Government Reform

Diverse group of 2014 Human Rights Award winners include LaGrange, Lemon, Hamilton -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Dec-2014

Oklahoma City's Top 10 Stories – 2014 in review, from The City Sentinel -

Patrick B. McGuigan The City Sentinel

29-Dec-2014

Everything including the kitchen sink, and the water in it; playing with pot -

Ernest Istook

29-Dec-2014

Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman announces Republican committee assignments -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

17-Dec-2014

Your Vote Counts: Administrative Consolidation, OSSAA, AG/Big Oil Alliance, mascot debated -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

17-Dec-2014

Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015 -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

15-Dec-2014

Sen. Standridge appointed to attend national meeting -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

08-Dec-2014

State Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of State Question 640’s tax limit strictures -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Dec-2014

Return Fort Reno to the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

01-Dec-2014

State legislators assail hints of new interpretation of State Question 640’s tax cut measures -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Nov-2014

Barresi welcomes restoration of federal education waiver allowing curriculum flexibility -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

25-Nov-2014

Lankford decries EPA delay on Fuel standards -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

23-Nov-2014

Transparency and domestic violence response laws take effect -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

17-Nov-2014

Study Shows Big Gains for Oklahoma’s Pension System -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

13-Nov-2014

Senate Study outlines options for cost savings in Oklahoma's school districts -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

12-Nov-2014

Quartet of Oklahoma City anti-hunger leaders honored for good works -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Nov-2014

COMMENTARY: Why early childhood education supporters should back school choice -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Nov-2014

Analysis: Three State Questions appearing on all ballots in Oklahoma -

Pam Pollard

02-Nov-2014

Jason Nelson leads at the Legislature, seeks fourth term in state House -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Oct-2014

Oklahoma City judicial forum affords opportunity to know trial judges before November election -

Darla Shelden

22-Oct-2014

Juvenile Justice system more punitive and less effective, critics say -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

15-Oct-2014

Jonathan Small named Executive Vice President for state's leading free-market think tank -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

15-Oct-2014

'The Equalizer' as a parable on the limits of government -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Oct-2014

When ‘dark’ brings light: “First Amendment expenditures’ yield school choice victories -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Oct-2014

It is what it is: U.S. Judge says IRS ObamaCare rule is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Sep-2014

Are Oklahoma City Bureaucrats Smarter Than Harvard? -

Mark Costello

17-Sep-2014

Oklahoma DAs and Verizon collaborate on domestic violence awareness -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

16-Sep-2014

Joy Hofmeister assails federal slap at Oklahoma-based education standards -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

28-Aug-2014

All Oklahoma Federation for Children candidates prevail, Strohm upsets Abdo in HD 69 -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

27-Aug-2014

ACLU seeks to block government moves preventing journalists from witnessing executions, Oklahoma SPJ backs litigation -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

25-Aug-2014

Political neophyte backs Democrats, garners “dark money,” and wants to be GOP state Senate nominee -

Patrick B. McGuigan

23-Aug-2014

Legislators focus on welfare reform in Oklahoma -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

19-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

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

A.G. Pruitt’s office hosts training seminar to commemorate 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

26-Jul-2014

A.G. Scott Pruitt ‘hopes and prays’ a ‘consequential’ ruling hints at ACA’s demise -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jul-2014

Pruitt praises Appeals Court ruling on Affordable Care Act -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

22-Jul-2014

Housing of immigrants at Fort Sill questioned, opposed -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jul-2014

Bipartisan group of state leaders support immigration reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jul-2014

An analysis: U.S. Interior Department rebuffs BIA meddling in OK Cheyenne & Arapaho governance -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Jul-2014

American Federation for Children aims to advance school choice in Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jul-2014

Transition Continues for New Workers’ Compensation System -

Staff Report

09-Jul-2014

Bi-partisan legislative team advocates greater support for rural firefighters -

Staff Report

05-Jul-2014

Polemical, Powerful and Provocative: “America, the Movie” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Jul-2014

Oklahoma ranked as eleventh most corrupt state in analysis of federal data -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Jul-2014

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hobby Lobby, OCRJ responds -

Staff Report

30-Jun-2014

In Hobby Lobby case, victory for religious liberty cheered in comments from Oklahoma and national leaders -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Jun-2014

Rutherford Institute applauds 5-4 Supreme Court ruling protecting right of ‘closely held for-profit corporations' to avoid contraception mandate -

Staff Report

30-Jun-2014

Mourning Oklahoma's Medicaid Malaise: Lawmakers Reject Free-Market Reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Jun-2014

Oklahoma Fifth C.D.: Col. Russell seeks to carry leadership tradition to Congress -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jun-2014

In Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District, Tom Guild hopes third time is a charm; Al McAffrey eschews obstructionism -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jun-2014

OK Senate: Shannon pledges to ‘stop the debt, control the spending, balance the budget’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jun-2014

OK Woman battles ‘mandatory biometric’ required for drivers’ licenses -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-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

Following Oklahoma, should New Mexico make a pension switch? -

Rob Nikolewski

18-Jun-2014

Rebuffing Arne Duncan, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends repeal of Common Core -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Jun-2014

Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill repealing Common Core in Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Jun-2014

Gov. Fallin must decide this week to sign or veto legislation repealing Common Core -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Jun-2014

NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL HEADS TO FALLIN’S DESK -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

23-May-2014

NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL CLEARS OKLAHOMA HOUSE -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

23-May-2014

Legislature overrides Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto, new law erodes third grade reading requirement -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-May-2014

ReMerge program helps women facing prison become productive citizens -

Darla Shelden

12-May-2014

Why did OK Gov. Fallin flex her veto muscle? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

07-May-2014

ObamaCare has a payment problem -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-May-2014

