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VOICE session with Oklahoma County Sheriff candidates set for August 20  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
16-Aug-2017
Republican responses to tobacco fee/tax spike illustrate party divisions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-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
Attorneys believe race study shows Julius Jones’ death sentence is unconstitutional  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
29-Jul-2017
FLASHBACK TO 2011 – A re-boot that works: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel, September 5, 2011
16-Jul-2017
Global Citizen Awards scheduled for September 9 gala in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Jul-2017
Sen. AJ Griffin, Rep. Tim Downing praised for school choice leadership  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-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
Immigrant Heritage Month provides time to recognize the abundance newcomers bring  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jun-2017
Members of the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission worked dutifully for one year – Read the Report!  -  
20-Jun-2017
Cody Yocom hired as founding principal for Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2017
Book Review: Great writing and compelling story-telling in John J. Dwyer’s ‘Shortgrass’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2017
Enes Kanter reflects on Oklahoma and Oklahomans: ‘This is my home.’  -  
Nazarene Harris, The City Sentinel
08-Jun-2017
OPINION – Why I voted no on this year’s appropriations bill  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
05-Jun-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
State Senator Kay Floyd winner of ‘Guardian Award’ from Oklahoma Commission on Status of Women  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-May-2017
OCPA Offers Balanced Budget Plan with a Teacher Pay Raise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2017
COMMENTARY: A blast from the past (2012) – This land is our land: Law, liberty and free markets  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-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
Abolitionists celebrate 26th annual dinner with Nobel Peace Prize nominee Father John Dear  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
07-May-2017
In Oklahoma speech, John Dear remembers Mother Teresa, advocating non-violence, an end to war, and death penalty abolition  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2017
Rep. George Young thanks commissioners for Oklahoma Death Penalty Review report  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-May-2017
Tulsa Business, Community and Faith Leaders advance Immigration Reform as Legislative Priority  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Apr-2017
Oklahoma pollster finds nuances in state sentiment on immigration, support for legal status  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2017
COMMENTARY – Oklahoma Death Penalty Commission – Read The Report  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2017
Groups opposed to Death Penalty weigh in on Oklahoma Commission Report  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
27-Apr-2017
If recommendations take hold, common existing practices in Oklahoma death penalty cases would be limited  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
ANALYSIS: Death Penalty Review Commission issues sweeping, transformative recommendations  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
In major report, Death Penalty Review Commission recommends extension of execution moratorium  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission to release highly anticipated findings Tuesday (April 25)  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
24-Apr-2017
Rep. Regina Goodwin’s ‘Caregiver Support Act’ goes to the governor’s desk  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Apr-2017
Tom Cole’s E-vapor Efforts Backed By Retailers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Apr-2017
Impressions and Questions: Could Documentary ‘Killing Richard Glossip’ end up saving him?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-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
To: Working journalists. From: Oklahoma’s Society of Professional Journalists – Is your name on this list?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Apr-2017
Regulation Stops the Vape – Cole’s proposal to guard alternative from retroactive regs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2017
Former District Attorney Wes Lane endorses Brett Macy in GOP primary for county sheriff  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Mar-2017
FOI Oklahoma ‘Sunshine’ dinner slated for April 7, retired state Justice Taylor to speak  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Mar-2017
Remembering: When Jesse Jackson opposed abortion, he said life ‘is really a gift from God.’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2017
As the stomach turns, a tribal casino in Guymon makes no sense  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2017
Oklahoma House advances Rep. George Faught’s bill to ban abortions in instances of certain birth defects  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Mar-2017
‘Killing Richard Glossip’ world premiere to be held in Oklahoma City.  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Mar-2017
COMMENTARY: Shortey, and the fork in the road  -  
Sean Cummings
21-Mar-2017
COMMENTARY: Senator Shortey’s Shortcomings  -  
Steve Fair
20-Mar-2017
Governor Mary Fallin appoints attorney James Barwick to state Wildlife Commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Mar-2017
New Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter slates Tulsa conference on Civil Rights Enforcement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Mar-2017
OPINION: Protecting the health of Oklahomans  -  
Sen. Ervin Yen and Rep. Mike Ritze
