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...
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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.
Caleb Taylor
Nov 11, 20143 min read
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...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 6, 20143 min read
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...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 8, 20142 min read
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...
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Nic Horton
Jun 11, 20145 min read
Flippo Victory: A Political Earthquake For Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion
Senator-elect Flippo, hugging his dad moments after the final results were announced. Scott Flippo’s victory over State Rep. John Burris...
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Nic Horton
Jun 10, 20141 min read
Flippo Defeats Burris In Senate Runoff, Rutledge Advances To General Election
We’ll have more tomorrow on the results of tonight’s state Republican runoff elections, but I wanted to pass along these vote totals...
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Caleb Taylor
Jun 10, 20142 min read
Primary Runoff Day Is Here
Results for the primary runoffs — such as the GOP nomination for State Senate District 17 (State Rep. John Burris vs. Scott Flippo) and...
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Nic Horton
Jun 3, 20144 min read
Does David Sterling Have A “Duty To Retreat” From Outside Group’s "Stand Your Ground" Ads?
A part of the JCN mailer that has made Rutledge really, really mad! The Judicial Crisis Network has created a bit of a kerfuffle by...
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Nic Horton
May 29, 20143 min read
Legislators Speak Out For Scott Flippo For Senate
Scott Flippo (center), surrounded by conservative lawmakers and supporters. Twelve incumbent state legislators, including five incumbent...
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Nic Horton
May 21, 20142 min read
Tuesday Night’s Best Performances
Last night was a big night for a lot of Republican candidates across the state. There were plenty of surprises and even some upsets. No...
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Nic Horton
May 20, 20141 min read
Election Coverage, Tonight On Twitter
The big day is finally here: it’s primary day in Arkansas. If you haven’t voted yet, you definitely should. All the cool kids are doing...
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Nic Horton
May 19, 20143 min read
The Latest In Arkansas-Obamacare News
As we do from time to time, I wanted to pass along some big stories from last week that you need to read. Here’s a look at how the...
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Nic Horton
May 16, 20144 min read
Political Group Lashes Out At Candidate Scott Flippo
An Arkansas political action committee has launched an attack ad against Senate District 17 candidate Scott Flippo, claiming that Flippo...
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Nic Horton
May 15, 20145 min read
Northwest Arkansas House Primaries Will Impact Arkansas-Obamacare’s Future
Many people are watching the four Republican state Senate primaries across Arkansas. And private-option obsessives like me have reason...
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Nic Horton
May 13, 20141 min read
How You Can Fight Obamacare While Enabling Obamacare
David Ferguson of Conduit For Action has made a great discovery: he’s finally cracked the code for how legislative candidates can be both...
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Nic Horton
May 8, 20144 min read
How Would Missy Irvin Vote On The “Private” Option Next Session?
Senator Missy Irvin was one of the deciding votes to implement the Obamacare “private” option in 2013. To her credit, however, Irvin...
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Nic Horton
May 6, 20143 min read
John Burris: Against The Obamacare Exchange Before He Was For It
State Rep. John Burris is seeking a seat in the state Senate. The seat was vacated by outgoing Senator Johnny Key (Key elected not to run...
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Nic Horton
May 2, 20144 min read
Nine Problems With Senator Holland's Latest Mailer
Senator Bruce Holland recently sent out a campaign mailer, defending his support of the Arkansas Obamacare “private” option. Here’s a...
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Nic Horton
Apr 30, 20145 min read
Arkansas: The Twilight Zone Of Health Care Policy
Last week, Family Council released their survey of primary candidates for state and federal offices. Family Council has set the bar for...
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Nic Horton
Apr 25, 20143 min read
Holland Falls On Sword: ‘I Did’ Cast Deciding Vote On 'Private' Option
On Thursday night, incumbent State Senator Bruce Holland and challenger Rep. Terry Rice squared off in a debate. According to The City...
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Nic Horton
Apr 21, 20146 min read
Feel That Breeze? It’s Senator Sample Spinning On The ‘Private’ Option
Senator Bill Sample has found himself in a heated primary contest with challenger Jerry Neal. Sample’s support of the Obamacare “private”...
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Nic Horton
Apr 16, 20142 min read
New Report Highlights Candidates' Positions On Policy
I know many of you have been relying on The Arkansas Project for news and analysis of the ongoing GOP legislative primaries around the...
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Nic Horton
Apr 14, 20144 min read
Damon Wallace's Degree Problem
I’ve written in some detail about Damon Wallace’s financial troubles. Not only does this candidate for House District 96 have thousands...
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Nic Horton
Apr 10, 20146 min read
GOP Senate Primaries, Round 4: Burris vs. Flippo vs. Osmon
Burris, Flippo, and Osmon (left to right). As part of our continuing series of articles on the various GOP primaries across the state, we...
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