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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.
Will Voter ID Bankrupt Arkansas?
This morning, the House State Agencies Committee passed Sen. Bryan King’s voter ID bill (SB2) out of committee. It will now go to the...
Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20132 min read
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Congress, Your Grades Are Posted
Yesterday, Americans For Prosperity released their “Economic Freedom Scorecard.” Quite simply, the group ranks all 535 members of...
Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20131 min read
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VIDEO: Greenberg Testifies Against Prevailing Wage Law
Dan Greenberg, in his post earlier this morning, wrote about his experience before the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee...
Nic Horton
Feb 8, 20131 min read
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Some Will Rob You With A Six-Gun, Some With A Fountain Pen
Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee to speak in favor of Representative Dan...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 8, 20132 min read
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Saving Medicaid: Sensible, Free-Market Based Reforms for Arkansas
Mike Beebe can make it rain money — we just have to say “yes.” I was shocked to hear Governor Beebe in his “state of the state” address a...
Nic Horton
Feb 2, 20133 min read
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Why Government Should “Buy Chinese to Save A Nickel”
Senator Larry Teague (D-Nashville) has proposed a bill – SB54 – that would require the use of American-manufactured iron, steel, and...
Nic Horton
Jan 23, 20133 min read
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Dan Greenberg Is Everywhere!
Exhibit A: Dan Greenberg, in a chair, thinking — for which he is presumably being paid. Advance Arkansas Institute’s very own Dan...
Nic Horton
Jan 22, 20132 min read
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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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Government Wants to — Kill More of Us?
I have some very bad news, which will likely grieve you to your core as it did me: Rep. David Fielding (D-Magnolia) does not read The...
Nic Horton
Dec 19, 20123 min read
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In the News: State Lawmakers Talk Medicaid Expansion
A few Arkansas legislators were featured in a story this week by The Washington Post regarding the battle over Medicaid expansion in the...
Nic Horton
Dec 6, 20121 min read
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Ban Texting Bans: Obeying Government Can Kill You
There seems to be no end to what the government will try to regulate — what you can eat, what you can wear to school, even what cars you...
Nic Horton
Nov 20, 20122 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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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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Signs of Government Waste
Congratulations Arkansas taxpayers! You are the proud owners of three magnificent signs at a failing wind power plant in Little Rock!...
Nic Horton
Sep 26, 20122 min read
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Arkansas Roundup, September 14
Walker wrap-up: The internal investigation into Bill Walker’s hiring of his friend for a position she did not qualify for has produced a...
Nic Horton
Sep 14, 20122 min read
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The Anatomy of Corruption, Bill Walker Style
I reported on July 18th that the Legislative Council’s Personnel Services committee was reviewing the hiring of Miss Clara Taylor–a woman...
Nic Horton
Sep 10, 20126 min read
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The Concerns of the Deaf Are Finally Heard
Friday news dump by state government! I haven’t been able to find this story anywhere else, so I am taking a huge career risk here by...
Nic Horton
Aug 31, 20122 min read
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Career Education Department Remains Blind to the Needs of the Deaf
Bill Walker’s work performance grade in sign language, appropriately. Another government screwup in the Department of Career Education:...
Nic Horton
Aug 27, 20123 min read
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There Are Free Newsletters!
You’re welcome. The man who saved capitalism, Dr. Milton Friedman, is often quoted as saying, “There’s no free lunch.” The good news for...
Nic Horton
Aug 22, 20121 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Aug 7, 20122 min read
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Economic Freedom: A Moral Imperative For Arkansas
I was privileged to spend the last week at a liberty-minded think tank studying economic freedom. Part of the program included a...
Nic Horton
Aug 6, 20123 min read
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Bill Walker On Interpreter Hire: “I’m Comfortable With The Decision That Was Made”
KATV has released a partial transcript of conversations that took place at the personnel committee hearing on Tuesday in Little Rock....
Nic Horton
Jul 19, 20124 min read
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The Unfortunate Reality of Arkansas’ Fortunate Jobs Report
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has released the latest jobs numbers for the state and they just couldn’t be happier with...
Nic Horton
May 21, 20122 min read
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