Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families was asked to provide written testimony by the Arkansas House and Senate Education Committees on our recommendations of how to improve the state’s public school funding formula. The legislature is in the middle...
On Tuesday we shared about the big decisions Arkansas lawmakers need to make this spring to shore up the state’s SNAP program due to provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) taking effect in the near...
Arkansas has $1.8 billion in its Catastrophic Reserve Fund, and we are on the brink of a catastrophe that requires state funding.
During the 2025 legislative session, the Arkansas General Assembly passed HB1653, now Act 636. You can read AACF’s testimony against this piece of legislation here. This law allows the number of psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) beds in Arkansas to...
In addition to our lack of state investment, we are also potentially facing the largest funding cut to critical programs in our nation’s history.
Government is at its best when it works to promote the common good.
Find out what happened at the Arkansas Capitol this week!
Since April 1, more than 420,000 Arkansans enrolled in Medicaid were removed from the program, losing their coverage for the first time since early 2020.
On June 29, Florida Governor Ron Desantis signed a bill (SB 170) that would require local governments to suspend enforcement of ordinances when legally challenged. Many environmentalists are concerned about this bill because it could limit local governments from...
The Champion for Children Awards honor advocates, organizations, and legislators who were a strong voice for children at the State Capitol this year. Awardees were selected by a committee of Kids Count Coalition Steering Committee members and Arkansas Advocates...