Arkansas Government’s Holy Grail—The Quest for 100 Percent Income Parity
(June 2008) A long-stated goal of Arkansas state government officials is achieving 100 percent parity with...
Merge All Existing Co-ops
One educational group escaped scrutiny in the consolidation debate that occurred after the Court’s decision in...
Arkansas Income Tax Rates Higher Than Border States
Arkansas has the highest income tax rate among the states that border it, according to 2008...
AETN Public TV Forum
(April 2008) Economists from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, the Univ. of Arkansas and the Policy...
Arkansas Employment Growth Trails U.S. For Fourth Consecutive Year
“In order for Arkansas to move from a low-wage to a high-wage economy, the state...
The Biggest Middle Class Tax Cut In Arkansas History
“The state’s income tax should be reduced … Consider an across-the-board cut, reduce the marginal rates,...
Performance-Based Budgeting and Activities-Based Costing
Performance-based budgeting would require state government to develop quantifiable measures for all functions and then allocate...
No Income Tax Increase. Reduce Top Rate to Highest Border State Rate
“Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico has cut income and capital gains tax rates to...
Emphasis on Prevention
Arkansas is one of the poorest states in the nation, and also one of the least...
DYNAMIC ANALYSIS & THE SEVERANCE TAX HIKE
“(T)ax proposals should be submitted to a process of dynamic scoring in order to assess...
