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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
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Cotton, Boozman Target Estate Tax
It’s early in the new Congress, but Arkansas’s senators are working hard in DC to reform the tax code to make it fairer and more...
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Cato Gives Gov. Hutchinson a “C”
When it comes to taxing and spending policy, Governor Asa Hutchinson is squarely in the middle of the pack. At least that’s what Chris...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Tax Reform Plan Taking Shape
Arkansans may be getting a tax break soon. The tax reform task force has nearly finished its work. Soon it will be up to legislators and...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 22, 20182 min read
What is the Tax Reform Task Force Considering?
Arkansas taxes may be in for a pretty big overhaul. At least, that is what will happen if legislators adopt proposals being considered by...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 3, 20184 min read
Proceed with Caution on Raising Alcohol, Tobacco Taxes
The legislative tax reform task force is continuing its work, trying to find ways to improve the Arkansas tax code. It has considered...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 6, 20184 min read
Jan Morgan is Wrong on the Tax Task Force
Even though she lost the recent gubernatorial primary to Asa Hutchinson in a landslide, it appears that Jan Morgan will continue to grace...
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Marc Kilmer
May 23, 20182 min read
Arkansas Lagging on Tax Reform
“Arkansas is falling behind by standing still.” That’s the message of Nicole Kaeding from the Tax Foundation and Jeremy Horpedahl of the...
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Marc Kilmer
May 7, 20182 min read
Some Good Ideas for Income Tax Reform
The state’s tax reform task force has been discussed a lot on TAP recently, but its work deserves close attention. This task force...
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Marc Kilmer
May 3, 20183 min read
This is Why You Can’t Have Lower Taxes
If there is one thing that conservatives can agree upon, it’s that Arkansas needs tax reform. The state has a high tax burden and...
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Marc Kilmer
May 1, 20183 min read
Don’t Squander the Opportunity for Tax Reform
The Arkansas tax reform task force is continuing to deliberate about ways to change the state’s tax code. One of the issues they are...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 12, 20182 min read
Legislators Name Possible Sales Tax Exemptions for Elimination
I was sitting at lunch today with someone who asked me what I did for a living. I said that I work for think tanks and write about things...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 4, 20182 min read
How Does Arkansas Compare to Other States on Taxes?
Every state does tax policy differently. This is good for policymakers at the state level, because they can look around the country for...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 12, 20172 min read
Learning from Other States on Tax Reform
What type of tax code should Arkansas have? That is the question facing members of the state’s Tax Relief and Reform Task Force....
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 21, 20174 min read
Where’s Our Instrument Panel?
Arkansas policymakers are saddled with a revenue system that provides little or no feedback about how it’s working. This is like trying...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 20, 20171 min read
POLL: Arkansans Prefer Using Existing Revenue For Highways
Arkansans favor using existing state revenue rather than raising taxes to increase funding for highways, according to a recent survey by...
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 12, 20176 min read
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Texarkana?
One exemption in Arkansas’s tax code is, in some circles, famous: the Texarkana exemption. The Texarkana exemption, established in 1977,...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 21, 20173 min read
Budget Reform for Tax Relief
I’ve argued that Arkansas needs tax relief, but it’s just as important to cut government spending. Consider the Kansas tax cuts: Kansas’s...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Income Tax Cuts vs. Highway Tax Increases
Sometimes a fancy report tells you what you already know in your guts. Taxes seem a little high in Arkansas. Everything’s a little...
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Marc Kilmer
Sep 6, 20172 min read
Why is Arkansas Falling Behind Other States?
Most evil people aren’t born evil. In life and in literature, many villains become evil through a series of bad choices, most of which...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 10, 20142 min read
Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment
A new report by the Division of Legislative Audit was released today which shows a troubling trend of many elected officials and...
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Nic Horton
Oct 25, 20125 min read
Are There Limits to Taxpayer-Sponsored Academic Freedom?
Judge Harold Haley being taken hostage with Angela Davis’s gun taped under his chin. He was killed in the shootout. I posted last night...
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Nic Horton
Oct 24, 20123 min read
Are Arkansas Tax Dollars Going to a Domestic Terrorist?
Thursday evening, Angela Davis will speak at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. On the university’s website, Davis is described as...
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Nic Horton
Oct 15, 20124 min read
Rep. Tiffany Rogers’s Double-Dipping Problem
San Diego Marriott, presumably not a branch office of Phillips Community College Service in the state legislature is a part-time job. The...
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Nic Horton
Oct 10, 20123 min read
Arkansas Needs Higher Taxes!
After 200 years of ranking at the bottom of the 50 states for poverty, we have finally identified what ails us in Arkansas: our taxes are...
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