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.” That
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Smaller Government
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
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Efficiency In State Government: Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Burkes and the ADFA are just another example of the good work many state agencies have been doing in recent years to be more efficient with taxpayer dollars.
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Legislators Consider Ending Ark Health Insurance Marketplace
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr told state legislators yesterday that consolidating the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) into the Arkansas Insurance Department would save the state millions of dollars annually.
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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 may now spend the remaining 8.5 months of the year working to put food on the table for yourself and your family.
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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
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Legislators Strike Out On Pushing Back Against Federal Over-Regulation
Arkansas legislators whiffed on an opportunity to roll back burdensome federal regulations Monday.
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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
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Pryor Brags About Job-Killing “Toy Safety” Bill (Plus: More McLean Monitoring)
Of course, readers of The Arkansas Project already knew that Pryor’s “toy safety” legislation was just another example of big-government regulation in search of an imaginary problem.
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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 low for the United States.
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