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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.
Bills To Watch Today
There are quite a few bills that freedom lovers should be following today at the Capitol. State Rep. Richard Womack has a new “Right To...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 17, 20151 min read
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Arkansas Chamber of Commerce: Worse Than President Obama on Economic Freedom
If you are to the left of President Obama, it’s safe to say you’re out of touch with the vast majority of Arkansans. The Arkansas State...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 24, 20152 min read
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“Right To An Honest Living” Bill Clears Committee, Heads to House
Rep. Richard Womack succeeded yesterday at getting his “Right To An Honest Living” bill out of the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 13, 20153 min read
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Over-Regulation Puts Yoga Owners In Awkward Position
Did you know that somewhere out there in Arkansas a yoga instructor may be teaching without licensed permission from a state bureaucrat?...
Caleb Taylor
Jan 13, 20152 min read
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Arkansas 33rd in Economic Freedom
Arkansas has a lot of room for improvement in the realm of economic freedom, according to a recent study by the Fraser Institute. ...
Caleb Taylor
Dec 9, 20141 min read
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The Conservative Roots of Thanksgiving
Unlike some left-wing outfits, we won’t waste your time this Thanksgiving lecturing you about how to talk about politics with your family....
Caleb Taylor
Nov 27, 20142 min read
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Why Arkansas Voters Don’t Like Higher Internet Sales Taxes
The following is a guest editorial from Andrew Moylan (executive director, R Street Institute) and Doug Kellogg (communications manager,...
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 23, 20143 min read
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Sen. Pryor Stops Kids from Eating All-Terrain Vehicles
Can all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) be dangerous to children? Of course. When I was 12, my cousin and I were riding on my grandfather’s...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 21, 20143 min read
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Senator Pryor Helps Out Big Toy
Big businesses – or at least big toy makers – don’t have a better friend in the Senate than Mark Pryor. That may seem strange. After all,...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 15, 20143 min read
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Making Arkansas a Rich State
What can Arkansas lawmakers do to grow the state’s economy in the years to come? That’s the question a new study, Rich States, Poor...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 14, 20142 min read
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Report: Arkansas Terrible On Transparency
Arkansans who care about transparency in government received some bad news today. According to an American Legislative Exchange Council...
Caleb Taylor
Jul 24, 20142 min read
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Ben Burris Bites Back
Photo courtesy of Institute for Justice. Our readers will probably remember Arkansas orthodontist Benjamin Burris. He’s been the subject...
Nic Horton
May 28, 20143 min read
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Overregulation Is Hindering Charity in Conway
Advocates of big government often justify this desire on a theory that big government will “help the poor.” Unfortunately, government is...
Nic Horton
Aug 26, 20133 min read
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Why Did Raw Milk Curdle in House Committee?
Yesterday, as previously reported, the raw milk bill (HB 1536) was defeated by the House Ag Committee. But before the bill was defeated...
Nic Horton
Mar 16, 20132 min read
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Representative Alexander Makes The Case for Milk Freedom
I wrote yesterday about Representative Randy Alexander’s bill to legalize the sale of lacteal secretion, more commonly known as raw cow...
Nic Horton
Mar 15, 20133 min read
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Legalize Milk!
The Arkansas legislature is faced with a question: Do Arkansans have the right to buy and eat what they choose? The question may sound...
Nic Horton
Mar 14, 20133 min read
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Unfair to Working Students And Still a Bad Idea
The House Public Health Committee is slated to take up Rep. Butch Wilkins’s minimum wage hike tomorrow morning. The proposal would raise...
Nic Horton
Mar 4, 20133 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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Give Freedom a Chance: New Report Shows Arkansas 43rd in Economic Freedom
Last week, Fraser Institute released their annual Economic Freedom of North America report. They use numbers and pictures and stuff that...
Nic Horton
Dec 3, 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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Governor Beebe Calls AFP Ad “False, Misleading”
Governor Mike Beebe’s assault on Americans For Prosperity – Arkansas continued this week. This time, Beebe is taking the fight to the...
Nic Horton
Oct 13, 20121 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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