(May 2023) Policy Foundation research concludes states without an income tax create new private-sector jobs at rates greater than the national average. This observation is demonstrated by calculating growth rates in periods of economic expansion. The U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics (BLS) compiles jobs data. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) determines expansion dates. A […]
(May 2023) Historically, Arkansas critics of income tax cuts have relied on class-warfare arguments to oppose the policy. More recently, some critics have tried to argue that no-income tax states do not generate higher income growth. The Policy Foundation, in a 2004 research memo (“High Growth States”) noted factors influencing economic development “include tax rates; […]
Phonics is the instructional practice that once made America the most literate nation on earth. It relies on an intensive, systematic approach … children learn to read by first learning the sounds and syllables of the English language. Then they can put syllables together like building blocks to quickly acquire a reading vocabulary as broad […]
Enrollment Greater Than Public School Districts “The most callused aspect of the (Arkansas) education monopoly is that it willingly and deliberately forces children–except those whose parents have wealth–to attend bad schools. And it does so with financial resources taken from parents already struggling financially and at the expense of their ability to choose a better […]
“Arkansas would benefit from comprehensive, pro-growth reform; Arkansans are not under-taxed; taxes and rates do matter to entrepreneurs …” Policy Foundation Mission Statement (February 2023) Past Policy Foundation research noted a reduction in Arkansas’ top income tax rate to 4.9% would improve the state’s competitive position in the 12-state Southeast region. (1) New Federation of […]
“The experiment, termed a regulatory sandbox, is a set of rules that allow businesses, usually within a specificindustry, to test themselves in a market without being subject to usual regulations.” Policy Foundation.”A sandbox to create jobs in.” Jonesboro Sun, May 9, 2022 (February 2023) The regulatory sandbox idea has advanced across the U.S. since Utah […]
(February 2023) Arkansas legislators have approved a bill to ban local governments from enacting an income tax. House Bill 1026 (sponsor: State Rep. David Ray of Maumelle) was approved by the House, 79-10, in late January; and by the Senate, 27-6, earlier this month. The measure has been sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (1) […]
“The most callused aspect of the current education monopoly in Arkansas is that it willingly and deliberately forces children–except those whose parents have wealth–to attend bad schools.” Arkansas Policy Foundation, 1998 (December 2022) Nearly 110,000 Arkansas students attend charter, home or private schools, or are enrolled in a public school choice program in the current […]
(November 2022) The Policy Foundation sponsored a public forum on the issue of dictionaries and literacy on Nov. 4at Lyon College in Batesville. The forum featured a keynote talk by Lyon Assistant Professor of Elementary Education Dr. Karin Brown (1); a Batesville School District literacy specialist and 3rd Grade school teachers; parents; and business community […]
(September 2022) Per capita personal income is higher in Tennessee and Texas counties than in adjacent Arkansasborder areas, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data. Payroll Employment States without an income tax led the Southeast and Arkansas’ border region in jobs creation in the first two years ofthe national economic expansion that began […]
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