Grading the Vote in Arkansas
How easy is it to vote in Arkansas? If you look at a recent report by Common Cause, you might think it’s pretty hard. After all, Common...
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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.
Daniel Greenberg
- Oct 30, 2014
- 6 min
Steve Stephens On The Arkansas Judiciary
Jackson “Steve” Stephens is a political powerhouse. He is chairman of the board of the Club for Growth – an organization that has been...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Oct 16, 2014
- 4 min
The State Supreme Court’s (Literally) Peculiar Decision
Late yesterday afternoon, our state’s Supreme Court struck down the voter ID law that the Arkansas General Assembly passed last year. It...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 27, 2014
- 2 min
Voter Fraud Does Not Exist, Except Maybe In Wisconsin
Before you read this story, there is one thing you need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt: voter fraud does not exist. Period. Never...
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Daniel Greenberg
- May 1, 2014
- 3 min
The Q.T. On Voter ID
Some of the specifics of the Arkansas voter ID cases are a little difficult to follow, so I thought I’d lay out some of the basics for...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Apr 25, 2014
- 2 min
Barry Haas: ACLU Plaintiff Gone Wild! (Video)
I was startled to read this recent interview with Barry Haas. Haas is one of the four plaintiffs in the ACLU’s lawsuit against Act 595 of...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 22, 2013
- 3 min
ArkTimes Cites Non-Existent Voter ID Requirement As Evidence That Republicans Hate Minorities
Max Brantley, angry as always. Liberals have long enjoyed tossing around the straw man argument that “voter ID laws are designed to...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 8, 2013
- 2 min
What’s the Most Hilariously Shocking Story of the Day?
There are just so many hilariously awful news stories out in the last few days. Like, for instance, the revelation that the Obama...
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Nic Horton
- May 30, 2013
- 3 min
Court Finds Wisconsin Voter ID Law Constitutional
Wisconsin’s reformer Governor Scott Walker As you probably know, the Arkansas legislature passed a voter ID law during the recent...
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Daniel Greenberg
- May 13, 2013
- 2 min
On the Arkansas Times, Part I
One of the legislature’s most praiseworthy achievements this session was passing a “voter ID” bill. If you read the unsigned article in...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 29, 2013
- 3 min
Voter ID Veto Override Delayed Despite 77% Support
Two days ago, the Senate overrode Governor Beebe’s veto of the voter ID bill, SB2. The House was scheduled to vote on the override...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 26, 2013
- 2 min
$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...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 19, 2013
- 2 min
Voter ID Bill Clears Final Hurdle, Heads to Governor
Today, the Senate Rules Committee convened to consider whether or not the voter ID bill required a supermajority vote. The House Rules...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Mar 17, 2013
- 5 min
My David Ramsey Problem – And Ours
Well, I see David Ramsey is at it again. Ramsey, a blogger for the Arkansas Times, faces a problem. What he’d like to do is criticize...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Mar 15, 2013
- 2 min
A Final Note on Voter ID
Voter ID, as amended, passed out of Senate Committee yesterday and will successfully pass the Senate next week. (It already passed the...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 13, 2013
- 4 min
Rep. John Walker Says Voter ID Means Black Legislators Aren’t Really Legislators
This message brought to you by the NAACP. Today, the Arkansas House passed SB2, the Voter ID bill, by a vote of 51-44. This is a victory...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 12, 2013
- 3 min
Why Voter ID Does Not Require a Supermajority Vote
Since the voter ID bill cleared House committee last week, opponents of election reform have been scrambling to derail it. I wrote last...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 7, 2013
- 2 min
Representative Richey’s Drive By
Rep. Richey driving by the polls, presumably without identification. Now that election reform is only one hurdle away from becoming law...
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Nic Horton
- Mar 6, 2013
- 2 min
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...
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Nic Horton
- Feb 28, 2013
- 3 min
Senator Chesterfield: “I Do Not Have a Constitutional Right To Buy Alcohol”
Last week, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill for the first time in history (it was considered before the House State Agencies...
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Nic Horton
- Feb 27, 2013
- 1 min
Massachusetts State Rep. Admits Something Resembling Voter Fraud (or “Gives a Voice to the Leg
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Why does Nic Horton keep writing about voter fraud? Doesn’t he know what voter fraud does not exist?...
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Nic Horton
- Feb 22, 2013
- 2 min
Confirmed: Representative Leding Has Not Called Me Back
Sherlock Leding, in search of scandal. It has been well over 24 hours now and I am yet to hear back from Rep. Greg Leding about his claim...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Feb 21, 2013
- 3 min
David Johnson: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
Senator David Johnson, intently studying AAI’s latest policy brief. I have always admired Senator David Johnson. He and I rarely agree,...
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Nic Horton
- Feb 20, 2013
- 1 min
VIDEO: Senate Debates, Passes Voter ID Bill
Today, for the first time in state history, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill. The bill, SB2, carried with a bipartisan vote of...
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