AR: Welfare Reform
Arkansas Seeks Work Requirement for Medicaid Recipients
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A request by Arkansas officials to waive Medicaid rules is being met with skepticism by health-care advocates, who say it …
Candidates Urged to Address Social Security
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Presidential candidates will soon be campaigning in Arkansas prior to the March 1 primary election. AARP Arkansas has launched …
SNAP Cuts Would Hit Home for One in Six Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A vote is expected today in the U.S. House on a bill that would cut $40 billion over the next 10 years from federal food …
Food Stamp Cuts Will Land On AR Working Poor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A cut in food stamps coming this fall is expected to land especially hard on Arkansas's working poor. A temporary boost to the …
Report: Arkansas in Top Five for Hungry States
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas ranks fifth in the country on a list of states where people say they lacked enough money to buy the food they needed at …
Report: "No Savings" the Norm for Half of Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - More than half of Arkansas residents do not have enough savings to keep them afloat for three months in case of a job loss or …
Many in Arkansas Faith Community Support Medicaid Expansion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It isn't making headlines at the State Legislature yet, but Medicaid could be the topic most talked about behind the scenes there…