Policy Research

(July 19, 2024) Today's monthly jobs report provides further evidence of strong growth within Arkansas' construction sector, a development noted in media reports citing Policy Foundation research. (more…)

(July 2024) The incredible growth of Arkansas' Construction sector illustrates the importance of infrastructure to economic development.(1)   (more…)

(June 25, 2024) Today's monthly jobs report provides further evidence of strong growth within Arkansas' Construction sector, a development noted last week in a Policy Foundation research memo. (more…)

(June 17, 2024) One Arkansas sector stands out among private industry groups. Construction jobs grew from 51,400 (April 2020) to 68,200 (April 2024), a 32.75% growth rate that topped the U.S. average (25.7%) in the...

(June 2024) The tax cuts enacted by policymakers this month are the latest action in a decade-long 'ideas battle' that began more than a quarter-century ago with the Murphy Commission, a Policy Foundation project. (more…)

(June 2024) Following is a brief income tax history after this year's tax cut. (more…)

(June 25, 2024) Today's monthly jobs report provides further evidence of strong growth within Arkansas' Construction sector, a development noted last week in a Policy Foundation research memo. (more…)

(1Q-2024) The state of Arkansas has retained management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. for a three-year efficiency initiative, according to a recently-announced contract between the two parties. The 128-page $5.5 million services contract includes information...

"All post-secondary students enrolled in public, private or for-profit colleges and universities operating in Arkansas are our customers. To successfully serve those students, we also serve colleges and universities, policy makers, and taxpayers." Arkansas Department...

(December 2023) Nearly 115,000 Arkansas students attend charter, home or private schools, or are enrolled in a public school choice program in the current school year, state Department of Education and other records show. "The...