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Hot Issues & Latest Releases Arkansas Advocates Highlights

Rich Huddleston testimony before Senate Agriculture Committee

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Health Reform: Side-by-side analysis of Senate and House bills

 

Fact sheet: Arkansas taxes poor twice as much as wealthy

fact sheet
 

Ark. Taxes Hit Poor Twice as Hard as Wealthy

Low- and middle-income families in Arkansas pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than do the richest families in Arkansas, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
 

UPDATED: What's in the House Health Reform bill for kids?

AACF analyzed the current House health reform proposal to see what's good and bad in it for Arkansas children.
 

Rabid Refunds

Press release and brief
Arkansas and Its Working Families Miss Out on up to $110 Million a Year in Unclaimed Federal Tax Credits. Working Families Also Spend $100 Million in High Tax Preparation Fees and Rapid Refund Loans
 

Five Questions Advocates Should Ask of Health Reform

Press release and recommendations
We must ensure that our most vulnerable families have access to health insurance and to the quality health services they need. Any reform plan should build on and strengthen the successful Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs, which provide critical services to low-income children and families.
 

New Census Data: Arkansans Lack Health Coverage, Job-Based Coverage Weakening

Press Release
 

Fact sheet: Arkansas's "business climate is more than just low taxes.

If low taxes and business costs were really what drew new businesses to Arkansas, we'd have new employers each day. But what about our education system and quality of life?
 

Child Well-Being in Arkansas Drops to 47th Among States

Arkansas’ rank among states for child well-being has declined for the first time in four years, to 47th place. Only Alabama and Mississippi rank lower in the 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which was released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
 

Advocate's Guide to the Arkansas Tax and Budget System

Learn how Arkansas pays for important programs for children and families, and how you can influence how taxing and spending decisions are made.
 

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