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“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.
Sluggish tax collections could set the stage nationally for new hikes in court costs, fines, and fees. That’s according to Read the full release.
Joint Interim Court Cost Study Commission Recommends Standardization, Transparency, and Reform to “Patchwork” System of Fees
For over a decade, PARCA has documented the role of court costs as they exist at the intersection of public Read the full release.
SNAP Error is Not SNAP Fraud
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, helps people with low incomes buy food. Read the full release.
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How Alabama Education Spending Compares
According to PARCA’s annual Public Opinion Survey, Alabamians of all political identities regularly cite education as the most important service Read the full release.
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.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama has launched the PARCA Education Research Center, a dedicated center within PARCA that Read the full release.
Alabama Sees Third-Grade Reading Progress Slow
After multiple years of progress, Alabama third grade reading performance plateaued in 2026, with 11.8% of students scoring under the Read the full release.
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Cities in the north, south, and east grow fastest; Central cities continue to see population flow to suburbs
Growth moderated across most of Alabama cities in 2025 according to new population estimates for Alabama cities. Printable PDF available Read the full release.
How a Change in Federal Regulations Could Threaten Life-Saving Progress in Alabama’s Opioid Crisis
PARCA’s 2026 Annual Forum, “From Crisis to Collaboration: How Data, Policy, and Partnership Saved Lives in Alabama,” spotlighted the Read the full release.
2026 PARCA Annual Forum Review
Deaths from drug overdose dropped sharply in 2024 and 2025, due in part to bold policy decisions, the deployment of Read the full release.