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Controversy over dis-invite to contracted UCO speaker continues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2018
COMMENTARY: Will the state government of Oklahoma really forego hundreds of millions in annual revenues in return for a few million?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2018
OCPA offers ‘a plan that can pass’ – including Oklahoma teacher pay increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Feb-2018
COMMENTARY: Broken promises and good government – Will Oklahoma take a faulty Step Up, or use growing revenues wisely?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2018
Four questions as session begins  -  
Trent England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
11-Feb-2018
Treasurer Ken Miller reports monthly gross tax receipts enter second year of growth  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Feb-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s Finale: The 2018 State of the State address  -  
Mary Fallin
06-Feb-2018
Records Indicate Oklahoma Wildlife Skirts Competitive Bid Process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Feb-2018
House Special Investigation Committee leader reacts to resignation of Health Department CFO  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Feb-2018
Tax Foundation critiques “Step Up Oklahoma” tax plan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2018
Gary Richardson, Republican candidate for governor, blasts ‘Step Up Oklahoma’ tax hike plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2018
Opinion: The Real Step Up Oklahomans  -  
Steve Fair
23-Jan-2018
Teachers cite dues, ideology for OEA membership slide  -  
Jay Chilton, Independent Journalist
21-Jan-2018
Governor Mary Fallin issues amended call for second special session  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2018
Oklahoma Treasurer Miller says gross tax receipts grew 12 percent in December & 6.2 percent in 2017  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jan-2018
COMMENTARY (Part II): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2018
COMMENTARY (Part I): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2018
ANALYSIS -- Economic Growth, Health Scandal, Cost Drivers, A Left Turn, Process Failures and More: CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 state government news stories for 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Dec-2017
The City Sentinel’s Top 10 Stories for 2017: Leadership stability, criminal justice reform, growing tax base, and the color purple  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
27-Dec-2017
Christmas Gifts  -  
E. Douglas Clark Director of UN and International Policy, International Organization for the Family
24-Dec-2017
COMMENTARY – Government “right-sizing,” voter sentiment and the top state news story of 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2017
Health Department records show allegations of deliberate deception  -  
Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch
18-Dec-2017
State could lose $115 million in Medicaid funds for teaching hospitals  -  
Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch
17-Dec-2017
Where were the Watchdogs in the Health Department Crisis?  -  
Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch
16-Dec-2017
Cutting Non-Teaching Personnel Could Mean Teacher Raises -- Education resources questioned; experts recommend path to reform  -  
Stacy Martin
12-Dec-2017
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury jump by more than 12 percent in November  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2017
Fallin and McCall joust over provider rate cuts and her veto, as spending scrutiny intensifies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Dec-2017
ANALYSIS: Oklahoma prison facilities and equipment exhibiting years of neglect  -  
Mike W. Ray
01-Dec-2017
Analysis: Fallin’s order, and conservative doubts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Nov-2017
Oklahoma House Speaker McCall puts Rep. Cockroft in charge of committee to review agency mismanagement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Nov-2017
Oklahoma House Speaker McCall says Gov. Fallin’s veto was a ‘complete reversal of her promise’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2017
Fallin vetoes ‘Plan B’ budget, Schulz says action throws state finances ‘further into chaos’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2017
Oklahoma Senate to vote on ‘Plan B’ budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Nov-2017
Opinion: The Solutions oriented case for health care reform  -  
State Rep. Glen Mulready
16-Nov-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small hopes TSET vote to support nutrition services is ‘a trend that continues’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Nov-2017
Fallin applauds after Senate passes measure to address ‘our $215 million budget hole,’ calls on House to follow  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Nov-2017
Patchak’s progeny should be No Dice, No Roulette, and No More Special Deals for Big Tribes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK
05-Nov-2017
Did Harvey Weinstein benefit from Oklahoma’s Hollywood Handout?  -  
Trent England, OCPA
05-Nov-2017
Giving Thanks – ‘Accelerated Growth’ in Oklahoma with Gross Receipts up more than 10 percent  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Nov-2017
McCall touts increase in ‘effective gross production tax rate’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2017
Oklahoma Gov. Fallin applauds Health Board for replacing Health Commissioner Cline with Secretary Doerflinger  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Oct-2017
ANALYSIS – Capitol Review: Budget still murky, death penalty controversy deepens, Costello presses mental health policy reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Oct-2017
Fallin pushes tax hikes to address budget challenges, court negates electric/hybrid revenue  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Oct-2017
Oklahoma Republican leaders announce budget deal that includes revenue increases  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Oct-2017
TSET spending priorities questioned  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
21-Oct-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports rising state tax revenues for September  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Oct-2017
Coburn, Keating, Parman write open letter to Oklahoma lawmakers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Oct-2017
Conservative leaders release open letter to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and state lawmakers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Oct-2017
House Speaker Charles McCall announces recess to seek budget agreement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Sep-2017
COMMENTARY: Patchak and Payouts – As we find ourselves in times of trouble, speaking words of wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Sep-2017
Oklahomans overwhelmingly support oil and natural gas industry, WPAi survey finds  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Sep-2017
Commentary: State Rep. Scott Biggs and the ‘four-corners’ stalling tactic on criminal justice reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports 12-month gross receipts turn positive for first time in two years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Sep-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small: ‘No need for a special session’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff REport
07-Sep-2017
Republican responses to tobacco fee/tax spike illustrate party divisions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Aug-2017
Commentary: The Great Armageddon tour of 2017  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
12-Aug-2017
Fast and Furious: Democratic Party leaders assail GOP in wake of court ruling on tobacco tax  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Aug-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports strong start to fiscal year – July gross tax receipts up almost 9 percent  -  
07-Aug-2017
The dastardly act of freshman pawning  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
07-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years (Part III)  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
