SCHOOL LETTER GRADES APPROVED
“Academic ratings and triggers for acclaim or sanctions should be issued for each K-12 public school...
MEDICAID EXPANSION & ECONOMIC SHORTAGES
(May 2013) Economists and medical professionals have understood for some time that shortages exist within Arkansas’...
TOP ARKANSAS INCOME TAX RATE REDUCED FROM 7.0 TO 6.9 PERCENT
(April 2013) The state legislature has reduced the top Arkansas income tax rate from 7.0 to...
STATES OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
“Reduce the state’s income tax…repeal the state’s capital gains tax.” Murphy Commission, Policy Foundation project, 1998...
MEDICAID UNFUNDED LIABILITIES EXPAND UNDER SO-CALLED “PRIVATE” OPTION
“The long-term liabilities of the ARKids First program should be identified.” Policy Foundation research memos, 2006 (March 2013)...
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING
(February 2013) Beebe administration officials are asking the state General Assembly to approve a $125...
OVERLOOKED ISSUES IN MEDICAID DEBATE
(January 15, 2013) Policymakers across the Arkansas political spectrum agree that a proposed Medicaid expansion is...
Road Map for Arkansas Prosperity
Taxes were raised in 1983 and, again, in 2004 with the following result: Arkansas ranked 47th,...
ADVANCING SCHOOL CHOICE IN ARKANSAS
“The most callused aspect of the current education monopoly in Arkansas is that it willingly and...
HOW TO CUT TAXES IN ARKANSAS
“Reduce the state’s income tax…repeal the state’s capital gains tax.” Arkansas Policy Foundation, Murphy Commission project,...
