Evangelical leaders encourage Gov. Hutchinson to support pre-K
The following letter was sent to Gov. Hutchinson by evangelical leaders here in Arkansas. Dear Governor Hutchinson, We trust this letter finds you and your family well. Shepherding the Next […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 8
Despite another week of snow and ice, it was an eventful week at the Capitol. With Monday’s filing deadline for non-appropriation bills fast approaching, a number of bills are being filed […]
February revenue above forecast
Growth in net general revenue collections for February and the year as a whole could allow policymakers to boost funding for education, healthcare, and other services. Revenue from February was […]
Reducing youth incarceration in Arkansas
In April 2014, when Desha County Sheriff Jim Snyder read a newspaper article about AACF’s report “Why Detention is Not Always the Answer”, he called to let us know this […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 7
HEALTH: Next week, the bill to allow local municipalities to determine the fluoride levels of their water system is expected to be presented to the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and […]
Check out the soup list for Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday!
Everyone loves the food list for Soup Sunday. Our Northwest Arkansas event is Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at the NWA Convention Center on 48th Street in Springdale. There’s still time […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 6
We’ve been sending out weekly legislative updates. You can subscribe to those here. Here’s a rundown of some of the major movements in the state legislature this week. See below […]
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
The health and education of Arkansas children are at risk because of a new bill that would redirect billions of future state general revenue dollars that typically funds programs for […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 5
With the Private Option and the Governor’s tax cut package out of the way, the legislature is moving on to other business. It was a busy week at the Capitol. […]
AACF Weekly Legislative Update Vol. 4
HEALTH: The Private Option reauthorization overcame its final hurdle yesterday. After passing the Senate last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved continuing the Private Option by a wide […]