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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.
The Verdict Is In: Time for Conservatives to Abandon the “Private Option”
For the last several weeks, we have heard a few Republican legislators explain the wonders of the Medicaid expansion that has newly been...
Nic Horton
Mar 28, 20134 min read
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Obamacare Is Crumbling — But No One Told Mark Pryor
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a nonbinding resolution by 79-20 to repeal the Medical Device Tax. This tax, which went into effect in...
Nic Horton
Mar 28, 20132 min read
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Medicaid Expansion Carries Hefty Price Tag for Arkansas Taxpayers
There’s been a lot of talk about the wonders of Medicaid expansion from the Arkansas media and from Republican and Democratic...
Nic Horton
Mar 22, 20133 min read
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Medicaid: Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace
I’ve received some off-the-record criticism just for recounting Michael Cannon’s opinions on health care reform the other day (boy, wait...
Nic Horton
Mar 21, 20132 min read
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Voter ID Bill Clears Final Hurdle, Heads to Governor
Today, the Senate Rules Committee convened to consider whether or not the voter ID bill required a supermajority vote. The House Rules...
Nic Horton
Mar 19, 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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Why Voter ID Does Not Require a Supermajority Vote
Since the voter ID bill cleared House committee last week, opponents of election reform have been scrambling to derail it. I wrote last...
Nic Horton
Mar 12, 20133 min read
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Arkansas Taxpayers Find Relief In Act 312
HB1187 is now Act 312 after being signed into law by Governor Beebe today. The new law prohibits the use of public funds by a public...
Nic Horton
Mar 11, 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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Representative Richey’s Drive By
Rep. Richey driving by the polls, presumably without identification. Now that election reform is only one hurdle away from becoming law...
Nic Horton
Mar 7, 20132 min read
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Unfair to Working Students And Still a Bad Idea
The House Public Health Committee is slated to take up Rep. Butch Wilkins’s minimum wage hike tomorrow morning. The proposal would raise...
Nic Horton
Mar 4, 20133 min read
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Senator Chesterfield: “I Do Not Have a Constitutional Right To Buy Alcohol”
Last week, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill for the first time in history (it was considered before the House State Agencies...
Nic Horton
Feb 28, 20133 min read
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An Ad Hominem in Search of a Target That Doesn’t Exist
Yesterday afternoon, State Rep. Greg Leding took to the twittosphere to claim that a Republican state Senator “speaking on the Senate...
Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20132 min read
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David Johnson: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
Senator David Johnson, intently studying AAI’s latest policy brief. I have always admired Senator David Johnson. He and I rarely agree,...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 21, 20133 min read
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VIDEO: Senate Debates, Passes Voter ID Bill
Today, for the first time in state history, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill. The bill, SB2, carried with a bipartisan vote of...
Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20131 min read
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Jerry Cox Weighs In On Pro-Life Developments!
Two bills of significant impact took steps forward in the legislative process at the state capitol today: one is Rep. Andy Mayberry’s...
Nic Horton
Jan 31, 20131 min read
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Rep. Bell Presents “Mileage Reimbursement Fairness Act”
Rep. Nate Bell (more affectionately known as “the Mena Gnome”) presented HB1044 or “The Mileage Reimbursement Fairness Act” before the...
Nic Horton
Jan 30, 20131 min read
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An Alternative View on Medicaid Expansion
In response to my piece last week about the perils of Medicaid expansion, I received an email from Rep. Reginald Murdock (D-Marianna). He...
Nic Horton
Jan 21, 20135 min read
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Let There Be Light!
More transparency is good for taxpayers. Perhaps the biggest achievement of the 89th General Assembly so far is the passage of a new rule...
Nic Horton
Jan 21, 20132 min read
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The Beebe’s Speech: “Everything is GREAT! No More Questions!”
Today, Governor Mike Beebe gave his final “state of the State” address to a joint session of the Arkansas legislature. The speech was...
Nic Horton
Jan 15, 20132 min read
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What Will Beebe Do?
Legacy: Whatever tales future tour guides tell about Gov. Beebe, none will be as scary as this portrait. For the first time since...
Nic Horton
Jan 14, 20133 min read
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The Legislature Is In Session. Yay.
Today, the illustrious and magnificent 89th General Assembly convened for the first time. New legislators were sworn in. Tears were shed....
Nic Horton
Jan 14, 20131 min read
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Advancing Arkansas: Incoming Speaker Carter Seeks Tax Reform Debate
I recently sat down with incoming Speaker of the House Davy Carter to discuss his plans for the legislative session that begins on...
Nic Horton
Jan 10, 20133 min read
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Dustin McDaniel Loves His Wife!
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin “Mac Daddy” McDaniel, political darling of The Arkansas Project, took the podium today in Little Rock to...
Nic Horton
Jan 8, 20133 min read
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