Educational Freedom in Alabama 2023-24 School Choice is being hotly debated in the State of Alabama. One of the three tenets of the Alabama Policy Institute’s mission is to promote and defend families as the primary foundation to society. The ...
Gambling is a bad bet for Alabama families
There are renewed calls to legalize gambling in the State of Alabama. Advocates claim that current illegal gambling can be solved by changing the state constitution to make what is now illegal legal. Enforcement of current law and/or increased fine ...
Record ETF Budgets Have Not Created Record Results for Alabama’s Students
The 2023 Alabama Regular Legislative Session marked another record state budgets. The budgets are not outliers. Each year since 2017 has represented the largest enacted ETF budget in Alabama history in terms of non-inflation adjusted dollars. From 2019 t ...
Alabama Open Meetings Act Primer
The Alabama Open Meetings law has been in the news lately as it pertains to the issuance if marijuana licenses, gambling expansion, and more. But what is it? What are the benefits and limitations? Read API’s Alabama Open Meetings Act Primer below: Down ...
Alabama Policy Institute Reports on AEA Political Spending for Statewide and Legislative Candidates
API reports the latest data on direct Alabama Education Association (AEA) contributions and recipients. View Report PDF
County and Local Sales Tax Chart
County and Local Sales Tax Chart Alabama lawmakers have consistently cited that Alabama has one of the lowest overall tax burdens in the nation. However, when county and municipal sales taxes are accounted for, the overall sales tax burden is the fourth ...
How Does Alabama’s Business Climate Compare to Other States?
How Does Alabama’s Business Climate Compare to Other States? Throughout Alabama’s 2023 Regular Legislative Session, much of lawmakers’ time was focused on making the state more competitive in attracting new businesses. The “Game Plan” legislation took ...
The Truth About PRICE Act Funding and Costs
The Truth About PRICE Act Funding and Costs This week, House Bill 295 by Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, the Parental Rights in Children’s Education (PRICE) Act, is scheduled to receive a public hearing in the House Education Policy Committee. As introduced, the bi ...
How Alabama Teacher Salaries Compare To Other Southeastern States
How Alabama Teacher Salaries Compare To Other Southeastern States During her 2023 State of the State Address, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) pledged that teacher salaries would be the highest in the Southeast by the end of her second full term. Specifi ...
API’s Permanent Tax Relief Report
Permanent Tax Relief Should be the Alabama Legislature’s Top Fiscal Priority in 2023 During the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, lawmakers will be tasked with allocating a total state revenue surplus of $3 billion. This is excess money that came dire ...