MIA: Senator King's "Patently False" Statement
Senator David Sanders Senator Bryan King has been an outspoken opponent of the Obamacare “private” option in the legislature. But while...
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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
May 9, 20141 min read
Breaking Down All The Weird Things People Are Saying About Arkansas Obamacare This Week (Podcast)
This week on The Arkansas Project Podcast: Anti-Obamacare press conference draws scorn from some GOP lawmakers Optumas projections on...
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Nic Horton
May 9, 20143 min read
The Emerging Battle Between Taxpayer Advocates & "Private" Option Boosters
Yesterday at the Capitol, several lawmakers hosted a press conference to raise awareness about the cost overruns in the Obamacare...
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Nic Horton
May 8, 20144 min read
How Would Missy Irvin Vote On The “Private” Option Next Session?
Senator Missy Irvin was one of the deciding votes to implement the Obamacare “private” option in 2013. To her credit, however, Irvin...
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Nic Horton
May 7, 20142 min read
Poll: GOP Support For Obamacare “Private” Option Is Plummeting
Talk Business has released a new poll on the approval rating of the Obamacare “private” option from likely Republican primary voters. If...
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Nic Horton
May 6, 20143 min read
John Burris: Against The Obamacare Exchange Before He Was For It
State Rep. John Burris is seeking a seat in the state Senate. The seat was vacated by outgoing Senator Johnny Key (Key elected not to run...
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Nic Horton
May 2, 20144 min read
Nine Problems With Senator Holland's Latest Mailer
Senator Bruce Holland recently sent out a campaign mailer, defending his support of the Arkansas Obamacare “private” option. Here’s a...
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Nic Horton
Apr 30, 20145 min read
Arkansas: The Twilight Zone Of Health Care Policy
Last week, Family Council released their survey of primary candidates for state and federal offices. Family Council has set the bar for...
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Nic Horton
Apr 29, 20147 min read
Five Things We Learned About The Obamacare “Private” Option Last Week
Last Thursday afternoon, I attended the Joint Public Health Committee meeting. At that meeting, lawmakers had the opportunity to question...
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Nic Horton
Apr 25, 20143 min read
Holland Falls On Sword: ‘I Did’ Cast Deciding Vote On 'Private' Option
On Thursday night, incumbent State Senator Bruce Holland and challenger Rep. Terry Rice squared off in a debate. According to The City...
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Nic Horton
Apr 24, 20141 min read
Live-Stream: Joint Public Health Committee, Medicaid Expansion Update
Live streaming video by Ustream #healthcare #obamacare #livestream #Arkansas #Medicaidexpansion #legislature #privateoption #News
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Nic Horton
Apr 23, 20143 min read
Three Cheers — For More Government Dependency?
Earlier this week, the state’s Department of Human Services released the latest enrollment numbers in the Medicaid “private” option...
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Nic Horton
Apr 21, 20146 min read
Feel That Breeze? It’s Senator Sample Spinning On The ‘Private’ Option
Senator Bill Sample has found himself in a heated primary contest with challenger Jerry Neal. Sample’s support of the Obamacare “private”...
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Nic Horton
Apr 18, 20143 min read
New ‘Private’ Option Revelations Spark Controversy
This morning, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette revealed that the costs for the Obamacare “private” option for April have increased once...
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Nic Horton
Apr 17, 20144 min read
No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?
You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but things aren’t going to so well with the Obamacare “private” option: just last week, my...
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Nic Horton
Apr 16, 20142 min read
New Report Highlights Candidates' Positions On Policy
I know many of you have been relying on The Arkansas Project for news and analysis of the ongoing GOP legislative primaries around the...
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Daniel Greenberg
Apr 11, 20142 min read
The Competition Vacuum in the “Private” Option
You might recall that one of the selling points of the “private” option was market competition. Competition among insurance carriers was...
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Nic Horton
Apr 10, 20146 min read
GOP Senate Primaries, Round 4: Burris vs. Flippo vs. Osmon
Burris, Flippo, and Osmon (left to right). As part of our continuing series of articles on the various GOP primaries across the state, we...
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Nic Horton
Apr 9, 20143 min read
"There Is A Lot Wrong” With This Forbes Article, But Legislators Are Too Busy To Explain
Yesterday, Forbes published an insightful piece about the Arkansas Obamacare “private” option. The bottom line for Arkansas taxpayers:...
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Nic Horton
Apr 8, 20142 min read
Another Justification For The Obamacare “Private” Option Bites The Dust
Late last Monday evening, March 31, Congress approved a proposal to delay cuts to reimbursements for doctors who provide Medicare...
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Nic Horton
Apr 3, 20146 min read
Holland And Rice Spar Over Legislative Records
I wrote a few weeks ago about the Republican state Senate primary in District 9. Unlike other primaries this year, it’s the only race...
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Nic Horton
Mar 26, 20141 min read
Ingram Eviscerates Jackson Hewitt’s Spinning On Medicaid Expansion Savings
A few weeks ago, as the debate over re-funding the Obamacare “private” option was heating up, the tax prep firm Jackson Hewitt released a...
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Nic Horton
Mar 19, 20141 min read
New Footage From FGA: The ‘PO’ Is “ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion”
The Foundation for Government Accountability has released a new web video that highlights many of the broken promises of the Arkansas...
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Nic Horton
Mar 18, 20145 min read
GOP Senate Primaries, Round Two: Holland vs. Rice
Rep. Terry Rice and Senator Bruce Holland. Yesterday we began our examination of legislative primaries by looking at the Senate District...
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