How Arkansas Can Resist Florida’s Imperial Judiciary
Florida’s “stand your ground” law was recently watered down by a Miami court decision. Under a “stand your ground” law, someone who uses...
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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.
Marc Kilmer
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Arkansas Improves Slightly — Now We Just Have The Third Highest Sales Tax In the Nation!
Long-time readers of this blog have probably tired of me writing about Arkansas year after year having the second highest sales tax in...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Come Hear Dick Carpenter
We are pleased to announce that a friend of the Advance Arkansas Institute – Dr. Dick Carpenter – will come to Little Rock later this...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 25, 20151 min read
Arkansas Manufacturing Jobs on EPA Chopping Block
Manufacturing jobs in Arkansas will take a huge hit if the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to cut carbon emissions is implemented,...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 10, 20156 min read
Why Arkansas Should Protect the Freedom to Work
By Marc Kilmer Do we need regulations that accomplish nothing — except to keep people from working? That was the question at the heart of...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 26, 20143 min read
Democrats’ Minimum Wage Credibility Problem
We’ve written recently about the rising teenage unemployment rate in Arkansas and how a proposed ballot initiative would exacerbate this...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 22, 20142 min read
Another Round of Obamacare Rate Hikes Coming
It’s almost time for another round of Obamacare health insurance rate hikes in Arkansas. From the Washington Examiner: In Arkansas,...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 21, 20143 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 18, 20143 min read
Mark Pryor: Saving Kids from Old Books
When you think of unsafe children’s products, you probably don’t think of books. Outside of our one-year-old smacking me in the head with...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 14, 20142 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 14, 20143 min read
Senator Pryor Kills A Kidd’s Dream
On February 10, 2009, new federal regulations governing lead exposure in children’s products were scheduled to go into effect. One day...
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Daniel Greenberg
Aug 13, 20141 min read
The Latest “Private Option” Broken Promise: Counterfeit Medical Savings Accounts
Less than a week after Nic Horton left the Arkansas Project, he’s back on our site! Well, sort of. Horton is now affiliated with...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 12, 20142 min read
CPSIA in 2008: Senator Pryor Capitalizes on a Media Frenzy
“Won’t somebody please think of the children?!” This line from The Simpsons could have been the catchphrase of Senator Mark Pryor’s 2008...
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Marc Kilmer
Aug 11, 20143 min read
Does Senator Pryor Care More About My Children Than I Do?
Senator Mark Pryor probably thinks I’m a bad parent. I just spent ten days exposing my children to products that he considers unsafe. In...
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Nic Horton
Aug 8, 201417 min read
Dirty Cops, Wrongful Imprisonment, and Blessings from Government: A Conversation with Senator Hutchi
Earlier this week, I interviewed state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson about the Gyronne Buckley case. It was one of the most astonishing...
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Nic Horton
Aug 7, 20143 min read
Exchange Director Unsure If Arkansas Will Speed Up Implementation of State Exchange
Last week, I began investigating whether Arkansas was moving towards a state-run Obamacare exchange. My initial interest in this story...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 6, 20142 min read
Bowen Law School’s Response to Law Student Debt: Look, We Have A Wonderful Gym!
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel isn’t the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of physical fitness, but maybe that will change...
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Nic Horton
Aug 5, 20146 min read
Gyronne Buckley, Who Was Wrongfully Imprisoned, Is Now Wrongfully Denied Compensation
Imagine if you were the victim of a crooked cop who withheld evidence in your criminal trial, and imagine that — because of this — you...
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Stefani B.
Aug 1, 20142 min read
Top 5 Stories On TAP: July
We had a lot of interesting stories from our great writers this past month. We thought you might be interested in looking back at our 5...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 31, 20142 min read
More Harmful EPA Regs Possible Later in 2014
The EPA’s next regulation, perhaps? New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations could bring massive job losses to Arkansas,...
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Nic Horton
Jul 30, 20144 min read
Arkansas Has A New Chance To Fight Obamacare. Will We Take It?
Yesterday, I wrote about the steps Arkansas is taking to set up a state-based Obamacare exchange. The Halbig decision presents a huge...
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Caleb Taylor
Jul 30, 20142 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Jul 29, 20144 min read
After Halbig, Arkansas Moving Towards A State-Based Exchange
Last week, the D.C. circuit court ruled in Halbig v. Burwell that Obamacare subsidies cannot flow into state that are participating in...
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Nic Horton
Jul 23, 20144 min read
Sick Child Denied Treatment As State Spends Billions On Able-Bodied Adults
A new report released last week details how Medicaid expansion will harm the most needy Americans. Because of the perverse funding...
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