De-Mystifying Issue 1
The tort reform amendment on November’s ballot, Issue 1, is on quite a few voters’ minds. At least it is on the mind of Jim Pumphrey, who...
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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
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
Fighting for the First Amendment in Arkansas
It’s campaign season. That means people are going to be saying negative things about candidates running for office. To those running,...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Rep. Westerman’s Bills
Here on TAP, we’ve been using our recent blog posts to focus on the legislation introduced by members of the Arkansas congressional...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
Rep. Womack’s Bills
As part of an ongoing TAP series, we are looking at the legislation introduced by members of the Arkansas congressional delegation....
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 14, 2018
- 2 min
Rep. French Hill’s Bills
Here on TAP we’ve been looking at the bills sponsored by the Arkansas congressional delegation. Today, it’s time to examine some of the...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Looking at Rep. Rick Crawford’s Legislation
Last week, I explored some of the bills introduced by Arkansas’s two U.S. senators. Now it’s time to turn attention to the members of the...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 2, 2018
- 2 min
Senator John Boozman’s Bills
Yesterday we took a look at the bills being sponsored by Senator Tom Cotton. Today, I’ll run through some of the 22 bills or resolutions...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 1, 2018
- 3 min
Looking at Senator Tom Cotton’s Legislation
What are our elected officials up to in Washington? Many of us follow the big issues going on in Congress that we see on the news – the...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Where Does Clarke Tucker Stand on Abolishing ICE?
Should the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency be disbanded? That is what Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has called for....
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Marc Kilmer
- May 22, 2018
- 4 min
Justice Goodson is Keeping Secrets
As TAP readers know, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson has been making headlines lately for her lawsuits that attack due...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 10, 2018
- 3 min
Has the NRA Bought Rep. French Hill?
If you read some news stories, you’d think that Rep. French Hill is the Congressman from the National Rifle Association (NRA). He is...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Feb 7, 2018
- 12 min
Brill Speaks! The Conclusion
Today TAP concludes Dan Greenberg’s 2017 interview with Professor Howard Brill of the University of Arkansas School of Law. The...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Feb 6, 2018
- 10 min
Brill Speaks! Part 3
This is the third part of our interview with Professor Howard Brill of the University of Arkansas School of Law, who was appointed Brill...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 31, 2018
- 2 min
Jan Morgan’s Big Problem
See if you can pick out what’s wrong with this Facebook post: Do you have an idea why The Arkansas Project may not be thrilled with what...
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Marc Kilmer
- Nov 16, 2017
- 3 min
Liquor Stores Fighting Wine Freedom
Should you be able to buy a wider selection of wine at the grocery store? Legislators say you should, which is why they passed (and the...
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Marc Kilmer
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
Boozman and Cotton Helping Consumers
With one Senate vote, some want to make it appear that Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman “wrecked consumer protection for bank and...
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Marc Kilmer
- Nov 6, 2017
- 3 min
Conduit for Action Is Throwing Stones From Inside Its Glass House
Criticizing elected officials is part of the job for think tanks, journalists, and public policy organizations. It is fair to criticize...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 10, 2017
- 2 min
AAI Unveils Friends of Freedom For 2017
Today at the Capitol, 26 state legislators received “Friends of Freedom” awards from the Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI). Many of these...
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Caleb Taylor
- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
Who Are AAI’s Friends Of Freedom?
The Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI) will announce its biennial “Friends Of Freedom” awards in a ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 10...
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 9, 2017
- 2 min
Another Special Election, Another Sales Tax Increase Passes
It looks like many local politicians are making it a habit to pass tax increases via special elections in August. Bryant, Sebastian...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 31, 2017
- 2 min
Rep. Gates: Take Committee Assignments Away From House Speaker
The process for committee assignments in the state House may be debated again. This process was changed for the previous legislative...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
Pointless Legislative Gossip
This is almost certainly the most pointless and trivial post ever to be placed on the Arkansas Project – but it demonstrates that, if...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 13, 2017
- 2 min
AFP Releases 2017 Legislative Scorecard
Americans For Prosperity (AFP) recently released its 2017 legislative scorecard. That scorecard describes how Arkansas lawmakers voted on...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 26, 2017
- 3 min
A (Second) Note on Conduit for Commerce’s 2017 Rankings
You might recall that I recently co-authored a piece critical of Conduit for Commerce: Conduit had provided a score for each legislator...
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