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WE ENVISION A THRIVING ALABAMA SHAPED BY FACTS,
NOT FACTIONS.

PARCA exists to strengthen Alabama’s future by informing policy through honest, objective,
non-partisan, non-ideological research.  

For more than three decades, we have produced the objective research that state and local leaders, school systems, nonprofits, and the business community rely on to make sound decisions. We do not advocate or endorse. 

Our work is to inform.

Serving Alabama Since 1988

Click below to explore PARCA’s most recent publications by research topic:

Special Studies Public Safety Public Finance Government and Operations Management Education Research Center

“Low-hanging fruit” or “blood out of a turnip”? As tax revenue slows, lawmakers in Alabama and across the United States may turn to court costs.

Local Court Fee Increases Associated with Increased Jail Detention, New Research Finds

Lower Fines and Fees Raise MORE Revenue than Higher Fines and Fees, Study Finds

How Alabama Taxes Compare, 2025

State Tax Revenues Cool in FY 2025

Alabama’s $60 Billion Question

“Low-hanging fruit” or “blood out of a turnip”? As tax revenue slows, lawmakers in Alabama and across the United States may turn to court costs.

Joint Interim Court Cost Study Commission Recommends Standardization, Transparency, and Reform to “Patchwork” System of Fees

SNAP Error is Not SNAP Fraud

Tool for Comparing Performance on Alabama Public School Standardized Testing

How Alabama Education Spending Compares

 New PARCA Education Research Center opens with statewide survey on school funding and choice – Alabamians say schools are underfunded and split evenly on the CHOOSE Act.

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