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) […]
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 […]
AACF Testimony against HB1916

This bill unnecessarily targets Arkansas’s transgender children.
AACF Testimony against HB1653

This bill would result in more children being institutionalized in highly restrictive settings.
AACF Testimony In Support Of SB585

About the Bill SB585 | Sen. Greg Leding | Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor This bill would require every employer with more than ten employees to provide pay […]
The Federal Education Choice for Children Act of 2025 Would Have a Disastrous Impact on Tax Revenue and Public Education

Arkansas would lose $200,000 next year alone, and $3.7 million over the next 10 years.
Drastically Shrinking the Federal Workforce Means Cutting Arkansas Jobs and Services

Including the USPS, more than 20,000 Arkansans hold federal government jobs.
AACF Testimony Against HB1789

HB1789 misunderstands “sanctuary policies” and would make cities that currently have municipal IDs less safe for Arkansans.
AACF Testimony Against SB307

We cannot both tout our low energy costs in Arkansas while putting in place a mechanism for dramatically increasing them.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 9

We’ve said it before, and we need to say it again: there is a lot happening at both the federal and the state government levels. There is much to worry […]