 years of working to improve the lives of Arkansas children and families. We were founded in 1977 by a group of prominent […]
43 Years of Advocacy for Children and Families: An AACF Timeline
AACF’s founders believed children and families needed an independent voice at our state Capitol. Since 1977, we have served as that voice, just as our founders intended. With offices in […]
Failure of Repeal Effort is a Relief for Arkansas
A statement from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Today, the Senate announced that there will be no vote on the latest version of an Affordable Care Act repeal because […]
House Budget Plan Would Hurt Arkansas Families
As the U.S. Senate reaches some type of decision on federal health policy this week, it’s likely that the House and Senate will turn their attention to the budget resolution […]
Arkansas To Lose Billions with Latest Health Reform Plan
Recently, we shared our analysis of the latest ditch effort by some members of Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This week, Governor Hutchinson publicly shared that he joined […]