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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.
Report: Undercover Agents Fraudulently Enroll In Obamacare
A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that Obamacare (*gasp*) is highly susceptible to fraud. According to the...
Nic Horton
Jul 25, 20142 min read
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Report: $14.4 Billion In Fraudulent Medicaid Payments Last Year
A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that federal taxpayers financed $14.4 billion in “improper payments” last...
Nic Horton
Jul 9, 20142 min read
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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...
Nic Horton
Jun 4, 20142 min read
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So, Who Authorized Those Fat Raises For State Department Heads?
I wrote last week about Senator Alan Clark’s discovery that 49 state agency heads have received substantial raises — as much as $18,300...
Nic Horton
Dec 5, 20134 min read
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Jingle Bells, Townsell Tales, The Cabin Laid An Egg
A replica of Conway’s Christmas tree. Apparently I upset some people with my story about Conway’s new 54-foot, $130,000 Christmas tree:...
Nic Horton
Dec 1, 20134 min read
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Isn’t It Time To End Wind-fare?
While many government policies are developed with good intentions, few achieve their intended results. The Production Tax Credit (PTC) is...
Nic Horton
Oct 28, 20134 min read
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Special Legislative Session Cost Taxpayers (At Least) $88,500
Over the weekend, the legislature wrapped up a special session on “fixing” the teacher health insurance premium spike. You’ll recall that...
Nic Horton
Oct 21, 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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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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Defunct Nordex Owes Taxpayers $2.3 Million (Minimum)
Nordex, a wind-power company in the Jonesboro area that received millions in incentives from state taxpayers, still owes taxpayers (at...
Nic Horton
Sep 5, 20132 min read
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Hot Air: Beebe and Nordex Fail to Keep Lofty Promises, Taxpayers Left Holding the Bag
Less than five years ago, the possibilities seemed endless. Nordex USA had just announced its intention to move to Arkansas and create...
Nic Horton
Jul 2, 20135 min read
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Congressman Cotton: Cut From A Different Cloth
Yesterday, Arkansas Congressman Tom Cotton penned an op-ed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that outlined his opposition to the recent...
Nic Horton
Jun 27, 20133 min read
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Senator Rapert Calls Again for “Private Option” Delay
Yesterday I reported that state Senator Jason Rapert announced (while attending AAI’s Monday town hall meeting in Conway) that he wanted...
Nic Horton
Apr 11, 20132 min read
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“Private Option” Clears First Hurdle in Senate, But Fight Is Just Beginning
This morning, by a vote of 24-9, the Senate passed SB1020 or the “private option” version of Medicaid expansion. Two members did not...
Nic Horton
Apr 5, 20132 min read
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AFP on Medicaid: ‘Take Time To Get It Right’
Our friends at AFP-Arkansas have released a new ad against the Medicaid “private option.” You should take 30 seconds to watch it because,...
Nic Horton
Apr 4, 20131 min read
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Speaker Carter: ‘We Have Always Been at War with Eastasia’
Yesterday afternoon, in an act of courage, Congressman Rick Crawford released a stellar press release condemning the “private option” or...
Nic Horton
Apr 3, 20135 min read
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$400,000 For Sweet Potato Research? Yam Right!
There are several remarkable aspects of Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of SB2, the voter ID bill, yesterday. It looks like Beebe threw a bone...
Nic Horton
Mar 26, 20132 min read
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Medicaid Expansion Carries Hefty Price Tag for Arkansas Taxpayers
There’s been a lot of talk about the wonders of Medicaid expansion from the Arkansas media and from Republican and Democratic...
Nic Horton
Mar 22, 20133 min read
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Will Voter ID Bankrupt Arkansas?
This morning, the House State Agencies Committee passed Sen. Bryan King’s voter ID bill (SB2) out of committee. It will now go to the...
Nic Horton
Mar 6, 20132 min read
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Why Government Should “Buy Chinese to Save A Nickel”
Senator Larry Teague (D-Nashville) has proposed a bill – SB54 – that would require the use of American-manufactured iron, steel, and...
Nic Horton
Jan 23, 20133 min read
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Arkansans, What is Corporate Welfare Costing You?
$148 per person — that’s the amount of money, on average, that the state of Arkansas spends per year on corporate welfare, according to a...
Nic Horton
Dec 14, 20123 min read
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Advancing Arkansas: Biviano Eyes Medicaid, Tax, Education Reforms
Yesterday I visited with state Rep. Mark Biviano (R-Searcy) for our Advancing Arkansas interview series, previewing the upcoming...
Nic Horton
Dec 7, 20123 min read
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If You Need Her, Call Her (No Matter Where You Are)
Last Tuesday, I told you about Linda Tyler’s refusal to answer a few basic questions about LM Wind Power and her outspoken support for...
Nic Horton
Nov 5, 20121 min read
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Chief Osborne, Call Me Maybe?
What’s inside? In his latest campaign expenditure report, Searcy police chief and candidate for state representative Kyle Osborne...
Nic Horton
Oct 23, 20123 min read
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