In Death Penalty Debate, Remember the Victims -

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin

05-May-2014

Pro-gun group leads revolt, OK House votes to override Gov. Fallin’s veto -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-May-2014

“Vapor” Regulation Approved -

State House Minority Staff

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

ANALYSIS: OK House Speaker Jeff Hickman steers conservative course -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Apr-2014

Oklahoma pension problems: $823 million annual debt, or $3.4 billion in savings after 30 years? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Apr-2014

OK teachers’ union and allies contend public education spending is weak, but is it? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Mar-2014

Common Core crusaders comment on controversial curriculum’s collapse -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

25-Mar-2014

As Indiana goes, so goes Oklahoma: Common Core curriculum support collapses in the Sooner State -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Mar-2014

Oklahoma’s newest think tank makes its case: ‘Why families still matter’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Mar-2014

COMMENTARY: The wonderful thing about open records is that they are open to everyone -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Mar-2014

Some drama: Legislature advances bills to repeal Common Core, protect e-cigs and finance prison alternatives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Mar-2014

COMMENTARY: ‘Pay for Success’ program could boost reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Mar-2014

OK Senate income tax measure would increase taxes for some -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Feb-2014

Dylan’s Song: One Boy’s Real Life, and His Parents’ Choice -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Feb-2014

OK Pension proposals would shift systems toward sustainability, reformers say -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Feb-2014

Oklahoma Senate: Young men in a hurry, with a shade of difference -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Feb-2014

President Barack Obama at the 2014 National Prayer Breakfast -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

09-Feb-2014

Analysis: OK Republicans to squabble over agency cuts, lower taxes, energy incentives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Feb-2014

Governor Mary Fallin's State of the State Address -

Staff Report

03-Feb-2014

Seeking more positive tomorrows, Oklahoma school choice leaders push Arizona model -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Jan-2014

Remembering the man who helped make real ‘the promises of democracy’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jan-2014

Prisons and purity: Is Oklahoma still crazy after all these years? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Jan-2014

Fiscal Armageddon: Actuarial foreplay, public debt and inadequate paranoia -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-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 Kansas, 2013 in Review: Top 10 Sunflower State Stories -

Travis Perry

02-Jan-2014

Special Report: How actions by Gov. Fallin's staff weakened the Justice Reinvestment Initiative -

Clifton Adcock

31-Dec-2013

From the state capitol beat, Oklahoma’s Top 10 public policy stories -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Dec-2013

After Coburn’s report: Inspector’s audit gives ‘clean’ bill or whitewash at Homeland Security? -

Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org

18-Dec-2013

COMMENTARY Will the farm bill include efforts to block return of Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in OK? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Dec-2013

Brenda Reneau’s Legacy -

Steve Fair

10-Dec-2013

Will a Detroit judge’s green light to bankruptcy result in red lights for pension debt elsewhere, including Oklahoma? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Dec-2013

In love with Oklahoma’s “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Nov-2013

COMMENTARY Red and blue all over: ‘We, the people’ before we the government -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Nov-2013

COMMENTARY: A heartland with heart: 42 Kansans ‘get-’er-done’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Nov-2013

In their eyes: 'Invisible Eve' has, in black and white, stories beyond the power of words -

by Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Nov-2013

Oklahomans and ObamaCare: Where we’ve been, where we’re going -

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Analysis

22-Nov-2013

New study counters health arguments against e-cigarettes -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Nov-2013

COMMENTARY: A “bite-sized” start to reverse Oklahoma’s exploding prison spending problems -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Nov-2013

Oklahoma City Council may consider e-cigarette ban -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Nov-2013

In lawsuits and amicus briefs, OK AG Pruitt pushes back at Obama Administration -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Nov-2013

Tahlequah, OK steps away from e-cigarette ban, OK Advocates of ‘Vaping’ cheer -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Nov-2013

For Indian Country in Oklahoma, it’s never too late for justice -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Nov-2013

‘Vape’ activists seek tolerance, and a ‘less insane’ e-cigarette ordinance in Tahlequah, OK -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Nov-2013

Another Oklahoma town will consider e-cigarette ban, “vape” advocates offer alternatives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Nov-2013

Oklahoma Eagle Forum honors Phyllis Schlafly, state leader Bunny Chambers and state Rep. Dan Fisher -

Patrick B. McGuigan

07-Nov-2013

COMMENTARY: Fighting over the grading of OK schools, from A to F -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Nov-2013

COMMENTARY: Capitol Coercion: Conviction of former OK state representative is rough Justice -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Oct-2013

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma in joust over same-sex marriage plans -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Oct-2013

Oklahoma Interim Study: Family structure key factor in economic growth -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Oct-2013

Arizona Education Savings Accounts aren’t vouchers, study says -

Mary C. Tillotson, Watchdog.org

12-Oct-2013

BOGO: From Africa to Anadarko, a story of love and markets -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Oct-2013

Common Core, or a common cause -- ‘Concentrate on issues that unite us, and divide the left’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Oct-2013

Interim Hearings on activities association wrap up look into power, money and football -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Oct-2013

COMMENTARY: America is choosing education freedom, as the future rushes in -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Oct-2013

Conservative state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft honored by ACLU-OK -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Oct-2013

Oklahoma Readers speak up for and against the shutdown -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Oct-2013

Former Cheyenne & Arapaho Gov. Flyingman subject of criminal complaint -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Sep-2013

As allies send nuanced messages, will OK Gov. Mary Fallin stick to her guns on Medicaid expansion? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Sep-2013

Criminal Complaint issued on former C&A Gov. Flyingman -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

24-Sep-2013

Legislator makes new push for OK pension reforms, in midst of gloomy national funding picture -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Sep-2013

New workers comp system challenged in OK courts -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Sep-2013

