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Raise Arkansas Unemployment Benefits, Advocacy Group Says

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Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

The non-profit Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families issued a new policy brief this week detailing the status of Arkansas's unemployment insurance benefits.The report’s author, Eleanor Wheeler, a Senior Policy Analyst at AACF says the state's unemployment insurance program, which has been repeatedly slashed by the legislature, ranks among the lowest in the nation. You can read the full policy brief here.

 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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