Amended Health Bill Removes Key Consumer Protections, Still Guts Medicaid

The amended version of the Senate health bill, released July 13, maintains the same core features as previous versions of the legislation and would have essentially the same harmful impacts. […]

Enormous Coverage Losses in AR Under Senate Health Plan

The number of uninsured people would rise dramatically in every state under the Senate GOP health care bill, according to estimates from the non-partisan Urban Institute. Arkansas would fare especially […]

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 […]

10 Reasons the Senate Health Reform Bill is Dangerous for Arkansas

The bill leaves millions without health coverage. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate bill shows that 22 million more people would lose coverage over the next […]

Submit Your Feedback on Arkansas’s ESSA Plan by June 30!

There is one week left to submit comments to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) on its draft proposal to implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). You can […]

AACF Comments on Changes to Arkansas Works Coverage Program

Following the special session on health care that happened in May, Arkansas is now preparing to make changes to Arkansas Works, the state’s Medicaid expansion or affordable coverage program for low-income […]

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, […]

Quality Pre-K Still Needs State Investment to Thrive

Note: This blog is third in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2017 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book.  Every year, the Annie E. Casey […]

Child Health Data Shows Wins on Coverage, But Plenty of Room for Improvement

Note: This blog is second in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2017 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book.  According to the annual Kids Count […]