Arkansas Legislature Further Erodes Local Democracy
Whether a local income tax is a good choice for a community should be a decision that arises from that community itself.
More Big Tax Cuts for Big Business
In another move by the legislature to give handouts to corporations, HB1045 (now Act 485) will reduce state revenue by tens of millions of dollars annually by reducing the share of corporate profits that are taxable in Arkansas. That’s...
Cuts To Top Tax Rate Endanger Services and Chiefly Benefit the Wealthy
Proposals to cut the top income tax rate, like SB549, simply don’t help most Arkansans in any substantial way.
Sign the Petition to Invest in Arkansas Communities
Sign your name if you think the state should be investing in things that help all Arkansans, not just a select few.
Incremental Improvements in Economic Well-Being Fall Too Short for Arkansas’s Children
A state budget that puts more dollars toward programs to help children and families, like childcare for infants and toddlers, early childhood education, affordable housing, and health care for moms and babies would do more to help all Arkansans.
Arkansas Advocates 2022 Special Legislative Session Recap
We hope to carry this momentum into the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, as we can be sure there will be many bills to support and defend against that will affect the lives of Arkansas's children and families.
AACF Statement on 2022 Tax Cuts
The only way to help struggling Arkansans deal with higher prices using our income tax system is by enacting a fully refundable credit, ideally something like a state-level EITC.
A Decade of Tax Cuts for Arkansas’s Rich and Powerful
The Governor has announced the legislature will come together again in August this year to fully phase in their previous giveaway to the rich, and maybe add more on top of that.
Congress should not extend corporate tax cuts without expanding the Child Tax Credit
AACF has urged Arkansas’s congressional delegation to help pass an economic package that helps Arkansans make ends meet, reduces poverty and racial and economic disparities, and lays the groundwork for long-term recovery and prosperity even after the COVID crisis...
Arkansas to receive $786,560,790 in recovery funds
assistance, we should leverage this funding to build a strong foundation for recovery for everyone who calls our state home.