06-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years (Part II)  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
05-Aug-2017
Editor’s Notebook: Russell runs, Guild’s grit, McCall’s budget boss, and Small slams Bar brass  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
04-Aug-2017
Jason Reese seeks House District 83 seat in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
02-Aug-2017
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma State Government Spending: Higher Than Ever  -  
Chris Shelton and Dave Bond, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
01-Aug-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small issues statement on DHS Budget and Spending  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Jul-2017
Democratic state Representatives seek to engage public on budget plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jul-2017
Speaker Charles McCall boots Rep. Leslie Osborn as state House budget and appropriations leader  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jul-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports gross receipts to state Treasury for Fiscal Year 2017 demonstrate that economic recovery is underway  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jul-2017
Gary Richardson is focused on making 2018 the year voters choose a change agent – him  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jul-2017
Gary Richardson, Republican candidate for governor, files lawsuit to stop revenue boosts, defend State Question 640  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jun-2017
OCPA Asks David Boren and Don Betz to Correct Their Statements on Higher Education Funding  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Jun-2017
Immigrant Heritage Month provides time to recognize the abundance newcomers bring  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jun-2017
Book Review: Great writing and compelling story-telling in John J. Dwyer’s ‘Shortgrass’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2017
Transportation and the Fallin Cabinet: Ridley resigns, Patterson placed  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jun-2017
May gross receipts of Oklahoma treasury sustain trend of rising collections, Treasurer Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jun-2017
Comments worth repeating: Increased government spending is our default setting  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jun-2017
OPINION – Why I voted no on this year’s appropriations bill  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
05-Jun-2017
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma's leaders failed us  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-May-2017
OCPA Announces intent to file state Supreme Court challenge of income iax increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s Statement on 2018 Fiscal Year Budget Agreement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
ANALYSIS: The Legislature’s Lost Weekend, and the storm ahead  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2017
Group of state leaders call for passage of a budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-May-2017
Titanic Thursday: Dueling Descriptions of budget talks yield a day of deadlock  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2017
OCPA Offers Balanced Budget Plan with a Teacher Pay Raise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2017
Opinion: The immorality of increasing taxes  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
17-May-2017
Manic Monday: As cigarette tax boost falls short in Oklahoma House, Senate plan would enact $510 million in tax hikes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-May-2017
From the ‘git-go’, Oklahoma Republican leaders rebuked controversial proposal  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2017
Criminal justice reform advocates back Task Force measures at Capitol Rally  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-May-2017
Coburn opposes proposal to sharply limit charitable deduction itemization, Oklahoma Center for NonProfits makes a case, as well  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2017
OCPA says move against itemized deductions reflects ‘focus on the demands of government agencies’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-May-2017
COMMENTARY -- Why I voted no on the 35 percent state gas tax increase  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
09-May-2017
Treasurer Ken Miller reports this year’s third month of growth for Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-May-2017
Former Governor David Walters keynotes 2017 ‘Labor & Friends’ event in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Apr-2017
On both offense and defense, Oklahoma criminal justice reformers advance the ball  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2017
As the Oklahoma wind blows, zero-emission tax credit may end on July 1  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2017
ANALYSIS -- Roads and Bridges advocate wonders aloud: Should politicians or engineers determine what bridges get repaired and improved?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2017
To: Working journalists. From: Oklahoma’s Society of Professional Journalists – Is your name on this list?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Apr-2017
After two months of growth, gross tax receipts dropped in March, Treasurer Ken Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Apr-2017
As the stomach turns, a tribal casino in Guymon makes no sense  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2017
Treasurer Ken Miller: Oklahoma’s Gross Receipts show slight improvement over prior year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Mar-2017
Leaders react to Oklahoma state Senator Ron Sharp’s ‘truly shocking’ Mengele comparison  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Dr. Ed Shadid to ponder mayor’s race? Commissioner Maughan jumps in, Council Member Stonecipher also considers it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Feb-2017
Will legislative Republicans kill criminal justice reform for a second time?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2017
John Rex Charter School’s ‘Fuel Up!’ is a cool success  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2017
Allbaugh discusses death penalty with coalition opposed to executions  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2017
Twenty-month slide in gross receipts to Oklahoma Treasury ended in January, Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Feb-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small blasts OU’s invitation to actor Harry Belafonte  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Feb-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2017 State of the State speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2017
Chair of Oklahoma Senate Democratic Caucus, Kay Floyd coordinates legislative strategy, critiques majority priorities  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2017
Rep. Mark McBride’s proposal would use portion of TSET funds for health education compensation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2017
1889 Institute releases Education Savings Account proposal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2017
Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall designates state House committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2017
Sen. Bryce Marlatt opposes BIA plan to authorize tribal casino in Guymon  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2017
Sen. Rob Standridge hopeful for Oklahoma’s future  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2017
A not-so-fond look back at 2016: The Hofmeister indictment and Boren’s defeat lead CapitolBeatOK’s Top 10 Stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2017
Newly-elected Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall designates members to investigate wrongful termination settlement, Rep. Kirby seated  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Jan-2017
State House of Representatives will hold hearings on five highest-spending agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jan-2017
Getting Organized – at the Oklahoma state House, boiling controversy over harassment settlement and related issues  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jan-2017