State AFL-CIO leaders agree ACA is “not perfect” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Sep-2013

COMMENTARY: As jousts over judicial role continue, reinstated state lawsuit limits might trigger … lawsuits -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Sep-2013

Everything Old is New Again: Special session restores 2009 lawsuit reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Sep-2013

State Insurance Department officials clarify licensed functions, pledges “cease and desist” orders for violators -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Sep-2013

Dreams can come true: Workers Compensation administrative shift to trigger quick savings -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Sep-2013

State pension liabilities top $4 trillion -

Eric Boehm Watchdog.org

05-Sep-2013

Under the dome: Bills under consideration for the special session -

Patrick B . McGuigan

03-Sep-2013

In testing results, more bad news for Oklahoma public education -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Sep-2013

A.G. Pruitt presses to clear the haze from EPA regional standards fight -

Patrick B. McGuigan

23-Aug-2013

Remembering Odilia Dank -- a graceful lady, and an Army of one -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Aug-2013

OK Speaker Shannon says lawsuit reform fix may take 26-28 bills, 6-8 days -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Aug-2013

More than digital genius, in a wondrous life, ‘Steve Jobs’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Aug-2013

Oklahoma Higher Regents’ pay hike assailed -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Aug-2013

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin sets special session for September 3 -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Aug-2013

Oklahoma’s food stamp overpayments totaled over $29 million in Fiscal Year 2011 -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Aug-2013

Milton Friedman honored, as Oklahoma’s special needs children are ‘Free to Choose’ -

PatrickB. McGuigan

01-Aug-2013

Neither Weiners nor whiners here -- AFP-OK and A.G. Pruitt rebuff EPA’s shaft job -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Jul-2013

How to Win by Throwing in the Towel -

Dr. G. Keith Smith

29-Jul-2013

COMMENTARY: ObamaCare’s fate? Legal challenges and ultimate reversal -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Jul-2013

Hobby Lobby secures preliminary injunction against abortion mandate in ‘ObamaCare’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Jul-2013

OK Gov. Fallin now has the call on special session to remedy Court’s tort slap down -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jul-2013

A Bit Confused and Still Missin’ the Hippies -

G. Keith Smith, M.D.

17-Jul-2013

COMMENTARY: Journalism is an act, not a profession -

Steven Greenhut The Franklin Center

15-Jul-2013

Analysis: Attorney General Pruitt presses newly invigorated arguments against ‘ObamaCare’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-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

Varied reactions to delayed health care mandate: relief, reserve, rejoicing -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Jul-2013

Critics of ‘ObamaCare’ skeptical of Leavitt Partners’ Medicaid recommendations -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Jul-2013

COMMENTARY: Born on the Fourth of July, or thereabouts, an enterprise of Liberty -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Jul-2013

COMMENTARY: Public opinion on Medicaid expansion, the Augean Stables, and a better future -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Jun-2013

“Flexible federalism” themes likely for OK Gov. Fallin in National Press Club speech -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jun-2013

Conservative critic says ObamaCare not a “CLASS” act -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jun-2013

OK Dueling Docs react to HHS Report’s identification of Medicare discrepancies -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-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

COMMENTARY A Cheyenne & Arapaho Summer: Tribes’ frozen funds impede western Oklahoma economy -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Jun-2013

Conservative icon Richard Viguerie boosts ‘right on crime’ efforts -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jun-2013

A new chapter: Corrections Director Jones explains his reasons for leaving -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jun-2013

For Oklahoma, more time and fresh opportunity for prison reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jun-2013

Water rights victory historic, setting stage for state-tribal case -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-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

State leaders laud their performance at end of 2013 legislative session -- and give themselves an “A” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Jun-2013

Oklahoma City’s Chabad organizes Dallas youth in Oklahoma relief mission -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-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

State officials deliberate on ways to preserve Insure Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-May-2013

Oklahoma’s dynamic Medicaid discussion includes Florida pilot program -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-May-2013

COMMENTARY: From the Heartland, competitive federalism, where everything old is new again -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-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

House Speaker’s infrastructure plan goes to Gov. Mary Fallin for enactment -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-May-2013

Cops gone wild: Rocky Mountain lows, and OK Great Plains blues -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Apr-2013

Business group counters AFL-CIO critique of likely workers’ compensation reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Apr-2013

‘Workers Comp, not lawyers’ comp’ -- administrative reform nears passage as business advocates cheer, legislative Democrats holler -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Apr-2013

Citizenship dinner to honor Ed Feulner, former Sen. Jim DeMint to give keynote address -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

22-Apr-2013

Doing some good: Slowly, Archie Hoffman’s dreams for Oklahoma’s Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes coming true -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-Apr-2013

Legislative leaders, Gov. Fallin say income tax cut, workers’ comp reform likely -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Apr-2013

UPDATE: Senate toughens provisions against ‘Lifeline’ phone abuses -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Apr-2013

Annual banquet of Council on American-Islam Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma includes awards presentations & fundraising -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Apr-2013

Group encourages Gov. Fallin to sign legislation banning foreign law precedents -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Apr-2013

Come Hell or High Water: Robert Bork’s ‘Saving Justice’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Apr-2013

House Judiciary Committee approves Speaker’s workers comp reform, 11-4 -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

10-Apr-2013

COMMENTARY: Time and place: Judge Bork, the Mayflower Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, and unfinished work -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Apr-2013

Fallin signs trio of agreements with Gov. Boswell for Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Apr-2013

Americans United for Life to discuss policy, court cases at city event -

Staff Report

06-Apr-2013

Speaker applauds sale of unused state properties -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

02-Apr-2013

Emerging from despair, quartet of women graduate into productive citizenship -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Apr-2013

Mercatus Center raves about Oklahoma’s dramatic move toward economic liberty -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Mar-2013

