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,...
SISTER STATES, MORE FEMALE LEGISLATORS IN TERM LIMITS ERA
(October 2012) Former President Bill Clinton noted Arkansas and Michigan are sister states1 during a March 1997...
STATE TREASURER HAS NO DERIVATIVES POLICY
The Orange County treasurer managed the pools, which totaled approximately $7.6 billion. The treasurer used reverse repurchase...
LONG-TERM ARKANSAS MEDICAID SPENDING GROWTH GREATER THAN U.S. AVERAGE, CPI
“Governor Beebe has repeatedly said that the current rate of Medicaid growth is unsustainable.” The...
