Dissecting the “Private Option” With Paul Harrell
Below you will find my interview with Paul Harrell on The Paul Harrell Program from last week. We did two
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Horrible Medicaid “Private Option” Now Found Deficient by Former “Private Option” Analyst/Cheerleader
I wrote last week that the air had been released from the Medicaid “private option” balloon and that it was
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Medicaid: Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace
I’ve received some off-the-record criticism just for recounting Michael Cannon’s opinions on health care reform the other day (boy, wait
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Legalize Milk!
The Arkansas legislature is faced with a question: Do Arkansans have the right to buy and eat what they choose?
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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
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Rep. Tiffany Rogers’s Double-Dipping Problem
Service in the state legislature is a part-time job. The yearly compensation is $15,689 (although that doesn’t include per diem
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Signs of Government Waste
Congratulations Arkansas taxpayers! You are the proud owners of three magnificent signs at a failing wind power plant in Little
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A Closer Look At LM Wind Power’s Taxpayer-Funded “Beautification”
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the ‘taxpayer-funded beautification of cronyism.’ In that piece, I mentioned that I was
Read moreVIDEO: Lawmakers Question Agency Officials Over Interpreter Hire
Arkansas journalists are paying lots of attention to the scandal surrounding state Treasurer Martha Shoffner (and rightfully so), but they
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The Anatomy of Corruption, Bill Walker Style
I reported on July 18th that the Legislative Council’s Personnel Services committee was reviewing the hiring of Miss Clara Taylor–a
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