John Burris's (Excellent) New Opinion Column
I admit that I had low expectations when I first heard that former state legislator John Burris had become a columnist for Talk Business...
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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
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
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, 20144 min read
New Hospital Report: “Politics, Posturing, Or What?”
Last week, a few CEOs from Arkansas hospitals testified before a state legislative subcommittee about the Obamacare “private” option....
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Nic Horton
May 22, 20144 min read
The Future Of The Obamacare “Private” Option: DOA In The Senate?
Senator-elect Terry Rice After Tuesday night’s election results, the future of the Obamacare “private” option appears even shakier....
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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 9, 20141 min read
Breaking Down All The Weird Things People Are Saying About Arkansas Obamacare This Week (Podcast)
This week on The Arkansas Project Podcast: Anti-Obamacare press conference draws scorn from some GOP lawmakers Optumas projections on...
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Nic Horton
May 9, 20143 min read
The Emerging Battle Between Taxpayer Advocates & "Private" Option Boosters
Yesterday at the Capitol, several lawmakers hosted a press conference to raise awareness about the cost overruns in the Obamacare...
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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
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 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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Nic Horton
Dec 16, 20134 min read
Just Saying Hello (And Those Other Guys Suck!)
Last week, an email with the subject line “Just Saying Hello” went out to legislative supporters of the “private option”/Medicaid...
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Nic Horton
Oct 28, 20133 min read
Arkansas Medicaid Rolls Increasing Under Expansion
Negotiations over government budgeting works something like this: “You give me a massive increase in government spending now, and I’ll...
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Nic Horton
Oct 24, 20133 min read
Memo To GOP Legislators: We Tried To Warn You
Back during the debate over Medicaid expansion (which lawmakers attempted to rebrand as “the private option”), this blog, in conjunction...
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Nic Horton
May 20, 20132 min read
On the Arkansas Times, Part III: Are Private-Option Advocates Really That Much Smarter Than We Are?
Speaker of the House Davy Carter Upon rereading David Ramsey’s piece on the genesis of the “private option,” it’s hard not to notice the...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 22, 20122 min read
Burris on Arkansas Budget Battle: ‘They Don’t Like What We’re Doing Because ItR
Rep. John Burris and Gov. Mike Beebe Rep. John Burris, the Republican minority leader in the Arkansas House of Representatives, spoke to...
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David Kinkade
Feb 21, 20122 min read
Governor, Agencies Say Trivial Budget Cuts Would Be Devastating, Which Was Entirely Predictable!
Artist's rendering of Arkansas budget debate. Capital sparring, gents! (Clipart by BestVector) You guys, this Arkansas budget debate!...
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Daniel Greenberg
Feb 17, 20122 min read
Arkansas Government and the $19 Billion Question
Kathy Webb and John Burris According to the Arkansas News Bureau, House Budget Committee Chairman Kathy Webb, a Democrat, is...
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David Kinkade
Feb 13, 20122 min read
More Budget Scrutiny for State Agencies? Why, Yes, Let’s Have Some of That!
Erroneous headline alert! Erroneous headline alert! A story over at the Arkansas News Bureau reports that “After Forestry Commission...
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David Kinkade
Oct 11, 20113 min read
Beebe Administration Just Won’t Take No For An Answer on Health Exchange!
Worried about Obamacare? Gov. Mike Beebe has a message for you. Man, what is the deal with Gov. Mike Beebe’s state Department of...
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Nic Horton
Jul 5, 20112 min read
GOP Lawmakers Push for Lower Reimbursements
A few Arkansas Republican legislators are kicking off the new fiscal year right by declining a planned increase in mileage...
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