House Democratic leaders ask incoming Republican Speaker of the House Charles McCall to answer questions about the Kirby sexual harassment settlement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Dec-2016
Board of Equalization projects $6 billion in tax revenue for legislative appropriation, conservative voices say TSET money could help close $863 million gap  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2016
Oklahoma City Senator David Holt will press for major teacher pay hike  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2016
Oklahoma virtual charter school board partners with agency for quality and accountability  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Dec-2016
Oklahoma’s oil and gas gross tax revenue continues to climb – as sales and income tax receipts fall  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Dec-2016
New state Rep. Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City, presses for restoration of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Dec-2016
Mid-year budget cut proposed as Oklahoma City sales tax revenue declines  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Nov-2016
The Turning Point: Oklahoma voters restore the basis for long-sought criminal justice reforms  -  
Kris Steele
26-Nov-2016
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin promises to sustain renewed momentum for criminal justice reform  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Nov-2016
Big Wind’s Big Loss: As Vermont goes, so goes Oklahoma?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Nov-2016
From Ken Miller: Oil and gas tax collections edge up in October gross receipts report  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Nov-2016
Oklahomans approve criminal justice reforms: State Questions 780 and 781  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Nov-2016
Steele says State Questions 780 and 781 are vital, Right on Crime group presses for voter approval  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2016
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma S.D. 5: Senator Joseph Silk vs. school administrator Stacey Ebert  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2016
COMMENTARY: For State Question 779, and paying a salary that says we value teachers  -  
Joshua Putnam
01-Nov-2016
In study from Americans for Prosperity, Analyst takes critical view of State Question 779  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Nov-2016
COMMENTARY -- A Smarter Approach to Public Safety: Yes on State Questions 780 and 781  -  
Kris Steele
24-Oct-2016
Advocates of State Questions 780 and 781 launch TV ad campaign featuring stories of real families  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- Oklahoma Commission to study benefits, if any, from numerous tax incentive programs  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
15-Oct-2016
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports fall in gross receipts, continuation of 19-month contraction  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Oct-2016
Rep. Donnie Condit to serve on state Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Oct-2016
Gross receipts to state treasury continue to fall, Oklahoma unemployment tops national rate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Sep-2016
Harvard Republican Club letter to members and alumni: We will not support Donald Trump  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
State of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation agree on hunting and fishing compact  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Sep-2016
An Oklahoma Water Policy Primer, part II – 2012-2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Aug-2016
An Oklahoma Water Policy Primer – Debates from 2010 and 2011  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2016
Current downturn in Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts has lasted longer than the Great Recession downturn  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Aug-2016
COMMENTARY For the sake of the ten, for the sake of us all – 2016’s new hope for criminal justice reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jul-2016
ANALYSIS -- As the future rushes in: Tuition hikes and horses and buggies vs. MOOCs and Innovation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jul-2016
Rep. Richard Morrissette will host interim study on public health challenges of the Zika virus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Jul-2016
COMMENTARY Light at the end of the tunnel, deeds in life, to Eternity, reaping the harvest, working together for good  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jul-2016
Gross Receipts to Oklahoma Treasury: June report documents ‘downward trajectory,’ scope of Recession  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2016
Oklahoma City June 2016 sales tax summary: Collections down 7.7 percent from last year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Jul-2016
COMMENTARY: As we conclude Immigrant Heritage Month, it’s time for reform  -  
Francisco J. Treviño
27-Jun-2016
Broad coalition presses for historic criminal justice reform in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jun-2016
After submission of more than 200,000 signatures, ballot status likely for historic criminal justice reform initiatives  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jun-2016
Potential Bonanza through Internet Gaming available to non-U.S. Citizens, based on Native American lands?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2016
Challenging legislative session had its bright spots  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
14-Jun-2016
COMMENTARY Getting the right answer by changing the question: If left-wing academic bias is a given, why should taxpayers finance it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jun-2016
May Gross Receipts to Oklahoma treasury: Lowest in six years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jun-2016
‘A productive, tax-paying citizen’ who supports criminal justice reform  -  
Natasha Purnell
03-Jun-2016
Laws opposing federal transgender guidance fall short, but Oklahoma Legislature approves resolution backing A.G. Pruitt’s lawsuit  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-May-2016
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty analyzes grand jury report  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-May-2016
Oklahoma oil and gas tax collections lowest in 17 years, as post-recession economic gains are erased  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-May-2016
Watch-Out, Two: Allbaugh says state prison crisis bears “uncanny” resemblance to what Texas faced  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2016
Editor's Notebook: Dr. Coburn's remedy, Lockhart injured, Inman declares disaster, Hickman says budget forthcoming  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY -- Our posterity: 'Total Age Dependency Ratio' means we need each other, and wiser education policies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2016
Oklahoma's March 2016 Gross Receipts to Treasury are lowest in four years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Apr-2016
By the numbers: 'A priority in public education for hiring people outside the classroom'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Republican Leaders: Education Savings Accounts will not be considered this year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2016
Oklahoma's Gross Receipts to the Treasury fall for tenth straight month  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2016
Editor’s Notebook: As Democrats press to use Rainy Day Fund, Richard runs, and some House “Demo” bills advance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2016
Oklahoma's Dr. Tom Coburn endorses Marco Rubio for President  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Feb-2016
House Democrats say their legislation is not getting floor consideration  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Feb-2016
For Super Tuesday, Frank Keating endorses Marco Rubio, amid tide of support from elected officials  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2016
Advertising opportunities for March 2016 edition of The City Sentinel close on Tuesday, February 23  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2016
