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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.
Marc Kilmer
Feb 21, 20192 min read
Misguided Legislation to Impose a Vape Tax
If you use e-cigarettes or vape, Sen. Will Bond is targeting you for a huge tax increase. He wants to tax e-cigarettes and vaping...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 20, 20192 min read
Easing Access to Birth Control in Arkansas
Arkansas is #1 – in teenage pregnancy. The state has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the nation, a superlative that the state isn’t...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 14, 20193 min read
AOC Flunks Campaign Finance
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez certainly knows how to garner media attention. From her policy proposals to her fashion, she has...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 8, 20192 min read
Improving Access to Child Care
Anyone who seeks child care knows that it can be a frustrating experience. It can be difficult to find a provider you are comfortable...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 10, 20193 min read
Felonious Politicians May Lose Their Pensions
If you have violated the public trust, should taxpayers fund your retirement? I think it’s safe to say that most people would answer “no”...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 28, 20183 min read
The Human Cost of Cosmetology Licensing
It should come to no surprise to the readers of TAP that sometimes people use the political system to rig the game in their favor. While...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 27, 20182 min read
Will Arkansas Embrace Free Range Parenting in 2019?
Depending on the whims of a police officer or a state worker, the types of activity that used to be normal for children a couple decades...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 14, 20182 min read
Rep. Westerman Rightly Focuses on Forest Management
The fires in California and throughout the West may have subsided, but they will be back. Rep. Bruce Westerman has a plan that would help...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 11, 20183 min read
An Absurd Idea to Regulate Social Media
The 92nd session of the Arkansas General Assembly convenes next month. Even though legislators haven’t yet met in Little Rock, I may have...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 15, 20183 min read
Criminal Justice Reform May Be Coming to Congress
There is not much upon which Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree. However, even in these polarized times, there does appear to be...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 9, 20182 min read
Occupational Licensing’s Harms are Real
Who wants to help workers and consumers? The recent election featured a lot of politicians who said that’s what they want to do. Every...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 8, 20182 min read
How are Other States Reforming Occupational Licensing?
The elections are over. It’s time to move from politics to policy. A good way to unite people who have been divided by this partisan...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 4, 20182 min read
Consider the Trade-Offs of a Minimum Wage Hike
Voters will go to the polls shortly and decide, among other things, whether to increase Arkansas’s minimum wage. While advocates for the...
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Some Problems with a Minimum Wage Hike
Soon Arkansas voters will be deciding whether or not to increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11.00 an hour. Those in...
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 30, 20182 min read
Minimum Wage Hike Will Have a Big Impact
On Election Day, voters will have a chance to decide if Arkansas workers will be prohibited from accepting a job that pays less than $11...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 27, 20182 min read
Going Further to Reform Occupational Licensing
What should states do to advance worker freedom? My last blog post discussed a recent Federal Trade Commission report that outlined some...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Feds Weigh in on Occupational Licensing Portability
The state has erected a lot of barriers for Arkansans looking to work. Thankfully, Governor Asa Hutchinson recognizes the problem with...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 13, 20182 min read
The Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
Arkansas may be on the path to reforming its burdensome occupational licensing laws. Governor Asa Hutchinson formed a Red Tape Reduction...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 19, 20183 min read
Don’t Dump Your Plastics Yet
Richard Mason is worried about plastic. Mason is a geologist and past chairman of the Department of Environmental Quality Board of...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20183 min read
Politics at Play in Military Widow Amendment
As a member of Congress, Rep. Steve Womack is going to take votes that make people upset. That is the nature of the job. But a recent...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20182 min read
Arkansas House Members Support High-Skilled Immigration Reform
Immigration is in the news again (of course, when hasn’t immigration been in the news during the Trump Administration?). This issue may...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 8, 20183 min read
Arkansas Delegation Takes a Stand on Farm Subsidies
The House of Representatives recently debated (and then failed to pass) legislation governing federal agricultural programs....
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Marc Kilmer
May 24, 20183 min read
Time to Move on Yucca Mountain
Where should the waste from Arkansas Nuclear One (and every other nuclear power plant across the U.S.) be deposited? That question has...
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Marc Kilmer
May 17, 20182 min read
Will Wind Catcher Be Good for Arkansas Consumers?
In early May, the Arkansas Public Service Commission concluded that an Oklahoma wind farm would be in the public interest of Arkansas. It...
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