Increasing budgetary demands from Medicaid and corrections are the predominate factors behind the projected shortfall in the General Fund. Some lawmakers have proposed combining the two state budgets into one unified budget to fix the shortfall in the GF. ...
Lotteries add very little to the incomes of most state governments; the average lottery state realizes only about 3.6% of its income from its lottery. The same market forces that reduced Alabama’s tax revenue—putting the state in its curren ...
Households with annual incomes of less than $25,000 spend about $600 per year on lottery tickets, compared to $289 in households earning more than $100,00. African Americans are more likely to lose a higher proportion of their incomes ...
Around two million Americans are addicted to gambling, and another 20 million let it interfere with their work and social lives. On average, gambling addicts have more than double the debt of non-gambling households and are much more likely to have filed ...
API is pleased to release our latest study, Alabama Public Pensions: Building a Stable Financial Foundation for the Years Ahead. Authored by James Barth and John Jahera of Auburn University, the study makes a compelling case for structural pension reform ...
In trying to identify budget solutions, we took a look at where the money in Alabama actually goes... Click Here to Download Report
This summer the Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether states can define marriage as between only one man and one woman. Recent Supreme Court trends indicate that Justice Kennedy will again deliver the Court’s ruling on this issue, which will ultima ...
"API has made a powerful statement in support of reform over the status quo. I wholeheartedly endorse it and believe it will affect the debate in a positive direction in Alabama and nationwide" -Governor Bobby Jindal In this research paper, featurin ...
The purpose of this amendment is to reaffirm that the Alabama Constitution is the supreme authority in the state and that courts are prohibited from applying foreign law when it would result in a violation of an individual’s constitutional rights. Amendm ...
Proponents of the amendment have pointed to the need to rebuild or repair a number of outdated armories located throughout the state. While opponents acknowledge the need for improvements at some Alabama armories, there is great consternation with increas ...
