Policy Research

"There is significant evidence that reductions in marginal state tax rates encourage state economic growth ...Rates on productive behavior should be reduced." “Arkansas Policy Foundation, Murphy Commission project, 1998 (June 2021) Three states that border...

Department of Finance and Administration - Five-Year Review (2015-2020) In late 2015, Governor Asa Hutchinson directed executive agencies under his jurisdiction to assist the Arkansas Policy Foundation "in its evaluation of our state government and...

"Dr. Thomas A. Bruce, former dean at UAMS told a Policy Foundation forum that prevention and "a team approach" are key to improving medical care access in rural Arkansas." (Policy Foundation research memo, June 11,...

(March 2021) A proposal pending in the state House of Representatives would reduce Arkansas' top income tax ratefrom 5.9% to 5.8%, public records show. House Bill 1403, sponsored by State Rep. John Maddox, R-Mena, would...

(March 2021) Arkansas' job creation rate in the Leisure and Hospitality employment supersector declined after two minimum wage increases last decade, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) records show. Early in the 21st century, Arkansas'...

"CPI-Expenditures Link. A short-term budgetary link should be established between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and total operational expenditures by agencies." Arkansas Policy Foundation, Efficiency Project report (October 2016) Summary: Policymakers have advanced two ideas...

(December 2020) A report by the Hutchinson administration to a legislative panel estimates $57.6 million in savingsfrom last year's reorganization of state government. The report, which surveys efficiency efforts since July 2019 also cites a...

"Comprehensive tax reform reflects the idea that the state should raise only revenue needed to support core oressential state functions. Other dollars that would have been utilized to support a more expanded role for governmentare...

(December 2020) Nearly 100,000 students attend charter, home or private schools, or are eligible to participate in a public school choice program, state Department of Education and non-profit records show.1 The following 25 counties have...

The "Policy Foundation was established in 1995 as an independent research organization ... The Foundation has established the Efficiency Project ... (which) allows a nonpartisan, independent group of citizens to volunteer their time and efforts...