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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.
Three Stories You Need To Read Today
Happy Monday. With another vote on Obamacare “private” option funding as scheduled for tomorrow in the Arkansas House, we’ve compiled a...
Nic Horton
Feb 24, 20142 min read
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The Definition of Insanity
Albert Einstein famously said that insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Today, for the...
Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20143 min read
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A Look At The Hendren-Ballinger Amendment
Rep. Ballinger and Senator Hendren explain their proposal. (Photo credit: Danny Johnston, AP) The “private” option funding failed to pass...
Nic Horton and Daniel Greenberg
Feb 20, 20142 min read
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Separation Anxiety: Can “Private” Option Funding Be Split From The Medicaid Budget?
Yesterday on KARN, while discussing “private” option strategy, I argued that PO opponents should separate the vote for PO funding from...
Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20142 min read
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Live From The Capitol: Anti-Obamacare Press Conference
At noon, Senator Jim Hendren, supported by other anti-Obamacare legislators, will hold a press conference at the capitol. You can watch...
Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20141 min read
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New Report Focuses On Budget Impact Of Obamacare In AR
In conjunction with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Joe Luppino-Esposito of State Budget Solutions has published a new report on the...
Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
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New Report From CFA Highlights Problems With Bell Amendments
Our friends over at Conduit For Action has released a new report that will be of interest to anyone following the debate over...
Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
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The Henrys Liked Their Insurance Plan — But They Couldn’t Keep It
Obamacare in a picture. Dallas Henry is a small business owner in Saline County, Arkansas. Before Obamacare took effect, he and his wife...
Nic Horton
Feb 17, 20143 min read
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What On Earth Is Nate Bell Thinking?
Many observers of the “private” option’s passage through the legislative process were taken aback by Rep. Nate Bell’s amendment earlier...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 14, 20145 min read
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Davy Carter’s Empty Threat Of A “Government Shutdown”
House Speaker Davy Carter, as he is prone to do, emulated Governor Beebe yesterday while speaking with the media. According to one...
Nic Horton
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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The Chamber of Commerce Should Read This Great Column By Robert Samuelson!
Yesterday, the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce sent a mass email to all legislators touting this (characteristically excellent) opinion...
Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
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Report: Obamacare in Arkansas Will Hurt, Not Help Hospitals
The Advance Arkansas Institute has released a new report about the impact of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion on Arkansas hospitals. In...
Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
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Report: Obamacare Will Reduce Employment By 2 Million
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals that Obamacare will push 2 million Americans out of the labor force by...
Nic Horton
Feb 10, 20141 min read
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Should Arkansas Continue A Ridiculously Expensive Program To ‘Save’ Businesses From A Mandate That D
Clint Eastwood talking to the employer mandate. In his radio address last week, Governor Mike Beebe said, Last year, the Legislature...
Nic Horton
Feb 7, 20144 min read
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The Private Option: Let's Quit While We're Behind
A much better looking Seven of Nine than the Supreme Court justices discussed in this article. Anyone interested in the intersection of...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 5, 20145 min read
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Will Ending The ‘Private’ Option Trigger The Zombie Apocalypse?
I’ve written about the (purely coincidental, I’m sure) scare tactics coming from all fronts of the Beebe administration about the dire...
Nic Horton
Feb 1, 20143 min read
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Beebe: Ending ‘Private’ Option Is Like Obamacare Destroying Your Insurance
Governor Beebe continues to come unhinged at the thought of the legislature ending the so-called “private” option. Last week, there was...
Nic Horton
Jan 30, 20144 min read
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MoveOn.org's Newest Left-Wing Project: Saving the 'Private' Option!
You might be familiar with MoveOn.org, a left-wing organization – oops, excuse me, a “progressive” organization – that pushes its agenda...
Nic Horton
Jan 27, 20142 min read
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Mark Pryor’s Legacy: Small Business Owners Are Getting Hit by HIT
Thanks to Obamacare, small businesses across the country are getting hammered with a new tax on insurance plans. The tax is appropriately...
Nic Horton
Jan 22, 20143 min read
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'The Empty Promises Of Arkansas's Medicaid Private Option'
If you want to understand the private option, you’ve got to read the newest paper from the Foundation for Government Accountability....
Nic Horton
Jan 22, 20142 min read
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Senator Irvin: I'm A 'No' On The PO
Senator Missy Irvin, one of the deciding votes for the ‘private’ option in last year’s legislative session, has issued a statement today...
Nic Horton
Jan 20, 20142 min read
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Uncovering the Obamacare Exchanges
The Advance Arkansas Institute has released a new paper on the Obamacare exchanges. Do you understand how the Obamacare exchanges will...
The Arkansas Project
Jan 20, 20141 min read
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The Latest Private-Option Misfire: The Triggers That Can’t Be Pulled
The following is a guest post from Brenda Vassaur Taylor and Joe Maynard, founders of Conduit For Action: Remember the triggers? The...
The Arkansas Project
Jan 19, 20143 min read
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CFC 'Private' Option Forums Were A Big Success!
It’s been a busy week for AAI, with Obamacare forums around the state and the special election in Jonesboro, followed by what appears to...
Nic Horton
Jan 17, 20141 min read
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