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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 Misrepresentations about Issue 1 Continue
We’ve talked about tort reform and Issue 1 a lot on TAP. It would be nice to focus more on other issues, but for some reason the trial...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 6, 20183 min read
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Rep. Womack’s Sound Budget Plan
Republicans want to shred the social safety net and throw old folks and people with disabilities onto the street – that’s a common...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 5, 20184 min read
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Happy Independence Day!
It’s the 4th of July – more properly known as Independence Day. For many of us, this is the day for cooking out, going to the pool or...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 4, 20182 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Jul 3, 20184 min read
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Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for Free Speech
In an eagerly awaited decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v AFSCME that government workers who are not members of a union could no...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 27, 20183 min read
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Politics at Play in Military Widow Amendment
As a member of Congress, Rep. Steve Womack is going to take votes that make people upset. That is the nature of the job. But a recent...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20183 min read
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Arkansas House Members Support High-Skilled Immigration Reform
Immigration is in the news again (of course, when hasn’t immigration been in the news during the Trump Administration?). This issue may...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20182 min read
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The Municipal League’s Attack on the Freedom of Information Act
Here we go again. The Arkansas Municipal League has put out a series of proposals to gut the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). At least...
Robert Steinbuch
Jun 21, 20183 min read
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The Rescission, Explained
Do Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman, and Steve Womack hate kids? If you read what R. Bruce Smith of Hot Springs recently...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 20, 20183 min read
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Catching up with How Arkansas’s Congressional Delegation Voted
For many votes in Congress, it’s easy to predict how Arkansas’s congressional delegation will vote. The six men who represent the state...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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The Falsehoods about Issue 1 Continue
The fate of Issue 1 will not be decided until November. Unfortunately, the disinformation campaign against this tort reform amendment has...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 14, 20182 min read
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Time for Eminent Domain Reform
“Arkansas’s present eminent domain laws have a number of notable shortcomings that leave property owners vulnerable to abusive takings.”...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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Senator Garner Gets it Right on Issue 1
Last year, legislators voted by a wide margin to give Arkansans the chance to change the state constitution by approving tort reform. Now...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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Arkansas Delegation Takes a Stand on Farm Subsidies
The House of Representatives recently debated (and then failed to pass) legislation governing federal agricultural programs....
Marc Kilmer
Jun 8, 20183 min read
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Conduit for Action’s Continuing Error on Tort Reform
Our old friends (and occasional allies) at Conduit for Action are at it again. This organization is parroting the old (and discredited)...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 7, 20183 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Jun 6, 20184 min read
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The Downsides of Corporate Welfare
I am a regular reader of Max Brantley’s musings on Arkansas Blog at the Arkansas Times. As you may assume, I don’t often agree with the...
Marc Kilmer
May 29, 20183 min read
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Time to Move on Yucca Mountain
Where should the waste from Arkansas Nuclear One (and every other nuclear power plant across the U.S.) be deposited? That question has...
Marc Kilmer
May 24, 20183 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
May 23, 20182 min read
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Justice Goodson is Keeping Secrets
As TAP readers know, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson has been making headlines lately for her lawsuits that attack due...
Marc Kilmer
May 22, 20184 min read
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Will Wind Catcher Be Good for Arkansas Consumers?
In early May, the Arkansas Public Service Commission concluded that an Oklahoma wind farm would be in the public interest of Arkansas. It...
Marc Kilmer
May 17, 20182 min read
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Courtney Goodson’s Attack on Due Process and the First Amendment
Everybody in Arkansas who pays attention to elections knows that state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson’s public profile is not...
Marc Kilmer
May 16, 20186 min read
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Evidence Mounts that Licensing Laws Harm Workers
When the government mandates that you must have a license in order to work, it stands to reason that this may hurt people looking to find...
Marc Kilmer
May 15, 20183 min read
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Democrats Supporting Socialized Medicine in the 2nd
There’s a race to the left in the Democratic Second Congressional District primary. Among other things, three of the candidates are...
Marc Kilmer
May 11, 20183 min read
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