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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...

A Magic Obamacare Waiver?

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...

Arkansas 21st in Reliance on Federal Aid

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...

If the Feds Like Their Exchange, They Can Keep It

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...

Signing Off

Aug 8, 20143 min read

Signing Off

I can’t tell you the number of times that, over the last two and a half years, I’ve told someone, “I have the best job in the world.” And...

Arkansas Has A New Chance To Fight Obamacare. Will We Take It?

Jul 30, 20144 min read

Arkansas Has A New Chance To Fight Obamacare. Will We Take It?

Yesterday, I wrote about the steps Arkansas is taking to set up a state-based Obamacare exchange. The Halbig decision presents a huge...

Sick Child Denied Treatment As State Spends Billions On Able-Bodied Adults

Jul 23, 20144 min read

Sick Child Denied Treatment As State Spends Billions On Able-Bodied Adults

A new report released last week details how Medicaid expansion will harm the most needy Americans. Because of the perverse funding...

Breaking: Beebe Admin 'Increasingly Concerned' That Obamacare Critics Don't Like Obam

Jul 15, 20142 min read

Breaking: Beebe Admin 'Increasingly Concerned' That Obamacare Critics Don't Like Obam

A new report at Forbes this morning reveals some troubling facts about how Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s staff is spending its time. In...

New Poll: It’s Over for Arkansas Obamacare

Jul 10, 20142 min read

New Poll: It’s Over for Arkansas Obamacare

Yesterday, Impact Management released a new poll showing Congressman Tom Cotton leading Senator Mark Pryor 47-43% in the race for U.S....

The Greatest Political Contest in 2014: Who Can Be Most Offended?

Jul 2, 20142 min read

The Greatest Political Contest in 2014: Who Can Be Most Offended?

In 2014, the most powerful thing you can do in politics is be “offended” or “outraged.” It’s a tool that campaigns and politicians — on...

As Only Southern State To Expand Obamacare, Is Arkansas Becoming A Medicaid Magnet?

Jul 2, 20143 min read

As Only Southern State To Expand Obamacare, Is Arkansas Becoming A Medicaid Magnet?

The New York Times recently published this stunning report. It details how residents of Texarkana, TX are considering moving across the...

Which Candidate For U.S. Senate Wants To Kill The Death Tax The Most?

Jun 25, 20145 min read

Which Candidate For U.S. Senate Wants To Kill The Death Tax The Most?

Of all the taxes that government imposes, perhaps none is more offensive than the federal Estate Tax, commonly referred to as the “Death...

Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths

Jun 23, 20142 min read

Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths

Over the weekend, two op-eds from Arkansas policy leaders appeared in one of Utah’s largest newspapers. The topic: Obamacare’s Medicaid...

Here’s Why ‘Private’ Option HIAs Will Be Nothing Like Actual Health Savings Accounts

Jun 20, 20143 min read

Here’s Why ‘Private’ Option HIAs Will Be Nothing Like Actual Health Savings Accounts

On Thursday, we looked at the “Health Independence Accounts” that are being written up by state bureaucrats in order to make...

Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare ‘Private’ Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year

Jun 19, 20146 min read

Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare ‘Private’ Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year

On Tuesday, Arkansas Obamacare supporters rolled out a set of changes to the state’s newest entitlement program, misnamed the “private”...

Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees

Jun 4, 20142 min read

Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees

Congrats, taxpayers: you get to hold the bag! News broke late last week that nearly 5,000 Arkansans would be kicked off of the Obamacare...

No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?

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...

WaPo Fact Checker: Dem Claims About Cotton Are “Phony As A Three-Dollar Bill”

Apr 1, 20143 min read

WaPo Fact Checker: Dem Claims About Cotton Are “Phony As A Three-Dollar Bill”

Senate Majority PAC — a political action committee run by the former employees of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Al Gore,...

U of A, Liberal Group Get $1 Million For Obamacare Implementation In Arkansas

Aug 28, 20132 min read

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...

Payday: ‘Private Option’ Supporters Getting Thousands From Taxpayers

Jul 24, 20133 min read

Payday: ‘Private Option’ Supporters Getting Thousands From Taxpayers

A design idea for the coming Obamacare buses. If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or use the internet in Arkansas, chances are pretty...

Unsolved Mysteries of the Legislature: How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Obamacar

Jul 18, 20135 min read

Unsolved Mysteries of the Legislature: How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Obamacar

Reps. Biviano, Burris, and others look on as Governor Beebe signs Medicaid expansion. Shortly after my interview with Rep. Mark Biviano...

Mike Beebe: Budgetary Brainiac or Bozo?

Jun 20, 20134 min read

Mike Beebe: Budgetary Brainiac or Bozo?

Governor Beebe’s speech about Medicaid expansion earlier this week received a remarkable headline from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:...

Day of Reckoning in Saline County: Who Said It?

May 11, 20137 min read

Day of Reckoning in Saline County: Who Said It?

Thursday night, the Saline County TEA Party hosted a town meeting so that their members could question the Saline County legislators who...

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