Kids at the Capitol 2015
This legislative session, like many others before it, had its ups and downs. The children and families of Arkansas won some, but suffered some major losses as well. The Private Option, […]
Budget Surpluses in Arkansas: How do they get there and where do they go?
The state budget, or what the state chooses to spend money on, is essentially a list of priorities. As with any state budget, the financial demands on the Arkansas budget […]
Houston, The Poverty Line Has a Problem
Poverty guidelines play two important roles, they are a scorecard for how we are doing as a state, and they help determine eligibility for dozens of programs that low-income Arkansans […]
What Makes Special Revenues Special?
When you fill up your car at the gas station, you pay a motor fuel tax that directly benefits the Highway Department Fund. If a relative from out of state […]
Fighting Unemployment Will Boost Arkansas’s Economy
Arkansans have always been defined by our work ethic. We don’t back down from a challenge, and we believe our word is our bond. For generations we have taught our […]
Income Inequality in Arkansas Needs a Tune-Up
Our latest infographics on Arkansas’s upside-down tax system and income inequality.
Infographic: Fiscal Fitness – Getting Arkansas’s Tax Code Into Shape, November 2013
While a comprehensive plan for improving the Arkansas tax system is beyond the scope of this brief, there are some obvious changes that Arkansas could make to (1) strengthen the […]
Rules of the Game: How to Navigate the Arkansas Tax and Budget System
People from all over the state – who have interests as varied as the counties from which they come – routinely ask us how they can make a difference. This […]
A Better Foundation: Building a tax system that works for Arkansas families
Now that the dust has settled from the 2013 legislative session, it’s a good time to take stock of the impacts of tax policy changes made by the Arkansas General […]
Benefits of HB 1585 Go To Wealthy, Low-Income Families Left Out, March 2013
According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), House Bill 1585 would target personal income tax relief to Arkansas taxpayers who make over $155,000 per […]