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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.
Bogus Arguments for Licensing
The state Senate is considering a bill that would end the state’s burdensome licensing requirements for barbers. Predictably, the people...
Marc Kilmer
Mar 6, 20193 min read
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A Costly Barrier to Work
It’s a good idea for people to work. It’s also a good idea to help people who are leaving prison remain out of prison. If we put these...
Marc Kilmer
Mar 5, 20192 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 9, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 13, 20182 min read
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Evidence Mounts that Licensing Laws Harm Workers
When the government mandates that you must have a license in order to work, it stands to reason that this may hurt people looking to find...
Marc Kilmer
May 15, 20183 min read
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Arkansas Lagging in Occupational License Reform
Arkansas is a national leader in requiring licenses for workers looking to find jobs in a variety of occupations. Unfortunately, it is...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 11, 20182 min read
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Time for Arkansas to Embrace Occupational Licensing Reform
More than almost every other state, Arkansas requires workers to obtain government permission before starting work. That needs to change....
Marc Kilmer
Mar 29, 20182 min read
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The Governor’s Good Move on Freedom to Work
Arkansas ranks high when it comes to tying up its workers with red tape. Governor Asa Hutchinson has begun a process that could lead to a...
Marc Kilmer
Feb 22, 20182 min read
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Arkansas Should Follow Florida’s Lead on Occupational Licensing
Florida legislators are moving fast this year to reform laws that prevent people from finding a job. Arkansas legislators should take...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 17, 20182 min read
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Why Shun Workers Who Want to Come to Arkansas?
Most workers are always on the lookout for a better job at better pay. That’s the American Dream, right? Keep striving, working harder,...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 9, 20183 min read
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Arkansas Earns Recognition for Burdening Workers
Arkansas is Number 3 – but that’s nothing to celebrate. Arkansas recently showed up near the top of a list of states with the highest...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 28, 20172 min read
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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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On “Bottleneckers” And Occupational Licensing
What’s a “bottlenecker,” anyway? Dr. Dick Carpenter, director of strategic research at the Institute for Justice, spoke in Little Rock...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 25, 20172 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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Arkansas Is 40th In Freedom
Arkansas ranks 40th in the nation when our freedom is measured, according to a study released last week by the John Locke Foundation. ...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 23, 20151 min read
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The Mystery of the Chamber of Commerce’s “Intense Opposition” To Regulatory Reform
Many who are sympathetic to the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce’s stated goal of a “pro-business, free-enterprise agenda” were startled by...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 23, 20154 min read
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Study: Arkansas Has Second Worst Occupational Licensing Requirement For Opticians in the Nation
One of the main justifications of occupational licensure is that regulation protects the health and safety of consumers. However,...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 20, 20152 min read
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“Right To An Honest Living” Bill Clears Committee, Heads to House
Rep. Richard Womack succeeded yesterday at getting his “Right To An Honest Living” bill out of the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 13, 20153 min read
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Occupational Freedom Bill Stalls…For Now
State Rep. Richard Womack’s bill to provide Arkansans with much-needed relief from burdensome occupational regulations failed on a voice...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 6, 20153 min read
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Over-Regulation Puts Yoga Owners In Awkward Position
Did you know that somewhere out there in Arkansas a yoga instructor may be teaching without licensed permission from a state bureaucrat?...
Caleb Taylor
Jan 13, 20152 min read
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