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2014 Republican Primaries Arkansas Democrats Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Arkansas Republicans 

New Report Highlights Candidates' Positions On Policy

April 16, 2014 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, candidates, Conduit In Action, Democrats, Government, health care, legislature, News, obamacare, Policy, Politics, primaries, Republicans, surveys, taxes

I know many of you have been relying on The Arkansas Project for news and analysis of the ongoing GOP

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2014 Republican Primaries Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Arkansas Republicans 

Damon Wallace's Degree Problem

April 14, 2014 Nic Horton 6 Comments Damon Wallace, diploma mill, GOP, House District 96, LaSalle University, legislature, Louisiana, Republican primary

I’ve written in some detail about Damon Wallace’s financial troubles. Not only does this candidate for House District 96 have

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Podcast 

The Great Debates (Podcast)

April 4, 2014 Nic Horton 0 Comments AG debate, Arkansas, David Sterling, debate, Democrats, GOP, health care, legislature, Leslie Rutledge, Patricia Nation, Policy, Politics, Republicans, State Senate

This week on The Arkansas Project Podcast: Join us Wednesday night to meet all three GOP candidates for Attorney General

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Arkansas Politics Tax Reform 

Sorry Arkansas, Our Taxes Still Suck

March 25, 2014 Nic Horton 6 Comments Arkansas, legislature, Politics, tax foundation, Tax Policy

I know y’all have already heard about the incredible tax cuts Arkansas passed last year — and that, combined with

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2014 Republican Primaries Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics 

GOP Senate Primaries, Round Two: Holland vs. Rice

March 18, 2014 Nic Horton 3 Comments Arkansas, fort smith, GOP, health care, legislature, obamacare, Policy, Politics, primaries, Rep. Terry Rice, Republicans, Senate District 9, Senator Bruce Holland, State Senate, Van Buren

Yesterday we began our examination of legislative primaries by looking at the Senate District 18 race. Today, we turn our

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Podcast 

The Beginning Of The End Of Obamacare & Miller On Medicaid Madness (Podcast)

March 14, 2014 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, individual mandate, legislature, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, podcast, Policy, Politics, Rep. Josh Miller

This week on The Arkansas Project Podcast, we discuss: The latest Obamacare delays So long, individual mandate! Obama said health

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Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Private Option 

FGA: State Taxpayers ‘On The Hook’ For Millions In 'Private' Option Cost Overruns

March 4, 2014 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas, expansion, FGA, Government, health care, legislature, medicaid, obamacare, Policy, Politics, private option, spending, taxes

Our guest article yesterday from Rep. Joe Farrer revealed the unanticipated costs to Arkansas taxpayers of the Obamacare-Medicaid “private” option.

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Podcast 

"Private" Option Gridlock, Common Courtesy, & Special Session?

February 28, 2014 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, Arkansas House, Arkansas senate, davy carter, Democrats, Government, health care, legislature, medicaid, obama, obamacare, Policy, Politics, Republicans, Robbie Wills, special session, vote pairing

The Arkansas Project Podcast is back! This week on the show, Dan and I discuss: The Obamacare “private” option gridlock

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Arkansas Legislature Obamacare Private Option 

What Happens If The Session Ends Without A Medicaid Budget?

February 27, 2014 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, BLR, CFA, David Ferguson, expansion, government shutdown, health care, legislature, medicaid, obamacare, Policy, Politics, private option

You’ve probably heard about the allegedly terrifying consequences of the legislature ending the fiscal session without a Medicaid budget —

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Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics Private Option 

Carter: If You Won’t Do What I Want, “That’s Just Not Reasonable Whatsoever"

February 24, 2014 Dan Greenberg 2 Comments Arkansas, davy carter, debate, health care, legislature, Mike Beebe, obamacare, paired votes, Policy, Politics, private option, Robbie Wills

Lots of Arkansas legislators have strong feelings about the “private” option: tempers on the House floor have been running high.

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