06-Mar-2017
COMMENTARY: Donald Trump can make a difference in Indian Country  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2017
ESA bill (S.B. 560) passed Oklahoma Senate Education Committee before being ‘pulled’ – an interview with the sponsor  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Leaders react to Oklahoma state Senator Ron Sharp’s ‘truly shocking’ Mengele comparison  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
After multi-year tumultuous journey, REAL-ID sails through Oklahoma Legislature, and Fallin signs it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2017
Calling for ‘One OKC,’ David Holt enters race to replace Mayor Cornett  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-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
Analyzing Turkish troubles: Some context for journalist Mahir Zeynelov’s interview with CapitolBeatOK  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2017
Turkish journalist Mahir Zeynelov concerned President Trump ‘might be deferential toward’ strongman ruler  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2017
Allbaugh discusses death penalty with coalition opposed to executions  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2017
Social justice activist advocates for conservative Republican’s health care reform measure  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
Governor Fallin names Patrick Wyrick to Oklahoma state Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2017 State of the State speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2017
Kirby case triggers expanded state House training, expulsion possible in days  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2017
Chair of Oklahoma Senate Democratic Caucus, Kay Floyd coordinates legislative strategy, critiques majority priorities  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2017
Oklahomans react to the Executive Order curbing immigration from seven Muslim countries  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jan-2017
An Editor’s Notebook: Life, laments, grades and goodness  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jan-2017
1889 Institute releases Education Savings Account proposal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2017
School Choice Summit on track despite anti-choice group’s threat of disruption at OCCC  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jan-2017
Midwest City breakfast evokes ‘a tapestry of unity’ that launched MLK Day 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2017
Lt. Gov. Lamb, Dr. Steve Perry, lawmakers and educators to speak at School Choice summit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2017
Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall designates state House committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2017
Making the dream a reality, from Outer Space to Inner Space: We make love real, when we give it away  -  
Gary Banz
18-Jan-2017
‘Cruel Odyssey’ – Documentary ‘Killing Richard Glossip’ scheduled for March world premiere  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jan-2017
Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin mentioned for high federal office, to the dismay of many  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2017
Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village named ‘exemplar school’ by Partnership for 21st-Century Learning  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2017
Sen. Bryce Marlatt opposes BIA plan to authorize tribal casino in Guymon  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2017
The City Sentinel: In Oklahoma's capital city, Top Ten Local Stories for 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jan-2017
Vast opportunities: Education’s Champions of Choice honored at Oklahoma City event  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-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
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
Editor’s Notebook: OCPA analyst decries OBA attack on Pruitt, Mayor Mick meets President-elect Trump, F.D. Moon Elementary welcomes Santa  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2016
Oklahomans against Pruitt’s confirmation for EPA job speak out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Dec-2016
Pullmann Potter: Heartland analyst shapes her arguments for pre-school education choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2016
Oklahoma conservatives applaud Scott Pruitt’s selection to run EPA  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Dec-2016
COMMENTARY -- Professor Spiropoulos gives Republican leaders a failing grade  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Dec-2016
Book Review: William F. Buckley’s ‘A Torch Kept Lit – Great Lives of the Twentieth Century’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Dec-2016
Capitol Days: A Tree lighting, and farewells to Larry Derryberry  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-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
President John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Day proclamations  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Nov-2016
Big Wind’s Big Loss: As Vermont goes, so goes Oklahoma?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Nov-2016
Senator Kim David says NPLEx is a powerful tool to prevent illegal sales of meds containing PSE  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Nov-2016
Supporters of State Question 777, the right-to-farm proposition, comment on Tuesday’s defeat  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Nov-2016
Death penalty foes respond to voter approval of State Question 776  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-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
Across party lines: Chuck Norris leads Republican support for Oklahoma County Sheriff Whetsel  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Nov-2016
Vote your good wolf – For Gary Johnson  -  
Jack L. Werner, Ph.D.
