Oral Comments on Arkansas DHS Medicaid 1115 Waiver
Lack of insurance, not Medicaid coverage, is a well-documented risk factor for poor health.
Medicaid and SNAP in jeopardy with proposed federal cuts
The budget proposals would be extremely harmful. And they do nothing to fulfill elected officials’ promises of easing economic burdens or bringing down the price of groceries.
The Federal and State Budgets are both Important in the Lives of Arkansans
These funds are used for education, health care, and infrastructure.
AACF Testimony Against SB207, SB208 and SB211
Arkansas families should have a say in major decisions that will impact their communities.
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5
We kicked off the week by hosting the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition’s 2025 Kids Count Day at the Capitol. We had more than 150 attendees, including children ranging from preschool-age […]
Arkansas Advocates 2025 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Arkansas Advocates staff have had a busy week. Our Race Equity Director Maricella Garcia testified for the second time against SB3, while our Economic Policy Director Pete Gess testified in […]
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 […]
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.