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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.
Obama Admin Admits Medicaid Expansion Won’t Protect Hospitals
We interrupt this broadcast to bring you two news items that could change the shape of the Medicaid expansion debate happening at this...
Nic Horton
Apr 17, 20131 min read
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Will the Medicaid Expansion “Triggers” Fire?
MEDICAID EXPANSION: You can check out, but can you ever leave? The House just passed HB1219 which includes funding for Medicaid...
Nic Horton
Apr 16, 20132 min read
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The Legislature’s Plan to Lock Arkansans Into Poverty
The thinkers at Advance Arkansas Institute have released a new paper entitled, “How Medicaid Expansion (and the “Private Option”) Will...
Nic Horton
Apr 15, 20132 min read
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Wow, Senator Rapert, That Was A Quick Three Weeks!
Before last year’s election, Senator Rapert said expanding Medicaid would turn Arkansas into a “candy land” of entitlements. Less than a...
Nic Horton
Apr 14, 20132 min read
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Kathleen Sebelius Hasn’t Read the “Private Option” Bill. Senator Rapert, I Demand A Denunciation!
You may have heard about the kerfuffle earlier this week at our legislative luncheon on the “private option.” One state senator was...
Nic Horton
Apr 12, 20133 min read
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Senator Rapert Calls Again for “Private Option” Delay
Yesterday I reported that state Senator Jason Rapert announced (while attending AAI’s Monday town hall meeting in Conway) that he wanted...
Nic Horton
Apr 11, 20132 min read
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How AAI’s Town Halls Have Changed the Medicaid Debate
Ed Haislmaier of Heritage speaks to a packed house in Conway. This week, while legislators were at the Capitol talking to each other, the...
Nic Horton
Apr 10, 20133 min read
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How Nonprofits Work
Ed Haislmaier speaking to a packed house at AAI’s Conway forum last night. It was a pleasure to bring Christie Herrera and Ed Haislmaier...
Daniel Greenberg
Apr 9, 20132 min read
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New Poll Shows Plurality Less Likely to Support “Private Option,” Oppose Medicaid Expansion
Today, as the Advance Arkansas Institute kicks off their Medicaid town hall tour across the state, AAI has released a new scientific poll...
Nic Horton
Apr 8, 20132 min read
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“Private Option” Clears First Hurdle in Senate, But Fight Is Just Beginning
This morning, by a vote of 24-9, the Senate passed SB1020 or the “private option” version of Medicaid expansion. Two members did not...
Nic Horton
Apr 5, 20132 min read
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AFP on Medicaid: ‘Take Time To Get It Right’
Our friends at AFP-Arkansas have released a new ad against the Medicaid “private option.” You should take 30 seconds to watch it because,...
Nic Horton
Apr 4, 20131 min read
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Speaker Carter: ‘We Have Always Been at War with Eastasia’
Yesterday afternoon, in an act of courage, Congressman Rick Crawford released a stellar press release condemning the “private option” or...
Nic Horton
Apr 3, 20135 min read
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AAI Announces Medicaid Town Halls
If you’re like me, you’ve been startled to see allegedly conservative lawmakers heralding the wonders of expanding government in Arkansas...
Nic Horton
Apr 2, 20132 min read
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Dissecting the “Private Option” With Paul Harrell
Below you will find my interview with Paul Harrell on The Paul Harrell Program from last week. We did two segments (as opposed to our...
Nic Horton
Apr 1, 20131 min read
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Horrible Medicaid “Private Option” Now Found Deficient by Former “Private Option” Analyst/Cheerleade
The “private option” in a picture. I wrote last week that the air had been released from the Medicaid “private option” balloon and that...
Nic Horton
Apr 1, 20133 min read
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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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The Private Medicaid Option: From the Sphinx’s Mouth
Yesterday, I attended a meeting of conservative activists and legislators at the Capitol. Senator David Sanders and Representative Randy...
Nic Horton
Mar 27, 20136 min read
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$400,000 For Sweet Potato Research? Yam Right!
There are several remarkable aspects of Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of SB2, the voter ID bill, yesterday. It looks like Beebe threw a bone...
Nic Horton
Mar 26, 20132 min read
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Today’s Pointless Government Policy: Secret Background Checks for Political Candidates
This afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to consider SB1029. The bill, sponsored by Senator Keith Ingram, would require candidates for...
Nic Horton
Mar 25, 20134 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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Talking Obamacare, Medicaid Expansion With Paul Harrell
Yesterday I went on The Paul Harrell Program for our weekly segment. We spent the duration of the segment discussing Medicaid expansion,...
Nic Horton
Mar 22, 20131 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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The State of Health Care “Reform” in Arkansas
Today I went down to the luxurious Capitol cafeteria to hear the Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon speak on the current state of Obamacare...
Nic Horton
Mar 19, 20134 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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