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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.
Report: Only “Robust Growth” in Little Rock Is from Government
Another new study adds to the evidence we’ve written recently about: namely, there’s lots of room for improvement with respect to...
Caleb Taylor
Jul 30, 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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Joan Adcock, Let My Uber Go!
Relatively new ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft will have to submit to burdensome, archaic taxi regulations — or not operate at all —...
Caleb Taylor
Jul 23, 20142 min read
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Proposal Puts Private Property On Endangered List
Arkansas can expect shrunken property rights — and more taxpayer dollars spent on lawsuits against private landowners — if a federal...
Caleb Taylor
Jul 1, 20143 min read
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Teen Unemployment Rising Higher and Higher in Arkansas
Teen unemployment is dramatically on the rise in Arkansas; a proposed minimum wage increase is likely to make it worse. According to the...
Caleb Taylor
Jun 16, 20142 min read
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Good Money After Bad? Nordex, Part II
AEDC’s job creation predictions have a tendency to not exactly work out. “If at first you don’t succeed, just blow some more taxpayer...
Caleb Taylor
Jun 13, 20142 min read
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The InvestArk Tax Credit: A Terrible Investment That Arkansas Made For You
Things that InvestArk isn’t required to create. Nearly half of the 45 projects funded with state incentives from 2005 to 2012 reviewed in...
Caleb Taylor
Jun 5, 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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Minimum Wage, Maximum Suffering
Yesterday, I attended a press conference hosted by Give Arkansas A Raise Now. What I heard were a bunch of demands that Arkansas raise...
Nic Horton
Dec 18, 20134 min read
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State Dental Board Hasn't Heard The Last Of Ben Burris
You may recall our earlier story about orthodontist Ben Burris, who created a regulatory crisis by offering low-cost dental cleanings to...
Daniel Greenberg
Nov 19, 20132 min read
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The Inquisition of Benjamin Burris
in·qui·si·tion (inkwiˈziSHən), a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation. On Friday, September 13, 2013, Dr....
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 13, 20134 min read
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Arkansas Has 2nd Highest Combined Sales Tax
A new study from our friends at the Tax Foundation spell bad news for Arkansans: according to their findings, Arkansas has the second...
Nic Horton
Sep 10, 20132 min read
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Defunct Nordex Owes Taxpayers $2.3 Million (Minimum)
Nordex, a wind-power company in the Jonesboro area that received millions in incentives from state taxpayers, still owes taxpayers (at...
Nic Horton
Sep 5, 20132 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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Another AEDC Triumph: Hewlett-Packard to Cut 500 Jobs
OOPS: Governor Beebe and HP exec in front of the Conway facility. Once again, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s attempts to...
Nic Horton
Jul 9, 20133 min read
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Hot Air: Beebe and Nordex Fail to Keep Lofty Promises, Taxpayers Left Holding the Bag
Less than five years ago, the possibilities seemed endless. Nordex USA had just announced its intention to move to Arkansas and create...
Nic Horton
Jul 2, 20135 min read
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Congressman Crawford’s Catfish Quandary
Happy National Catfish Day! In 1987, President Ronald Reagan designated today (June 25th) as a day to “celebrate the value of farm-raised...
Nic Horton
Jun 25, 20133 min read
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It’s Finally Here: It’s National Employee Freedom Week!
I know — since we posted a teaser a few weeks ago — you have all been anxiously awaiting this day that marks the beginning of National...
Nic Horton
Jun 24, 20132 min read
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Exciting Announcement About An Upcoming Exciting Announcement!
In a few days, we will publish new polling data regarding Arkansans’ — and Americans’ — views on labor unions. The survey rollout will...
Nic Horton
Jun 5, 20131 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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Senator Teague’s Building Implosion
Several weeks ago, I wrote a piece about Senator Larry Teague’s proposal to require all public construction projects in Arkansas to use...
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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Legislative Free Fall: Are Taxpayers Getting The Shaft?
Representative Kelley Linck has filed a bill, HB1538, that will exempt the Capitol Hill apartment building from certain aspects of...
Nic Horton
Mar 7, 20137 min read
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