Every now and then, she's right: Fallin's corrections reforms are needed  -  
Joe Dorman
17-Feb-2016
Gross Receipts to Oklahoma state Treasury plunged as 2016 began  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS: Education Savings Accounts breathe new life into policy debates  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2016
As 2016 session begins, Democrats assail Gov. Fallin and Republicans in the Legislature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Feb-2016
Governor Mary Fallin Delivers 2016 State of the State Address  -  
05-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part Three: Mary Fallin gets it – the problem with prisons, and the challenge of reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part Two: Here and there in Fallin’s speech, spending boosts and policy reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part One: Oklahoma’s Budget Blues outline in Gov. Fallin’s State of the State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
Sen. David Holt introduces budget reform measure aiming to strengthen Rainy Day Fund  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Feb-2016
VOICE OKC holds Restorative Justice Sunday presentation  -  
Darla Shelden
31-Jan-2016
Kris Steele leads Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, seeking to qualify prison reform ballot initiatives  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Jan-2016
Oklahoma Academy recommendations include tax reform, budget transparency and Medicaid Expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2016
Republican House members envision education-related policy changes for upcoming session  -  
Capitol Beat Staff Report
20-Jan-2016
Hickman outlines efforts to counter earthquake surge, and state funding challenges  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2016
Arkansas as a Tipping Point, and critiques of a one-cent sales tax hike for education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jan-2016
Gross Receipts ot Oklahoma Treasury fall in 2015 – first drop since the 2009 Great Recession  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jan-2016
Light-heavyweight bout for 2016: Scott Pruitt vs. Gary Jones  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2016
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma launches PokerTribe.com and Pokertribe.gov programs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Dec-2015
ReMerge program graduates ninth class, successful rehabilitation and recovery program continues  -  
Darla Shelden
27-Dec-2015
Capital Punishment and the Capitol Beat: 2015's Top Ten stories in Oklahoma state government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: The City Sentinel: Top stories of 2015 include revenue crunch, Glossip fallout  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
Istook's Insights: Sympathy for the Trump, more debt, guns and control  -  
Ernest Istook
27-Dec-2015
Road and Bridge 'Super PAC' gets 'green light'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Dec-2015
1889 Institute analyzes TSET spending patterns  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Dec-2015
Oklahoma State Board of Education looks at teacher shortage, A-F reports  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Dec-2015
Democrats assail Republicans, blaming them for 'revenue failure'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Dec-2015
Weak General Revenue Fund collections to trigger Oklahoma government 'revenue failure' this year  -  
Capitol BeatOK Staff Report
16-Dec-2015
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury continued to fall in November  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2015
Interim Review: Rep. Randy McDaniel outlines pension system improvements  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Dec-2015
Joint House/Senate meeting focused on best practices for preserving and maintaining a restored Capitol  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Nov-2015
Legislators analyze prolonged drought still affecting much of Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Nov-2015
Contractors say road construction work plan may be in jeopardy  -  
Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association touts results of economic impact study  -  
Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
State Education Department forms task force in response to fraud in Swink, Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Nov-2015
Group says Boren tax hike petition violates state Constitution, should not be on ballot  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2015
Lucky Day: PAYRight program for past-due taxes ends Friday evening, November 13  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2015
Treasurer Ken Miller's new report: All state government revenue streams lower than projected  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Immigrants and welfare spending, global warming quackery  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Nov-2015
Jonathan Small named president of Oklahoma's leading state public policy 'think tank'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2015
New Oklahoma state laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
Halloween surprises: Politics and Raids  -  
Ernest Istook
31-Oct-2015
Rep. Mark McCullough floats idea of a service tax to replace income tax levy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Oct-2015
PAYRight program promoting past-due tax collections exceeds expectations  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Oct-2015
Istook’s Insights: Taxpayers pay for climate propaganda, standing for the National Anthem, buying and paying for compliance  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Oct-2015
Rep. Mike Christian proposes law enforcement consolidation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Oct-2015
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma state Treasury continued to shrink in September  -  
Staff Report
15-Oct-2015
Tax Commission Offers PAYRight OK program  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Oct-2015
In under a decade, tribal gaming boosted OK state government revenues $1 billion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Oct-2015
Sen. Jolley touts agreement to relocate Medical Examiner's office  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Oct-2015
Rep. Morrissette sponsors interim legislative hearing on brain and nutrition health  -  
Staff Report
12-Oct-2015
Istook's Insights: fanatical big spending, embarassment by world leaders  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Oct-2015
Rep. Claudia Griffith encourages teacher pay raise; Rep. Randy McDaniel also has ideas  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Oct-2015
Glossip's week: How a 3-2 appeals court “No, go ahead” became a 5-0 “Hell Yes -- Stop!”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Oct-2015
Istook's Insights: Shutdown not catastrophe, Medicaid money, and 'there she is'  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Sep-2015
COMMENTARY State Budget Cuts Result in Lower Services, Higher Fees  -  
Joe Dorman
15-Sep-2015
OCPA’s Trent England applauds new Corrections reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: Doctored Docs, Cooked books, Europe's Crisis  -  
Ernest Istook
14-Sep-2015
ReMerge program held seventh graduation ceremony at Oklahoma History Center  -  
Darla Shelden
13-Sep-2015
Oklahoma's Treasury Receipts fell again in August, Ken Miller says  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
07-Sep-2015
Baboons in our midst and Fort Reno's “redundant, outdated and duplicative” research -- Tax dollars at work?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2015
Istook's Insights: Giveaways at all-time high, as freedom slips away  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Aug-2015
Oklahoma Superintendent Joy Hofmeister announces all High School Juniors can take ACT  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Aug-2015
ANALYSIS: Amidst federal budget blues, can the sun come out tomorrow? Talking with Tom about the Spending Process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Aug-2015
Oklahoma’s new fiscal year begins with drop in tax receipts  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
