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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.
Nic Horton
Mar 3, 20141 min read
Survey Says: 66% Of Arkansas Republicans Oppose “Private” Option
Our good friends over at Conduit For Action have released a new poll on the Obamacare “private” option. The poll was conducted last week,...
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Nic Horton
Feb 25, 20142 min read
House GOP To Speaker Carter: We Need To Talk
27 House Republican legislators have signed and delivered a letter to Speaker Davy Carter that says, quite simply: it’s time to negotiate...
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Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20143 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20141 min read
Live-Stream From The Senate
At 11:00, the state senate will convene. They are expected to take up the Hendren-Ballinger plan. Watch the proceedings live here: Live...
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Nic Horton and Daniel Greenberg
Feb 20, 20142 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20142 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 10, 20143 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 7, 20144 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Feb 6, 20141 min read
GOP Chairs Declare Opposition To “Private” Option
Last weekend, the Arkansas Republican County Chairs Association overwhelmingly passed a resolution in opposition to the continued funding...
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Nic Horton
Feb 4, 20141 min read
Public Health Committee To Review ‘Private’ Option Waiver Today
Today at 3:00, the Joint Public Health Committee will convene to examine questions surrounding the “private” option waiver (see previous...
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Nic Horton
Feb 1, 20143 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Jan 30, 20144 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Jan 24, 20144 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Jan 22, 20142 min read
'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....
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Nic Horton
Jan 20, 20142 min read
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...
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The Arkansas Project
Jan 20, 20141 min read
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...
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The Arkansas Project
Jan 19, 20143 min read
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...
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The Arkansas Project
Jan 18, 20143 min read
AACF: Working to Confuse Voters About the Private Option
The following is a guest editorial by Jonathan Ingram of the Foundation for Government Accountability: You may have seen the latest video...
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Nic Horton
Jan 16, 20142 min read
Re-Refuting What Has Allegedly Never Been Refuted
I was startled by Governor Beebe’s comments in the Democrat-Gazette this morning. He gave a brief and pithy explanation of the federal...
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