Progress in the midst of peril: Oklahoma’s ReMerge program graduate looks forward to ‘a positive, productive life’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Mar-2013

Hoosier State decision could influence Oklahoma special needs scholarship litigation -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Mar-2013

OK: For the 2014 budget -- $200 million more, or $200 million less? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Mar-2013

Action Items for Oklahoma: Criminal Justice -

Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute

21-Mar-2013

First group of women set for graduation from Oklahoma County diversion program -

CapitolBeat Staff Report

20-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

Prison plan at center of controversy between reform advocates and governor's staff -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Mar-2013

Conservative activists cheer Rand Paul at national conference – and “Ben Franklin” stops in -

Keisha Schultz

16-Mar-2013

Gov. Fallin hails bill that revises Council overseeing prisoner reentry programs -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-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

Midnight special: Oklahoma House advances bill to allow armed teachers -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Mar-2013

Oklahoma local-level government entities win total of 10 National transparency awards -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

13-Mar-2013

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin renews pledge of support for American Indian museum financing, as bond foes demur -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Mar-2013

COMMENTARY: Sooner and Later: For prison reform, light a candle and ‘stick with it’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Mar-2013

Transparency Tipsheet & Commentary: How to be a transparency watchdog -

Kevin Palmer

11-Mar-2013

DHS gets final approval for Pinnacle Plan -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

06-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

Parker a star at Oklahoma ‘policy to share’ conference -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Mar-2013

Gov. Fallin’s team defends rebuff of prison reform funding -

04-Mar-2013

Oklahoma Justice Commission issues final report, adjourns -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

01-Mar-2013

Still tough on crime, Sooner State seeks “smart” prison policy shift -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Mar-2013

Workers Comp Administrative proposal clears Senate -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Feb-2013

COMMENTARY: Practical or moral, for the sake of the ten -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Feb-2013

Gov. Fallin rebuffs Justice Reinvestment implementation funds -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Feb-2013

Gridiron delivers again: Witty musical satire performs this week at Plaza Lyric -

Publius

25-Feb-2013

States’ Rights Fight in Sooner State -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Feb-2013

Hobby Lobby garners new support in challenge to HHS mandate -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Feb-2013

States’ Rights panel advances Speaker’s contingency plan for spending cuts -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Feb-2013

Senate Administrative Workers’ Comp act unveiled, hearing Tuesday -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

18-Feb-2013

Oklahoma pension reformers seek ‘sustainability’ and ‘intergenerational fairness’ -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Feb-2013

Speaker’s bill a reform of unemployment comp system – or ‘Kabuki-theatre set-up?” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Feb-2013

COMMENTARY: Mike Schwartz, the happy warrior -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Feb-2013

Grover Norquist's tax cut advocacy comes to Oklahoma state Capitol -

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

COMMENTARY: Stuck in the middle, As Kansas cuts, Texas keeps “no income tax” status -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-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

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

Federal court upholds Wisconsin's Act 10 in its entirety -

Ryan Ekvall, Wisconsin Reporter

21-Jan-2013

Where courage wanes, freedom is stifled -

House Speaker T.W. Shannon

21-Jan-2013

Editor’s Notebook: terrible talk, Tulsa tops, Kern’s concern, Senate’s site -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Jan-2013

Auditor Gary Jones closes county audit gap, reorganizes agency -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Jan-2013

Framing the Picture: Speaker Shannon makes history, as outline of 2013 legislative session emerges -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jan-2013

Tom Colbert becomes chief justice of Oklahoma state Supreme Court -

05-Jan-2013

Oklahoma City's Top 10 stories: Devon makes history, OCU expands, and the Thunder rolls -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

29-Dec-2012

Editor’s Notebook: Bennington superintendent to challenge Barresi, Ridley retires (in part), school safety commission formed -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Dec-2012

COMMENTARY: Remembering the greatest man I have ever known -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Dec-2012

News Analysis: A layman’s journey through Oklahoma’s right-to-work data -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Dec-2012

COMMENTARY: Right to work transformed Oklahoma, and can do the same for Michigan -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Dec-2012

What is Truth? The prism for all things, and the soul of education -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Dec-2012

Report: Both crime rate and prison populations declined in 2011 -

Patrick B McGuigan

02-Dec-2012

COMMENTARY: Note to Morningstar: Municipal and state pension hemmorhage accelerating -

Frank Keegan

29-Nov-2012

State Supreme Court, denies legal standing to school districts, special needs scholarships sustained -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

20-Nov-2012

Gov. Fallin: Oklahoma will not join health exchange or Medicaid expansion -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Nov-2012

The Sum of All Fears – “Victory!” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Nov-2012

Government pension fixes may take time – but time has run out -

Frank Keegan

02-Nov-2012

OK: Supreme Court retention votes get unprecedented attention -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Oct-2012

Facebook fans have their say in final match -

Watchdog.org

23-Oct-2012

State Question 762, limiting governor’s role in pardons and paroles, draws critical scrutiny -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Oct-2012

DEBATE: Hostility at Hofstra ends in a draw? -

Watchdog.org

17-Oct-2012

Miracle, or mirage? Justice officials move from chaos to confidence -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Oct-2012

Economist calls on Congress to head off possible financial crisis -

Stacy Martin

10-Oct-2012

Husband of state Supreme Court Justice Gurich wrote advocacy memo using state email -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Oct-2012

COMMENTARY: Keeping it real – Is it time to vote yes on State Question 766? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Oct-2012

Commissioner Costello determined to let union cats out of the bag -

Stacy Martin

05-Oct-2012

Both critics and supporters of State Chamber’s judicial evaluation begin to speak out -

Patrick B. McGuigan

05-Oct-2012

Oklahoma State Chamber’s judicial evaluation system gains some conservative support -

