Introducing, The Arkansas Project Podcast

May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
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(Click here to listen on your mobile device) We are proud to present to you the inaugural episode of The Arkansas Project Podcast. We are hoping to produce one show a week to keep you up-to-date on what's going on at the capitol. In the near future, the show will be available for download in the iTunes store, but for now, you can enjoy it here on the blog. For your reading pleasure, here are the stories we mention in the show today: Carter quote on "private" option opponents IRS … [Read more...]

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On the Arkansas Times, Part I

May 13, 2013 2 Comments
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One of the legislature’s most praiseworthy achievements this session was passing a “voter ID” bill. If you read the unsigned article in this week’s Arkansas Times, though, you’ll see a very different perspective on voter ID. Indeed, the Times explained: Republicans say the new law will protect the integrity of our elections; some may believe that. But there's no evidence of substantial in-person voter fraud, the only kind prevented by the new law. There is plenty of evidence, however, … [Read more...]

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AAI Surges to 2nd Place in Social Media Ranks

May 4, 2013 1 Comment
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The Frontier Lab has released their latest rankings of social media influence. The results? The Advance Arkansas Institute has surged to second place in the State Policy Network, passing policy giants such as the Goldwater Institute, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Mackinac Center in the month of April -- and trust me, this was no easy task. AAI (the parent organization of The Arkansas Project) made its first appearance in the SPN Social Media Top 10 in January, coming in at #10 … [Read more...]

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Will the Medicaid Expansion “Triggers” Fire?

April 16, 2013 2 Comments
MEDICAID EXPANSION: You can check out, but you can never leave.

The House just passed HB1219 which includes funding for Medicaid expansion. You can see how your representative voted here. The Senate is convening now to consider the measure, but before they pass it they should consider a new paper from Advance Arkansas Institute that outlines some of the legal concerns with "opting out" of expansion once we opt-in: Lawmakers have spent a substantial amount of time this session creating and designing this particular version of Medicaid expansion, which would … [Read more...]

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The Legislature’s Plan to Lock Arkansans Into Poverty

April 15, 2013 1 Comment
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The thinkers at Advance Arkansas Institute have released a new paper entitled, "How Medicaid Expansion (and the "Private Option") Will Lock Its Clients Into Poverty." The paper examines, among other things, how the healthcare plan being pushed through the legislature will trap the poor: Employers create jobs, and employers hire employees. The expansion of Medicaid will create large incentives for businesses both to reduce the work hours of their employees and to split full-time jobs into … [Read more...]

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AAI Announces Medicaid Town Halls

April 2, 2013 4 Comments
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If you’re like me, you’ve been startled to see allegedly conservative lawmakers heralding the wonders of expanding government in Arkansas via the Medicaid “private option.” Well thank God for our affiliate, the Advance Arkansas Institute: today they announced five town hall meetings to be held across the state next week. The meetings will focus on Medicaid expansion and the “private option” -- they’ll feature national policy experts, including Christie Herrera of the Foundation … [Read more...]

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Voter ID Bill Clears Final Hurdle, Heads to Governor

March 19, 2013 3 Comments
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Today, the Senate Rules Committee convened to consider whether or not the voter ID bill required a supermajority vote. The House Rules Committee met on this issue last week and ruled that the bill, SB2, did not require a supermajority vote. The full House then passed the full bill and sent it to the full Senate to concur in amendments. Advance Arkansas Institute's Dan Greenberg appeared before the Senate Rules Committee today to offer his opinion: Amendment 51 supplies conditions for … [Read more...]

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A Final Note on Voter ID

March 15, 2013 2 Comments
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Voter ID, as amended, passed out of Senate Committee yesterday and will successfully pass the Senate next week. (It already passed the Senate once.) But the Arkansas Times's description of voter ID, and of me, suggests that a response is in order. More precisely, yesterday one of their writers, Lindsay Miller, accused me of being a “cynical policy wonk.” If you’re curious about why he thinks that, read the article. Regrettably, even after you read it, you’ll still be curious. That is … [Read more...]

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