Breaking: Beebe Admin 'Increasingly Concerned' That Obamacare Critics Don't Like Obam
A new report at Forbes this morning reveals some troubling facts about how Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s staff is spending its time. In...
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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
Jul 10, 20142 min read
New Poll: It’s Over for Arkansas Obamacare
Yesterday, Impact Management released a new poll showing Congressman Tom Cotton leading Senator Mark Pryor 47-43% in the race for U.S....
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Nic Horton
Jul 2, 20142 min read
The Greatest Political Contest in 2014: Who Can Be Most Offended?
In 2014, the most powerful thing you can do in politics is be “offended” or “outraged.” It’s a tool that campaigns and politicians — on...
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Nic Horton
Jun 17, 20144 min read
Regulatory Rhetoric: Ross, Hutchinson Outline Plans for Reigning in Bureaucracy
Late last week, gubernatorial candidate and former Congressman Mike Ross released his 46-page — yes, I said 46-page — “jobs plan.” The...
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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 6, 20143 min read
Top Arkansas Cronies Say They Shouldn’t Have To Defend Cronyism
Obviously cronies, because everyone knows cronies just sit around and smoke fine cigars. Last month, some of the state’s top cronies...
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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 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 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 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
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
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 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 9, 20141 min read
Tonight: GOP Attorney General Candidates Face Off
Nation, Rutledge, and Sterling (left to right). (Photo courtesy of the Times Record.) That moment you’ve all been waiting for is almost...
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Nic Horton
Apr 3, 20146 min read
Holland And Rice Spar Over Legislative Records
I wrote a few weeks ago about the Republican state Senate primary in District 9. Unlike other primaries this year, it’s the only race...
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Nic Horton
Apr 1, 20143 min read
WaPo Fact Checker: Dem Claims About Cotton Are “Phony As A Three-Dollar Bill”
Senate Majority PAC — a political action committee run by the former employees of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Al Gore,...
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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 10, 20143 min read
Arkansas Governor’s Race: Who Loves Teachers The Most?
You were probably too busy enjoying Arkansas’s one day of spring over the weekend to notice, but former Congressman Mike Ross “won” the...
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Nic Horton
Feb 25, 20142 min read
House GOP To Speaker Carter: We Need To Talk
27 House Republican legislators have signed and delivered a letter to Speaker Davy Carter that says, quite simply: it’s time to negotiate...
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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 6, 20141 min read
GOP Chairs Declare Opposition To “Private” Option
Last weekend, the Arkansas Republican County Chairs Association overwhelmingly passed a resolution in opposition to the continued funding...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 5, 20145 min read
The Private Option: Let's Quit While We're Behind
A much better looking Seven of Nine than the Supreme Court justices discussed in this article. Anyone interested in the intersection of...
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