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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.
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...
Daniel Greenberg
Oct 10, 20131 min read
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It Got Better For John Cooper
The preliminary results for the Jonesboro state senate primary suggest that John Cooper received just a few more votes than Dan Sullivan...
Daniel Greenberg
Oct 8, 20131 min read
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Cooper Receives Endorsements From Republican Legislative All-Stars, Niell Receives Non-Endorsement E
Today, Jonesboro Senate District 21 candidate John Cooper announced he had received the endorsement of seven sitting legislators. In my...
Nic Horton
Oct 2, 20133 min read
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What’s Happening With Obamacare Ad Spending In Arkansas? No One Knows
This morning, the Arkansas Legislative Council blocked an additional $4.5 million in pro-Obamacare advertising spending in the state — or...
Nic Horton
Sep 30, 20133 min read
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Arkansas Carry PAC Endorses John Cooper for Senate District 21
Arkansas Carry PAC, the political wing of Arkansas’s largest gun rights advocacy group (Arkansas Carry), has endorsed John Cooper for...
Nic Horton
Sep 23, 20131 min read
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The Unraveling Stories of Chad Niell
Pictured: Chad Niell (left) with his trusty campaign spokesman Keith Emis (right). Earlier this month, the Blue Hog blog suggested that...
Nic Horton
Sep 21, 20132 min read
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The Treachery of the ‘Private Option’
Pictured to the right is a minor classic of 20th century art: Rene Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images,” a famous example of the...
Nic Horton
Sep 12, 20132 min read
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Niell On ‘Private Option:’ “I Can't Tell You How I Would've Voted Before, And I Can’t Tell
As I’ve noted before, the “private option” is a mysterious business. Winston Churchill famously said that “Russia is a riddle wrapped in...
Nic Horton
Sep 11, 20134 min read
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Dan Sullivan, Unfiltered
On Friday, I sat down with Jonesboro state Senate candidate Dan Sullivan. Sullivan is running for the Republican nomination in the...
Nic Horton
Sep 9, 20136 min read
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The Race To Replace Bookout
Now that State Senator Paul Bookout (D-Jonesboro) has resigned his seat, Governor Beebe will have to call a special election to fill the...
Nic Horton
Aug 22, 20132 min read
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State Legislators Recognized For Conservative Principles
Tuesday night, the Conduit For Commerce (CFC) hosted an appreciation dinner for conservative members of the Arkansas legislature. ...
Nic Horton
Aug 22, 20131 min read
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Cotton: Exchanges Will Be ‘Open Season on Taxpayers’
Rep. Tom Cotton, who is challenging Senator Mark Pryor, took some time out of his busy schedule to visit with reporters on a conference...
Nic Horton
Aug 9, 20134 min read
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Pryor: Obamacare Is “Amazing Success Story”
Just hours after gaining a formidable Republican opponent, embattled U.S. Senator Mark Pryor told 40/29 News that Obamacare “has been an...
Nic Horton
Aug 7, 20131 min read
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Cotton Leads Pryor In First Post-Pre-Announcement Poll
Conservative Intelligence Briefing has released a new poll showing Rep. Tom Cotton slightly leading incumbent Senator Mark Pryor,...
Nic Horton
Aug 6, 20131 min read
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Cooper: Transparency, Tax Reform Should Be Priorities for Legislature
Jonesboro resident John Cooper has announced his intentions to seek election to the state House of Representatives in 2014 in District...
Nic Horton
Aug 1, 20133 min read
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HE’S IN: Tom Cotton to Announce Senate Run
SHOWDOWN: Cotton (left) to challenge vulnerable Pryor (right). The Associated Press is reporting that Congressman Tom Cotton (AR-4) will...
Nic Horton
Jul 31, 20131 min read
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Unsolved Mysteries of the Legislature: How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Obamacar
Reps. Biviano, Burris, and others look on as Governor Beebe signs Medicaid expansion. Shortly after my interview with Rep. Mark Biviano...
Nic Horton
Jul 18, 20135 min read
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The First, And Probably the Worst, Political Mailer of 2014
The 2014 primary elections are almost a year away. Most political observers would say that it’s a little early to start sending out...
Nic Horton
Jul 16, 20133 min read
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Your Taxes Bursting In Air, Gave Proof Through the Night That the Pork Was Still There
When the Arkansas Times reported this morning that taxpayer dollars were being used to put on a fireworks show in Saline County, the one...
Nic Horton
Jul 2, 20135 min read
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Obama “Terrible for America, Worse Than Terrible For Black Community,” Louisiana Senator Says
Sen. Elbert Guillory addressing Arkansas Republicans in Little Rock. A few weeks ago, I had never heard of Elbert Guillory. Today, in...
Nic Horton
Jul 1, 20133 min read
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Congressman Cotton: Cut From A Different Cloth
Yesterday, Arkansas Congressman Tom Cotton penned an op-ed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that outlined his opposition to the recent...
Nic Horton
Jun 27, 20133 min read
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Talkin’ New Faculty Carry Law With Rep. Charlie Collins
During the recent legislative session, the legislature passed a law — Act 226 — to allow licensed and trained full-time faculty and staff...
Nic Horton
Jun 4, 20139 min read
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Intercepting the Football: Blocking Regulators’ Touchdowns in Arkansas
Senator Dismang, sponsor of the best proposed constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot next year. A proposed amendment to the...
Nic Horton
May 23, 20134 min read
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Rep. Bell: “Powder, Lead, Walnut, Brass & Steel”
The following is a guest op-ed by State Representative Nate Bell, a second term legislator from Mena. It was a spring night in the quiet...
The Arkansas Project
May 7, 20134 min read
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