PARCA report shows Alabama remains near bottom in tax collections
Only Alaska collected fewer dollars per capita than Alabama over this review period.
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
New PARCA report predicts slowing economy in Alabama
A new analysis of state tax revenues predicts the era of big budget increases may be coming to an end.
PARCA: Average ACT scores, college readiness dropped for class of 2022
Average scores are down from a pre-pandemic high for the class of 2017.
PARCA: Population increase due to domestic migration, above average birth rate
The state’s population increased to a level higher than any time in more than a decade.
PARCA: Alabama second-lowest in state, local tax collection per capita
Meanwhile, the state had among the highest sales tax in the U.S.
Alabama 3rd grade reading levels slightly improve: PARCA study
Failure in third-grade reading levels is still above 20 percent of all Alabama third graders, according to the study.
PARCA: Majority of Alabamians feel education, healthcare are underfunded
73 percent, or nearly three-quarters of those responding, believe that too little is being spent on education, according to the poll.
PARCA issues analysis of state parks primary amendment
The amendment proposes borrowing $85 million to fund repairs and upgrades to Alabama's 21 state parks.
May 20, 2022
PARCA report shows Alabama has nation’s second-lowest tax collection per capita
The only state with a lower tax collection per capita in 2019 was Tennessee.
December 24, 2021
PARCA study shows Alabama’s college-going rate’s continued downward trend
Four-year college attendance held steady while two-year attendance dropped 4 percent.