Dirty Cops, Wrongful Imprisonment, and Blessings from Government: A Conversation with Senator Hutchi
Earlier this week, I interviewed state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson about the Gyronne Buckley case. It was one of the most astonishing...
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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.
Nic Horton
Aug 5, 20146 min read
Gyronne Buckley, Who Was Wrongfully Imprisoned, Is Now Wrongfully Denied Compensation
Imagine if you were the victim of a crooked cop who withheld evidence in your criminal trial, and imagine that — because of this — you...
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Nic Horton
Jun 23, 20142 min read
Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths
Over the weekend, two op-eds from Arkansas policy leaders appeared in one of Utah’s largest newspapers. The topic: Obamacare’s Medicaid...
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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 23, 20141 min read
Primary Takeaways (Podcast)
Subscribe for free! This week on the show: Breaking down this week’s primary results Flashback: Sen. Holland made PO central component of...
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Nic Horton
May 14, 20145 min read
State Bureaucrats Travel To Promote Obamacare Expansion On Taxpayer-Funded Time
Allison, Selig, and Senator Dismang. Last week, the Billings Gazette — a Montana newspaper — reported that some Arkansas officials had...
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Nic Horton
May 12, 20145 min read
MIA: Senator King's "Patently False" Statement
Senator David Sanders Senator Bryan King has been an outspoken opponent of the Obamacare “private” option in the legislature. But while...
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Nic Horton
Apr 29, 20147 min read
Five Things We Learned About The Obamacare “Private” Option Last Week
Last Thursday afternoon, I attended the Joint Public Health Committee meeting. At that meeting, lawmakers had the opportunity to question...
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Nic Horton
Apr 24, 20141 min read
Live-Stream: Joint Public Health Committee, Medicaid Expansion Update
Live streaming video by Ustream #healthcare #obamacare #livestream #Arkansas #Medicaidexpansion #legislature #privateoption #News
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Nic Horton
Apr 17, 20144 min read
No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?
You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but things aren’t going to so well with the Obamacare “private” option: just last week, my...
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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
Mar 25, 20141 min read
Sorry Arkansas, Our Taxes Still Suck
I know y’all have already heard about the incredible tax cuts Arkansas passed last year — and that, combined with the immense, nearly...
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Nic Horton
Mar 18, 20145 min read
GOP Senate Primaries, Round Two: Holland vs. Rice
Rep. Terry Rice and Senator Bruce Holland. Yesterday we began our examination of legislative primaries by looking at the Senate District...
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Nic Horton
Mar 4, 20142 min read
FGA: State Taxpayers ‘On The Hook’ For Millions In 'Private' Option Cost Overruns
Our guest article yesterday from Rep. Joe Farrer revealed the unanticipated costs to Arkansas taxpayers of the Obamacare-Medicaid...
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Nic Horton
Feb 27, 20142 min read
What Happens If The Session Ends Without A Medicaid Budget?
You’ve probably heard about the allegedly terrifying consequences of the legislature ending the fiscal session without a Medicaid budget...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 24, 20144 min read
Carter: If You Won’t Do What I Want, “That’s Just Not Reasonable Whatsoever"
Lots of Arkansas legislators have strong feelings about the “private” option: tempers on the House floor have been running high. Several...
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Nic Horton
Feb 21, 20143 min read
The Definition of Insanity
Albert Einstein famously said that insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Today, for the...
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Nic Horton
Feb 20, 20141 min read
Live-Stream From The Senate
At 11:00, the state senate will convene. They are expected to take up the Hendren-Ballinger plan. Watch the proceedings live here: Live...
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Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20142 min read
Separation Anxiety: Can “Private” Option Funding Be Split From The Medicaid Budget?
Yesterday on KARN, while discussing “private” option strategy, I argued that PO opponents should separate the vote for PO funding from...
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Nic Horton
Feb 19, 20141 min read
Live From The Capitol: Anti-Obamacare Press Conference
At noon, Senator Jim Hendren, supported by other anti-Obamacare legislators, will hold a press conference at the capitol. You can watch...
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Nic Horton
Feb 18, 20141 min read
New Report From CFA Highlights Problems With Bell Amendments
Our friends over at Conduit For Action has released a new report that will be of interest to anyone following the debate over...
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Nic Horton
Feb 12, 20142 min read
Legislators, Your Grades Are Posted
It’s that moment you’ve all been waiting for — the full unveiling of AAI’s 2013 Freedom Scorecard! The report is the most thorough of...
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Nic Horton
Feb 11, 20141 min read
The Chamber of Commerce Should Read This Great Column By Robert Samuelson!
Yesterday, the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce sent a mass email to all legislators touting this (characteristically excellent) opinion...
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