Representative Richey’s Drive By
Rep. Richey driving by the polls, presumably without identification. Now that election reform is only one hurdle away from becoming law...
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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.
Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20132 min read
Will Voter ID Bankrupt Arkansas?
This morning, the House State Agencies Committee passed Sen. Bryan King’s voter ID bill (SB2) out of committee. It will now go to the...
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Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20134 min read
The Tyranny of Property Rights
Yesterday, I took a field trip to the state capitol in Little Rock, as I often do, to see what our government was up to. I wandered into...
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Nic Horton
Mar 4, 20133 min read
Raising the Minimum Wage: Unfair to Working Students And Still a Bad Idea
The House Public Health Committee is slated to take up Rep. Butch Wilkins’s minimum wage hike tomorrow morning. The proposal would raise...
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Nic Horton
Feb 28, 20133 min read
Senator Chesterfield: “I Do Not Have a Constitutional Right To Buy Alcohol”
Last week, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill for the first time in history (it was considered before the House State Agencies...
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Nic Horton
Feb 27, 20131 min read
Massachusetts State Rep. Admits Something Resembling Voter Fraud (or “Gives a Voice to the Leg
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Why does Nic Horton keep writing about voter fraud? Doesn’t he know what voter fraud does not exist?...
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Nic Horton
Feb 26, 20134 min read
Arkansas State Police Oppose Second Amendment
Photo by Oleg Volk The House Judiciary Committee heard HB1408, The Open Carry Act, this morning. Before the bill was presented, it was...
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Nic Horton
Feb 25, 20131 min read
AAI: Prosecutors Should Be Non-Partisan
Advance Arkansas Institute has released a new paper in their series of fantastic public policy briefs. This paper, entitled “Removing...
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Nic Horton
Feb 24, 20132 min read
Why Hiking the Minimum Wage is Bad for Everyone
This week, state Representative Butch Wilkins introduced a bill to increase the government-mandated minimum wage from $6.25 to $8.25 per...
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Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20132 min read
An Ad Hominem in Search of a Target That Doesn’t Exist
Yesterday afternoon, State Rep. Greg Leding took to the twittosphere to claim that a Republican state Senator “speaking on the Senate...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 21, 20133 min read
David Johnson: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
Senator David Johnson, intently studying AAI’s latest policy brief. I have always admired Senator David Johnson. He and I rarely agree,...
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Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20131 min read
VIDEO: Senate Debates, Passes Voter ID Bill
Today, for the first time in state history, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill. The bill, SB2, carried with a bipartisan vote of...
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Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20131 min read
Policy Mythbusters: AAI Debunks ‘Voter ID’ Myths in New Brief
OK, those thinkers over at the Advance Arkansas Institute have really done it this time: today they’ve released a new policy brief on SB...
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Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20132 min read
‘Non-Existent’ Voter Fraud Strangely Still Exists
John Fund of National Review recently wrote a great piece entitled “The Voter Fraud That ‘Never Happens’ Keeps Coming Back.” He outlines...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20133 min read
It’s Time to Stop Using Taxpayer-Funded Resources to Influence Elections
HB1187 would prohibit government entities from using taxpayer funds or taxpayer-funded resources to influence the outcome of ballot...
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Nic Horton
Feb 17, 20131 min read
VIDEO: King, Greenberg Testify in Favor of Voter ID Bill
It took a little longer than expected, but as promised, here is some video from Thursday’s Senate State Agencies Committee meeting at...
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Nic Horton
Feb 15, 20131 min read
10 Ways Obamacare Limits Patient Choice
If, somehow, you’re still sorta undecided on that whole Obamacare thing, the Heritage Foundation has released a list of 10 ways that the...
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Nic Horton
Feb 14, 20135 min read
Latest ‘Church Carry’ Proposal Raises Constitutional Concerns
Do you want this sign displayed on your church door? As readers of this blog know, the Arkansas legislature passed a “church carry” bill...
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Nic Horton
Feb 8, 20131 min read
Stephen Speaks!
Those thinkers over at the Advance Arkansas Institute made good on their promise yesterday to bring Steve Moore to Little Rock for a...
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Nic Horton
Feb 4, 20133 min read
Church Protection Act Passes the House, Heads to The Beebe
Rep. Nate Bell, gnome de Mena, wielding his fully automatic Glock assault rifle machine gun. Yesterday, the House passed SB71, “The...
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Nic Horton
Feb 4, 20131 min read
Let’s Talk About Election Integrity!
Today, Advance Arkansas Institute President Dan Greenberg joined freedom fighter and all-around good guy Senator Bryan King to discuss...
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Nic Horton
Jan 31, 20131 min read
Jerry Cox Weighs In On Pro-Life Developments!
Two bills of significant impact took steps forward in the legislative process at the state capitol today: one is Rep. Andy Mayberry’s...
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Nic Horton
Jan 30, 20131 min read
Rep. Bell Presents “Mileage Reimbursement Fairness Act”
Rep. Nate Bell (more affectionately known as “the Mena Gnome”) presented HB1044 or “The Mileage Reimbursement Fairness Act” before the...
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Nic Horton
Jan 23, 20132 min read
Church Carry Clears Senate Committee, Senator Flowers Says Some Words
Today, SB71, “The Church Protection Act,” cleared its first hurdle towards becoming law. It was passed out of the Senate Judiciary...
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