While many states continue raising taxes, Alabama is holding the line. A new report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) shows Alabama continues to rank near the […]

BIRMINGHAM — Each year, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual survey of state and local finances to compare Alabama’s tax collections […]

BIRMINGHAM – According to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, the gap narrowed but more people died in Alabama than were born here, according to 2023 estimates. Using numbers […]

BIRMINGHAM – Alabama’s state and local tax collections rank at or near the bottom of every state in the United States, according to a report released today by the Public […]

BIRMINGHAM – After several years of consecutive growth, a new analysis of state tax revenues predicts the era of big budget increases may be coming to an end. The Public Affairs Research Council […]

HUNTSVILLE — Limestone County is the fastest growing county in the state, helping pace Alabama’s population growth. People are moving to Alabama, and according to most recent population estimates, the […]

BIRMINGHAM — In Alabama and across the country, average scores on the ACT, the widely-used college readiness test, dropped for the pandemic-plagued Class of 2022, with Alabama scores reaching their […]

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama’s 2021 public high school graduates entered higher education at a slightly higher rate than the Class of 2020, according to new data from the Alabama Commission on […]

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama’s population became more diverse over the past decade as the number of non-Hispanic Whites declined and more Alabamians identified as being of a different race, a mixture […]

MONTGOMERY — Fewer third-graders scored below grade level in reading in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to results released by the Alabama Department of Education. Still, 22% or […]

From Monte Sano to the gulf, Alabama’s state park system is considered “a jewel.” And, according to its co-sponsor, if Amendment 1 on the May 24 ballot is passed, the […]