This report, entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT,” examines the alarming rising tax revenue and spending from the state’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets over the past several years. ...
API Releases Report on Alabama’s Fiscal Situation, “Follow the Money and See Where it Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT”
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (October 20th, 2021), the Alabama Policy Institute (API) released a new report evaluating the current fiscal state and uninhibited growth of Alabama’s government. The report entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: A ...
The November 2020 Constitutional Amendments
In this edition of the Goat Hill Intelligencer, we detail each constitutional amendment that will be on the statewide ballot on Tuesday, November 3rd. Through the explanations and information provided in this guide, the people of Alabama will be able ...
Coronavirus Restrictions by State: October 2020
Southeastern states responded to the novel coronavirus in remarkably similar ways at the beginning of the pandemic. Shutdowns and stay-at-home orders were the norm. In recent months, however, some states have reopened more than others. For exampl ...
The 2020 Census and Alabama (September 2020)
While Alabama’s major metropolitan areas continue to experience healthy growth, the state’s population is increasing at a rate that is less than half that of the U.S. as a whole. This poses a problem because the results of the 2020 Census will be use ...
2020 Election: Comparing the Democratic and Republican Platforms
To help voters this election year, the Alabama Policy Institute has put together a side-by-side comparison of the party platforms on issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage, taxes to immigration, gun control to the environment. We’ve organized i ...
API Publishes Report Reviewing U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 Term
Birmingham, Ala. - Today the Alabama Policy Institute (API) released “The Supreme Court in Review: 2019-2020 Term.” The report details the most important cases decided by the Supreme Court during its most recent term and is to serve as a re ...