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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
Oct 2, 20173 min read
More Evidence Of GIF Misuse Amidst Lawsuit
A new nonprofit with a focus on “alternative medicine” received approximately $42,000 in General Improvement Fund (GIF) state grants from...
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Caleb Taylor
Jan 26, 20152 min read
Obama’s Misguided Community College Plan
President Obama’s “State of the Union” address last week was another lackluster spectacle filled with the same tired cliches he’s spouted...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 19, 20143 min read
The Dustin McDaniel Sweat-and-Sour Experience
Earlier this month, we were pleased to hear that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was helping to fund a new program for UALR’s Bowen Law...
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Nic Horton
Aug 5, 20142 min read
AEDC’s Latest Less-Than-Superior Performance
Superior Industries is closing one of its plants in northwest Arkansas. According to news reports, this will result in the loss of 500...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 28, 20143 min read
Archivist expert rips UA Library permission-to-publish policy
We’ve already written about some of the more dubious claims the University of Arkansas has made regarding their “suspension” of the...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 25, 20143 min read
Mica Strother, the Face of the Favor Factory
You might remember previous news reports about one of Governor Mike Beebe’s staffers, Mica Strother. Strother has a unique business...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 14, 20141 min read
The A In ADC Doesn't Stand For Artist
The public wasn’t impressed with this photo. The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) is giving a new meaning to the term “earned...
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Nic Horton
Jul 9, 20142 min read
Report: $14.4 Billion In Fraudulent Medicaid Payments Last Year
A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that federal taxpayers financed $14.4 billion in “improper payments” last...
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Caleb Taylor
Jun 20, 20142 min read
Farm Bill Is For The Wealthy
Over at the Weekly Standard, Jay Cost provides an excellent explanation of the policy and politics behind Tom Cotton’s increasingly...
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Caleb Taylor
Jun 13, 20142 min read
Good Money After Bad? Nordex, Part II
AEDC’s job creation predictions have a tendency to not exactly work out. “If at first you don’t succeed, just blow some more taxpayer...
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Caleb Taylor
Jun 11, 20142 min read
Former Ouachita County Judge pleads guilty to bribery
James Hesterly Former Ouachita County Judge James Hesterly admitted to bribery with federal funds in exchange for a campaign donation...
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Caleb Taylor
Jun 5, 20142 min read
The InvestArk Tax Credit: A Terrible Investment That Arkansas Made For You
Things that InvestArk isn’t required to create. Nearly half of the 45 projects funded with state incentives from 2005 to 2012 reviewed in...
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Nic Horton
Dec 24, 20131 min read
Your Christmas Gifts From Government!
Not to ruin your Christmas or anything, but would you like to know what gifts your federal government bought you this year? Put the...
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Nic Horton
Nov 27, 20133 min read
State Department Heads Receive Massive Raises — But Who Authorized Them?
Senator Clark, friend of the taxpayers. During this year’s legislative session, state employees were awarded a 2% cost-of-living raise....
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Nic Horton
Oct 16, 20132 min read
Beebe Decides He’s OK With Wasting Tax Dollars On Special Sessions
Throughout this year’s legislative session, many lawmakers called for a special session to deal with the issue of Medicaid expansion....
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Daniel Greenberg
Oct 10, 20131 min read
Coming This Monday: Make New Friends, See Gorgeous Women, and Learn More about Obamacare in Little R
As you may have noticed, the federal government’s attempt to inform people about how Obamacare helps them is a miserable failure. State...
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Nic Horton
Sep 5, 20132 min read
Defunct Nordex Owes Taxpayers $2.3 Million (Minimum)
Nordex, a wind-power company in the Jonesboro area that received millions in incentives from state taxpayers, still owes taxpayers (at...
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Nic Horton
Jul 2, 20135 min read
Hot Air: Beebe and Nordex Fail to Keep Lofty Promises, Taxpayers Left Holding the Bag
Less than five years ago, the possibilities seemed endless. Nordex USA had just announced its intention to move to Arkansas and create...
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Nic Horton
Aug 30, 20122 min read
The Taxpayer-Funded ‘Beautification’ of Cronyism
Under Governor Beebe’s specific direction, through his quick action fund and the economic infrastructure fund, LM Wind Power received...
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Nic Horton
Aug 23, 20122 min read
Clark Hall’s War Chest: The Taxpayers! (Corrected)
On Monday, I wrote about the excessive meetings of the Arkansas House’s State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee. Undoubtedly,...
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Nic Horton
Aug 7, 20122 min read
Bill Walker Lied, Government Integrity Died
Governor Beebe, the puppeteer, and Director Bill Walker What’s our dear friend Bill Walker up to these days? I’m glad you asked. I...
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Nic Horton
Jul 18, 20123 min read
Beebe Administration Turns A Deaf Ear To Deaf Community
“Seven other candidates tested better. Six other candidates were certified. But the state hired her anyway.” That’s the lead in to a news...
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Nic Horton
May 30, 20121 min read
$200,000 Missing From Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
Our friends at Americans For Prosperity – Arkansas have released a stunning new web ad that outlines some shocking examples of government...
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