(Part One of this discussion, which you can read here, took place yesterday.  Part Two will be shorter, I promise) So yesterday we had a too lengthy, too windy and too pedantic discussion of income statistics in Arkansas, sparked by a dispute between GOP Rep. Charlie Collins of Fayetteville and the Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA). Are [...]

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Why are Arkansas Democrats exaggerating the Natural State’s progress on income growth? Or more to the point, just how damn stupid do they think we are? I was thumbing through the Wall Street Journal this morning, in the manner of all good plutocrats everywhere, when I came across this story about declines in household income over [...]

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Click for more Hey, how was your National School Choice Week? Why, mine was lovely, thanks so much for asking! We round out the week with a look at the latest Report Card on American Education from the good folks at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), ranking these 50 states for their performance on a variety of [...]

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We have established before how much I like the Tax Foundation’s studies and maps as a tool for exploring tax policy. In fact, when it comes right down to it, the Tax Foundation should probably be paying me for how frequently I pimp their work around here. As Arkansas lawmakers gear up for a legislative session [...]

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Will medical device tax drive production overseas and stifle innovation? We wrote here previously about the medical device tax tucked deep inside 2010 health care bill (Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, pick your poison). That’s a 2.3 percent levy on sales of all kinds of medical devices used in diagnosis and treatment (excluding items sold directly [...]

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All hail school choice! All hail education reform! Our pals over at Americans for Prosperity are sponsoring National School Choice Week (January 22-28), a week-long nationwide event aimed at “shining a spotlight on effective education options for every child.” There look to be a few events taking place around Arkansas in the days to come—check [...]

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Kudos to U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R) of Arkansas, who announced he is withdrawing his support for the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), in response to the “chorus of concerns” that came to a head today. Boozman posted on his Facebook page that he is having his name removed [...]

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Today’s the big Stop SOPA/PIPA blackout day, where many popular websites are “going dark” to raise awareness of the dangers of the two Internet censorship bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, respectively. The Arkansas Project is not going dark, since this site is not and has never been popular. However, I [...]

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The Hopefuls: Cotton, Rankin & Richmond If you’re looking to check in on what the candidates in the Arkansas Fourth Congressional District Republican primary have to say on the issues, then you do not want to miss the Twitter debate to be hosted tomorrow (Wednesday, January 18), by the Arkansas College Republicans. And by “do not want [...]

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Ranger Mike sez, "Give a hoot, don't pollute your balance sheet by illegally commingling state and federal funds, or at least don't get caught doing that!" Catchy slogan, Ranger Mike! It’s Friday the 13th, which is bad news for you if you planned on spending the night at Camp Crystal Lake, or if you are one [...]

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