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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.
Which Candidate For U.S. Senate Wants To Kill The Death Tax The Most?
Of all the taxes that government imposes, perhaps none is more offensive than the federal Estate Tax, commonly referred to as the “Death...
Nic Horton
Jun 25, 20145 min read
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Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths
Over the weekend, two op-eds from Arkansas policy leaders appeared in one of Utah’s largest newspapers. The topic: Obamacare’s Medicaid...
Nic Horton
Jun 23, 20142 min read
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Here’s Why ‘Private’ Option HIAs Will Be Nothing Like Actual Health Savings Accounts
On Thursday, we looked at the “Health Independence Accounts” that are being written up by state bureaucrats in order to make...
Nic Horton
Jun 21, 20143 min read
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Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare ‘Private’ Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year
On Tuesday, Arkansas Obamacare supporters rolled out a set of changes to the state’s newest entitlement program, misnamed the “private”...
Nic Horton
Jun 19, 20146 min read
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What Happened to Obamacare Being an “Amazing Success Story?”
From the Washington Examiner today: Mark Pryor, D-Ark., wouldn’t tell Politico whether he would vote for Obamacare again, sending an...
Caleb Taylor
Jun 17, 20141 min read
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Report: Hundreds of Thousands of Obamacare Enrollees May Be Ineligible
A series of politically-driven, unilateral delays in the Obamacare law (the Affordable Care Act) are now snowballing into a national...
Nic Horton
Jun 16, 20142 min read
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Does the 'Private' Option Fund Abortion? Many Pro-Life Experts Say 'Yes'
David Ferguson of Conduit For Action made a splash last week when he published a new paper entitled, “Private Option = Abortion...
Nic Horton
Jun 9, 20144 min read
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Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees
Congrats, taxpayers: you get to hold the bag! News broke late last week that nearly 5,000 Arkansans would be kicked off of the Obamacare...
Nic Horton
Jun 4, 20142 min read
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The Latest In Arkansas-Obamacare News
As we do from time to time, I wanted to pass along some big stories from last week that you need to read. Here’s a look at how the...
Nic Horton
May 19, 20143 min read
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State Bureaucrats Travel To Promote Obamacare Expansion On Taxpayer-Funded Time
Allison, Selig, and Senator Dismang. Last week, the Billings Gazette — a Montana newspaper — reported that some Arkansas officials had...
Nic Horton
May 14, 20145 min read
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How Would Missy Irvin Vote On The “Private” Option Next Session?
Senator Missy Irvin was one of the deciding votes to implement the Obamacare “private” option in 2013. To her credit, however, Irvin...
Nic Horton
May 8, 20144 min read
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Five Things We Learned About The Obamacare “Private” Option Last Week
Last Thursday afternoon, I attended the Joint Public Health Committee meeting. At that meeting, lawmakers had the opportunity to question...
Nic Horton
Apr 29, 20147 min read
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No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?
You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but things aren’t going to so well with the Obamacare “private” option: just last week, my...
Nic Horton
Apr 17, 20144 min read
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The Competition Vacuum in the “Private” Option
You might recall that one of the selling points of the “private” option was market competition. Competition among insurance carriers was...
Daniel Greenberg
Apr 11, 20142 min read
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Another Justification For The Obamacare “Private” Option Bites The Dust
Late last Monday evening, March 31, Congress approved a proposal to delay cuts to reimbursements for doctors who provide Medicare...
Nic Horton
Apr 8, 20142 min read
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You Won't Believe What Mark Pryor Said About Obamacare This Time
We already know that Senator Mark Pryor thinks Obamacare is an “amazing success story” that is “creating jobs.” But his latest comments...
Nic Horton
Apr 7, 20141 min read
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Ingram Eviscerates Jackson Hewitt’s Spinning On Medicaid Expansion Savings
A few weeks ago, as the debate over re-funding the Obamacare “private” option was heating up, the tax prep firm Jackson Hewitt released a...
Nic Horton
Mar 26, 20141 min read
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New Footage From FGA: The ‘PO’ Is “ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion”
The Foundation for Government Accountability has released a new web video that highlights many of the broken promises of the Arkansas...
Nic Horton
Mar 19, 20141 min read
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Obamacare's Secret Mandate Exemption
Yesterday I wrote about the latest Obamacare implementation delay. Today, the Wall Street Journal uncovered an additional wrinkle. Buried...
Nic Horton
Mar 12, 20142 min read
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Oh Look, Another Obamacare Delay!
A little late to the game here — and there may be another delay before I even finish writing this piece — but would you believe that...
Nic Horton
Mar 11, 20142 min read
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Johnny Key’s Amendment: An Eloquent Admission Of The “Private” Option’s Future Costs
You probably heard that on Tuesday the House, on its fifth attempt, approved funding for the Obamacare “private” option for the next...
Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20142 min read
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What Happens If The Session Ends Without A Medicaid Budget?
You’ve probably heard about the allegedly terrifying consequences of the legislature ending the fiscal session without a Medicaid budget...
Nic Horton
Feb 27, 20142 min read
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Supporters Of Obamacare Hate Obamacare!
One of the more ridiculous arguments that legislators have made in support of the Medicaid expansion “private” option (Republican...
Nic Horton
Feb 26, 20143 min read
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House GOP To Speaker Carter: We Need To Talk
27 House Republican legislators have signed and delivered a letter to Speaker Davy Carter that says, quite simply: it’s time to negotiate...
Nic Horton
Feb 25, 20142 min read
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