05-Aug-2015
On News9 –- In the “Hot Seat,' Burke blasts 2013 comp law; Morrissette and Osborn debate issues on “Your Vote Counts”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Aug-2015
Istook's Insights: Taking offense, and 20 percent of Americans on public assistance  -  
Ernest Istook
09-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Treasurer says gross receipts slip again in June  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Critics of the Affordable Care Act decry U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding subsidies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Law and order collapsing? And, bans on Transfat, as Uncle Sam ails  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Jun-2015
Senator Nathan Dahm's annual assessment of the Legislature  -  
David Van Risseghem
21-Jun-2015
Rep. Morrissette requests Interim Study on state nutrition challenges  -  
Staff Report
20-Jun-2015
Speaker Hickman to sort through 122 Interim Study proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Norman, Edmond, Midwest City lauded for recycling excellence  -  
Darla Shelden
18-Jun-2015
Rep. Seneca Scott proposes Interim Study for 'e-construction' and 'road diets' in Transportation  -  
Staff Report
18-Jun-2015
COMMENTARY: Free Market wins in 2015 Oklahoma legislative session  -  
John Tidwell
17-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: A nation of make-believe, and Washington's funny-money  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Jun-2015
Rep. David Perryman concerned state High Court ruling could void county tax sales  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Jun-2015
Residents in Canadian and Kingfisher counties seek permanent injunction against wind company  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Jun-2015
Osborn sketches “one of the strangest” legislative sessions ever, Morrissette calls it “unbelievably bad”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Jun-2015
Treasurer Ken Miller's May report documents impact of lower oil and gas prices  -  
Staff Report
05-Jun-2015
Flood control investments must be a state priority  -  
Leslie Osborn and Ron Justice
04-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Senate sends block grant resolution to Washington, D.C.  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-May-2015
ANALYSIS On the Cherokee fishing/hunting compact, 'Everything is Everything' – so stay tuned for details  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-May-2015
Oklahoma Democratic leaders blast 2015 Legislature's final budget, Republican agenda  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2015
Analysis: As winds blow, and waters flow, the dollars grow ... Subsidies erode, but don't end  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-May-2015
Ben Carson wins straw poll at regional GOP conference in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2015
Legislature consents to Indian Museum completion plan, rejects OKPOP (so far)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2015
Working late, to leave early: Oklahoma state budget proposal assailed but may pass soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2015
Richard Morrissette and Leslie Osborn spar over pending Oklahoma state budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-May-2015
This Journalist's Creed: In Love, Meeting Jesus, Along The Way  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Oklahoma Roads and Bridges Still Threatened, AOGC says  -  
Staff Report
26-Apr-2015
Legislature sends Fallin tax incentive evaluation proposal, honoring David Dank's legacy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Apr-2015
For the sake of the ten, and for the sake of us all: Prison Reform Now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2015
Dank was genial and gentle, friend of seniors and children, challenging in debates  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Apr-2015
COMMENTARY: Remember the KIDS? Is it for them, or for something else?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Apr-2015
Istook's Insights: The promotion, protection and power of words  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Apr-2015
Oklahoma's gross tax receipts for March fall below estimate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Apr-2015
Is $8,804 per pupil enough?  -  
Brandon Dutcher
04-Apr-2015
Association of Oklahoma General Contractors launches public information campaign  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Apr-2015
House Committee approves measure to address pesticide disposal, raise fee for Agriculture  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Mar-2015
COMMENTARY: In D.C., 'jolly' bipartisan coalition throws a life preserver to school choice -- in Oklahoma, Republicans help sink it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Oklahoma school teachers could benefit from income tax exemption  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Oklahoma House advances criminal justice measures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Mar-2015
Editor's Notebook: Education standards, academic testing and school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Mar-2015
Superintendent Hofmeister announces $837,000 in grants for AVID schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Mar-2015
Senator Bingman's scrutiny of credits and incentives advances, as colleagues scrutinize budgets of lead agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: White House claims it can raise taxes without Congress, security taken hostage, redistribution by fiat  -  
Ernest Istook
03-Mar-2015
WeekendRead: A Government of the People  -  
John Tidwell, Executive Director, Americans For Prosperity Oklahoma
28-Feb-2015
Weekend Read: Another Obamacare Nightmare  -  
John Tidwell
22-Feb-2015
Rep. Sean Roberts presses measures to increase college graduates, use TSET funds for endowed chairs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2015
Senate committee advances plan to review tax credits  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Feb-2015
President Pro Temp Bingman wants to examine budget structure, identify opportunities for savings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Feb-2015
Speaker Hickman's proposal aims to boost oil and gas technology  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Feb-2015
Rep. David Dank says his subcommittee will not hear bills to spend money the state does not have  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Feb-2015
Miller reports Gross Receipts Grew in January  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Feb-2015
In memory yet green: Ronald Reagan at 105  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2015
COMMENTARY Gov. Fallin campaigned on the economy, now she has to live with it  -  
Joe Dorman
04-Feb-2015
The 2015 State of the State Address  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
02-Feb-2015
Rep. Morrissette and Rep. Osborn discuss budget, rainy day fund and other pending issues  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Feb-2015
Rep. Paul Wesselhoft advocates use of lottery funds to finance Indian Museum  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Feb-2015
As 2015 Legislature convenes, OETA to air Governor Mary Fallin’s 2015 'State of the State'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Jan-2015
Sen. Mazzei and Rep. Sears draft legislation to limit new wind farm subsidies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Jan-2015
Two Sharp ideas? Shawnee Republican pushes for insurance mandate on DUIs, stronger budgeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2015
Insights on global warming, perfume as poison, government debt, and the big con  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Jan-2015
Mary Fallin delivers second inaugural address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jan-2015
Oklahoma economy grew in 2014, Treasurer Ken Miller reports revenue details  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jan-2015
New analysis documents rising economic clout of Hispanic households in Oklahoma and the nation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2015
House Minority Leader Scott Inman names Democratic members to committee posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2015
