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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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
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
Feb 24, 20142 min read
Three Stories You Need To Read Today
Happy Monday. With another vote on Obamacare “private” option funding as scheduled for tomorrow in the Arkansas House, we’ve compiled a...
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Nic Horton
Jan 15, 20143 min read
Cooper Wins, ‘Private’ Option Loses
After John Cooper crushed Steve Rockwell in Tuesday night’s special Senate election, Cooper told me, “Well, I think our opponent made...
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Nic Horton
Jan 15, 20142 min read
Cooper Defeats Rockwell In Landslide Victory
John Cooper and his wife Sue thank supporters after last night’s victory. Last night, Republican John Cooper defeated Democrat Steve...
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Nic Horton
Jan 9, 20142 min read
Jonesboro Sun Scorches Steve Rockwell
If you’re following the state senate race in Jonesboro (the election is in five days; early voting is underway now), you’ll want to read...
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Nic Horton
Jan 6, 20144 min read
Steve Rockwell’s Five False Claims About Medicaid Expansion
We learned something important about Senate District 21 candidate Steve Rockwell during his debate performance the other day: Rockwell...
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Nic Horton
Dec 19, 20134 min read
Where In The World Is Steve Rockwell?
According to news reports — and a few campaign signs along northeast Arkansas highways — Steve Rockwell is the Democratic nominee for the...
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Nic Horton
Nov 20, 20133 min read
Term Limits Set To Take Center Stage In Upcoming Elections
If you’re an Arkansas voter, you will be asked in 2014 to vote up or down on a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend term...
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Nic Horton
Nov 12, 20131 min read
Cooper, Rockwell Advance In Jonesboro Runoffs
John Cooper speaking with reporters after hearing the election results. Tonight, in the Jonesboro special Senate election runoffs, John...
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Nic Horton
Nov 12, 20131 min read
LIVE Jonesboro Special Senate Election Coverage
Greetings Arkansas Project readers! I’m in Jonesboro following the special Senate election results that will be trickling in this...
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Nic Horton
Nov 6, 20134 min read
How Would Dan Sullivan Vote On Funding The “Private Option?”
I hope you had a chance to listen to The Paul Harrell Program yesterday. I sat in as a co-host and, at the start of the show, Paul and I...
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Nic Horton
Nov 4, 20135 min read
Where Does Dan Sullivan Stand On The “Private Option?”
As you probably know, the special Senate election in Jonesboro has been pared down to four candidates — two from each party. On the...
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Nic Horton
Oct 2, 20133 min read
Cooper Receives Endorsements From Republican Legislative All-Stars, Niell Receives Non-Endorsement E
Today, Jonesboro Senate District 21 candidate John Cooper announced he had received the endorsement of seven sitting legislators. In my...
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Nic Horton
Sep 23, 20131 min read
Arkansas Carry PAC Endorses John Cooper for Senate District 21
Arkansas Carry PAC, the political wing of Arkansas’s largest gun rights advocacy group (Arkansas Carry), has endorsed John Cooper for...
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Nic Horton
Sep 21, 20132 min read
The Unraveling Stories of Chad Niell
Pictured: Chad Niell (left) with his trusty campaign spokesman Keith Emis (right). Earlier this month, the Blue Hog blog suggested that...
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Nic Horton
Sep 19, 20132 min read
Ethics Commission Releases Book On Bookout
The Arkansas Ethics Commission has released a 127-page document that outlines the investigation into the campaign spending of former...
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Nic Horton
Sep 19, 20131 min read
Two Hours With Paul Harrell
Yesterday, I was in Jonesboro for a full two hours of one of Arkansas’s best radio shows, The Paul Harrell Program. Listen to the full...
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Nic Horton
Sep 16, 20131 min read
Talkin' Special Election With Paul Harrell
I appeared on The Paul Harrell Program last Thursday for my weekly segment. We discussed my interviews with Jonesboro Senate...
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Nic Horton
Sep 12, 20132 min read
The Treachery of the ‘Private Option’
Pictured to the right is a minor classic of 20th century art: Rene Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images,” a famous example of the...
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Nic Horton
Sep 11, 20134 min read
Niell On ‘Private Option:’ “I Can't Tell You How I Would've Voted Before, And I Can’t Tell
As I’ve noted before, the “private option” is a mysterious business. Winston Churchill famously said that “Russia is a riddle wrapped in...
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Nic Horton
Sep 6, 20131 min read
AUDIO: Dan Sullivan On Obamacare & The 'Private Option'
Dan Sullivan, Republican candidate for state senate in District 21, was on The Paul Harrell Program yesterday. They discussed, at length,...
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Nic Horton
Aug 24, 20131 min read
Talkin' Special Senate Election & Open Carry With Paul Harrell
This week on The Paul Harrell Program: Paul & I discuss the imminent special senate election in his part of the state, due to the...
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Nic Horton
Aug 22, 20132 min read
The Race To Replace Bookout
Now that State Senator Paul Bookout (D-Jonesboro) has resigned his seat, Governor Beebe will have to call a special election to fill the...
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