02-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
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma’s largest newspaper recommends “NO” vote on State Question 776  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Oct-2016
Why a Real Ranching Family Supports State Question 777, Oklahoma’s Right to Farm  -  
Matt Boyer, Beacon Hill Ranch, Vinita, OK
28-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- A Smarter Approach to Public Safety: Yes on State Questions 780 and 781  -  
Kris Steele
24-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY – Oklahoma, executions and democratic choice – Ending the death penalty for our time, and for all time  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2016
State Question 790 – Helping ‘the least of these’ while healing the past  -  
Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City
17-Oct-2016
Advocates of State Questions 780 and 781 launch TV ad campaign featuring stories of real families  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Oct-2016
Oklahoma’s execution foes host October 10 event as part of ‘World Day Against the Death Penalty’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
08-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- The problem with Pugh  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Oct-2016
Sen. Kyle Loveless hosts interim study focused on sexual abuse in schools … continues asset forfeiture reform efforts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2016
Criminal justice reformers begin final push for State Questions 780 and 781, Robert Henry makes formal endorsement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Oct-2016
Some good news for advocates of medical marijuana: Enough signatures for ballot status ratified  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2016
Recent debate kicks off race for Oklahoma County Sheriff  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
29-Sep-2016
COMMENTARY – One of the Most Critical Issues Facing our State  -  
Cathy Costello, with David Slane
26-Sep-2016
Oklahoma Eagle Forum remembers Phyllis Schlafly  -  
Bunny Chambers
12-Sep-2016
COMMENTARY -- ln the land of immigrants, time for reform  -  
Justin Alan Lindstrom
08-Sep-2016
Mother Teresa’s speech at the national Prayer Breakfast in 1994  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
Gov. Fallin declares Pawnee County emergency, Corporation Commission presses to stop injection wells near earthquake epicenter  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-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
State Rep. Chuck Hoskin’s on his Harley, driving for motorcycle safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Aug-2016
Fallin signs election proclamations for five state questions, as November ballot takes shape  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Aug-2016
Medical Marijuana initiative clears first of several procedural hurdles for ballot status  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Aug-2016
Those ‘in the Arena’ – Citizens in a Republic  -  
Joe Dorman
23-Aug-2016
Advocates of initiative measures for process reform and medical marijuana may fall short  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Aug-2016
James Lankford helps to lead national drive affirming ‘In God We Trust’ as the national motto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2016
Unity Prayer Service & Walk scheduled in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Aug-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
Paul Abner, Craig Eidson, and the late Milton Friedman – Men of Issachar for our times  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Aug-2016
New high school supported through Oklahoma’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund policy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Aug-2016
Fall 2017: Cristo Rey Catholic High School will open in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Aug-2016
Eradication of feral hogs will be subject of House Interim Study  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jul-2016
Rep. Mike Ritze – NPLEx Continues to Prevent Illegal Sales of Medicines Containing PSE  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jul-2016
U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma leads push for Conscience Protection Act of 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jul-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
Black Lives Matter and allies sponsor Oklahoma Rally; Police Shootings nationwide documented  -  
The City Sentinel staff
10-Jul-2016
A Future of Freedom for “every man, woman and child” – Ronald Reagan’s July 4, 1986 speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Jul-2016
John F. Kennedy -- From Independence Square on July 4, 1962: ‘A fabric of law and progress’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Jul-2016
U.S. Supreme Court slaps down Texas abortion regulations, Oklahomans respond  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jun-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
Gov. Fallin delays implementation of Highway Patrol program using card ‘readers’ in asset forfeiture  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2016
Challenging legislative session had its bright spots  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
14-Jun-2016
Leaders of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemn ‘monstrous attack’ in Orlando  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jun-2016
Judicial Confirmation and Retention in the age of Joe Biden and Donald Trump – A Perfect Storm or a Perfect Mess?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2016
Editor’s Notebook: Waiting on DOC, Pro-life measures praised, Fallin sees silver lining, and Spiropoulos speaks out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-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
Reader Poll Part Two: The Death Penalty – Why or why not?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jun-2016
Local group kicks off campaign opposing “Right to Farm” – S.Q. 777  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
03-Jun-2016
State Question 777 (right to farm proposal) beats back opposition lawsuit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jun-2016
‘A productive, tax-paying citizen’ who supports criminal justice reform  -  
Natasha Purnell
03-Jun-2016
