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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.
Cotton: More Rate Hikes Coming Without O’Care Repeal
Americans will continue to see bigger health insurance premiums and a smaller set of consumer options in 2018 unless Obamacare is...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 20, 20172 min read
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Study: Medicaid Expansion Fails To Improve Health of Arkansas
Former President Bill Clinton praised Arkansas’s Medicaid expansion program earlier this week, but has the program actually improved the...
Marc Kilmer
Apr 12, 20171 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 21, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Apr 16, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 27, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 25, 20152 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Mar 16, 20153 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Mar 3, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Feb 19, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Jan 30, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Jan 12, 20152 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Jan 6, 20152 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 12, 20143 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Dec 5, 20143 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Dec 1, 20142 min read
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Thankful McDaniel's Tenure Is Ending
Yesterday, as I celebrated Thanksgiving with family and friends, I realized how much I have to be thankful for. I am thankful for the...
Daniel Greenberg
Nov 28, 20145 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Nov 26, 20144 min read
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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...
Caleb Taylor
Nov 21, 20142 min read
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Liberals Freak Out Over GOP Victories In 2014
What was the most overwrought liberal reaction to the 2014 Republican midterm victories in Arkansas? An article yesterday by Monica Potts...
Caleb Taylor
Nov 11, 20143 min read
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O’Care Architect: “Lack Of Transparency” Reason Law Passed
A new video of Jonathan Gruber, one of Obamacare’s architects, surfaced Sunday in which he said a “lack of transparency” and the...
Caleb Taylor
Nov 10, 20141 min read
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PO State Budgeting Will Meet Harsh Reality in 2017
We wrote yesterday about the decreasing likelihood of funding for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in Arkansas (the private option) making...
Caleb Taylor
Nov 6, 20143 min read
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McLean Desperately Attempting To Save O’Care In AR
As loyal readers of this humble blog know, state Rep. James McLean, inaugural member of the Davy Carter wing of the Democratic Party, has...
Caleb Taylor
Oct 23, 20143 min read
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No Sympathy For Wal-Mart’s Health Insurance Troubles
You may have heard the news earlier this week: Wal-Mart announced that it will soon do away with health insurance for approximately...
Caleb Taylor
Oct 9, 20142 min read
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Poll: Low Support for O’Care in Arkansas
A new poll out today from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) shows that despite some campaigns’ and officials’ ideas to...
Caleb Taylor
Oct 8, 20142 min read
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