At Task Force: EITC An Option For Simplification and Fairness
Members of Arkansas’s Tax Reform and Relief Task Force heard this week that a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the ways to improve tax fairness and potentially […]
Happy 40th Birthday, AACF!
Today, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families celebrates 40 years of working to improve the lives of Arkansas children and families. We were founded in 1977 by a group of prominent […]
43 Years of Advocacy for Children and Families: An AACF Timeline
AACF’s founders believed children and families needed an independent voice at our state Capitol. Since 1977, we have served as that voice, just as our founders intended. With offices in […]
House Budget Plan Would Hurt Arkansas Families
As the U.S. Senate reaches some type of decision on federal health policy this week, it’s likely that the House and Senate will turn their attention to the budget resolution […]
Census Shows: Policies Remain Critical for our Economic Success
Families across the nation are doing better, and public programs like SNAP and refundable tax credits continue to play a critical role in those improvements. This morning, data from the […]
Tax Task Force Adds Consultant
Now that the state’s Tax Reform and Relief Task Force has a consultant in place, we expect to see some big tax policy questions debated over the next few months. […]
The Trump Tax Plan: What Would It Mean for Arkansas?
President Trump has promised to pass federal “tax reform” that will create jobs and higher wages and provide middle-class tax relief. How to fulfill this promise will be one of […]
AACF Presents at Tax Reform and Relief Task Force Meeting
Two staff members of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families presented recommendations for a smart budget and a state Earned Income Tax Credit to the Tax Reform and Relief Task […]
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 […]
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 […]