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Arkansas 2009 Legislative Roundup

Christian Smith-Socaris on April 30, 2009 - 1:14pm
Like most states, this year Arkansas faced a budget shortfall, yet there was enough money from previous surplus years to make balancing the budget much less painful than in most places.  The majority of the noted achievements relate to taxing and budgeting, though some important gains were made in other areas, principally in education and health care.  However, the majority of progressive gains were incremental.

University of Arkansas To Start Immigration Clinic

Caroline Fan on January 12, 2009 - 2:55pm

University of Arkansas To Start Immigration Clinic

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Being an illegal immigrant doesn't make someone a criminal - that's a distinction Elizabeth Young hopes to hammer home to Arkansas residents.

"It's not a crime to be here undocumented," Young says. "It's a civil issue."

Ballot Initiatives 2008

PSN on October 6, 2008 - 5:28pm
This Dispatch is a roundup of what ballot initiatives will appear on state ballots across the country this November.  Whether it's workers rights, energy policy, education, transit, abortion or health care, ballot initiates give voters a chance to directly vote on an issue.

Helping Poor and Working Families Build Financial Assets

PSN on August 4, 2008 - 8:32am
By one estimate, the federal government spent over $367 billion in 2005 aloneon subsidizing Americans' retirement savings and tax breaks to build upother assets like buying a home.  Unfortunately, those subsidies gooverwhelmingly to those Americans who already have high-incomes; almostnone of it goes to the poorest Americans who need the most helpbuilding the financial assets that can lead to long-term economicopportunities and security.

Ohio Passes Strong Payday Lending Protection

J. Mijin Cha on May 22, 2008 - 8:52am
Showing the frustration over abusive lending practices by even many right-leaning legislators, the Ohio legislature has taken a huge step to protect its citizens against predatory lenders by passing HB 545.  The bill slashes the payday-lending interest rate from a sky-high 391 annual percentage rate to 28 percent.  In real terms, instead of having to pay $15 interest for every $100 loaned, borrowers will now pay no more than $1.08 per $100 borrowed. The bill also limits borrowers to four loans per year, requires that loan terms be at least 31 days (instead of the current average of 14 days), and bans internet payday lending.  HB 545 is now before Governor Strickland, who is expected to sign the bill into law.

States Promoting Contraception to Reduce Unwanted Pregnancies and Abortion Rates

PSN on October 15, 2007 - 9:46am
Laws restricting abortions do not reduce their occurrence, contraception does.