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...
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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.
Caleb Taylor
- Aug 22, 2017
- 2 min
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....
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 4, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 28, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 9, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 2, 2017
- 2 min
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....
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Marc Kilmer
- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
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,...
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Marc Kilmer
- May 12, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 13, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 10, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 8, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 26, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 24, 2015
- 3 min
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. ...
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Marc Kilmer
- Mar 19, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Mar 18, 2015
- 1 min
Updates From The Capitol
A quick Tuesday–Wednesday update: Rep. Womack’s occupational deregulation bill was delayed — the House Public Health Committee will...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 17, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 16, 2015
- 3 min
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. ...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 13, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 10, 2015
- 3 min
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....
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 5, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Mar 4, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 25, 2015
- 1 min
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,...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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