Published Reports


One Size Does Not Fit All: Research and Recommendations on Gender-Responsiveness in Alabama's Criminal Justice System by the Commission Report on Girls and Woment in the Criminal Justice System, March 2008 (.pdf format requires Adobe Reader.)
2004 Financial Comparisons for Alabama's Largest Cities (.pdf format requires Adobe Reader.)
35 Proposed Constitutional Amendments on Ballots for November 2, 2004 (PARCA Report #45, Fall  2004) requires Adobe Reader.
2000 Financial Comparisons for Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report #44, Summer 2003) requires Adobe Reader.
Should the Alabama Trust Fund Be Spent for Short-term Budget Relief? (PARCA Report #43, Spring 2002)
How Alabama's Taxes Compare (PARCA Report No. 42, Spring 2001)
50 Proposed Constitutional Amendments on Ballots for November 7, 2000 (PARCA Report No.41, September 2000; .pdf format is best for a printed copy)
Proposed Changes to Alabama's Trust Funds (PARCA Report No.40, September 2000; .pdf format is best for a printed copy)
Financial Comparisons for Alabama's Largest Cities(PARCA Report No.39, August 2000 Word format; .pdf format.is best for a printed copy)
How Alabama's Public School Teacher Compensation Compares (PARCA Report No. 38, November 1999)
How Alabama's Taxes Compare (PARCA Report No. 37, Summer 1999)
The Quality and Cost of Alabama's Roads, Bridges, and Transit Programs (PARCA Report No. 36, Summer 1999)
Improving Public Safety Communications in Jefferson County.html, (A Report Prepared by PARCA at the request of the Jefferson County Commission, March 1999)  Adobe Format
The Fiscal Impacts of Alabama's Tax Incentives (A Report Prepared at the Request of the Economic Development Association of Alabama, November 1998)
48 Proposed Constitutional Amendments on November 1998 Ballots (PARCA Report No. 35, Fall 1998)
In Search of a State Budget Built on Planning and Performance (PARCA Report No. 34, Fall 1998)
Financial Comparisons for Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report No. 33, Summer 1998)
Improving County Government in Alabama's Metropolitan Areas (PARCA Report No. 32, Spring 1998)
How Alabama's Taxes Compare (PARCA Report No. 31, Fall 1997)
Improving Air quality in the Birmingham Area: Alternatives for Reducing Ozone-Producing Emissions form Mobile Sources , Executive Summary (A Report for the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Development Board, October 1997)
Funding, Program Performance, and Capital Planning in the Alabama State Budget (PARCA Report No. 30, Summer 1997)
The Quality and Cost of Alabama's Roads (PARCA Report No. 29, Spring 1997)
A Comparative Perspective on Public Higher Education in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 28, Winter 1996-97)
The Alabama Constitution and the November Ballot (PARCA Report No. 27, Fall 1996)
Financial Comparisons for Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report No. 26, Summer 1996)
The Impact of Federal Budget Balancing on Alabama's State Budget (PARCA Report No. 25, Spring 1996)
Comparing the Finances and Functions of Alabama Counties (PARCA Report No. 24, Winter 1995)
Improving Educational Attainment in Alabama (PARCA Report 23, Summer 1995)
Descriptive Data on Alabama's Public Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges (April 17, 1995)
Comparing the Quality and Cost of Alabama's Roads (PARCA Report No. 22, Winter 1995)
Comparing the Performance and Finances of Alabama School Systems (PARCA Report No. 21, Fall 1994)
Creating a Bottom-Line Focus for State Responsibilities in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 20, Summer 1994)
Comparing the Finances of Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report No. 19, Spring 1994)
Making Decisions About County Government (PARCA Report No. 18, Fall 1993)
Conserving Local Funds Through Cooperative Purchasing (Local Cooperation Series No. 3, July 1993)
Developing a Strategic Plan for Alabama State Government (PARCA Report No. 17, Spring 1993)
An Organizational Study for the State Superintendent on Restructuring the Alabama State Department of Education (February 1993)
How Alabama's Roads Compare (PARCA Report No. 16, Summer 1992)
Performance in Alabama Schools 1990-91 (School Improvement Series No. 3, May 1992)
A Cooperative Effort to Improve Local Law Enforcement (Local Cooperation Series No. 2, September 1992)
Teamwork Empowers Local Governments To Do More with Less (Local Cooperation Series No. 1, March 1992)
Comparing the Finances of Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report No. 15, Winter 1992)
Intergovernmental Cooperation in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 14, Fall 1991)
Status Reports on Alabama Schools (School Improvement Series No. 2, August 1991)
Comparing State Education Reforms (School Improvement Series No. 1, June 1991)
Improving Alabama's Public Schools (PARCA Report No. 13, Spring 1991)
Addressing Alabama's Real Budget Problems (PARCA Report No. 12, Winter 1991)
Deciding the Future Direction of Criminal Punishment in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 11, Fall 1990)
Paying for Medicaid in the 1990s (PARCA Report No. 10, Summer 1990)
Resolving the State's Financing Problems (PARCA Report No. 9, Spring 1990)
How Alabama's Taxes on Business Compare (PARCA Report No. 8, Spring 1990)
Considerations in Reforming Alabama's Taxes (PARCA Report No.7, Winter 1990)
Revenue and Spending Growth in the 1990 Alabama State Budget (PARCA Report No. 6, Fall 1989)
The Finances of Alabama's Largest Cities (PARCA Report No. 5, Summer 1989)
Local Support for Public Schools in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 4, Summer 1989)
The Financing and Uses of State Debt in Alabama (PARCA Report No. 3, Spring 1989)
Financing State Services in Alabama: The Budget for Fiscal 1989 (PARCA Report No. 2, Winter 1989)
The Taxes Alabamians Pay: Comparison's With Other Southern States (PARCA Report No. 1, Fall 1988)

Copies of PARCA Reports are available from your local Alabama public library or college library. If not available, have your librarian contact PARCA to obtain them:






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