Insights: Government red tape, Union pension cuts  -  
Ernest Istook
02-Jan-2015
Oklahoma City's Top 10 Stories – 2014 in review, from The City Sentinel  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan The City Sentinel
29-Dec-2014
From the Capitol Beat: Oklahoma's top 10 news stories for 2014  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2014
Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman announces Republican committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2014
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Dec-2014
Oklahoma General Revenues Fund (GRF) receipts flat in November, slightly less than prior year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Dec-2014
Treasurer’s Gross Receipts Report for November: Strong sales, soft oil prices  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Dec-2014
Senator-elect James Lankford questions long-term viability of Renewable Fuel Standard  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Dec-2014
Inman, Lockhart press for boost in rural fire-fighting grants  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2014
Matters of principle, matters of power: When bureaucrats assert they understand children better than parents  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Dec-2014
State Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of State Question 640’s tax limit strictures  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2014
Oklahoma delegation tours renovated Kansas Capitol  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Nov-2014
OK Policy to host Washington Post columnist for Budget Summit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Nov-2014
State legislators assail hints of new interpretation of State Question 640’s tax cut measures  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Nov-2014
October General Revenue Fund collections beat estimate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Nov-2014
Sen. Brian Crain announces bond packages for eternal education trusts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff report
20-Nov-2014
Study Shows Big Gains for Oklahoma’s Pension System  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Nov-2014
State Chamber Welcomes Good News on State’s Pension Systems  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Nov-2014
Senate Study outlines options for cost savings in Oklahoma's school districts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2014
Oklahoma Forum: McGuigan joins Pryor, Ashley for post-election OETA analysis  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Nov-2014
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury Continue To Climb  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Nov-2014
COMMENTARY: Give the tax hogs fewer opportunities  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Oct-2014
September tax receipts best in 17 months  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Oct-2014
Health Commissioner Cline says low nursing home grade does not reflect progress  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Sep-2014
August gross receipts to the treasury show growth  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Sep-2014
Black and white, and read all over: School choice more compelling than ever  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Aug-2014
General Revenue Funds up to start Fiscal Year 2015  -  
12-Aug-2014
ANALYSIS: Whatever happened to PokerTribes.com? State, tribes may miss iGaming opportunity  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2014
Blue or Purple in a Red State – OK Policy weaves independent path  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2014
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs advances free market policies in the Heartland  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Aug-2014
Almost like a song: Miller reports better July gross receipts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Aug-2014
In Town Halls, meetings and interviews, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn begins a long goodbye  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Aug-2014
Pat McGuigan plans to intensify his focus on state and local journalism  -  
Staff Report
01-Aug-2014
Rep. Bobby Cleveland presses, steadily for corrections and prison reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jul-2014
OK state general revenue up for FY 2014, but slightly below estimate  -  
Staff Report
15-Jul-2014
Five years after Great Recession, Oklahoma continues steady economic expansion  -  
Staff Report
02-Jul-2014
OK Senate: Shannon pledges to ‘stop the debt, control the spending, balance the budget’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Senate: Seeking to follow Tom Coburn, James Lankford emphasizes ‘debt, debt, debt’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Senate’s blue gal in a red state: Sen. Connie Johnson seeks Democratic nomination in race to replace Coburn  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jun-2014
COMMENTARY: Anything Left in the cupboard?  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
16-Jun-2014
OK General Revenue Fund: In May, after refunds, corporate income tax yields no $$  -  
Staff Report
11-Jun-2014
Oklahoma’s path not taken: Many ways to trim state spending, analysts say  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Budget Games: less is more, more or less  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jun-2014
In May Oklahoma state government gross receipts continued to rise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jun-2014
Pensions – tempered enthusiasm for Oklahoma reform measure  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2014
House advances $120 million State Capitol repair bond issue  -  
House Minority Staff Report
23-May-2014
House Bill 3293 to boost pay for some government workers  -  
House Minority Staff Report
22-May-2014
ReMerge program helps women facing prison become productive citizens  -  
Darla Shelden
12-May-2014
OCPA’s Carnuccio praises MO Legislature for keeping ‘Heartland Tax Rebellion’ Burning  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-May-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin spanks Legislature for 'not acting on big issues'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Apr-2014
“Vapor” Regulation Approved  -  
State House Minority Staff
29-Apr-2014
Blowing smoke: Times makes silly, one-sided claims about e-cigs  -  
Eric Boehm
29-Apr-2014
New FDA rules for e-cigs could give advantage to Big Tobacco  -  
Eric Boehm
29-Apr-2014
Could managed care offset OK’s surge in Medicaid spending for Emergency Room visits?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2014
Oklahoma’s economic outlook slips from 14th to 21st in ‘Rich States, Poor States’ assessment  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Apr-2014
ANALYSIS: OK House Speaker Jeff Hickman steers conservative course  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2014
For better education in OKC, have a SIG (School Improvement Grant)?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: ‘Pay for Success’ program could boost reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: Battle over E-cigarettes in Oklahoma is getting lost in the weeds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Mar-2014
Oklahoma City Council Member Pete White hangs back on e-cig ban  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: For Oklahoma, are Republican tax hikes and spending increases inevitable?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2014
Oklahoma measures would cut income tax rates – in January 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2014
OK Senate income tax measure would increase taxes for some  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2014
Finance Secretary says appropriations will be tight, but “sky is not falling”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Feb-2014
OK Pension proposals would shift systems toward sustainability, reformers say  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2014
Analysis: OK Republicans to squabble over agency cuts, lower taxes, energy incentives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2014
Admiring Oklahoma’s “Dr. Tom” -- and honoring his legacy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2014
