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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.
Tax Plan Moves Arkansas in the Right Direction
Legislators are finally considering how to change the state’s tax code. After many task force meetings and consultation between the...
Marc Kilmer
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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John Brummett Doesn’t Understand Taxes
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett really misunderstands taxes – or at least he misunderstand conservative beliefs...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 22, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 3, 20184 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 6, 20184 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
May 23, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
May 8, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
May 3, 20183 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
May 1, 20183 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 12, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 4, 20182 min read
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Time to Reform Arkansas’s Sales Tax?
Tax reform is in the air, at least in Little Rock. The state’s Tax Reform and Relief task force is looking at ways to overhaul the...
Marc Kilmer
Mar 21, 20182 min read
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Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform
At 2 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, December 2, Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman joined all but one of their Republican...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 14, 20173 min read
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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....
Marc Kilmer
Dec 12, 20172 min read
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Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.
The House of Representatives passed a major tax overhaul last week. All four members of the Arkansas House delegation voted in favor of a...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 20, 20172 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Oct 21, 20174 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Oct 20, 20171 min read
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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,...
Marc Kilmer
Oct 12, 20176 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 21, 20173 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 7, 20173 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Sep 6, 20172 min read
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Poll: Majority of Americans Want Tax Reform
A majority of Americans support simplifying the tax code and lowering rates, according to a new poll by the American Action Network. Poll...
Caleb Taylor
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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Time For Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday To End?
The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Task Force should end the back-to-school sales tax holiday —- so our tax code can be more competitive...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 28, 20173 min read
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