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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.
Marc Kilmer
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...
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Marc Kilmer
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...
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Caleb Taylor
Apr 21, 20152 min read
Report: Arkansas 36% Over 2014 PO Enrollment Projections
One of the consistent problems with big, new government entitlements is that politicians and bureaucrats usually understate or...
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Caleb Taylor
Apr 16, 20152 min read
Forbes: Why Isn’t Arkansas Checking PO Enrollees’ Eligibility?
When you begin a huge new entitlement like Arkansas’s “private option” Medicaid expansion program, it’s always a good idea to check if...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 27, 20152 min read
Voters Don’t Want State-Run O’Care Exchanges
A new poll out by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) shows that setting up state-run Obamacare exchanges is deeply...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 25, 20152 min read
The “Private Option” Is Ending! DHS Says So!
It’s not been a great legislative session for conservatives opposed to the “private option” Medicaid expansion program, but a bill by...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 19, 20152 min read
Pharmacy Benefits and the Free Market
Who’s interested in the issues surrounding pharmacy reimbursements? I’m sure few of you raised your hands. You may not imagine it, but...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 15, 20153 min read
A Magic Obamacare Waiver?
What would you think about a federal waiver that would get rid of many Obamacare state mandates in return for giving that state the...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 3, 20152 min read
Will Legislators Repeal the State Obamacare Exchange?
Legislators will have a chance at partial Obamacare abolition at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the House Insurance and Commerce Committee, when...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 19, 20152 min read
Westerman: Give States Flexibility On Workforce Requirements
Freshman U.S. Rep Bruce Westerman introduced a bill last week that would give state legislators across the country much-needed...
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Caleb Taylor
Jan 30, 20152 min read
Pence’s Plan: Déjà Vu For Arkansas Conservatives
It seems like it was just yesterday that “private option” advocates were calling the program a “model” for reform, and that other states...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 29, 20152 min read
Truth in Obamacare Advertising?
Five years after enactment, the Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare) is still a controversial law. Under attack in Congress,...
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Daniel Greenberg
Jan 28, 20153 min read
Can Jim Hendren Dismantle the Private Option?
Earlier today, state Sen. Jim Hendren passed a bill out of the state Senate’s Public Health Committee that attempts to enact Governor Asa...
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Daniel Greenberg
Jan 23, 20153 min read
Hutchinson's Private Option Speech: A Second Opinion
A few hours ago, ace Arkansas Project reporter Caleb Taylor posted his opinion about Hutchinson’s private option speech. Here’s mine....
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Caleb Taylor
Jan 22, 20153 min read
Asa’s PO Speech: Our New Task Force Will Fix It!
Scanning some of the reactions from Republicans after Gov. Hutchinson’s UAMS address today, I’m worried I might need to get my hearing...
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Caleb Taylor
Jan 11, 20152 min read
Arkansas 21st in Reliance on Federal Aid
Arkansas has a slightly below-average reliance on federal aid, according to a recent study by the Tax Foundation. From the Tax...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 9, 20152 min read
The ObamaCare Mess Will Be Hard to Fix
The 114th Congress was just sworn in, and already the members of the Arkansas Congressional delegation are dealing with the messy...
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Caleb Taylor
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Over 80,000 on “Private Option” Don’t Work
One of the many misleading talking points promoted by pro-”private option” advocates is that the program isn’t an entitlement — and that...
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Marc Kilmer
Dec 12, 20143 min read
If the Feds Like Their Exchange, They Can Keep It
In a classic Christmas film, a wise man once said that enrollment in the jelly of the month club was “ the gift that keeps on giving the...
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Caleb Taylor
Dec 5, 20143 min read
Freshman Legislator: Freshman Legislators Aren’t Stupid, But Are Ignorant
The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families road-show to save the “private option” (Medicaid expansion) got off to a...
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Caleb Taylor
Dec 1, 20142 min read
Another PO Broken Promise: Medicaid Expansion Not A Job Creator
One of the many dubious claims about the “private option” Medicaid expansion was that it would be a “job creator” for the health-care...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 26, 20144 min read
The ‘Credibility Issues’ Of Jonathan Gruber and David Sanders
“Private Option” Medicaid expansion architects have been busy obfuscating news that broke last week about Obamacare architect Jonathan...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 21, 20142 min read
POLL: Majority Support For PO Exit Strategy
After a midterm election that brought a tidal wave of conservative Republicans into the Capitol, the conversation about Arkansas’s...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 13, 20143 min read
Pro-PO Legislator Becomes Non-Lobbyist Lobbyist
According to Roby Brock at Talk Business, another outgoing pro-”private option” legislator has lined up a “policy consulting” gig in...
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