Patrick B. McGuigan

05-Oct-2012

Reagan alumni Meese and Eastman give high marks to Romney -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Oct-2012

State leaders seem to agree Obama, Romney have distinctly different views -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Oct-2012

DEBATE: Romney wins in Denver by TKO -

Watchdog.org

04-Oct-2012

Visitors from the East bear gifts of Medicaid Reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Sep-2012

COMMENTARY: Can the Legislature do more than one thing at a time? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Sep-2012

We’re still No. 1! Prison crowding plan runs into questions, comments, awkward silences -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Sep-2012

Oklahoma Supremes spike Libertarian candidates from ballot -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Sep-2012

America’s most important ballot question that you’ve never heard of (yet) -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Sep-2012

All or nothing: Every state but Oklahoma has Libertarians on the ballot -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Sep-2012

State activists, national expert fight for Libertarian ballot access -

Patrick B McGuigan

04-Sep-2012

Kay Floyd gives hope to Democrats, but Republican surge continues in runoffs -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Aug-2012

Americans Elect ballot line stricken in Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Aug-2012

U.S. Energy policy is ‘not broke, just crazy’; critics offer antidotes -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Aug-2012

Commentary: Increased Government Spending Is Our Default Setting -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Aug-2012

Election Board’s Paul Ziriax grapples with “unusual situation” in third party ballot fight -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Aug-2012

Paul Ryan in Oklahoma: Fight for Freedom “begins now” -

Paul Ryan

13-Aug-2012

COMMENTARY: State lawmakers sink deeper into denial on pension catastrophe -

Frank Keegan

08-Aug-2012

Changing Culture and changing spending: DHS begins to implement Pinnacle Plan -

Patrick B. McGuigan

07-Aug-2012

A leader, a dreamer and a doer – Archie Hoffman sought return of Cheyenne & Arapaho lands -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Jul-2012

Reps. Nelson, Morrissette support final version of Human Services’ “Pinnacle Plan” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jul-2012

Agriculture Commissioner to Rep. Reynolds: Agency will contract with Youth Expo -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jul-2012

Flap over funding youth expo not over -

Billie Rodely

20-Jul-2012

In U.S. House, conservative Republican opposition could prevent passage of 2012 farm bill -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

18-Jul-2012

Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas defends U.S. House Agriculture Committee version of FARRM Act, presses for floor consideration -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jul-2012

Sen. Anderson asks Gov. Fallin to stop transfer of funds for Youth Expo -

Patrick B McGuigan

17-Jul-2012

California, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania – perilous public pensions provide cautionary examples for Oklahoma? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Jul-2012

Interim thinking: Speaker Steele approves dozens of Interim Studies -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Jul-2012

Rev. Paul Blair ends lawsuit against controversial political action committee -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Jul-2012

Oklahoma delegation unites against President Obama’s health care law -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jul-2012

The nature of risk – San Bernardino, three other California municipalities are bankrupt -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jul-2012

Texas “Right on Crime” data points to effective criminal justice strategies -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Jul-2012

Editor’s notebook: By the numbers, a fraud conviction, and a new chairman -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Jul-2012

Tom Coburn joins Republicans in Congress asking nation’s governors, including Oklahoma’s Mary Fallin, not to implement health care exchange -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Jul-2012

36 Hours: ObamaCare in Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Jun-2012

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, legislative leaders decry “ObamaCare” ruling -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Jun-2012

In Oklahoma, Interdenominational alliance forms to oppose controversial HHS mandate, and to advocate religious liberty -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Jun-2012

Rep. James Lankford opposes HHS mandate, encourages state and federal action if “ObamaCare” is stricken in whole or in part -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jun-2012

Oklahoma City's Catholic archbishop calls for religious freedom, protection of churches from controversial HHS mandate -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jun-2012

Tulsa law firm Rosenstein Fist Reingold contracts with public schools -- “A fist full of dollars”? -

Stacy L. Martin Special Projects Editor

22-Jun-2012

Auditor & Inspector Gary Jones to begin audit of state tax credits -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

21-Jun-2012

Trio of analysts assert: If “ObamaCare” is spiked, states will have options -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jun-2012

Becket Fund brief supports parents of children with special needs -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

19-Jun-2012

Pew Center on the States: State-level unfunded pension liability nears $1.4 trillion -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jun-2012

He said, he said: Paul Blair’s challenge to District 41 Senate incumbent gets rowdy -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jun-2012

Rep. Mike Reynolds files seven complaints with state Ethics Commission -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Jun-2012

Commentary: Don’t read their lips – read their budgets -

Perspective Magizine

12-Jun-2012

Romney, Costello, Carnuccio – Walker win is wonderful -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Jun-2012

Walker wins Wisconsin Going Away -

Wisconsin Reporter

06-Jun-2012

Ethics controversy flows from complaint about Senator Clark Jolley -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Jun-2012

Commentary: Study calls for “drastic reform” of public pension regulation -

Frank Keegan, State Budget Solutions

01-Jun-2012

If voters agree, intangible assets will not face new ad valorem taxation -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-May-2012

Fallin pushes for tax cut deal -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

23-May-2012

Legislative Endgame 2012, OCPA’s analysis: “It’s the spending, … ” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

23-May-2012

Steele comments on House passage of DHS governance reforms -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

22-May-2012

Fallin and legislative leaders announce budget accord -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

22-May-2012

Group of 30 state leaders oppose "tax trigger mechanisms" -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-May-2012

Thinking Small -- One man’s “top 10 ways to cut Oklahoma state government spending” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-May-2012

Justice Reinvestment bill signed, laying basis for policy transformations -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-May-2012

Where the twain does not meet: Dr. Laffer vs. Dr. Hepner -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-May-2012

