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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.
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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Employer Mandate Delayed, Again, As Predicted
Mere hours ago, while discussing the Obamacare “private” option, House Speaker Davy Carter told the media: Nothing’s changed materially...
Nic Horton
Feb 10, 20143 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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The ‘Private’ Option Scare Tactics Of The Beebe Administration
There’s no doubt the ‘private’ option version of Medicaid expansion is in serious, serious trouble in Arkansas. Perhaps there is no...
Nic Horton
Jan 24, 20144 min read
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Jonesboro Sun Scorches Steve Rockwell
If you’re following the state senate race in Jonesboro (the election is in five days; early voting is underway now), you’ll want to read...
Nic Horton
Jan 9, 20142 min read
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Your Christmas Gifts From Government!
Not to ruin your Christmas or anything, but would you like to know what gifts your federal government bought you this year? Put the...
Nic Horton
Dec 24, 20131 min read
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The ‘Private Option’ Debate Gets Weirder
George Orwell once said that, in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. At a Legislative Council hearing...
Nic Horton
Dec 23, 20133 min read
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On The Tenth Day Of Christmas, Obamacare Brought To Me: Ten Broken Promises
Not to ruin your Christmas or anything, but would you like to read about ten of Obamacare’s broken promises? Probably not, but I’m going...
Nic Horton
Dec 23, 20132 min read
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Just Saying Hello (And Those Other Guys Suck!)
Last week, an email with the subject line “Just Saying Hello” went out to legislative supporters of the “private option”/Medicaid...
Nic Horton
Dec 16, 20134 min read
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How Government Should Do Stuff With Christmas Trees
You may have heard that the Log Cabin Democrat (the local paper in Conway) subjected me to their journalistic fury not long ago for...
Nic Horton
Dec 10, 20134 min read
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Arkansas Medicaid Rolls Increasing Under Expansion
Negotiations over government budgeting works something like this: “You give me a massive increase in government spending now, and I’ll...
Nic Horton
Oct 28, 20133 min read
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Memo To GOP Legislators: We Tried To Warn You
Back during the debate over Medicaid expansion (which lawmakers attempted to rebrand as “the private option”), this blog, in conjunction...
Nic Horton
Oct 24, 20133 min read
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Beebe’s School Funding Plan Derailed
State Rep. Mark Lowery Last week, we warned you about a deal that was going on behind the scenes: Governor Beebe was using the teacher...
Nic Horton
Oct 22, 20132 min read
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Failure To Launch: Obamacare’s No Good, Very Bad First Day
In the field of health care/Medicaid policy, there are few people as learned — or as witty — as Jonathan Ingram. (You might recognize his...
Nic Horton
Oct 2, 20132 min read
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AAI, National Taxpayers’ Union To Host Event On Debt, Deficit
Next Wednesday, October 2nd, the Advance Arkansas Institute and the National Taxpayers’ Union will host a luncheon on the debt, the...
Nic Horton
Sep 26, 20131 min read
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Two Hours With Paul Harrell
Yesterday, I was in Jonesboro for a full two hours of one of Arkansas’s best radio shows, The Paul Harrell Program. Listen to the full...
Nic Horton
Sep 19, 20131 min read
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Pennsylvania Propaganda: State Plays Word Games With Medicaid Expansion
The latest battleground over expanding Medicaid is Pennsylvania: earlier this week, Governor Tom Corbett (R) announced he will support...
Nic Horton
Sep 18, 20132 min read
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Senator Pryor: Soon To Be Extinct?
The latest National Republican Senatorial Committee ad takes viewers on a safari of Senator Mark Pryor’s troubling voting record in the...
Nic Horton
Sep 17, 20131 min read
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Obamacare Exchange Leaks Personal Information Of 2,400 Minnesotans
Remember when I warned you about the Obamacare navigators? The ones who are only required to have 20-30 hours of training before gaining...
Nic Horton
Sep 16, 20132 min read
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Arkansas Has 2nd Highest Combined Sales Tax
A new study from our friends at the Tax Foundation spell bad news for Arkansans: according to their findings, Arkansas has the second...
Nic Horton
Sep 10, 20132 min read
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Talkin' Special Election With Paul Harrell
Here’s our weekly segment on The Paul Harrell Program from last week. We discussed the special Senate election in Jonesboro as well as...
Nic Horton
Sep 9, 20131 min read
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U of A, Liberal Group Get $1 Million For Obamacare Implementation In Arkansas
In order for Obamacare to work, the federal government must enroll as many people as possible into it. Part of their enrollment strategy...
Nic Horton
Aug 28, 20132 min read
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Westerman: My Plan Was "Cover Taxpayers’ Pocketbooks"
Rep. Westerman visiting with reporters after today’s announcement. This morning in Hot Springs, Arkansas House Majority Leader Bruce...
Nic Horton
Aug 13, 20134 min read
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Talkin' U.S. Senate Race With Paul Harrell
In case you missed it, here’s my weekly segment with The Paul Harrell Program from last Thursday. We discuss Davy Carter’s Twitter...
Nic Horton
Aug 12, 20131 min read
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