A Voice for Children at the State Capitol since 1977.
Little Rock, AR
Joined April 2009
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Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Last July, the Republican megabill (H.R. 1) enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history. Today, we're releasing a tracker of how many people in each state are losing the SNAP benefits they need to afford groceries. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
ALT Map showing the percentage change in the number of SNAP participants between July 2025 and December 2025 in each state.
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
The U.S. Senate just passed the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB) with a 51–50 vote, using Vice President Vance as the tie-breaker. Here's what this means for Arkansas: deep cuts to health care, nutrition, and education—all to fund corporate tax breaks.🧵
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
New Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers confirm what we already knew – the reconciliation bill is getting worse, not better. The Senate bill will cut health care more deeply than the House bill and leave more people uninsured. cbo.gov/publication/61533
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Senate Republican leaders released a proposal tonight that would cut or take food assistance away entirely from millions of people, including kids, veterans, workers in low-paying jobs, older adults, and people with disabilities. More here: cbpp.org/blog/tracking-senat…
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Excited to join @GeorgetownCCF, @CLASP_DC, @FamiliesUSA, @KidsPartnership, @CommCatHealth, @CAPWomen and Justice in Aging in an HOUR for a #WellnessWed chat on the importance of Medicaid for women's health at 2 pm ET! Join us! #MedicaidMatters
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Want to learn more about the importance of Medicaid for women's health? Join us on Wednesday 3.12.25 at 2 pm ET on #WellnessWed!
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
The House Budget Committee is set to consider enormous cuts in Medicaid-$880b or more-in its budget bill.Cuts this deep to a program that provides health care to 72m people would shift huge costs to states and slash people's eligibility and benefits.The stakes couldn't be higher
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
House R budget could impact millions: 36M+ may lose Medicaid, 40M+ could see reduced food aid through SNAP, & student loan costs may rise for millions of borrowers—offsetting the cost of extending expiring 2017 tax cuts for high-income people. cbpp.org/press/statements/ho…
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
In 2022, undocumented immigrants contributed $96.7 billion in federal, state, & local taxes.
Our new report is a reminder that immigration policy choices in the years ahead will have significant consequences for public revenues & communities nationwide.
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Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Major news: the IRS will make Direct File a permanent, free tax filing option for all 50 states and DC.
In its pilot year, 90% of users reported a positive experience & 94% said they'd recommend it to friends and family.
It's past time to make tax filing easy, fast, and free.
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
States that join Direct File next year will help more eligible families get the tax credits they need.
@economicsecproj estimates that families could get up to $12 billion more in credits once Direct File is fully scaled.
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Arkansas Advocates retweeted
The vast majority of state and local tax systems are upside-down, with the wealthy paying a far lesser share of their income in taxes than low- and middle-income families.
Our latest edition of Who Pays? examines the tax systems in all 50 states and D.C.
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Arkansas Advocates retweeted
Arkansas Advocates has a nonpartisan approach to improving the lives of children and their families in the state. Watch as executive director Keesa Smith discusses the impact they are having in education, maternal health, and more around AR. hubs.ly/Q02dy0RL0
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
11 million babies. One nation. A new report. Find out how babies are faring where you live. The #StateofBabies Yearbook: 2023 - get the data now: stateofbabies.org
#ThinkBabies
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
HUGE thanks to the 10 AR Reps & 3 Senators who voted for what's best for ALL Arkansans, not just the wealthy & big corps. #arleg #InvestInARFuture
Shout out to @AACF for their vigilant work advocating against this bill that will shortchange our state budget by $222 million a yr.
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
It's about to go down: day 3 of #arleg special session is now underway.
THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER!
Thank you to everyone who attended the #InvestInARFuture Rally & legislative meetings yesterday.
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
New from me & @zoeneuberger: New data confirm that #WIC needs significant additional funding next year - well beyond the $ proposed by the House and Senate – or *hundreds of thousands* of eligible people will be turned away. See the impact in your state: cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
Arkansas Advocates retweeted
🚨Our new report, Hard Work Is Not Enough, is here!🚨
In this latest update, we explore the impact of low-paid work on women, women of color, and mothers. Spoiler alert: women are the vast majority of those working the lowest-paid jobs. nwlc.org/resource/when-hard-…