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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.
Caleb Taylor
Mar 6, 20151 min read
Pryor, Beebe: It’s Cash-Out Time!
It’s amazing how a person’s views on lobbying can change over the years. From the Washington Examiner: Here’s an oldie from October...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 19, 20152 min read
Westerman: Give States Flexibility On Workforce Requirements
Freshman U.S. Rep Bruce Westerman introduced a bill last week that would give state legislators across the country much-needed...
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Caleb Taylor
Dec 8, 20143 min read
Taxpayer-Funded Legislative Meal Plans: Another Possible Blessing From Issue 3
After Issue 3 passed in November, which banned lobbyists from paying for state legislators’ meals, I suspect some of our representatives...
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Caleb Taylor
Dec 5, 20143 min read
Freshman Legislator: Freshman Legislators Aren’t Stupid, But Are Ignorant
The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families road-show to save the “private option” (Medicaid expansion) got off to a...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 20, 20143 min read
Little Rock: Very Dangerous, But Very PC!
Two reports have come out recently about the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD). One came from LawStreetMedia.com, which said that...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 11, 20143 min read
Liberals Freak Out Over GOP Victories In 2014
What was the most overwrought liberal reaction to the 2014 Republican midterm victories in Arkansas? An article yesterday by Monica Potts...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 10, 20141 min read
O’Care Architect: “Lack Of Transparency” Reason Law Passed
A new video of Jonathan Gruber, one of Obamacare’s architects, surfaced Sunday in which he said a “lack of transparency” and the...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 7, 20142 min read
Arkansas 39th in Business Tax Climate
A central issue facing the legislature and Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson in 2015: will they be able to lower the tax burden on Arkansans? ...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 6, 20143 min read
PO State Budgeting Will Meet Harsh Reality in 2017
We wrote yesterday about the decreasing likelihood of funding for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in Arkansas (the private option) making...
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Daniel Greenberg
Oct 16, 20144 min read
The State Supreme Court’s (Literally) Peculiar Decision
Late yesterday afternoon, our state’s Supreme Court struck down the voter ID law that the Arkansas General Assembly passed last year. It...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 29, 20143 min read
The Bowen Gym: Not Just Indefensible, But Also Illegal!
You might recall our earlier coverage when Attorney General Dustin McDaniel “donated” $100,000 of your money to the University of...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 19, 20143 min read
Another Case Shows Need For Right-To-Record Law
Another law enforcement agency was in the news recently after it paid the cost for attempting to restrict the right of citizens to film...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 2, 20142 min read
REPORT: Arkansas A ‘Sinkhole’ State
If your wallet feels a little lighter lately, that’s because the state of Arkansas has you on the hook for approximately $2,200. ...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 18, 20142 min read
Act 312 Stops Illegal Voter ‘Education’ in Texarkana
We write a lot here about all the bad laws that come out of the state legislature, but today we want to focus on one of the best ones:...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 1, 20142 min read
Sales Tax Holiday Leads to High Tax Hangover
All tax reductions aren’t created equal — and nowhere is this more evident than in this weekend’s annual sales tax holiday. Because of...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 30, 20142 min read
Report: Only “Robust Growth” in Little Rock Is from Government
Another new study adds to the evidence we’ve written recently about: namely, there’s lots of room for improvement with respect to...
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Nic Horton
Jul 21, 20142 min read
The Not-So-Independent Citizens Committee
Over the weekend, Republicans at their party convention voted to oppose an upcoming “ethics reform” ballot measure in 2014 that waters...
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Daniel Greenberg
Mar 7, 20142 min read
Judge McGowan Benchslaps Act 1413
One of the most offensive bills that the Arkansas General Assembly passed last session was SB 821/Act 1413. This bill, which we warned...
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Nic Horton
Dec 17, 20134 min read
Term Limits Camouflage
The debate over extending legislative term limits in Arkansas is only just beginning. Unfortunately, that debate has been diluted: in...
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Nic Horton
Dec 16, 20134 min read
Just Saying Hello (And Those Other Guys Suck!)
Last week, an email with the subject line “Just Saying Hello” went out to legislative supporters of the “private option”/Medicaid...
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Nic Horton
Dec 3, 20132 min read
Who Are Arkansas’s Friends Of Freedom?
Rep. Westerman (left) receiving his award from AAI’s Greenberg. Today at the Capitol, 23 state legislators were awarded “Friends of...
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Nic Horton
Oct 15, 20133 min read
Beebe's "Non-Starter" Wish List Becomes Starter For Some GOP Legislators
Yesterday, I wrote about Governor Beebe’s redistribution plan for Arkansas school funding. As part of that story, I shared several mass...
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Daniel Greenberg
Oct 9, 20132 min read
Failure to Launch
The launch of the nation’s Obamacare exchanges continues to be a nationwide disaster – and Obamacare advocates continue to grit their...
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Daniel Greenberg
Oct 8, 20131 min read
It Got Better For John Cooper
The preliminary results for the Jonesboro state senate primary suggest that John Cooper received just a few more votes than Dan Sullivan...
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