Liberals

Arkansas Legislature Arkansas Politics 

Jonesboro Sun Scorches Steve Rockwell

January 9, 2014 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas, Conservatives, Democrats, Government, health care, John Cooper, jonesboro sun, legislature, Liberals, medicaid, obamacare, private option, Republicans, Senate District 21, spending, Steve Rockwell, taxes

If you’re following the state senate race in Jonesboro (the election is in five days; early voting is underway now), you’ll want

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2014 U.S. Senate Race 

NRSC: Obama Comes First For Pryor

August 27, 2013 Nic Horton 0 Comments 2014, Arkansas, Democrats, Elections, Government, Liberals, Mark Pryor, NRSC, obama, obamacare, Republicans, U.S. Senate

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is out with a new web video and website that take aim at Senator

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Arkansas Democrats Arkansas Legislature 

Senator Bookout Resigns From State Senate

August 20, 2013 Nic Horton 6 Comments Arkansas, commission, Democrats, Elections, Ethics, Jonesboro, Liberals, Paul Bookout, Politics, senate

Embattled State Senator Paul Bookout of Jonesboro has resigned from the legislature. Senate President Pro Tem Michael Lamoureux says he has

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2014 Governor's Race Arkansas Politics 

Halter Exits Governor's Race, As Predicted

July 29, 2013 Nic Horton 4 Comments Arkansas, ASU, Bill Halter, Bud Jackson, college loans, Democrats, Governor's race, Liberals, Policy, Politics, Young Democrats

It’s been said that predictions are hard to make, especially about the future. But as we’ve learned, some people are

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2013 General Assembly Arkansas Media Voter Fraud Voter ID 

ArkTimes Cites Non-Existent Voter ID Requirement As Evidence That Republicans Hate Minorities

July 22, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments Arkansas, ArkTimes, election reform, Jack Crumbly, Liberals, voter fraud, voter ID, voting

Liberals have long enjoyed tossing around the straw man argument that “voter ID laws are designed to suppress minorities” and

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2014 U.S. Senate Race Arkansas Democrats Arkansas Politics Elections 

Arkansas’s Conservative Farm Team Featured in Ad

May 29, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments Arkansas, Conservatives, Democrats, Elections, guns, Liberals, Mark Pryor, obamacare, Republicans, Senate Conservatives Action, tea party, U.S. Senate

Several Arkansas conservative activists star in a new ad that begins airing in the state today. The ad, produced by

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2013 General Assembly Arkansas Democrats Arkansas Legislature Medicaid 

An Alternative View on Medicaid Expansion

January 21, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment Conservatives, Democrats, Liberals, Rep. Reginald Murdock, tea party

In response to my piece last week about the perils of Medicaid expansion, I received an email from Rep. Reginald

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Arkansas Legislature Medicaid 

Math Over Emotion: Why Governor Beebe Is Wrong on Medicaid Expansion

January 17, 2013 Nic Horton 13 Comments AAI, advance arkansas institute, Arkansas, Budget, Conservatives, expansion, Liberals, medicaid, Mike Beebe, obama, Politics, tea party

When Governor Mike Beebe took to the podium on Tuesday for his “state of the State” speech to the legislature,

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Arkansas Legislature Ethics Government 

Arkansans, What is Corporate Welfare Costing You?

December 14, 2012 Nic Horton 4 Comments abuse, Arkansas, corporate, Cronyism, Democrats, fraud, handouts, legislature, Liberals, LM Wind Power, Republicans, tea party, waste, Welfare

$148 per person — that’s the amount of money, on average, that the state of Arkansas spends per year on

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Arkansas Media Arkansas Politics 

To The Airwaves

December 6, 2012 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas, Conservatives, Democrats, Jonesboro, legislature, Liberals, paul harrell, Politics, radio, Republicans, talk, taxes, tea party

Starting today, I will be doing a weekly segment on The Paul Harrell Program out of Jonesboro every Thursday at 5 p.m.

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