Why Wait for Any Evidence?

Marc Kilmer February 2, 2015 0 Comments Arkansas Times, Michael Morton, Mike Maggio

Why Wait for Any Evidence?

You often hear the complaint that not enough people are involved in politics. In the leftist magazine The Nation, for

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Dan Greenberg January 26, 2015 1 Comment Gilbert Baker, john burris, Mike Maggio

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

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Dan Greenberg January 22, 2015 2 Comments Right To Try

Max Brantley: Letting People Make Decisions About Their Own Medical Treatment Is Really Dangerous

Max Brantley has compiled a list of quasi-arguments against “right to try” legislation, which is the label for the proposal

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Caleb Taylor December 3, 2014 0 Comments Arkansas Democrats, Arkansas Legislature, Arkansas Politics, nick wilson

Ex-State Senator Still Owes Taxpayers Nearly $500k

We are in favor here at The Arkansas Project of ex-politicians paying back the money they owe taxpayers. That’s why we checked on Democratic ex-state Senator Nick Wilson — who was sentenced in June 2000 to 70 months in prison for kickbacks he received from the sale of state buildings and schemes to bilk money from state programs benefitting children and injured school workers.

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Caleb Taylor November 18, 2014 1 Comment arkansas elections 2014, Arkansas Secretary of State, mark martin, susan inman

Blue Hog Makes Mistake In Criticizing Mark Martin’s Non-Mistake

In the elections that just concluded, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin bore the brunt of some of the most unhinged attacks by left-wing bloggers in the state.

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Caleb Taylor October 23, 2014 2 Comments Affordable Care Act, James McLean, Linda Collins Smith, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option, white river medical center

McLean Desperately Attempting To Save O’Care In AR

As loyal readers of this humble blog know, state Rep. James McLean, inaugural member of the Davy Carter wing of the Democratic Party, has been having more attendance troubles at the legislature in 2014 than I had with my 8 a.m. Women’s History class my senior year of college.

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Caleb Taylor October 10, 2014 1 Comment Arkansas Politics, Give Arkansas A Raise Now, Hillary Clinton, minimum wage increase, the markham group, Washington Free Beacon

Report: Thousands Of Give Arkansas A Raise Now's Signatures Invalid

It looks like the minimum wage increase initiative is threatened by a couple of self-inflicted wounds.

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Caleb Taylor October 2, 2014 1 Comment Arkansas Legislature, Arkansas Politics, cato institute, jay nixon, Mike Beebe, sales tax, tax foundation, taxes

Cato Doesn’t Want To Have Beebe’s Babies

A big chunk of the political class in Arkansas was chattering about the fawning profile of Gov. Mike Beebe in the New York Times yesterday.

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Dan Greenberg September 22, 2014 0 Comments Arkansas Senate race, Arkansas Times, Leslie Rutledge, Mark Pryor, molly ball, the atlantic, Tom Cotton, tom wolfe

Last Week’s Desperate Political Attacks: A Brief Review

Now that election season has arrived, the scent of desperation in the latest attacks on Republican candidates is becoming increasingly apparent.

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Caleb Taylor September 18, 2014 0 Comments abortion, Arkansas Times, associated press, Leslie Rutledge, Nate Steel, Pro-life

Media Swings And Misses On Rutledge E-mail Non-Story

Some eager journalists thought they’d gotten a major scoop yesterday after the state Department of Human Services (DHS) released the emails of attorney general candidate Leslie Rutledge that she wrote during her 14 months as a DHS lawyer.