In 1996, the lack of health care coverage was a critical problem for Arkansas children. Nearly one in five Arkansas children lacked health insurance coverage. Children in low-income families were especially vulnerable, with nearly three out of 10 children...
President Reagan called the Earned Income Tax Credit the “best anti-poverty, the best pro-family, the best job creation measure to come out of Congress.” The federal EITC rewards work by adding almost $2 per hour to the pay of...
The 2003 Arkansas General Assembly defied the odds and passed a 3 percent state income tax surcharge to help plug a $110 million dollar budget shortfall for Medicaid, a critical state program that provides health care for children and...
The last two years have been historic ones for the Arkansas tax and budget system. The Arkansas General Assembly enacted nearly $500 million in tax increases to plug a Medicaid budget shortfall for vulnerable populations and to reform K-12...
Statewide Videoconference A Success!! On July 16, 2004, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families and the Covering Kids & Families Initiative teamed up to sponsor a statewide videoconference. This videoconference featured Jack Tiner, an eligibility expert from the State...
Our very own Anita Saig is teaming up with Jessica Aple, Crittenden Memorial Hospital’s Youth Health Services Coordinator, to complete “Open Airways” Asthma Education in elementary schools in Crittenden County. All eight elementary schools in West Memphis completed the...
During the recent special legislative session on education reform, the Arkansas General Assembly passed one of the largest tax increases in the state’s history. It raised over $380 million in new tax revenue, mostly through a 7/8ths cent increase...
Deb Garrison and Gail Cannady are the two newest members of our team and ifyou haven’t taken out the time to get to know them….” you really don’t know what you’re missing!!” Deb is the new Executive Director of...
When the General Assembly meets in its special session on education reform, one of the funding options it will seriously consider is a one-cent increase in the state sales tax. While this would raise significant revenue for education ($360-$370...
One of the major issues the Arkansas General Assembly will have to consider during its December special session is how to pay for education reform. According to a study adopted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Education, the cost...