Report: More Arkansas Foster Children Connected to Families
Older Children More Likely to Live in Group Settings, New Data Snapshot Shows Arkansas is slowly improving the ratio of young people in foster care who are connected to families, […]
We Must Count All Children
Today, April 1, marks one year until the U.S. Census starts. At Arkansas Advocates, we’re already working to ensure we have an accurate count of all people in our state, […]
Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 11
As expected, several committees and the House met today, in an effort to get through the many bills still left to cover before the end of the session. The AACF […]
Helping Our Littlest Learners by Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce
Boost Wages with a Refundable Tax Credit Linked to Increased Credentials Early childhood educators play one of the most important roles in our education system and economy. Research shows that […]
Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 10
Despite being a three-day week at the Capitol, it was jam-packed! Several bills worked on by AACF staff cleared important hurdles, and we are gearing up for the sprint that […]
Call NOW: Ask your Rep to vote NO on Restrictions on Food Assistance
Three bad bills that would limit access to food assistance programs are currently being considered by legislators. Please tell your Representative to oppose each of these efforts. HB1731 would make parents disqualified from […]
Reducing smoking in Arkansas: part of the solution lies in the tax code
Arkansas has the chance to reduce the use of tobacco and tobacco-related products, while also reducing the financial burden placed on the state’s non-smokers, who help pay the health care […]
Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 9
It was a very exciting week at the Capitol! Week nine saw a lot of bills we’re watching advance out of committee or out of chamber this week. There’s a […]
Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 8
Week eight of the 92nd General Assembly has been an interesting one, to say the least. We had the great opportunity to attend the signing ceremony of Senate Bill 152, […]
Major Juvenile Justice Reform Signed into Law
Today was the bill signing ceremony for SB152 (now Act 189), landmark legislation that will begin the process of reforming the Arkansas juvenile justice system. The lead sponsors on the […]