The Human Cost of Cosmetology Licensing
It should come to no surprise to the readers of TAP that sometimes people use the political system to rig the game in their favor. While...
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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
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
An Absurd Idea to Regulate Social Media
The 92nd session of the Arkansas General Assembly convenes next month. Even though legislators haven’t yet met in Little Rock, I may have...
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Marc Kilmer
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Fixing Corporate Welfare in Arkansas
Can corporate welfare (or, if you prefer, “economic development”) be improved in Arkansas? The answer is clearly “yes,” but what would...
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Marc Kilmer
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
The Cost of Corporate Welfare
While they disagree on a lot, both Democratic and Republican elected officials seem to believe that economic development incentives are...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
Time for Eminent Domain Reform
“Arkansas’s present eminent domain laws have a number of notable shortcomings that leave property owners vulnerable to abusive takings.”...
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Marc Kilmer
- Nov 29, 2017
- 3 min
Cotton Has a Plan for Rogue Federal Employees
Senator Tom Cotton is offering some advice to President Trump in dealing with the dispute over who heads the Consumer Financial...
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 25, 2017
- 2 min
Efficiency In State Government: Arkansas Development Finance Authority
More and more Americans in recent years have been “cutting the cord” to save money. It turns out that Aaron Burkes, president of the...
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 18, 2017
- 2 min
Legislators Consider Ending Ark Health Insurance Marketplace
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr told state legislators yesterday that consolidating the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 14, 2015
- 1 min
Tax Freedom Day Is Here!
Congratulations! If you live in Arkansas, today is the day that you — on average — have managed to pay off your 2015 tax bill, and you...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 11, 2015
- 2 min
Scalia: Article V Conventions Can Be Limited
One of the main fears expressed by opponents of an Article V convention is the perceived danger of a “runaway convention” — a convention...
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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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Daniel Greenberg
- Mar 9, 2015
- 2 min
It's Time for "Wine Freedom" in Arkansas
If you are in an Arkansas county that allows alcohol sales, don’t go looking for a bottle of Mondavi or Sutter Home wine in your local...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 15, 2014
- 2 min
Pryor Brags About Job-Killing “Toy Safety” Bill (Plus: More McLean Monitoring)
Mark Pryor listed his work on “toy safety” in Monday’s debate as one of his biggest accomplishments during his tenure in the Senate. Of...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 7, 2014
- 2 min
Arkansas 49th in Labor Market Participation
Employment figures released late last week contained a startling fact: labor force participation rates dropped to 62.7 percent, a 37-year...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Sep 24, 2014
- 1 min
Is It Time to Trip the Article V Fire Alarm?
Article V of the Constitution provides that, “The Congress…on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states,...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 25, 2014
- 3 min
Senator Pryor Ignores Me
As a father, I’m used to being ignored when I ask a question. My children seem to have selective hearing loss (the doctor assures me this...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 18, 2014
- 3 min
Mark Pryor: Saving Kids from Old Books
When you think of unsafe children’s products, you probably don’t think of books. Outside of our one-year-old smacking me in the head with...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 15, 2014
- 3 min
Senator Pryor Helps Out Big Toy
Big businesses – or at least big toy makers – don’t have a better friend in the Senate than Mark Pryor. That may seem strange. After all,...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 14, 2014
- 3 min
Senator Pryor Kills A Kidd’s Dream
On February 10, 2009, new federal regulations governing lead exposure in children’s products were scheduled to go into effect. One day...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 12, 2014
- 2 min
CPSIA in 2008: Senator Pryor Capitalizes on a Media Frenzy
“Won’t somebody please think of the children?!” This line from The Simpsons could have been the catchphrase of Senator Mark Pryor’s 2008...
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Marc Kilmer
- Aug 11, 2014
- 3 min
Does Senator Pryor Care More About My Children Than I Do?
Senator Mark Pryor probably thinks I’m a bad parent. I just spent ten days exposing my children to products that he considers unsafe. In...
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Nic Horton
- Dec 19, 2012
- 3 min
Government Wants to — Kill More of Us?
I have some very bad news, which will likely grieve you to your core as it did me: Rep. David Fielding (D-Magnolia) does not read The...
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Nic Horton
- Sep 18, 2012
- 2 min
VIDEO: Lawmakers Question Agency Officials Over Interpreter Hire
Arkansas journalists are paying lots of attention to the scandal surrounding state Treasurer Martha Shoffner (and rightfully so), but...
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Nic Horton
- Sep 10, 2012
- 6 min
The Anatomy of Corruption, Bill Walker Style
I reported on July 18th that the Legislative Council’s Personnel Services committee was reviewing the hiring of Miss Clara Taylor–a woman...
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