Governor Mary Fallin's State of the State Address  -  
Staff Report
03-Feb-2014
Oklahoma City Convention Center analysis: headquarters hotel a must, along with operating subsides from taxpayers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jan-2014
Horizontal oil and gas drilling incentives debated among Republicans  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jan-2014
Cut up the credit cards: states have $5 trillion in debts taxpayers will have to pay  -  
Eric Boehm
13-Jan-2014
Fiscal Armageddon: Actuarial foreplay, public debt and inadequate paranoia  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2014
Oklahoma’s state debt is better than most, but that’s no reason to relax  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jan-2014
COMMENTARY: If an Oklahoma income tax cut never happens, blame politicians, not the state Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jan-2014
The Top 10 moments of government waste from 2013  -  
Dustin Hurst
03-Jan-2014
A million stories in Oklahoma City -- including 2013’s top 10  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jan-2014
From the state capitol beat, Oklahoma’s Top 10 public policy stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY: Insurance markets and Oklahoma, singing state budget blues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY: A “bite-sized” start to reverse Oklahoma’s exploding prison spending problems  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2013
Tax revenues grow, but appropriated funds may tighten  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma’s failure at proactiveness stings during shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2013
Oklahoma Readers speak up for and against the shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2013
Early shutdown effects modest in Oklahoma, as analysts debate impact  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2013
Gov. Fallin joins CO Gov. Hickenlooper, asking Congress to avert shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
OKC National Memorial and Museum will stay open regardless of federal shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
Legislator makes new push for OK pension reforms, in midst of gloomy national funding picture  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2013
University of Oklahoma won't cut hours to avoid Obamacare regs, but one small college implements limits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2013
New analysis of public school spending leaves out local spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Sep-2013
Tax take is down: OK general revenue collections drop 10 percent in August  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Sep-2013
Pat McGuigan on OETA’s Oklahoma Forum Sunday  -  
Billie Rodely
14-Sep-2013
State pension liabilities top $4 trillion  -  
Eric Boehm Watchdog.org
05-Sep-2013
State Treasurer Ken Miller reports second straight month of record-setting tax receipts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Sep-2013
COMMENTARY: For Oklahoma, the good news is the bad news from Kansas was wrong  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Sep-2013
In testing results, more bad news for Oklahoma public education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2013
Red Flag Analysis: OK Rogers State University, where defaults exceed graduations, gets entrepreneurial grant from the feds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Aug-2013
Cato Institute gives F- to state public education spending transparency  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Records show Higher Ed Board sweetens pot for employees  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Dueling Denunciations: Rainy Day cash, Nursing Home standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2013
Oklahoma Higher Regents’ pay hike assailed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Aug-2013
Finance Secretary announces $2.7 million boost to Rainy Day Fund  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Aug-2013
COMMENTARY: Smart-ALEC? OK Gov. Mary Fallin is no Thomas Jefferson  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Aug-2013
Oklahoma’s food stamp overpayments totaled over $29 million in Fiscal Year 2011  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Aug-2013
Oklahoma state tax collections: A record-shattering 12 months  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Aug-2013
Is Oklahoma OK? Sooner State ranks just ‘fair-to-middlin’ in cost-benefit study  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jul-2013
Oklahoma’s economic dynamism -- in the eyes of the beholders?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jul-2013
Senate President Pro Temp Bingman backs special session focused on lawsuit reform  -  
Patriuck B. McGuigan
17-Jul-2013
Oklahoma coalition forms to declare ‘Syria – Not our War!’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jul-2013
Finance Secretary Doerflinger floats possible changes in energy incentives, industry reacts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY Nothing ‘Anonymous’ about wasted lives and bad laws: Prison policies must change  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jul-2013
Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts: up for the year, down for the month  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: Public opinion on Medicaid expansion, the Augean Stables, and a better future  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jun-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Anti-war rally, Common Core conundrum, mayoral maneuvers in OKC, Taiwan ties  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2013
“Flexible federalism” themes likely for OK Gov. Fallin in National Press Club speech  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2013
State health care analysts react to investigation saying Medicare provider data ‘inaccurate, incomplete and inconsistent’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Carten Cordell
21-Jun-2013
Conservative icon Richard Viguerie boosts ‘right on crime’ efforts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2013
For Oklahoma, more time and fresh opportunity for prison reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2013
“Black Friday” reform signed into law after years of debate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2013
Sen. David Holt details “Black Friday” reform struggle  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2013
UPDATE: OK ‘Lifeline’ changes signed into law  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jun-2013
Rep. David Dank rejects grading on the curve, gives 2013 legislative session a “C-“  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY: Pension reform – Keeping promises and reducing liabilities  -  
06-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY: OK Grading the 2013 State Legislature and Gov. Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
State leaders laud their performance at end of 2013 legislative session -- and give themselves an “A”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
Legislature passes funding measure for state tornado relief  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2013
OKPOP worthy project, economic impact study contends  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-May-2013
Legislative opposition to Common Core Curriculum intensifies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2013
Senate plan could rescue Insure Oklahoma program for working poor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2013
State Legislators ponder veto overrides  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-May-2013
Income tax receipts boost government revenue in April  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-May-2013
COMMENTARY: Don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
Senate clears omnibus budget, Gov. Fallin will sign soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
Gov. Fallin vetoes pension reform bill, H.B. 2077  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-May-2013
Gov. Fallin signs income tax cut to take effect in 2015  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-May-2013
Oklahoma’s dynamic Medicaid discussion includes Florida pilot program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
