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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.

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Cotton, Boozman Target Estate Tax

Cotton, Boozman Target Estate Tax

Cotton, Boozman Target Estate Tax

It’s early in the new Congress, but Arkansas’s senators are working hard in DC to reform the tax code to make it fairer and more...

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Jan 30, 20192 min read

Cato Gives Gov. Hutchinson a “C”

Cato Gives Gov. Hutchinson a “C”

Cato Gives Gov. Hutchinson a “C”

When it comes to taxing and spending policy, Governor Asa Hutchinson is squarely in the middle of the pack. At least that’s what Chris...

advancearkansas

Oct 17, 20182 min read

Tax Reform Plan Taking Shape

Tax Reform Plan Taking Shape

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...

advancearkansas

Sep 18, 20182 min read

What is the Tax Reform Task Force Considering?

What is the Tax Reform Task Force Considering?

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...

advancearkansas

Aug 22, 20182 min read

Proceed with Caution on Raising Alcohol, Tobacco Taxes

Proceed with Caution on Raising Alcohol, Tobacco Taxes

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...

advancearkansas

Jul 3, 20184 min read

Jan Morgan is Wrong on the Tax Task Force

Jan Morgan is Wrong on the Tax Task Force

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...

advancearkansas

Jun 6, 20184 min read

Arkansas Lagging on Tax Reform

Arkansas Lagging on Tax Reform

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...

advancearkansas

May 23, 20182 min read

Some Good Ideas for Income Tax Reform

Some Good Ideas for Income Tax Reform

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...

advancearkansas

May 7, 20182 min read

This is Why You Can’t Have Lower Taxes

This is Why You Can’t Have Lower Taxes

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...

advancearkansas

May 3, 20183 min read

Don’t Squander the Opportunity for Tax Reform

Don’t Squander the Opportunity for Tax Reform

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...

advancearkansas

May 1, 20183 min read

Legislators Name Possible Sales Tax Exemptions for Elimination

Legislators Name Possible Sales Tax Exemptions for Elimination

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...

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Apr 12, 20182 min read

How Does Arkansas Compare to Other States on Taxes?

How Does Arkansas Compare to Other States on Taxes?

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...

advancearkansas

Apr 4, 20182 min read

Learning from Other States on Tax Reform

Learning from Other States on Tax Reform

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....

advancearkansas

Dec 12, 20172 min read

Where’s Our Instrument Panel?

Where’s Our Instrument Panel?

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...

advancearkansas

Oct 21, 20174 min read

POLL: Arkansans Prefer Using Existing Revenue For Highways

POLL: Arkansans Prefer Using Existing Revenue For Highways

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...

advancearkansas

Oct 20, 20171 min read

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Texarkana?

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Texarkana?

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,...

advancearkansas

Oct 12, 20176 min read

Budget Reform for Tax Relief

Budget Reform for Tax Relief

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...

advancearkansas

Sep 21, 20173 min read

Income Tax Cuts vs. Highway Tax Increases

Income Tax Cuts vs. Highway Tax Increases

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...

advancearkansas

Sep 7, 20173 min read

Why is Arkansas Falling Behind Other States?

Why is Arkansas Falling Behind Other States?

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...

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Sep 6, 20172 min read

Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment

Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment

Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment

A new report by the Division of Legislative Audit was released today which shows a troubling trend of many elected officials and...

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Sep 10, 20142 min read

Are There Limits to Taxpayer-Sponsored Academic Freedom?

Are There Limits to Taxpayer-Sponsored Academic Freedom?

Are There Limits to Taxpayer-Sponsored Academic Freedom?

Judge Harold Haley being taken hostage with Angela Davis’s gun taped under his chin. He was killed in the shootout. I posted last night...

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Oct 25, 20125 min read

Are Arkansas Tax Dollars Going to a Domestic Terrorist?

Are Arkansas Tax Dollars Going to a Domestic Terrorist?

Are Arkansas Tax Dollars Going to a Domestic Terrorist?

Thursday evening, Angela Davis will speak at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. On the university’s website, Davis is described as...

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Oct 24, 20123 min read

Rep. Tiffany Rogers’s Double-Dipping Problem

Rep. Tiffany Rogers’s Double-Dipping Problem

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...

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Oct 15, 20124 min read

Arkansas Needs Higher Taxes!

Arkansas Needs Higher Taxes!

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...

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Oct 10, 20123 min read

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