The monthly State General Revenue Report for July was released today by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. It showed that state revenues came in slightly below the current forecast. July is the first month of the new...
We heard from the President and the Speaker of the House last night, both making their cases for a way out of the debt crisis. President Obama called on Congress to adopt a balanced approach, asking all Americans to...
o debt deals have been made in Washington yet, but we’re getting more and more nervous that lawmakers have mistakenly concluded that the best way to balance the budget is to cut ARKids First and Medicaid. That would leave...
It has been an amazing week in Washington for political junkies. Unfortunately that’s about the only group of Americans finding a silver lining in the debt limit negotiations. After five meetings in five days, lawmakers still appear to be...
Right now, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are negotiating a deal to pay our country’s debts and protect our economy from disaster. However, in these negotiations, Medicaid – a critical lifeline for seniors, people living with disabilities and children –...
More than half of Arkansans on Medicaid would be dropped from coverage under a plan by Congressional leaders to cut the nation’s deficit. An Urban Institute study projects that 52 percent of those enrolled in Medicaid in Arkansas would...
Taxes on businesses have little to do with economic development, another study shows. The Atlantic’s Richard Florida explains a new study, “Competitiveness of State and Local Business Taxes on New Investment: Ranking States by Tax Burden on New Investment,”...
During the next few months we are all going to hear a lot about capping federal spending. It’s an idea that sounds appealing to many people, but the harsh reality is that such a move could paralyze the nation’s...
Congress has unveiled a budget plan called “The Path to Prosperity.” Prosperity for whom? For those already prosperous, it seems. The budget plan, from House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI), would make radical cuts to safety net programs and investments...
Now that Congress has averted a federal government shutdown, all eyes turn to the 2012 budget. President Obama announced his budget proposal in February, and recently House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R – WI) announced his budget proposal....