Policy Research

"I've been told this isn't going to help anybody unless your income is $100,000 a year." State Rep. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette "Question: Could you tell, since you indicated that perhaps Rep. Hendren's fig 529s &...

"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.” Policy Foundation report,11998   (March 2018) The Policy...

(March 2018) A provision of the recently-enacted Republican federal tax cut, meant to increase competition in the delivery of education services was approved by the state legislature in mid-March and became law on March 20....

"School Improvement Coordinator Ms. Tiah Frazier said there were 28 districts with transitional support plans." Minutes, State Board of Education, December 14, 2017 "PA930 of 2017 requires districts with schools labeled under the state's previous school accountability...

"Scarce resources can be allocated toward fiscal goals ... when government does more with less."  Policy Foundation, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 20161   (February 12, 2018) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed using efficiencies and savings from the transformation...

"State corporate income taxes represent a type of "double taxation", wherein corporate profits are taxed at both the corporate level and the personal income tax level, when dividends are paid." Murphy Commission, Policy Foundation project,...

(January 2018) Records show the school choice market in Pulaski County totaled nearly 19,000 K-12 students in 2017. This niche educational market includes students eligible to participate in public school choice programs, capped at three...

"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.” Policy Foundation report,11998   (January 2018) Records show...

"There is significant evidence that reductions in marginal state tax rates encourage state economic growth ...Rates on productive behavior should be reduced." “Reduce the state's income tax…repeal the state's capital gains tax.” Arkansas Policy Foundation, Murphy...

"(A) stronger FOIA has the potential to save Arkansas taxpayers millions of dollars ... Records we obtained ... show outstanding tax liens .... while taxes are raised and counties aren't fully reimbursed for housing state inmates in...