Editor’s Notebook: Criminal Justice reform advances, Pruitt outlines response to Obama administration move, Fallin looks on the bright side  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-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
Text of Oklahoma House Concurrent Resolution 1021  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2016
Obama Administration's 'Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2016
Pruitt says Corrections Department 'failed to do its job,' in process that was often 'careless, cavalier'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2016
Grand Jury report runs 106 pages, delivering strong criticism of death penalty process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2016
Joyful advocates join in Tulsa to celebrate release of two innocent men: Malcolm Scott and De'Marchoe Carpenter  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2016
Reader Poll: Death Penalty – Why or why not?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2016
Telling tales: When the ‘metafictional’ narrative of Ben Rhodes trumped truth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2016
As National Charter Schools Week concludes, Oklahoma success stories are shared  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2016
Editor’s notebook: Email confusion, applause for reforms, credit questions, long-shot Democrat  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-May-2016
Oklahoma Innocence Project to highlight push for criminal justice reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-May-2016
Governor Mary Fallin signs four criminal justice measures into law  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-May-2016
Sovereignty Symposium 2016 scheduled for June 8 and 9 in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2016
Sen. David Holt's legislation on 'revenge porn' heads to Gov. Mary Fallin  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY: Judicial Reform? Keep Selection Over Election  -  
Julie Knutson
20-Apr-2016
Watch-Out, Two: Allbaugh says state prison crisis bears “uncanny” resemblance to what Texas faced  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2016
Watch-Out One: His 'gut' says no indictments in death penalty probe, as Joe Allbaugh tackles Corrections reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY -- Our posterity: 'Total Age Dependency Ratio' means we need each other, and wiser education policies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2016
Three Oklahomans honored, Norman City Government gets 'Black Hole' award from FOI Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Apr-2016
Sounds of Silence: Oklahoma County votes on a beautiful spring day (TODAY)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Apr-2016
ANALYSIS: Hofmeister declares victory and the clock runs out, will begin implementation of Math and English/Language Arts Standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Bipartisan Death Penalty Review Commission formed, supported  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Mar-2016
A request for reader input: Why, or why not, the death penalty?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2016
Oklahoman Tara Huddleston echoes Stotsky and Gray, saying the Hofmeister Academic Standards 'are not ready'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2016
'A mile wide and an inch deep' – The Hofmeister Academic Standards under critical scrutiny  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2016
Leading academic says Oklahoma Department of Education's Academic standards 'are not worth following'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Republican Leaders: Education Savings Accounts will not be considered this year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2016
1889 Institute presents “blueprint” for Oklahoma education reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2016
School Choice Supporters Rally at the Oklahoma Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2016
Erin Brockovich visits Oklahoma as a “voice of the people” on earthquakes, water issues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2016
For Super Tuesday, Frank Keating endorses Marco Rubio, amid tide of support from elected officials  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2016
French Jewish family heir regains title to Nazi-stolen painting of ‘Shepherdess’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Feb-2016
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan was “progressive and influential”  -  
Tom Guild
20-Feb-2016
Advertising opportunities for March 2016 edition of The City Sentinel close on Tuesday, February 23  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2016
By the numbers, for whom the bells toll: 1 grand jury, (more than) 2 death penalty foes, 3 resignations, 4 months of investigation, and 5 men – including Richard Glossip – on death row  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2016
Every now and then, she's right: Fallin's corrections reforms are needed  -  
Joe Dorman
17-Feb-2016
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says he will push to set execution dates after grand jury report's release  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2016
More than the Richard Glossip case: For the Constitution, for social justice, for reasons pragmatic and humane, put the death penalty into mothballs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2016
COMMENTARY: Dust to dust, ashes to ashes … Reflections on law, mortality and the meaning of words  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS: Education Savings Accounts breathe new life into policy debates  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2016
The Blaine Truth: How an obscure historical Nativism could (but doesn't have to) undo school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Feb-2016
Family Policy Institute of Oklahoma to host marriage and family scholar  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-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 One: Oklahoma’s Budget Blues outline in Gov. Fallin’s State of the State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
From an Editor's Notebook: Some common ground, Business backs Loveless, Rubio gains support  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
Oklahoma Conference of Churches: Members plan to 'Advocate for Justice' at Feb. 29 Capitol Day  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
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
