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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
May 2, 20183 min read
The “Tricky Language” of the “Liberty Defense Network”
While poking around Facebook the other day, I came across the page of some organization called the “Liberty Defense Network.” As someone...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 5, 20172 min read
GIF Declared Unconstitutional By Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s General Improvement Fund (GIF) program is unconstitutional. The program was the...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 11, 20172 min read
U.S. House Passes IRS Civil Forfeiture Reform
The U.S. House last week unanimously passed legislation restricting the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to confiscate cash from...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 7, 20172 min read
Ark. Supreme Court Considers GIF Lawsuit
Justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Mike Wilson’s lawsuit — the one that challenges the...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Sen. Garner On Tort Reform And Toyota
What can Arkansas do to attract large economic development projects? According to State Sen. Trent Garner, Arkansas would be well-served...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 24, 20174 min read
How the Contracts Clash Between the Governor and the Legislature Illustrates the Separation of Power
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is moving forward with a technology contract between the Department of Human Services and Deloitte Consulting despite...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 27, 20172 min read
One Year Later, Still No Problems In Texas With Campus Carry
It’s been one year since “campus carry” was implemented in Texas — and its flagship university hasn’t seen a rise in gun shootouts in...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 6, 20173 min read
UALR Gun-Free Exemption Shot Down
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a school principal’s plan that would largely have gutted Act 562 on the University of Arkansas at...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 3, 20172 min read
On Prayers, Pears, and the Little Rock Night Club Shooting
Could prayers ever be a justifiable response to a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub that left 28 injured Saturday morning? Both U.S....
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Arkansas Panel Votes To Study Parents’ Rights Bill
A bill protecting parental rights in Arkansas died in the 2017 legislative session, but will be brought up again when the legislature...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 12, 20174 min read
Judge Griffen Changes Tune On RFRA
The ongoing saga of Judge Wendell Griffen continues to get more interesting. In April, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued an order banning...
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Marc Kilmer
May 31, 20172 min read
Expert: Professors All Talk, No Walk On “Campus Carry”
Left-wing professors may not like campus carry laws — but don’t expect them to quit in protest, according to one expert. The national...
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Marc Kilmer
May 16, 20172 min read
Supreme Court: Time For Another Pay Raise!
Arkansas State Supreme Court Justices need another salary increase, according to Chief Justice Dan Kemp. Kemp today requested that...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 19, 20172 min read
Judge Griffen: Actually, I Was Impersonating Jesus
It’s been a rough week for Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday issued an order banning...
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Daniel Greenberg
Sep 22, 20145 min read
Last Week’s Desperate Political Attacks: A Brief Review
Now that election season has arrived, the scent of desperation in the latest attacks on Republican candidates is becoming increasingly...
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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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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
Apr 7, 20144 min read
Is Matt Campbell Qualified To Blog?
As we’ve noted before, sometimes Matt Campbell posts insightful legal analysis containing persuasive legal arguments. And sometimes he...
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Daniel Greenberg
Apr 2, 20146 min read
Bowen Faculty: LEAP Over The Constitution
You might recall that Bowen Law School Dean Michael Schwartz told us that the law school’s affirmative action plan, LEAP, was “just this...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 25, 20145 min read
The Latest on LEAP
You might recall that there has been some controversy over Bowen Law School’s LEAP program; it’s not just that some faculty members think...
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Nic Horton
Jan 29, 20144 min read
Bowen Faculty LEAPs To Conclusions On New Program
You’ll probably remember that we’ve been covering the Bowen Law School affirmative-action controversy; the controversy surrounds Bowen’s...
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Nic Horton
Jan 21, 20146 min read
The Law Professors’ Affirmative Action Plan: ‘Just This Side’ of the Law?
I did something on Friday that others found unusual and disturbing: I attended a government meeting — more precisely, a faculty meeting...
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Nic Horton
Nov 20, 20133 min read
Term Limits Set To Take Center Stage In Upcoming Elections
If you’re an Arkansas voter, you will be asked in 2014 to vote up or down on a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend term...
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Daniel Greenberg
Oct 11, 20134 min read
Matt Campbell Knows Better
Earlier this week, I spoke on tort reform to the State Agencies committee of the Arkansas General Assembly; yesterday, I noticed an...
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