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Tribal Gaming Expansion Plan Stalls Oklahoma Budget Talks By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A major expansion of tribal gambling in Oklahoma — to include roulette and dice games —...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coburn’s Budget Fix: Focus on Spending Reductions and Not Tax Increases
UPDATED STATEMENT FROM DR. TOM COBURN, FORMER U.S. SENATOR, ON EFFORTS TO INCREASE PERSONAL INCOME TAXES IN OKLAHOMA May 12, 2017 This week, House and Senate committees at the Oklahoma Legislature have...
View ArticleLamb Taps Longtime Politico, Close Advisor Keith Beall To Lead Campaign Team
Keith Beall Joins Oklahomans for Lamb OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, June 19, 2017 – Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb announced today that Keith Beall has joined Oklahomans for Lamb as campaign manager. Beall, 48,...
View ArticlePLUGGING THE RHETORIC; Memo: Voters Want Lower Taxes, Less Government
Editor’s Note: Last week, much was made of new polling which seemed to show an appetite in the Sooner State to raise the gross production tax to fund the state budget. Despite the hype and several...
View ArticleLiberal Freakout: PBS’ Frontline Profiles Scott Pruitt’s ‘War on the EPA’
War on the EPA | FRONTLINE | PBS FRONTLINE investigates how Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency.
View ArticleState’s Occupational Licensing Task Force Releases Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2018 Occupational Licensing Task Force Releases Recommendations OKLAHOMA CITY— Labor Commissioner Melissa Houston and the Occupational Licensing Task Force released...
View ArticleLamb: “I’m Against Tax Increases”
‘I’m against tax increases’: Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb rules out tax hikes as fix to state budget hole by Chris Casteel, NewsOK.com STILLWATER – Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, campaigning for governor here Tuesday...
View ArticleCoburn: $800 Million Tax Hike Is ‘Like a Bleeding Patient Needing Leeches’
In Oklahoma, treat the cause of the problem By Tom Coburn As a doctor, I investigated the root cause of problems. Some doctors have fallen into the trap of just treating symptoms — this is the major...
View ArticleVIDEO: OCPA Offers “Plan That Can Pass”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCPA offers ‘a plan that can pass’ OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 12, 2018) — On Monday, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) offered a revenue plan in hopes of breaking the...
View ArticlePinnell Leads Fundraising Race for Lieutenant Governor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pinnell Again Leads Fundraising Race for Lieutenant Governor Conservative Leader Nearly Doubles Career Politician Opponents With More Than $100,000 Raised in 4th Quarter and Over...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lamb Releases First 2018 Campaign Ad
Lamb Campaign Unveils First Television Ad; Primary Election – June 26th OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, February 27, 2018 – Oklahomans for Lamb unveiled today its first television advertisement in support of...
View ArticleOCPA Blasts OEA’s Demands, $3.3 Billion Price Tag
March 8, 2018 OCPA Statement on OEA Demands After the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) released its demands, OCPA president Jonathan Small released the following statement: “The OEA did not release...
View ArticleMUST READ: Oklahoman: OEA Targets Its Republican Legislative Allies
OEA targets its Republican legislative allies by THE OKLAHOMAN EDITORIAL BOARD THIS year, at the Oklahoma Education Association’s urging, most Republican legislators approved roughly $600 million in...
View ArticleDEAD HEAT: Stitt, Cornett TIED At 37.5%; Hunter, Costello, Hofmeister Show 10...
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View ArticleAP: OK Republicans Targeted By House GOP Colleague, Out of State PAC
Oklahoma Republicans targeted by colleague, dark money By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press September 28, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When voters booted a dozen Oklahoma Republican legislators from office in...
View ArticleOKLAHOMAN: Kevin Stitt Deserves Nod in OK Governor’s Race
Kevin Stitt deserves nod in Oklahoma governor’s race by THE OKLAHOMAN EDITORIAL BOARD IN this year’s gubernatorial race, the major parties have nominated two very different, but accomplished, men....
View ArticleLt. Gov. Matt Pinnell: Play To Your strengths
By Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell “Play to your strengths.” “I haven’t got any,” said Harry, before he could stop himself. “Excuse me,” growled Moody, “you’ve got strengths if I say you’ve got them.”Over...
View ArticleExclusive: Stitt Seeing ‘Remarkable’ Support For Savings Account, Agency Reforms
The Consumer Coalition of Oklahoma and Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associated (CHS) released the results of a recent poll of Oklahoma voters revealing a new optimism in the state and strong support...
View ArticleBice Announces Campaign for #OK-05 Congress
For Immediate Release: April 24, 2019 Stephanie Bice Announces Campaign for CongressConservative State Senator to reclaim seat for GOP (Oklahoma City) – Stephanie Bice, an Oklahoma City native who has...
View ArticleHorn’s “Pelosi Ping-Pong”
An OKIE ObservationAugust 29, 2019 Most political pundits were perplexed, but not necessarily surprised when Kendra Horn won Congressional District 5 in Central Oklahoma. In a “wave” election year you...
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