BREAKING: Treasurer Martha Shoffner Arrested, Held in Pulaski County Jail

May 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
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Well, here's a little bit of Saturday night political news for you: State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has been arrested and is being held in the Pulaski County jail. You can see a record of her arrest at the jail's website by searching for her name. No further information is available at this time. Stay tuned to The Arkansas Project for new developments. Update, 8:24 pm: The AP is reporting that Shoffner has been charged with a form of extortion. More details as they become available. … [Read more...]

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Introducing, The Arkansas Project Podcast

May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
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(Click here to listen on your mobile device) We are proud to present to you the inaugural episode of The Arkansas Project Podcast. We are hoping to produce one show a week to keep you up-to-date on what's going on at the capitol. In the near future, the show will be available for download in the iTunes store, but for now, you can enjoy it here on the blog. For your reading pleasure, here are the stories we mention in the show today: Carter quote on "private" option opponents IRS … [Read more...]

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The Warring Messages of the Private Option

May 17, 2013 5 Comments
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At the Saline County TEA Party meeting last week, Rep. Andy Mayberry told his constituents that the struggle over the private option made him feel like he was being forced to jump out of the third story of a burning building: There’s no way, if I just stand there, that I’m going to survive. I’m gonna burn. There’s a window over here that I can choose to jump out of and I might die in that fall. I know I’m going to die if I stay there and don’t do anything. But I might just survive … [Read more...]

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State of the Race: Pryor vs. Arkansas 2014

May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
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As you probably know, Senator Mark Pryor is up for re-election next year. So I asked Ward Baker, political director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), about the state of the race, potential GOP challengers, and much more. Despite some conventional wisdom within the state and amongst the DC establishment, Pryor is very vulnerable, according to Baker: He’s an incumbent that can raise money. I think he has a legacy name but that name apparently isn’t helping him very … [Read more...]

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On the Arkansas Times, Part II

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
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David Ramsey of the Arkansas Times regularly distinguished himself this session with his thorough coverage of the debate over Medicaid expansion. His account of the creation of the “private option” -- perhaps the biggest increase in the size and scope of state government in my lifetime -- was educational and gripping. But occasionally his work told us more about David Ramsey than it did about Medicaid expansion. One of the areas where his article fell short was in his discussion of the … [Read more...]

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On the Arkansas Times, Part I

May 13, 2013 2 Comments
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One of the legislature’s most praiseworthy achievements this session was passing a “voter ID” bill. If you read the unsigned article in this week’s Arkansas Times, though, you’ll see a very different perspective on voter ID. Indeed, the Times explained: Republicans say the new law will protect the integrity of our elections; some may believe that. But there's no evidence of substantial in-person voter fraud, the only kind prevented by the new law. There is plenty of evidence, however, … [Read more...]

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Day of Reckoning in Saline County: Who Said It?

May 11, 2013 21 Comments
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Thursday night, the Saline County TEA Party hosted a town meeting so that their members could question the Saline County legislators who had supported the “private option.” About five state legislators representing Saline County attended; at least as many legislators from outside Saline County attended as well. Almost every public official who was there has been a friend of the Advance Arkansas Institute and, in some way, has fought for good-government reforms. But I have become … [Read more...]

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Weekly Segment With Paul Harrell

May 10, 2013 1 Comment
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No doubt many of you have been following the developments surrounding Act 746 or "constitutional carry." You may have seen my interview with ASP spokesman Bill Sadler earlier this week. Yesterday I spoke with Paul Harrell on The Paul Harrell Program about my interview and where we go from here. Take a listen, if you're into that sort of thing. Segment begins around the 1:35:00 mark: Video streaming by Ustream … [Read more...]

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