Alabama relies on federal spending—Alabama residents do, too. Alabama residents receive over $60 billion from the federal government—23% of all Read the full release.  

PARCA held its 2025 PARCA Annual Forum – State of Mind: Navigating Alabama’s Mental Health Dilemma on March 7, 2025 Read the full release.  

According to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Jefferson and Mobile counties grew, and Montgomery narrowed its population Read the full release.  

Alabama’s 2024 high school graduates posted improved performance on the ACT compared to prior years, continuing a positive trend at Read the full release.  

Alabama public school fourth graders are scoring higher in both reading and math than they did prior to the Covid-19 Read the full release.  

Join us for the 2025 PARCA Annual Forum! March 7, 2025 at The Harbert Center in Birmingham – 9:00 a.m. Read the full release.  

PARCA is re-examining Alabama’s Constitution in light of the 2022 passage of a revised and reorganized version of the state’s Read the full release.  

Leaders from city and county government, education, philanthropy, social services, and community are launching a new partnership to decrease violence Read the full release.  

Each year, PARCA uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State and Local Finances to compare Alabama’s Read the full release.  

Alabama’s population increased by more than 40,000, between July 2023 and July 2024, reaching a total of 5,157,699, according to Read the full release.