COMMENTARY: Wishy Washy ObamaCare Buddies  -  
G. Keith Smith, M.D.
10-May-2013
State House sends $7.2 billion budget to Senate, ‘early’ adjournment discussed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
Obama administration denies extension of Insure Oklahoma program for working poor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Gov. Fallin signs workers comp, infrastructure bills  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Gov. Fallin and legislators ponder next steps on state Medicaid program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2013
Oklahoma’s gross revenue sets record high in April  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-May-2013
Driven by education and health care, OK government spending to jump at least $250 million  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-May-2013
House Speaker’s infrastructure plan goes to Gov. Mary Fallin for enactment  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-May-2013
Check It Out -- Kansas’ economy shows growth in first quarter of 2013  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: The stage is set: unimpressive tax cut, big jump in spending  -  
24-Apr-2013
Governor, Speaker, Pro Temp announce accord on taxes, workers’ comp and infrastructure  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Apr-2013
Legislative leaders, Gov. Fallin say income tax cut, workers’ comp reform likely  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: Earth Day Exposes the Ironies of the Left’s Trendy Environmentalism  -  
Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center
18-Apr-2013
Legislative leaders chide legislator for comments on House floor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Apr-2013
UPDATE: Senate toughens provisions against ‘Lifeline’ phone abuses  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Apr-2013
As state’s Higher Education officials tout economic impact, some doubts raised  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Apr-2013
General Revenue fund shows big jump in corporate income taxes  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma budget-making as a five-act drama – or comedy, or tragedy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2013
Fallin signs trio of agreements with Gov. Boswell for Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2013
IN BRIEF: Emergency Room usage by Oklahoma Medicaid recipients  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2013
State Senate panel passes income tax cut … with some differences  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2013
Treasurer's report: March Gross Receipts show "positives," including gross production and corporate income tax collections  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Apr-2013
Oklahoma leaders maintain opposition to Medicaid expansion, as homegrown reform founders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2013
A tale of two states: When it comes to Medicaid sustainability, Illinois and Oklahoma are more alike than not  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2013
Speaker applauds sale of unused state properties  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Apr-2013
Unity in Diversity? Maybe not: Some love, and some hate, Oklahoma’s high rank in freedom index  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2013
Mercatus Center raves about Oklahoma’s dramatic move toward economic liberty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Closing time, lobbying day, haze hearing, hard core on Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Mar-2013
OK: For the 2014 budget -- $200 million more, or $200 million less?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2013
OCPA to release annual budget book  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma Prison Reform or bovine scatology? Prove it!  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Mar-2013
Action Items for Oklahoma: Criminal Justice  -  
Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute
21-Mar-2013
Conservatives cheer as State Chamber of Oklahoma supports 'Shannon-Fallin tax cut'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2013
Gov. Fallin wants to consolidate pension administration -- firefighters oppose that and more  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2013
Pension reforms advance, including the firefighters fund  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2013
Conservative activists cheer Rand Paul at national conference – and “Ben Franklin” stops in  -  
Keisha Schultz
16-Mar-2013
Oklahoma Attorney General’s Chief of Staff unresponsive to written question on state programs for non-violent offenders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2013
Habemus Papam! Habemus Budgetam?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Mar-2013
Tax refunds, drop in NatGas production reduces general revenues; sales taxes healthy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Sooner and Later: For prison reform, light a candle and ‘stick with it’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2013
Reach out and touch someone – Oklahoma House passes reforms in Lifeline ‘free’ phone program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Medicaid Expansion: Principle, People and Peril  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
Treasurer Miller: Gross collections dip in February  -  
Staff Report
04-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Practical or moral, for the sake of the ten  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Feb-2013
States’ Rights Fight in Sooner State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Feb-2013
Cole says sequestration is better than a tax hike  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Feb-2013
After sequestration battle, OK Rep. Cole sees three more big fights  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2013
States’ Rights panel advances Speaker’s contingency plan for spending cuts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Feb-2013
Oklahoma pension reformers seek ‘sustainability’ and ‘intergenerational fairness’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2013
Bingman’s modest agenda grows more complex as session advances  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Democratic Leader Scott Inman jabs at tax cut, defends water plan, backs Capitol spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Rising income tax revenues yield FY 2013’s biggest general revenue fund surge, Doerflinger says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Feb-2013
Gen. Rita Aragon anticipates State of the Union comments on sequestration, role of women in the military  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2013
Gov. Fallin says recent history confirms income tax cuts yield higher long-term revenues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2013
Reactions to Fallin’s “State of the State” run the gamut  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2013
State of the State: Doin’ fine, just OK, or not so good?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Feb-2013
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2013 State of the State address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2013
OK: House Speaker on taxes, ‘right-sizing’ spending, and budget challenges in the 2013 session  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jan-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Leon boosts Tulsa’s OKPOP, Labor says “enough,” and State of the State broadcast  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jan-2013
State Auditor Gary Jones hit the ground running – and hasn’t let up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Analyzing waste, fraud and abuse: Oklahoma state Auditor Jones attacks all three  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Where courage wanes, freedom is stifled  -  
House Speaker T.W. Shannon
21-Jan-2013
Auditor Gary Jones closes county audit gap, reorganizes agency  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2013
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