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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.
The Top 10 Stories of 2012
Well, it’s New Year’s Eve so everyone’s doing those “year in review” type things, and we just can’t resist the urge to jump in....
Nic Horton
Dec 31, 20122 min read
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Arkansans, What is Corporate Welfare Costing You?
$148 per person — that’s the amount of money, on average, that the state of Arkansas spends per year on corporate welfare, according to a...
Nic Horton
Dec 14, 20123 min read
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Voter ID, Action Plan, & Cornball Brothers
Yesterday, I joined The Paul Harrell Program for our weekly segment on Arkansas politics, policy, and other stuff. We discussed Rep....
Nic Horton
Dec 14, 20121 min read
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Senator-Elect Bryan King Files Voter ID Bills
No doubt many of you remember our friend Representative Bryan King (soon to be Senator King) who has been raising awareness about voter...
Nic Horton
Dec 13, 20122 min read
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To The Airwaves
Starting today, I will be doing a weekly segment on The Paul Harrell Program out of Jonesboro every Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll be...
Nic Horton
Dec 6, 20121 min read
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Advancing Arkansas: Rep. Lea Focused on Teamwork, New Tax Holiday
Part Two of our Advancing Arkansas series is an interview with Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville). Rep. Lea, who is entering her final term...
Nic Horton
Nov 28, 20122 min read
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Advancing Arkansas: Rep. Nate Bell Aims For Ethics, Transparency Reforms
In 2013, Republicans will hold the top leadership position in the Arkansas House and Senate for the first time in modern history. It’s...
Nic Horton
Nov 26, 20123 min read
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Update: Carter Elected Speaker of Arkansas House
Update #2: Rep. Davy Carter has defeated Rep. Terry Rice 52-45 in the Speaker’s race. Davy Carter is the Speaker-elect and will be the...
Nic Horton
Nov 15, 20121 min read
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LIVE Arkansas Election Results
I’ll be updating this post throughout the night as election results trickle in from the Associated Press. Refresh your browser to get the...
Nic Horton
Nov 5, 20122 min read
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If You Need Her, Call Her (No Matter Where You Are)
Last Tuesday, I told you about Linda Tyler’s refusal to answer a few basic questions about LM Wind Power and her outspoken support for...
Nic Horton
Nov 5, 20121 min read
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Representative Tyler, I’ve Been Trying to Reach You
On October 4th, I called state Representative Linda Tyler for an interview. I reached her voicemail and requested a call back — to her...
Nic Horton
Oct 30, 20124 min read
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PROOF: Voter Fraud Does Not Exist in Arkansas (OK, But Only in East Arkansas)
As you read this story, I want you all to remember something very important: voter fraud does not exist in Arkansas. At least, that’s...
Nic Horton
Oct 29, 20123 min read
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How Much Has Obamacare Already Cost Arkansas?
With the election looming, the American Action Forum has released a fantastic new report that outlines the cost of implementing Obamacare...
Nic Horton
Oct 26, 20121 min read
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Chief Osborne, Call Me Maybe?
What’s inside? In his latest campaign expenditure report, Searcy police chief and candidate for state representative Kyle Osborne...
Nic Horton
Oct 23, 20123 min read
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Brantley: Let’s “Talk About Facts” That Don’t Actually Exist!
Max Brantley is mad! Indeed, he’s downright furious. And why shouldn’t he be? Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to kill old people and take...
Nic Horton
Oct 16, 20122 min read
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Wood You Believe It: How Bureaucrats Are Splintering Economic Growth in Arkansas
Readers of this blog are familiar with the waste of millions of taxpayer dollars at Governor Mike Beebe’s Solyndra, LM Wind Power. The...
Nic Horton
Oct 16, 20123 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Oct 15, 20124 min read
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AAI Announces Freedom Scorecard for State Legislators
Today, the Advance Arkansas Institute has unveiled its latest masterpiece: Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard. The Scorecard ranks the voting...
Nic Horton
Oct 11, 20121 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Oct 10, 20123 min read
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Arkansas Roundup, October 5
Here’s a look at the news & views from around the Natural State this week: Scalped: While discussing immigration policy at a recent town...
Nic Horton
Oct 5, 20122 min read
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Hold Down The Fort: Gene Jeffress Goes Native
The fearless Chief Jeffress. You probably remember the series of videos of state Senator Gene Jeffress we posted back in July. Jeffress,...
Nic Horton
Oct 3, 20122 min read
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Max Brantley Has No ID
Liberal blogumnist Max Brantley is setting new records on the outrageometer. In a recent tirade against Voter ID laws — which the...
Nic Horton
Oct 2, 20125 min read
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Trashing “Trashing Arkansas”
For about a week now, Governor Mike Beebe has seized just about every available opportunity to launch visceral attacks against our...
Nic Horton
Oct 1, 20123 min read
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Governor Beebe, You’re Not Always Right
AR Project flashback: The Many Faces of Mike Beebe Earlier this week, Governor Mike Beebe created a bit of a kerfuffle when he spoke...
Nic Horton
Sep 27, 20123 min read
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