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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.
Talkin’ New Faculty Carry Law With Rep. Charlie Collins
During the recent legislative session, the legislature passed a law — Act 226 — to allow licensed and trained full-time faculty and staff...
Nic Horton
Jun 4, 20139 min read
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The Most Predictable News of the Year
In the most predictable news of the year, Senator Mark Pryor explained to Arkansas News on Friday that the passage of the “private”...
Nic Horton
Jun 3, 20131 min read
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DSCC Embraces the Second Amendment!
Gun Nut of the Day (for now) Senator Mark Pryor! So, you remember Mark Pryor’s new (creepy) ad I told you about earlier today? The one...
Nic Horton
May 31, 20131 min read
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Arkansas’s Conservative Farm Team Featured in Ad
Several Arkansas conservative activists star in a new ad that begins airing in the state today. The ad, produced by Senate Conservatives...
Nic Horton
May 29, 20131 min read
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The Warring Messages of the Private Option
Leading proponents of the “private” option jumping out of a burning building. At the Saline County TEA Party meeting last week, Rep. Andy...
Nic Horton
May 17, 20132 min read
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Day of Reckoning in Saline County: Who Said It?
Thursday night, the Saline County TEA Party hosted a town meeting so that their members could question the Saline County legislators who...
Nic Horton
May 11, 20137 min read
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Fig Leaves & “Moving On”
Advance Arkansas Institute President Dan Greenberg was recently asked to summarize the battle over Medicaid reform for The Heritage...
Nic Horton
May 1, 20132 min read
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Legislature Expands Medicaid, Spurs Arkansas Project Response
Today, I have issued the following statement: On behalf of The Arkansas Project, the Advance Arkansas Institute, and the advocates of...
Nic Horton
Apr 20, 20131 min read
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Et Tu, Republicans? No Meaningful Tax Cuts For Arkansans
For many weeks, the people of Arkansas have been led to believe that once the legislature passed Medicaid expansion, it would then...
Nic Horton
Apr 18, 20134 min read
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Five Arguments Against State Obamacare Exchanges
Yesterday, the state Senate completed a deal to fund Medicaid expansion in Arkansas. Today, they’re considering a bill, HB1508, to setup...
Nic Horton
Apr 18, 20131 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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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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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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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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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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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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Legislative Free Fall: Are Taxpayers Getting The Shaft?
Representative Kelley Linck has filed a bill, HB1538, that will exempt the Capitol Hill apartment building from certain aspects of...
Nic Horton
Mar 7, 20137 min read
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Senator Chesterfield: “I Do Not Have a Constitutional Right To Buy Alcohol”
Last week, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill for the first time in history (it was considered before the House State Agencies...
Nic Horton
Feb 28, 20133 min read
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An Ad Hominem in Search of a Target That Doesn’t Exist
Yesterday afternoon, State Rep. Greg Leding took to the twittosphere to claim that a Republican state Senator “speaking on the Senate...
Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20132 min read
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David Johnson: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
Senator David Johnson, intently studying AAI’s latest policy brief. I have always admired Senator David Johnson. He and I rarely agree,...
Daniel Greenberg
Feb 21, 20133 min read
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VIDEO: Senate Debates, Passes Voter ID Bill
Today, for the first time in state history, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill. The bill, SB2, carried with a bipartisan vote of...
Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20131 min read
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