Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 12

The end is in sight! Week 12 saw a fair amount of action at the Capitol. Several committees held their final meetings this week, meaning a number of bills will […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 11

As expected, several committees and the House met today, in an effort to get through the many bills still left to cover before the end of the session. The AACF […]

Helping Our Littlest Learners by Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce

Boost Wages with a Refundable Tax Credit Linked to Increased Credentials Early childhood educators play one of the most important roles in our education system and economy. Research shows that […]

Arkansas should focus taxpayer dollars on improving public schools

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families opposes SB620, a bill to create a pilot K-12 education voucher program in Pulaski County. AACF believes that every child deserves a high-quality education. […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 8

Week eight of the 92nd General Assembly has been an interesting one, to say the least. We had the great opportunity to attend the signing ceremony of Senate Bill 152, […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 7

We’re seven weeks into the 92nd General Assembly, and it’s anybody’s guess if we’re at the halfway point or not. A big change that took place this week was the House […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 5

There was a lot of action at the Capitol this week, with Wednesday being the last day to file constitutional amendments. Read this overview of what was filed. On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4

It was a busy week here in Little Rock! Bills are beginning to make their way to the Governor’s desk, and more bills are being filed every day. For our […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3

Things are starting to pick up at the Capitol, as bills move out of committees and groups host advocacy days. Speaking of advocacy days, The Kids Count Coalition hosted Kids […]

Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 1

The 92nd General Assembly of Arkansas officially began Monday with swearing in ceremonies for 135 state legislators and Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Read Gov. Hutchinson’s State of the State transcript here. […]