Sen. Hammer Files Needed Change to FOIA Law
It is enshrined in the laws of Arkansas that government officials and employees should not be able to shield their actions from public...
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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.
Robert Steinbuch
- Jun 21, 2018
- 3 min
The Municipal League’s Attack on the Freedom of Information Act
Here we go again. The Arkansas Municipal League has put out a series of proposals to gut the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). At least...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 11, 2017
- 2 min
Arkansas FOIA Task Force Begins
Another new task force officially began today: the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force met for the first time....
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 5, 2017
- 3 min
Why is the Press Now Against Openness?
The President established a bipartisan commission to examine voter fraud in May. The commission simply asked each state for a list of...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 15, 2017
- 3 min
Advocates of FOIA Shrinkage Proven Wrong Again
In the first state Supreme Court opinion to cite to the latest version of the treatise “The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act” (which I...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 10, 2017
- 3 min
FOIA Still Alive and Well — Despite Legislature’s Worst Efforts
Is Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) still in good shape after all the punishment it took from legislators this session? A...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Dec 12, 2016
- 7 min
Part I: Pen Pal Joey
Sometimes, when I look over my ever-increasing to-do list, I am reminded of something Robert Benchley wrote: “Many people have come up to...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Apr 24, 2015
- 3 min
In Which Judge Martin Emasculates FOIA
Washington County Circuit Judge Doug Martin dropped the ball the other day when interpreting Arkansas’s Freedom of Information...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min
Greater Criminal Records Transparency About To Become Law
Transparency advocates won a big victory today when the state Senate passed Rep. Richard Womack’s HB 1727. The bill had already passed...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 20, 2015
- 1 min
The Lessons Of Sunshine Week
Happy Sunshine Week! Sunshine Week is an annual celebration of the apparently radical notion that government operations should be open...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 18, 2015
- 2 min
Affirmative Action Transparency Strangled In Committee
Legislators missed a golden opportunity yesterday to establish transparency in public universities in Arkansas. From the Associated...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 4, 2015
- 2 min
Bill Aims To Handcuff Retaliatory Bureaucrats
Open government advocates should be pleased that a bill by State Rep. Nate Bell cleared a major hurdle today. From the Associated Press:...
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Caleb Taylor
- Dec 10, 2014
- 2 min
First Salary Commission Meeting Lacking In Transparency
One of the interesting things I heard at that Issue 3 panel I attended earlier in the week was that Issue 3’s proponents plans to try to...
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Caleb Taylor
- Nov 24, 2014
- 2 min
Increased ADC Transparency Possible In 2015
We recently previewed a proposal that would greatly improve Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act by making executive sessions more...
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Caleb Taylor
- Sep 12, 2014
- 2 min
Arkansas Needs More Accountability for Executive Sessions
We’ve previously written about ways Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) could be improved. A story in today’s Arkansas...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jul 28, 2014
- 3 min
Archivist expert rips UA Library permission-to-publish policy
We’ve already written about some of the more dubious claims the University of Arkansas has made regarding their “suspension” of the...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jul 24, 2014
- 2 min
Report: Arkansas Terrible On Transparency
Arkansans who care about transparency in government received some bad news today. According to an American Legislative Exchange Council...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jul 15, 2014
- 2 min
UA Chatted With Clinton Foundation About Free Beacon
The Washington Free Beacon published another story today about conversations between Clinton Foundation officials and University of...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jul 8, 2014
- 3 min
UA Library Failed Talking Points: An Autopsy
Carolyn Henderson Allen is “completely neutral,” according to Carolyn Henderson Allen. Incompetent. Ham-handed. Disappointing. No, I’m...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jun 28, 2014
- 3 min
Don’t Ban Books, Just Chase Away Researchers: The Latest on the “Real Hot Mess” at the University of
The Washington Free Beacon wasn’t the only news organization with concerns about the University of Arkansas library special collections...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Jun 24, 2014
- 5 min
New Developments Reveal That U of A's "Intellectual Property Rights" To Clinton Recor
Carolyn Henderson Allen, alleged public servant. You might recall our story last week about the intemperate letter that University of...
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Nic Horton and Caleb Taylor
- Jun 19, 2014
- 4 min
‘The Archetype of Censorship:’ U of A Revokes Access to Public Clinton Archives
The University of Arkansas’s library system dean apparently didn’t like a recent news article in the Washington Free Beacon — an article...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jun 19, 2014
- 2 min
FOIA in Arkansas Has Room to Improve
While Arkansas has a strong Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), government still has room to improve in its mission of actually following...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 25, 2013
- 4 min
Today’s Pointless Government Policy: Secret Background Checks for Political Candidates
This afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to consider SB1029. The bill, sponsored by Senator Keith Ingram, would require candidates for...
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