ICYMI: This Week at the Arkansas State Capitol, March 13-17
Now in the home stretch of the legislative session, it was a busy week at the Arkansas State Capitol. Here are some of the week’s big developments. HEALTH: Both chambers overwhelmingly […]
The SNAP Attack Continues at the AR State Capitol
SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is facing serious threats at the Arkansas Capitol this year. Despite all the good it does (keeping thousands of kids from going hungry, encouraging […]
Privatizing Education Puts Our Kids and Our Democracy at Risk
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) is grateful yet again that Governor Hutchinson has stepped in to mitigate the effects of what he and many other policymakers know is […]
ICYMI: This week at the Arkansas State Capitol, March 6-10
JUVENILE JUSTICE: The House Judiciary Committee approved, by a voice vote, a Do Pass recommendation for SB 294 to establish the Fair Sentencing of Minors Act. It prohibits sentencing youth to life without […]
ARKids First turns 20!
Twenty years ago today, on March 10, 1997, then-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed ARKids First into law. ARKids was Arkansas’s state-funded health insurance program, and bringing it to life was […]
Push and pull for payday lenders
Lenders who trap honest, hard-working people in never-ending cycles of debt are trying to weasel their way back into Arkansas. There is good legislation (SB658) from Sen. Jason Rapert that […]
Call Your Legislator Today to Support Funding for Quality Pre-K!
The evidence is overwhelming: Pre-K works! Arkansas’s state-funded pre-K program, Arkansas Better Chance, gives our littlest learners a strong start. It promotes early literacy, helps kids to read at grade […]
Evangelical leaders urge Gov. Hutchinson to support quality pre-K
The following letter was sent to Gov. Asa Hutchinson by evangelical leaders in Arkansas. February 27, 2017 Dear Governor Asa Hutchinson, Shepherding the Next Generation is a membership network made […]
ICYMI: Weekly Legislative Update Feb. 27-March 3
HEALTH: HB1465, a bill to freeze enrollment in the Medicaid expansion program for low-income adults, passed out of the House of Representatives this week. The bill, which prevents any newly […]
New solution will open Medicaid to legally residing Marshallese children
Arkansas has long sought a solution to the lack of ARKids First eligibility for children who lawfully migrate here from the Marshall Islands. On Monday, a smart solution emerged in […]