Steele calls passage of justice reinvestment initiative “a significant moment,” reflects on a quiet week at the Legislature -

Patrick B.McGuigan

03-May-2012

As controversy mounts, Oklahoma City woman hires attorney to field questions about relationship with Jay Parmley -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Apr-2012

As he seeks a third term, Senator Clark Jolley of Edmond pushing for significant tax cut -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Apr-2012

Special needs law to remain in force while controversial ruling is appealed -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

18-Apr-2012

In-E-Quality: Quality Jobs Program morphs into easy money source for those who know the game -

Stacy Martin

17-Apr-2012

Editor’s notebook: Eyewitness to history, ultrasound appeal, revenue softening, support for Israel -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Apr-2012

State officials respond to Tulsa’s anti-choice legal decision -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

27-Mar-2012

In ruling on lawsuit against parents brought by Union and Jenks public schools, Tulsa judge kills Oklahoma’s special needs scholarship program -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

27-Mar-2012

Senate panel approves H.B. 2388, mandatory drug testing for TANF recipients -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Mar-2012

Taxes and everything else: The hard work begins -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Mar-2012

Tulsa’s Sue Tibbs: tough lady, criminal justice reformer, loyal friend -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Mar-2012

Speaker Steele said taxes will be cut (this year), more legislative transparency will come (some day) and lobbyists are powerful (every year) -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Mar-2012

Editor’s Notebook: Senate advances income tax cut, conservation plan, pension back-fill -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Mar-2012

After debate, Oklahoma state Senate passes income tax phase out, 30-17 -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Mar-2012

Bi-partisan majority sends Oklahoma's justice reforms to Senate, action anticipated within two weeks -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Mar-2012

Miller: February Continues 24-Month Revenue Streak -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

11-Mar-2012

Republican leaders press ahead on cluster of substantive policy proposals -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Mar-2012

Fox and sound: Spelling it out -

Stacy Martin

08-Mar-2012

Free market think tank projects billions in potential savings -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Mar-2012

Sunshine Review gives “Sunny Award” to five of Oklahoma’s local-level governments -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

08-Mar-2012

Auditor Jones finds “much bigger problem” in audit of pre-Barresi management and practices at Education Department -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

07-Mar-2012

Oklahoma Legislators, ALEC hold justice reinvestment session -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

05-Mar-2012

Asa Hutchison, former Congressman and U.S. Attorney from Arkansas, hopes Oklahoma will get “right on crime” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Mar-2012

New round of pension reforms advance in Oklahoma House -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Mar-2012

Steele discusses wide range of issues with reporters, is “extremely encouraged” by justice reinvestment intiative's advance in the Legislature -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Mar-2012

Steele and Murphey advance another round of consolidation and projected savings for taxpayers -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Mar-2012

Ok House Seeks Sale of State Properties -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

01-Mar-2012

Editor’s Notebook: Life, Sheriffs, Supplementals, Independent ballot line -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Feb-2012

Robert Coombs from Council of State Governments hopeful for Oklahoma's justice reinvestment plans -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Feb-2012

Historic Justice Reinvestment Initiative, House Bill 3052, gains bipartisan support from Appropriations and Budget Committee -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Feb-2012

Analysis: Teachers association seeks $100 million in teacher raises although existing school district spending patterns reflect questionable expenditures -

Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Feb-2012

Occupy This! Lyric at the Plaza hosts Oklahoma city Gridiron Club's roast of Obama, Fallin and all their pals -

Publius

21-Feb-2012

Firefighter retirement funding measure advances to the Senate, McDaniel presses further reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Feb-2012

Republican legislative leaders: steady as she goes -

Patrick B McGuigan

17-Feb-2012

Speaker Steele, Minority Leader Inman lead charge to stop pay hike for state officials, judges -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Feb-2012

For Oklahoma's justice reinvestment, analysts say, “Make the change, and stick with it” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Feb-2012

Counsel from a Texan: conservative Republican encourages Oklahoma's Justice Reinvestment Initiative -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Feb-2012

The No Child Left Behind waiver for Oklahoma draws both cheers and jeers -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

09-Feb-2012

Santorum to speak at Capitol Repubican Caucus meeting in Oklahoma City -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Feb-2012

President Pro Temp Bingman details Republican agenda in CapitolBeatOK interview -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Feb-2012

Capitol throng ponders “What Would Reagan Do?” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

07-Feb-2012

Conservatives cheer Gov Fallin’s income tax reduction/phaseout plan -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Feb-2012

House Democratic leader, OK Policy decry Fallin tax plan -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Feb-2012

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin seeks “most significant tax cut in state history" -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Feb-2012

State of the State Address 2012 -

Governor Mary Fallin

06-Feb-2012

Treasurer Miller says: “Oklahoma Economy Expands, But ...” -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

03-Feb-2012

As caucus nears, Gingrich tells Nevadans he is best choice for GOP to reverse failed Obama policies -

Sean Whaley , Nevada News Bureau

02-Feb-2012

“Building on Momentum” – Fallin seeks “game-changing moment” on income taxes -

Patrick B. McGuigan

02-Feb-2012

Oklahoma Watchdog stories impact legislative debate over public employee pay -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Feb-2012

Indiana joins Oklahoma and Idaho in the ranks of right-to-work states -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Feb-2012

Conservative leaders reinforce strict “no new taxes” pledge for Oklahoma legislators -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Jan-2012

Dank, Sears and Steele unveil measures to extend moratorium on some tax credits and put stricter criteria into state constitution -

Stacy Martin

27-Jan-2012

National School Choice advocates cheer Oklahoma event -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Jan-2012

District 4 Board candidate Crystal Hodges touts fiscal accountability, homeschool experiences -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jan-2012

