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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
The State Of Occupational Licensure In Arkansas
It’s no secret that Arkansas doesn’t live up to its “Land Of Opportunity” nickname — especially when it comes to how state government...
Caleb Taylor
Sep 26, 20173 min read
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Oklahoma Begins Dismantling Overburdensome Occupational Licenses
A new task force will begin examining Oklahoma’s occupational licensing burden this week. The task force was created by Oklahoma Gov....
Caleb Taylor
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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Secretary of Labor Urges State Lawmakers To Pass Licensing Reform
Reforming overburdensome occupational licensing laws is one way state lawmakers can have an “immediate, consequential and measurable...
Caleb Taylor
Aug 4, 20172 min read
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Arkansas Officials Cheer EPA’s WOTUS Repeal
Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, announced yesterday that he was rescinding the 2015 Waters of the...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 28, 20173 min read
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Warren Stephens’s Filmic Celebration of Capitalism
It is unusual for capitalism or capitalists to receive positive portrayals in film. From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Wall Street” to “The...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 9, 20172 min read
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STUDY: Federal Regs Cost Americans $15k Per Household
President Obama spent his last year in office continuing to bury the country in red tape, but there might be a reprieve in sight....
Marc Kilmer
Jun 2, 20172 min read
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LR’s Taxi Monopoly, R.I.P.
Little Rock’s taxi monopoly is officially dead. Little Rock’s Board of Directors just voted almost unanimously to give Ken Leininger,...
Marc Kilmer
May 17, 20172 min read
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LR Board To Decide Fate Of Ken’s Cab Tuesday
Ken Leininger is about to face his last hurdle in a two-year battle to operate a taxi company in Little Rock. Leininger will go before...
Marc Kilmer
May 12, 20172 min read
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Repeal The Death Tax
Dying is inconvenient enough, but — even worse — you can get heavily taxed for it. That’s why I was glad to see the House delegation...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 22, 20153 min read
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Free Markets, Not Minimum Wage Laws, Raise Salaries
We’ve recently seen efforts across the country to raise the minimum wage. Arkansas’s minimum wage will be raised to $8.50 in 2017. The...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 13, 20153 min read
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No New Taxes Placed On E-Cigs In Arkansas
One of the most positive policy results to come out of the Arkansas legislative session earlier this year was the avoidance of a...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 10, 20152 min read
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Arkansas Second-Highest In Sales Tax Rate…Again!
The 2015 edition of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC’s) “Rich States, Poor States” study came out today. Arkansas’s...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 8, 20152 min read
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Regulation Freedom Amendment Passes House!
We wrote earlier this month about the legislators who failed to release state Rep. Grant Hodges’ HR 1031, a resolution that would have...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 26, 20152 min read
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Massachusetts Considers Ending Film Tax Credits. Why Not Arkansas?
Our friends over at the Tax Foundation have a good summary of Massachusetts’s experience with its failed policy of film tax credits. ...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 24, 20153 min read
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Pharmacy Benefits and the Free Market
Who’s interested in the issues surrounding pharmacy reimbursements? I’m sure few of you raised your hands. You may not imagine it, but...
Marc Kilmer
Mar 19, 20152 min read
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Updates From The Capitol
A quick Tuesday–Wednesday update: Rep. Womack’s occupational deregulation bill was delayed — the House Public Health Committee will...
Daniel Greenberg
Mar 18, 20151 min read
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Bills To Watch Today
There are quite a few bills that freedom lovers should be following today at the Capitol. State Rep. Richard Womack has a new “Right To...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 17, 20151 min read
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The War On E-Cigs In Arkansas
The Baptists and Bootleggers theory of political economy is once again demonstrating its explanatory power: this time with e-cigarettes. ...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 16, 20153 min read
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Union Reps Freak Out Over Westerman’s Federal Pension Reform Plan
Like many other parts of government, our federal pension program spends more than it takes in and is currently going broke. Enter...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 13, 20152 min read
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Legislators Strike Out On Pushing Back Against Federal Over-Regulation
Arkansas legislators whiffed on an opportunity to roll back burdensome federal regulations Monday. Legislators failed to pass state Rep....
Caleb Taylor
Mar 10, 20153 min read
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Deregulation For Johnny Key, But Not For Thee
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has nominated former legislator and University of Arkansas lobbyist Johnny Key to be...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 5, 20152 min read
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Practical Tax Reform For Arkansas
The best way to help Arkansas’s economy grow is through tax reform: policymakers who want to foster economic growth and attract...
Daniel Greenberg
Mar 4, 20151 min read
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Arkansas Manufacturing Jobs on EPA Chopping Block
Manufacturing jobs in Arkansas will take a huge hit if the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to cut carbon emissions is implemented,...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 25, 20151 min read
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Arkansas Chamber of Commerce: Worse Than President Obama on Economic Freedom
If you are to the left of President Obama, it’s safe to say you’re out of touch with the vast majority of Arkansans. The Arkansas State...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 24, 20152 min read
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