Pro-Lifers come to Capitol Wednesday (February 3) for annual Rose Day  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jan-2016
Kris Steele leads Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, seeking to qualify prison reform ballot initiatives  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Jan-2016
Governor Mary Fallin proclaims 'School Choice Week' in Oklahoma  -  
27-Jan-2016
Opinion: Addressing the heartbreak of addiction  -  
Jeb Bush
27-Jan-2016
Oklahoma Academy recommendations include tax reform, budget transparency and Medicaid Expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2016
Sen. Kyle Loveless of Oklahoma City introduces forfeiture reforms  -  
Staff Report
22-Jan-2016
Democrats press measures on voting rights, education proceeds from lottery, long-range plans for veteran health care  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Jan-2016
Republican House members envision education-related policy changes for upcoming session  -  
Capitol Beat Staff Report
20-Jan-2016
Rep. Mike Shelton promises to press earthquake relief proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jan-2016
Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Clinton & Sanders: An election, not a law firm  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jan-2016
Rep. Morrissette’s Earthquake damage hearing Friday, January 15  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Jan-2016
Arkansas as a Tipping Point, and critiques of a one-cent sales tax hike for education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jan-2016
Trump endorses ‘Protect Life and Marriage Marriage Oklahoma’ drive  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Jan-2016
Light-heavyweight bout for 2016: Scott Pruitt vs. Gary Jones  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2016
Istook’s Insights: Good deeds and Christmas, faith and freedom  -  
Ernest Istook
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
Istook's Insights: U.N. and the Internet, P.C. Police  -  
Ernest Istook
18-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: Scholar fears choice opportunities could be smothered in higher regulation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Dec-2015
Istook’s Insights: Hot air in Paris, U.S. dreamers, Pentagon PC  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Dec-2015
Sens. Patrick Anderson and John Sparks launch Bill of Rights monument project  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Dec-2015
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! And other good wishes, too.  -  
Joe Dorman
15-Dec-2015
Oklahoma City firm Jones PR named finalist in National PRWeek awards for advocacy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Dec-2015
National group praises Oklahoma's charter school authorizing standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Dec-2015
A surprise attack, and a reminder that evil exists  -  
Ernest Istook
07-Dec-2015
Rep. Cory Williams presses Secretary Michael Teague to use all grant money for earthquake study  -  
01-Dec-2015
Interim Review: Rep. Randy McDaniel outlines pension system improvements  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Dec-2015
Istook's Insights: Obama calls critics cowards, but they will fight him  -  
Ernest Istook
25-Nov-2015
Syrian refugee policy provokes conservative debate in Oklahoma  -  
Staff Report
24-Nov-2015
At Capitol ceremony, Democrats make it official: Independents can vote in primary elections  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Nov-2015
Legislators analyze prolonged drought still affecting much of Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Nov-2015
Farmers and Ranchers join to boost State Question 777 (Right to Farm) on November 2016 ballot  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Bad lessons from the University of Missouri resignation  -  
Ernest Istook
17-Nov-2015
Editor's Notebook: Cathy's grace, AJ touts progress reducing juvenile incarceration, Anastasia looks at Kindergarten preparation  -  
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
At First Amendment Banquet, Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran recounts clash of “Kingdom Consequences” and “Worldly Consequences”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Immigrants and welfare spending, global warming quackery  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Nov-2015
Rep. Mark McCullough will retire at end of present House term  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Nov-2015
Oklahoma House of Representatives gathers for special interim meeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2015
New Oklahoma state laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
Right-to-Try Law takes effect in Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
COMMENTARY It's time for Gov. Fallin to appoint a Commissioner of Labor. Cathy Costello is the best choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Oct-2015
Mix-up, debacle, delay -- Lethal injection protocol flaws trigger controversy, introspection, and reconsideration of the death penalty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-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
At the eleventh hour, Feds grant Oklahoma 'REAL ID' reprieve  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Oct-2015
Lawsuit truce called until Spring 2016 on Oklahoma drug debacle – Glossip, Cole and Grant executions on hold  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Oct-2015
Rep. Mike Christian proposes law enforcement consolidation  -  
CapitolBeatOK 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
Gov. Mary Fallin boosts awareness of domestic violence  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Oct-2015
Moratorium Now! It's time to put a hold on executions in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Oct-2015
A Young story: Changing a life and making a difference  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Oct-2015
Death penalty controversy rages, investigations of Oklahoma's process proceed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Oct-2015
From Sinai, to the Capitol, to OCPA , the Ten Commandments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Oct-2015
From Gov. Mary Fallin's office – Frequently asked questions about the execution chemical protocols  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-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