OCPA’s Michael Carnuccio cheers legislative momentum for income tax phase out -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jan-2012

Patrick Gaines promotes local control, Barresi's waiver request, technology and charter schools -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jan-2012

House leaders react to resignation of Howard Hendrick as DHS director -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jan-2012

Editor’s Notebook: tax rate cut surges, Barresi believes, Reynolds responds -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jan-2012

Laura Massenat, Oklahoma City school board candidate, supports choice, better nutrition and Core Curriculum -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Jan-2012

Senator Treat sponsors bill to limit wage garnishment provisions -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jan-2012

Jason Murphey, Randy McDaniel, Kris Steele unveil intensified agenda for agency consolidation, fiscal stability, pension reform -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jan-2012

Lt. Gov. Lamb's report studies: “What impedes our growth as a state?” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Jan-2012

Oklahoma City to host Jan. 24 “town hall” during National School Choice Week -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

18-Jan-2012

Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Lamb advocates moving school board elections to November -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jan-2012

Sen. David Holt files bill to bring Legislature under requirements for open meetings, open records -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

18-Jan-2012

House Republicans promise conservative agenda, tax rate action -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Jan-2012

Speaker Steele, Council of State Governments unveil “justice reinvestment” initiative -

William F. O'Brien

15-Jan-2012

Auditor Gary Jones summarizes education department findings -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Jan-2012

WIR’s story is evidence that “justice reinvestment” can work -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jan-2012

Eleven years on, a fight that mattered: Right To Work in Oklahoma -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Jan-2012

Justice Reinvestment update scheduled for Wednesday, model Tulsa program advances alternatives to incarceration -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Jan-2012

Analysis: Indiana Leads the Manufacturing Belt -

James Holman

10-Jan-2012

Right-to-work bill moves forward in Indiana -

Benjamin Yount

10-Jan-2012

Settlement agreement in DHS lawsuit lays basis for agency reform, likely spending increases -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Jan-2012

In DHS lawsuit settlement, “co-neutrals” not subject to open records provisions -

Patrick B. McGuigan

06-Jan-2012

Treasurer Miller reacts cautiously to Mazzei, Dank and OCPA tax proposals, says “major change” should require voter approval -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Jan-2012

DHS settlement amended by Contingency Review Board, details undisclosed -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Dec-2011

Leading CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 for 2011: pension reform, economic boom, proposed income tax phase-out -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin

28-Dec-2011

Economy, weather, anti-discrimination ordinance lead list of 2011's top Oklahoma City stories -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Dec-2011

Steele outlines process to allow Oklahoma taxpayers to keep “money that rightfully belongs to them” -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-Dec-2011

Chamber leaders oppose some proposed tax credit reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Dec-2011

Task Force on tax credits and incentives approves final report -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

21-Dec-2011

Not so routine: Board of Equalization funds OHLAP, but designates use of agency reserve -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Dec-2011

State Supreme Court upholds transparency standards for key judicial records -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Dec-2011

Sullivan assumes leadership of Grand River Dam Authority -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

08-Dec-2011

Jones: Audit of Grand River Dam Authority points to major problems during Easley era -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Dec-2011

Tax credits and incentives task force evaluates proposed reforms -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

30-Nov-2011

Editor’s Notebook: Fallin on AMR bankruptcy, OCPA presses tax phaseout, task force meets, Costello assails “frontal attack” on family farm -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Nov-2011

“Let’s Get It On”-- Laffer outlines plan for phased in elimination of Oklahoma state income tax -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Nov-2011

Size Matters: Analysts argue for state income tax phaseout to trigger economic growth -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Nov-2011

Oklahoma Curve: Phased-in income tax elimination would yield 312,000 more jobs, higher personal income, better economy, analysis says -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Nov-2011

Fair to middlin’ – Oklahoma debt high, but look at Alaska, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Mexico and Illinois -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Nov-2011

For the Legislature at mid-cycle, the times, they are a-changin' -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Nov-2011

Rice and Reynolds contribute alternative views in tax credit task force deliberations -

Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Nov-2011

Treasurer Ken Miller takes critical view of some reform ideas before tax credit task force -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Nov-2011

Rep. Earl Sears, Auditor & Inspector Gary Jones outline views on reform of tax credits and economic incentives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Nov-2011

Dank provides aggressive framework for reform of Oklahoma tax credits and economic incentives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Nov-2011

Franklin Center applauds decision to withdraw FOIA Regulation -

Staff Report

07-Nov-2011

Commentary: Occupy Wall Street should occupy GASB -

Frank Keegan

06-Nov-2011

Commentary: For the sake of Oklahoma's judicial system, secrecy rule must be rebuffed -

Patrick B. McGuigan

05-Nov-2011

Speaker Kris Steele sketches Texas results, works to advance “justice reinvestment” model -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Oct-2011

Phyllis Schlafly decries “Race to the Top” grant process, assesses presidential field, looks back fondly at Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Oct-2011

Conservative group believes less means more -

Billie Rodely

28-Oct-2011

As task force deliberations continue, dialogue on wind and coal incentives occasionally testy -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-Oct-2011

“Right on Crime” analyses tout Lone Star State's dramatic criminal justice reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Oct-2011

Three town halls indicate tough decisions on incarceration, criminal justice issues -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Oct-2011

Speaker Steele, Rep. Nelson lead drive for DHS reform, call for more involvement from churches and other non-government groups -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Oct-2011

Fallin announces more appointments -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

18-Oct-2011

Making the intangible tangible: Oklahoma Task Force looks at problematic precedent, and tough taxation issues -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Oct-2011

As Fallin and Steele critically scrutinize DHS policies and procedures, two legislators announce their own probe -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Oct-2011

