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Senate GOP Sinks House Repub., Dem. Revenue Deal To Hike Income, Cigarette...

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 —...

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UPDATE: 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...

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Lamb 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,...

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PLUGGING 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...

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Liberal 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.

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State’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...

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Lamb: “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...

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Coburn: $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...

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VIDEO: 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...

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Pinnell 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...

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VIDEO: 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...

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OCPA 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...

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MUST 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...

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DEAD HEAT: Stitt, Cornett TIED At 37.5%; Hunter, Costello, Hofmeister Show 10...

From SoonerPoll, News on 6/news 9: SoonerPoll: Republican Runoff Poll for News9/News on 6 by TheOkie.com on Scribd SoonerPoll: (All Parties )Runoff Poll for News9/News on 6 by TheOkie.com on Scribd

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AP: 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...

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OKLAHOMAN: 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....

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Lt. 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...

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Exclusive: 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...

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Bice 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...

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Horn’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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