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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.
Rep. Farrer Outlines ‘Broken Promises’ Of ‘Private Option'
On Friday, State Representative Joe Farrer (R-Cabot) issued a statement on his Facebook page about the upcoming audit of the “private...
Nic Horton
Nov 11, 20132 min read
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REPORT: Medicaid Enrollment To Surpass Private Employment In Arkansas
Later this month, the legislature’s two Public Health, Labor and Welfare Committees will hold a joint meeting. At that November 18...
Nic Horton
Nov 8, 20132 min read
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How Would Dan Sullivan Vote On Funding The “Private Option?”
I hope you had a chance to listen to The Paul Harrell Program yesterday. I sat in as a co-host and, at the start of the show, Paul and I...
Nic Horton
Nov 6, 20134 min read
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Listen To The Paul Harrell Program Here
Happy to be joining The Paul Harrell Program from 4:00 to 5:2o today. You can listen live here: Live streaming video by Ustream...
Nic Horton
Nov 5, 20131 min read
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Where Does Dan Sullivan Stand On The “Private Option?”
As you probably know, the special Senate election in Jonesboro has been pared down to four candidates — two from each party. On the...
Nic Horton
Nov 4, 20135 min read
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The “Private Option’s” War On Women (Updated)
Update, Monday, November 4th: I received an email from DHS spokesperson Amy Webb late Friday afternoon. Apparently, she gave me incorrect...
Nic Horton
Oct 31, 20133 min read
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Arkansas Medicaid Rolls Increasing Under Expansion
Negotiations over government budgeting works something like this: “You give me a massive increase in government spending now, and I’ll...
Nic Horton
Oct 28, 20133 min read
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Memo To GOP Legislators: We Tried To Warn You
Back during the debate over Medicaid expansion (which lawmakers attempted to rebrand as “the private option”), this blog, in conjunction...
Nic Horton
Oct 24, 20133 min read
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Arkansas Individual Health Costs To Skyrocket Under Obamacare
We often talk about the horrible impact of Obamacare in general terms: “It’s socialized medicine. It’s going to lead to rationing. It’s...
Nic Horton
Oct 22, 20131 min read
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Coming This Monday: Make New Friends, See Gorgeous Women, and Learn More about Obamacare in Little R
As you may have noticed, the federal government’s attempt to inform people about how Obamacare helps them is a miserable failure. State...
Daniel Greenberg
Oct 10, 20131 min read
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Failure To Launch: Obamacare’s No Good, Very Bad First Day
In the field of health care/Medicaid policy, there are few people as learned — or as witty — as Jonathan Ingram. (You might recognize his...
Nic Horton
Oct 2, 20132 min read
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Obamacare Exchanges, Day 1: Add Arkansas To The List Of States Without Access
Much to the surprise of, well, no one, the Obamacare exchanges that were set to go live today are failing miserably all over the country....
Nic Horton
Oct 1, 20131 min read
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Niell On ‘Private Option:’ “I Can't Tell You How I Would've Voted Before, And I Can’t Tell
As I’ve noted before, the “private option” is a mysterious business. Winston Churchill famously said that “Russia is a riddle wrapped in...
Nic Horton
Sep 11, 20134 min read
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Dan Sullivan, Unfiltered
On Friday, I sat down with Jonesboro state Senate candidate Dan Sullivan. Sullivan is running for the Republican nomination in the...
Nic Horton
Sep 9, 20136 min read
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AUDIO: Dan Sullivan On Obamacare & The 'Private Option'
Dan Sullivan, Republican candidate for state senate in District 21, was on The Paul Harrell Program yesterday. They discussed, at length,...
Nic Horton
Sep 6, 20131 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Aug 28, 20132 min read
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State Legislators Recognized For Conservative Principles
Tuesday night, the Conduit For Commerce (CFC) hosted an appreciation dinner for conservative members of the Arkansas legislature. ...
Nic Horton
Aug 22, 20131 min read
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Cooper: Transparency, Tax Reform Should Be Priorities for Legislature
Jonesboro resident John Cooper has announced his intentions to seek election to the state House of Representatives in 2014 in District...
Nic Horton
Aug 1, 20133 min read
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Come to Conway For Free Pizza & 'Private Option' Info!
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the event has been moved to the UCA business building auditorium. If you just can’t get enough of the...
Nic Horton
Jul 25, 20131 min read
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Ray Hanley’s Three Medicaid Fallacies
Ray Hanley I see that Ray Hanley has responded to my Arkansas Business commentary on Medicaid expansion in Arkansas. Ray Hanley is a...
Daniel Greenberg
Jul 24, 20136 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Jul 24, 20133 min read
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Greenberg: “Private Option” In Trouble
Advance Arkansas Institute’s Dan Greenberg has a great guest op-ed at Arkansas Business today. You’ll want to check it out. Here’s a...
Nic Horton
Jul 15, 20131 min read
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Why Did Arkansas Implement a State Obamacare Exchange?
In my opinion, Arkansas Republicans’ greatest legislative achievement in 2011 (the last legislative session in which they were still a...
Nic Horton
Jul 11, 20136 min read
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Rep. Farrer: “Private Option” Cost Could Exceed Four Times Original Projections
The following is a guest op-ed from Representative Joe Farrer, first-term state representative from Cabot: I wasn’t allowed to read the...
Daniel Greenberg
Jul 10, 20134 min read
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