Rep. Dank outlines layered scrutiny of tax credits and incentives -

Patrick B. McGuigan

13-Oct-2011

Reynolds: Two programs have per-job costs “worse than Solyndra” -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

12-Oct-2011

Workers comp lawyer Richard Bell assails tax credit transferability -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Oct-2011

Mitch Daniels reflects on progress in limiting government, without making it inert -

Patrick B. McGuigan

07-Oct-2011

War of the words intensifies as superintendents try to kill special needs scholarships -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Sep-2011

State Democrats organize to oppose Labor Commissioner Mark Costello -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-Sep-2011

Investigatory Committee decries Rep. Terrill’s alleged behavior as “egregiously reprehensible,” takes no formal action -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Sep-2011

Oklahomans back lower taxes, smaller government, SoonerPoll finds -

Patrick B. McGuigan

19-Sep-2011

House Investigative Committee: Terrill reprimand is enough -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Sep-2011

Oklahoma figures prominently in national analyses touting “The Year of School Choice” -

Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy L. Martin

02-Sep-2011

AT&T pledges restored jobs if merger is approved, Oklahoma minority business advocates back federal regulatory consent -

Patrick B. McGuigan

31-Aug-2011

Oklahoma Farm Bureau, other rural advocates support proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger -

Patrick B. McGuigan

30-Aug-2011

Doak announces workers comp analyst to seek insurance rate reduction -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

28-Aug-2011

FCC resets “shot clock” to advance consideration of AT&T/T-Mobile merger, state president hopeful of outcome -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-Aug-2011

Investment procedures and process scrutinized at Capitol hearing of Dank Committee -

Patrick B. McGuigan

24-Aug-2011

Governor Fallin announces appointments to Task Force on Comprehensive Tax Reform -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

23-Aug-2011

Oklahoma officials applaud ruling on federal health care law’s individual mandate -

Patrick B. McGuigan

12-Aug-2011

Abortion advocates target pregnancy centers and state pro-life group -

Patrick B. McGuigan

11-Aug-2011

Oklahoma Higher Education exemption subject of legislative interim study -

Billie Rodely

11-Aug-2011

Seeking to define the word “reimbursement” – task force looks at successful incentive program, and who benefits -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Aug-2011

Hearing on residential energy efficiency draws crowd to state House chamber -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Aug-2011

Kansas joins Oklahoma to opt out of “innovator” federal exchange grant -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Aug-2011

U.S. Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma summarizes reasons for “yes” vote on debt ceiling -

Patrick B. McGuigan

04-Aug-2011

Pruitt announces pension probe, Steele and McDaniel press additional reforms -

Patrick B. McGuigan

29-Jul-2011

Fallin hopeful of future investments in Oklahoma economy -

Patrick B. McGuigan

25-Jul-2011

In GASB exposure drafts, school districts must account for teacher pension liabilities -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-Jul-2011

Public employee retirement system director reacts cautiously to GASB drafts -

Patrick B. McGuigan

21-Jul-2011

When a credit is an offset, is an exemption, is a reserve, is a bailout: Task Force tackles insurance industry tax credits -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jul-2011

Texas joins Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia in historic health care compact -

Patrick B. McGuigan

18-Jul-2011

Oklahoma’s primary care physician shortage provokes contrasting analysis -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Jul-2011

Missouri becomes third health care compact state, joining Oklahoma and Georgia -

Patrick B. McGuigan

15-Jul-2011

With proposed new pension norms, it is the Great GASB, or the late GASB? -

By Patrick B. McGuigan

14-Jul-2011

Commentary: Bond lawyers not waiting for new public pension rules from Government Accounting Standards Board -

Frank Keegan

13-Jul-2011

Jim Wilson advances legal challenge to state Senate district lines -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Jul-2011

Janet Barresi's “State of Education” speech -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

08-Jul-2011

The Eyes of the Beholders: Is Oklahoma a rich state, or a poor state? -

Patrick B. McGuigan

28-Jun-2011

Commentary: FCC report details fall of state, local news but offers wrong solution -

Jason Stverak

27-Jun-2011

Pruitt chooses prosecutor to lead medicaid fraud control unit -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

24-Jun-2011

Oklahoma state leaders announce Justice Reinvestment Initiative -

Patrick B. McGuigan

23-Jun-2011

Auditor & Inspector Gary Jones: “rapid progress” in closing audit backlog -

Patrick B. McGuigan

22-Jun-2011

OklahomaWatchdog.org, Society of Professional Journalists focus on open meeting violations, related issues -

Patrick B. McGuigan

20-Jun-2011

Fallin’s first choices: Conservative Republicans, for the most part -

Patrick B. McGuigan

17-Jun-2011

Fallin’s first choices: One-fourth are re-appointments -

Patrick B. McGuigan

16-Jun-2011

Looking at Lankford: A freshman member of Congress becomes a player -

Patrick B. McGuigan

10-Jun-2011

Broken Arrow school audit points to problems; officials withhold (for now) sections on open records and vendor favoritism -

Patrick B. McGuigan

09-Jun-2011

Analysis: Oklahoma ranked twelfth in freedom among the 50 states -

Patrick B. McGuigan

08-Jun-2011

Henry Scholarships for special needs students strengthened in new law -

CapitolBeatOK Staff Report

06-Jun-2011

Texas Democrat applauds Oklahoma for passing health care compact law -

Patrick B. McGuigan

03-Jun-2011

Election Board secretary announces governor’s decision on timing of Senate District 43 election -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Jun-2011

California public pension ruling could have broader implications -

Patrick B. McGuigan

01-Jun-2011

Attorney General Pruitt says two Barresi aides at Education Department did not have “de jure” or “de facto” authority -

Patrick B. McGuigan

27-May-2011

Waters Resources board spokesman defends water plan process -

Patrick B. McGuigan

26-May-2011

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