Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 26
The 2003 Arkansas General Assembly defied the odds and passed a 3 percent state income tax surcharge to help plug a $110 million dollar budget shortfall for Medicaid, a critical […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 25
The last two years have been historic ones for the Arkansas tax and budget system. The Arkansas General Assembly enacted nearly $500 million in tax increases to plug a Medicaid […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 24
During the recent special legislative session on education reform, the Arkansas General Assembly passed one of the largest tax increases in the state’s history. It raised over $380 million in […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 23
When the General Assembly meets in its special session on education reform, one of the funding options it will seriously consider is a one-cent increase in the state sales tax. […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 22
One of the major issues the Arkansas General Assembly will have to consider during its December special session is how to pay for education reform. According to a study adopted […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 21
When the Arkansas General Assembly convenes in December to reform the state’s education system, they will have tough choices to make about how to pay for these reforms (estimated at […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 20
According to a recent study by the Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy, it will cost $847 million to reform the Arkansas education system and provide an adequate education for the […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 19
In December, the Arkansas General Assembly will convene in a special session to develop plan for reforming education (and finding the funds to implement the plan) in response to a […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 18
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) believes that any plan for raising new revenue to pay for education reform should be based on core beliefs and guiding principles. This […]
Paycheck$ and Politics Newsletter: Issue 17
As Governor Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly grapple with how to reform the public education system, they will eventually have to make major decisions about how to pay for […]