No such thing as free money
Revenue neutral options that sound too good to be true always are. A “revenue neutral” plan is one in which money is shifted around, but the total amount that the state spends stays the same. In other words: “no new...
Protect credits that help veterans
Two important credits that many veterans rely on are on the chopping block if congress fails to act. We can honor the nearly 250,000 veterans and their families living in Arkansas by making sure that these credits continue so that...
Weak revenue growth hurts communities
Recent income tax cuts are taking a bite out of the funds that pay for our parks, bridges, schools and public safety. These funds are supposed to grow as the economy grows, and as need for more teachers, social...
Dear Arkansas, Where do you see yourself in five years?
We need to look farther ahead, at least five years into the future, to get a realistic look at how revenue and tax changes will affect funding for parks, roads, libraries and all the other programs that benefit our...
Tax cuts weighing down revenue growth
Recent tax cuts are weighing down the revenue growth that Arkansas needs to address our crumbing roads, our hurting schools, and to help the one in four kids growing up in poverty in our state. Two big reasons for...
Giving working families the credit they deserve
Working family tax credits pump millions of dollars into the Arkansas economy. But millions more are left on the table every year when eligible Arkansans don’t claim their credits. Arkansas needs a coordinated, statewide effort to get more families...
More programs for kids possible with extra revenue
Arkansans are spending more than they were last year, and that could mean enough extra tax revenue to fund fantastic programs for kids. For four months straight, sales and use taxes have had annual growth of four percent or more....
Being smart about tax cuts
Sales taxes are hardest on low-income people in Arkansas, but cutting them would be an expensive and inefficient way of addressing that problem. The cheapest way to help low-income Arkansans who are most affected by sales tax is with Earned Income...
Child poverty is too high, state holding steady on kids’ health
The 2015 KIDS COUNT® Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation points out that more than 200,000 children are living in poverty in Arkansas. That’s almost 30 percent – close to one third – of all children in...
5 things you should know about race equity and the 2015 session
This legislative session was filled with missed opportunities. Lawmakers passed bills that weren’t good for families of color. As Arkansas becomes a more diverse state, it is important for Arkansas’s economic and social future that all people have a...
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