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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.
“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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Voter ID Veto Override Delayed Despite 77% Support
Two days ago, the Senate overrode Governor Beebe’s veto of the voter ID bill, SB2. The House was scheduled to vote on the override...
Nic Horton
Mar 29, 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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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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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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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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Do I Hear Cannon in the Distance?
What’re you doing tomorrow? If you said anything other than “Going to hear Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon speak about health care policy...
Daniel Greenberg
Mar 18, 20131 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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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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A Final Note on Voter ID
Voter ID, as amended, passed out of Senate Committee yesterday and will successfully pass the Senate next week. (It already passed the...
Daniel Greenberg
Mar 15, 20132 min read
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Representative Alexander Makes The Case for Milk Freedom
I wrote yesterday about Representative Randy Alexander’s bill to legalize the sale of lacteal secretion, more commonly known as raw cow...
Nic Horton
Mar 15, 20133 min read
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Legalize Milk!
The Arkansas legislature is faced with a question: Do Arkansans have the right to buy and eat what they choose? The question may sound...
Nic Horton
Mar 14, 20133 min read
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Rep. John Walker Says Voter ID Means Black Legislators Aren’t Really Legislators
This message brought to you by the NAACP. Today, the Arkansas House passed SB2, the Voter ID bill, by a vote of 51-44. This is a victory...
Nic Horton
Mar 13, 20134 min read
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