Budget Cuts Mean More than Politics to Abused Children
Budget Cuts Mean More than Politics to Abused Children LITTLE ROCK – Today, the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced cuts to state programs that help abused children. Arkansas Advocates […]
Public safety – Funded by our tax dollars
Public safety – Funded by our tax dollars There are probably a lot of things that are funded by our tax dollars that you wouldn’t want to give up. One […]
Pitching in for the common good
Pitching in for the common good As many Arkansans rush to beat the April 17th tax deadline this year, we wanted to take a moment to think about what it […]
The Trouble with Tax Rankings
It has become trendy of late for think tanks to publish a ranking system that measures the relative tax burden each of the 50 states places on businesses. The Tax […]
Proposed budget cuts could be harmful to Arkansas children
After a month of preliminary budget hearings, it came as a surprise this week to see a proposal that would cut more than $20 million from the state budget for […]
AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston’s Statement on President Obama’s 2013 Budget Proposa
Statement from our executive director, Rich Huddleston: President Obama’s budget proposal for FY2013 addresses deficit reduction, calls for increased revenues and investments in the future, and largely protects programs […]
The 2012 Fiscal Session Starts Next Week
We are less than a week away from the convening of the 2012 General Assembly. Lawmakers return to Little Rock this month for the “fiscal session” in which they are […]
December Revenue Forecast Shows Some Improvement
The monthly State General Revenue Report for December was released today by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The report showed that December’s revenue was above last year and […]
Combined Reporting Gets Interim Study
Leveling the playing field for small Arkansas businesses was examined this week during a joint meeting of the state Senate and House committees on revenue and taxation. The Arkansas Small […]
October Revenue Collections Slightly Below Forecast
The monthly State General Revenue Report for October was released today by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. It showed that this month’s revenue was slightly below the current […]