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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.

Tax Plan Moves Arkansas in the Right Direction

Feb 6, 20192 min read

Tax Plan Moves Arkansas in the Right Direction

Legislators are finally considering how to change the state’s tax code. After many task force meetings and consultation between the...

John Brummett Doesn’t Understand Taxes

Jan 16, 20193 min read

John Brummett Doesn’t Understand Taxes

Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett really misunderstands taxes – or at least he misunderstand conservative beliefs...

Tax Reform Plan Taking Shape

Sep 18, 20182 min read

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...

What is the Tax Reform Task Force Considering?

Aug 22, 20182 min read

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...

Proceed with Caution on Raising Alcohol, Tobacco Taxes

Jul 3, 20184 min read

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...

Jan Morgan is Wrong on the Tax Task Force

Jun 6, 20184 min read

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...

Arkansas Lagging on Tax Reform

May 23, 20182 min read

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...

Some Good Ideas for Income Tax Reform

May 7, 20182 min read

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...

This is Why You Can’t Have Lower Taxes

May 3, 20183 min read

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...

Don’t Squander the Opportunity for Tax Reform

May 1, 20183 min read

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...

Legislators Name Possible Sales Tax Exemptions for Elimination

Apr 12, 20182 min read

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...

How Does Arkansas Compare to Other States on Taxes?

Apr 4, 20182 min read

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...

Mar 21, 20182 min read

Time to Reform Arkansas’s Sales Tax?

Tax reform is in the air, at least in Little Rock. The state’s Tax Reform and Relief task force is looking at ways to overhaul the...

Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform

Dec 14, 20173 min read

Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform

At 2 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, December 2, Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman joined all but one of their Republican...

Learning from Other States on Tax Reform

Dec 12, 20172 min read

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....

Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.

Nov 20, 20172 min read

Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.

The House of Representatives passed a major tax overhaul last week. All four members of the Arkansas House delegation voted in favor of a...

Where’s Our Instrument Panel?

Oct 21, 20174 min read

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...

POLL: Arkansans Prefer Using Existing Revenue For Highways

Oct 20, 20171 min read

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...

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Texarkana?

Oct 12, 20176 min read

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,...

Budget Reform for Tax Relief

Sep 21, 20173 min read

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...

Income Tax Cuts vs. Highway Tax Increases

Sep 7, 20173 min read

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...

Why is Arkansas Falling Behind Other States?

Sep 6, 20172 min read

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...

Poll: Majority of Americans Want Tax Reform

Aug 22, 20172 min read

Poll: Majority of Americans Want Tax Reform

A majority of Americans support simplifying the tax code and lowering rates, according to a new poll by the American Action Network. Poll...

Time For Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday To End?

Jul 28, 20173 min read

Time For Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday To End?

The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Task Force should end the back-to-school sales tax holiday —- so our tax code can be more competitive...

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