In 2025, Premium Tax Credit enhancements helped 20 million people across the country afford health care. Let’s keep a good thing going. It's time for Congress to come to the table and put people's health first.

🚨 Yesterday the House voted to extend enhanced premium tax credits for three more years! But our work is not done. Please email Arkansas’s senators and ask them to vote to extend the Health Insurance Marketplace enhanced premium tax credits. bit.ly/455H4HA #actionalert

Thank you, Little Rock Soirée for this excellent write-up on this year's Central Arkansas Soup Sunday! bit.ly/4jOeLn5 Soup Sunday is so nice, we host it twice! Feb. 1 in Rogers, and March 1 in Little Rock.

"The amount, which if approved would bring the total funding for this fiscal year to about $309.4 million, is meant to accommodate the roughly 43,200 participants in the program, according to the Arkansas Department of Education." bit.ly/49jahkO

"As the state gears up for both a fiscal session and the next educational adequacy review in 2026, it’s important to continue exploring these points and the impact of the K-12 school voucher program in Arkansas." -Aaron Conrad bit.ly/4jsJ2aZ

“These numbers represent real families – parents skipping meals so their children can eat, seniors choosing between groceries and medication, and working households struggling to make ends meet,” -Sylvia Blain, CEO of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance: bit.ly/4pGBPFI

"Dr. Jerakaycia Smith, an obstetrician in Camden says this is dangerous not only for Camden, but for Southwest Arkansas. "'Not having maternal healthcare here is a huge safety issue.'" bit.ly/49nlQaQ

Without a strong Department of Education, Arkansas, like other rural states, risks losing the expertise and oversight needed to make sure federal dollars reach the students who need them most. bit.ly/4qUGjJF

“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.” — Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance: bit.ly/4aYA5Eb

What is the fiscal impact of the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, Arkansas’s K-12 school voucher program established by the LEARNS Act? bit.ly/4jsJ2aZ

Soup Season is here! Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday is THIS Sunday at the Rogers Convention Center. Get tickets online: bit.ly/45w2iyD

Election years are an excellent time to call attention to the ways we can make Arkansas a better state to be and raise a child. Check our our 2026 Voters' Guide: bit.ly/4pVT6L5

Do you still need to register to vote? There's critical information you need to know about deadlines and postmarks!

Soup Season is here! Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday is THIS Sunday at the Rogers Convention Center. Get tickets online: bit.ly/45w2iyD

2026 marks 100 years of Black History commemorations. February is Black History Month. Visit the website of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History to learn why Black History Month remains essential to advancing equity: asalh.org @asalhbhm

Considering the significant impact private school and homeschool vouchers have on public schools, the state's analysis of educational assessments needs to go deeper. Learn more on our blog: bit.ly/4rBl0NU

What do you need to know about Arkansas’s Rural Health Transformation Plan? bit.ly/4a59xAk

Join the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition’s Policy 101 webinar series monthly dives into the policies impacting Arkansas’ kids and families. Attend or watch recordings of 10 full webinars and receive a certificate of completion. Learn more & register ⬇️ bit.ly/4a8MmoD

2026 marks 100 years of Black History commemorations. February is Black History Month. Visit the website of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History to learn why Black History Month remains essential to advancing equity: asalh.org @asalhbhm

Excellent news! It's a great day for reaffirming the constitutional rights of Arkansans to circulate ballot measure petitions: bit.ly/4kAjWqY