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 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...
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 about with the proposed federal spending cuts that could...
Federal Budget Cuts Likely to Increase Hunger for Arkansas Families
Shifting responsibility to the states for the cost of food benefits will make SNAP access and benefits more uneven — if available at all.