In tough budget years, lawmakers have often looked for alternative ways to bring in revenue to support state government operations. 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.
Court cost collections continue to sag
The Nation's Longest Constitution Just Got Longer
Enlarge to explore. It’s now official. In 2014, Alabama added 12 more amendments to its constitution, bringing the total number to Read the full release.
Budding interest in changing the way we budget in Alabama?
Budget discussion, State Board of Education, Nov. 12 With the General Fund facing an acute shortfall and the education budget Read the full release.
2014 Education Trust Fund Performance
While the looming shortfall in Alabama’s ailing General Fund has received much attention, the state’s Education Trust Fund (ETF) isn’t Read the full release.
A Look at 2014's Anemic General Fund Performance
The final tallies are in for fiscal year 2014 collections to the state’s General Fund. The results are, as usual, Read the full release.
Alabama’s Corrections Conundrum
The Alabama Department of Corrections has jurisdiction over more than 32,000 individuals who’ve been convicted of a crime and are Read the full release.
Alabama’s Ailing General Fund
When the new legislature convenes in 2015, it will face an old problem: a shortfall in the state’s $1.8 billion Read the full release.
While Alabama incomes lag behind other states, so do the prices we pay
Earlier this year, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released a new way of looking at income and prices across Read the full release.
Government Services Go Digital: Alabama Making Improvements
New technologies provide opportunities for people to conduct business and allow governments to provide services in more efficient ways as Read the full release.
Alabama Gasoline Tax Revenue Continues to Decline
Revenue from the gasoline tax, the money that goes into building and maintaining roads, continues to decline in Alabama. Cars Read the full release.