Arkansas Combatting Increased Summer Hunger with Summer EBT
Arkansas is participating in the Federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Program for the second year in a row.
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Town Hall: Stop Medicaid Work Requirements!
Community members gathered at the Arkansas Education Association last week to express concerns about the state’s most recent attempt to bring a Medicaid work requirement to Arkansas. The “Pathway to Prosperity” amendment adds work requirements for Medicaid in the...
Why are we still talking about additional income tax cuts?
Arkansans are facing a “perfect storm” of fiscal uncertainty.
Arkansas’s New Ballot Measure Laws: A Game You Can’t Win
Thanks to new state laws, ballot measure campaigns will have to navigate a practically impossible gauntlet to get measures on the ballot.
2025 Legislative Session Preemption Efforts Had Mixed Results
This session, the legislature focused on changes that chip away at local control over housing, rentals, and progressive policies.
Adding Restrictions to Already Limited SNAP Benefits Will Not Improve Nutrition or Health for Arkansans
If there is one thing I am certain of, it is that everyone is entitled to food choice autonomy. This includes choice for families participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). Families know...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 13
We did it! After 93 days, Arkansas’s 95th General Assembly has recessed for the remainder of the regular session. The session is scheduled to officially end on May 5. Below you will find an overview of bills on...
AACF Testimony Against SB217
About the Bill SB217 | Sen. Clint Penzo and Rep. Mary Bentley | Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and LaborThis bill would require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to request a waiver that would allow Arkansas to...
AACF Testimony Against SB486
About the Bill SB486 | Sen. Blake Johnson and Rep. Mary Bentley | Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs This bill would prohibit transgender individuals from using restrooms, changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and other accommodations corresponding to their...
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 12
The end is nigh… Arkansas’s 95th General Assembly is scheduled to end on April 16, and if you are fully exhausted and want to sleep for several weeks, you are not alone. Things could not have been busier at...