
The thriving economy produced another year of surging tax collections for Alabama’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund (ETF), the Read the full release.
Alabama cannot grow and prosper without effective, ethical, and transparent government at the state and local levels. PARCA explores the provision of key government services, the taxes and spending that support these services, and ways in which key decisions are made.
PARCA provides:
Analysis of proposed amendments to Alabama’s Constitution.
Comparative studies of Alabama’s budgets and taxes.
Comparative studies of municipal finances.
SMART budgeting analysis for cities and counties.
Program evaluations of government agencies.
The thriving economy produced another year of surging tax collections for Alabama’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund (ETF), the Read the full release.
With just a few hours remaining to file state and federal taxes, revisit our 2018 analysis of state and local Read the full release.
Alabama’s state and local governments collect less per capita in taxes than state and local governments in any other state Read the full release.
Background In late 2017, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) surveyed Alabama voters to determine their thoughts about Read the full release.
Since late 1988, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama has produced an analysis of Alabama’s tax revenues. Relying on Read the full release.
Alabama once again ranks last in per capita state and local tax collections, according to new data released by the Read the full release.
With the Governor and Legislature still at odds over how to solve a $250 million shortfall in the state’s General Read the full release.
According to a new poll of public opinion commissioned by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, state residents would Read the full release.
The PARCA Quarterly Winter 2015 edition provides perspective on Alabama’s budget challenges and reform efforts in education, Medicaid, and the Read the full release.
Revenue from the gasoline tax, the money that goes into building and maintaining roads, continues to decline in Alabama. Cars Read the full release.