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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.

Obamacare is Failing

Nov 16, 20182 min read

Obamacare is Failing

Why do people say that Obamacare won on Election Day? One reason is that three conservative states expanded Medicaid to conform to what...

A Plan to Improve Health Care?

Nov 14, 20183 min read

A Plan to Improve Health Care?

I think most people would agree that, regardless of where you stand on the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), the U.S. health care system...

Cotton Helps Kill the Individual Mandate

Jan 2, 20182 min read

Cotton Helps Kill the Individual Mandate

The mandate that you must buy health insurance or face a hefty penalty is dead. Whether you think this is a good idea or a bad idea, you...

Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform

Dec 14, 20173 min read

Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform

At 2 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, December 2, Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman joined all but one of their Republican...

Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.

Nov 20, 20172 min read

Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.

The House of Representatives passed a major tax overhaul last week. All four members of the Arkansas House delegation voted in favor of a...

Tax Bill May Repeal Obamacare Mandate

Nov 15, 20172 min read

Tax Bill May Repeal Obamacare Mandate

Senator Tom Cotton is a long-time foe of Obamacare’s mandate — the mandate that requires everyone to purchase health insurance (also...

Judge: No Need For Restart Of O’Care Cost-Sharing Payments

Oct 26, 20171 min read

Judge: No Need For Restart Of O’Care Cost-Sharing Payments

The Trump administration doesn’t have to restart subsidies for insurance companies created during the Obama administration, according to...

Sen. Cotton Introduces Individual Mandate Fix

Oct 19, 20171 min read

Sen. Cotton Introduces Individual Mandate Fix

Sen. Tom Cotton earlier this week introduced legislation that would repeal the individual mandate under Obamacare for many Americans....

Poor and Middle-Income Arkansans Pay Most For O’Care Penalty

Oct 13, 20172 min read

Poor and Middle-Income Arkansans Pay Most For O’Care Penalty

Most Arkansas households paying the Obamacare penalty earn less than $50,000 annually, according to new Internal Revenue Service data....

Trump Improves Healthcare Choice Through EO

Oct 12, 20172 min read

Trump Improves Healthcare Choice Through EO

Despite past failures on Obamacare reform in Congress, President Donald Trump today outlined several ways he’d be easing the law’s...

Study: O’Care Coverage For LR Residents “Unaffordable” in ‘18

Sep 29, 20172 min read

Study: O’Care Coverage For LR Residents “Unaffordable” in ‘18

Obamacare coverage will likely be unaffordable — by the law’s own definition — for many middle income families in Little Rock in 2018....

O’Care Repeal McCain’t Happening

Sep 22, 20172 min read

O’Care Repeal McCain’t Happening

Earlier this week, we wrote about the newest version of Obamacare reform — the Graham-Cassidy legislation that is likely to come before...

Ark. Governor, Senators Finally Agree On O’Care ‘Repeal’

Sep 20, 20172 min read

Ark. Governor, Senators Finally Agree On O’Care ‘Repeal’

It’s taken approximately half a year of trying, but has the Senate finally found an Obamacare repeal and replace bill they can pass? The...

Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

Aug 14, 20173 min read

Retroactive Coverage Change Would Save Taxpayers Millions

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is planning on implementing a new change to Arkansas Works next month that would save...

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

Jul 26, 20172 min read

Arkansas Health Insurers Ask State For Another Round Of Rate Hikes

Arkansas health insurance companies selling Obamacare plans are asking for rate increases as high as 22 percent in 2018. According to the...

Boozman, Cotton Vote To Begin Debate On Reforming Health Care

Jul 25, 20172 min read

Boozman, Cotton Vote To Begin Debate On Reforming Health Care

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted this afternoon to proceed on reforming America’s health care system. Senators voted 50-50 on a procedural...

No, Arkansans Don’t Suddenly Love Obamacare

Jul 24, 20172 min read

No, Arkansans Don’t Suddenly Love Obamacare

Does Arkansas suddenly love Obamacare? If you believe a Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College poll released yesterday, Arkansans don’t...

Cotton, Boozman Support Another Try At Obamacare Repeal

Jul 18, 20172 min read

Cotton, Boozman Support Another Try At Obamacare Repeal

A scheduled vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare was cancelled this week due to a lack of support in the U.S. Senate....

Senate Healthcare Bill Would Cut Taxes For 190,000 Arkansans

Jul 14, 20171 min read

Senate Healthcare Bill Would Cut Taxes For 190,000 Arkansans

Legislation replacing Obamacare in the U.S. Senate would cut taxes for nearly 200,000 Arkansans, according to an analysis done by...

Uninsured Rate Rising, Insurers Declining As O’Care Continues Imploding

Jul 10, 20172 min read

Uninsured Rate Rising, Insurers Declining As O’Care Continues Imploding

The uninsured rate in America went up in 2017 — and the number of insurers participating in Obamacare is going to go down in 2018....

Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill

Jun 29, 20173 min read

Here’s Gov. Hutchinson’s “Big Problem” With The Senate Healthcare Bill

Arkansas has a “big problem” on the horizon if the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act becomes law, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson....

Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?

Jun 5, 20173 min read

Senate Obamacare Repeal-And-Replace Bill Coming This Summer?

Legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare could pass the Senate by the end of summer, according to Sen. John Cornyn. A spokesman for...

Report: Premiums Up 128 Percent Since ‘13

May 26, 20171 min read

Report: Premiums Up 128 Percent Since ‘13

Health insurance premiums in Arkansas have increased by 128 percent since 2013, according to a report released this week by the...

Westerman: Health Care Loss Estimates From O’Care Repeal ‘Overinflated’

May 19, 20173 min read

Westerman: Health Care Loss Estimates From O’Care Repeal ‘Overinflated’

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its current form is headed for insolvency — and the estimate of 24 million Americans losing their health...

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