AACF Testimony for SB50
February 5, 2025, Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor About the Bill SB50 | Sen. Justin Boyd and Rep. Carlton Wing This bill would require the Arkansas Legislative Council-Hospital […]
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Activity has begun to pick up at the Arkansas Capitol, as the legislature had its first full week of committee hearings and chamber meetings. Arkansas Advocates staff attends committee hearings […]
Time to Act: Addressing the Cost Crisis of Child Care
In Arkansas, the cost of sending an infant and a 4-year old to a child care center is higher than annual mortgage payments.
AACF Testimony Against SB3
About the Bill SB3 | Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Bentley This bill would prohibit state agencies from providing programs targeted toward historically excluded groups, including on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, […]
The Arkansas $11 Minimum Wage is Not Enough
It is once again time for the people of Arkansas to lead by increasing the minimum wage through direct democracy.
Revoking “safe places” will cause real harm in Arkansas communities
Rescinding these long-standing understandings and leaving immigration enforcement up to “common sense,” is bad policy and will lead to dangerous consequences.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 2
It was a relatively quiet week at the Arkansas Capitol.
Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Arkansas Small Towns and Rural Communities
Our leaders must take Medicaid funding cuts off the table.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 1
Our first #arleg weekly summary of 2025!
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Preview
Prefiling of bills began on November 15, 2024, and some legislators did not waste any time!