Glossip gets 37 more days, as state examines execution process  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Oct-2015
Glossip lawyers submit appeal to U.S. Supreme Court  -  
Staff Report
30-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: Religious rights erode, Pope encourages American bishops to shine a light  -  
Ernest Istook
30-Sep-2015
State Appeals court turns down Glossip appeal, next stop is the U.S. Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Sep-2015
Legislative Black Caucus honors the past, present and future at A.C. Hamlin Banquet on Sept. 28  -  
Staff Report
27-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: No religious test, a divided nation, the biggest loser in the debates  -  
Ernest Istook
24-Sep-2015
Wild Wednesday: All hell breaks loose in Glossip investigation(s)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Sep-2015
Some more time: Glossip's advocates joyful over stay, critics somewhat muted  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Sep-2015
Alternate narrative: Glossip brief before Oklahoma appeals court focuses on Constitution, inconsistencies in testimony, behavior of original investigators  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: California Colleges threaten free speech, rise of the mavericks  -  
Ernest Istook
19-Sep-2015
Richard Glossip Reprieve Request  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Sep-2015
OCPA’s Trent England applauds new Corrections reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Sep-2015
Legislators convene Interim hearing on uninsured motorists, licensing and insuring of 'non-traditional' residents  -  
Staff Report
14-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
COMMENTARY Books of numbers, translations, alternatives, aspirations and justice: Time for mercy, not sacrifice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: New jobs go to immigrants, Congress gave Obama a blank check on Iran, Bureaucrats neglect veterans  -  
Ernest Istook
12-Sep-2015
New Evidence in Glossip case will be presented Monday, September 14 from Attorneys Don Knight, Mark Olive and Kathleen Lord  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Sep-2015
Actress Susan Sarandon discusses her activism seeking to stop Richard Glossip's execution  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Sep-2015
Sister Helen Prejean: Time for Oklahoma's people to reach out to Gov. Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Sep-2015
A Summary: “When Eight is Enough”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff
03-Sep-2015
Everybody's life matters.  -  
Ernest Istook
01-Sep-2015
Loveless to host hearing on civil asset forfeiture reform  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Aug-2015
The Legacy of John Howard, 1921-2015  -  
Allan C. Carlson
24-Aug-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
Reps. Wood and Calvey call for investigation of Judicial Nominating Commission  -  
16-Aug-2015
Foes of death penalty continue to advocate for Glossip's life  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Aug-2015
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says state is prepared 'to hold [Richard Glossip] accountable,' activists plead for his life  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2015
Critics say Oklahoma's state government earthquake response is inadequate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Aug-2015
They felt the earth move, under their feet – Fallin's Council acknowledges correlation between quakes and deep disposal wells  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Aug-2015
EXCERPT: Skullduggery! Inspector Wesselhoft and the case of the purloined painting  -  
Wayne Greene, The Tulsa World
08-Aug-2015
Wesselhöft presses for inspection of 'Shepherdess' painting  -  
Staff Report
08-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 Insight: Should government dictate raises for fast-food workers?  -  
Ernest Istook
01-Aug-2015
Istook Insight: Your land is their land?  -  
Ernest Istsook
30-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Legislative Caucus will focus on education, public safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Guard implementing Fallin's order to arm personnel, six more states follow her lead  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Jul-2015
On federal-transparency, be prepared: 'Isn't it smart to be as strong as the bear? If there is a bear?'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Democrats invite Independents into party primaries  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Misleading statistics, seniors and Second Amendment, sex vs. religion, extreme makeovers  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Jul-2015
For city man, no apology and less than full transparency in response to police dog biting incident and home invasion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Congress surrenders power, giving presidents too many gifts  -  
Ernest Istook
19-Jul-2015
Rep. Wesselhöft Publicizes Letter from Owner of Stolen Jewish Painting Held by OU  -  
Staff Report
18-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: In culture and morality, as dominoes fall; and a decline in homicides ...  -  
Ernest Istook
18-Jul-2015
Governor Fallin comments on President Obama's visit to federal prison at El Reno  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Take a hack – OPM, VA security breeches and federal stalking; English proficiency  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Jul-2015
Patrick Spottedwolf's Letter to Barack Obama  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Jul-2015
Sooner and Later: Governor Fallin slow-played prison reforms, so now Obama takes the lead  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jul-2015
Arapaho Traditional Chief Patrick Spottedwolf, also tribal legislator, calls for meeting with Obama  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2015
As President Obama visits Oklahoma Indian Country, it's never too late for justice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2015
Death Penalty foes schedule Capitol press conference for Monday morning  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Taking offense, and 20 percent of Americans on public assistance  -  
Ernest Istook
09-Jul-2015
Rep. Paul Wesselhoft will host lectures to raise awareness on stolen Jewish art treasures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jul-2015
Istook’s Insights: Sanctuary vs. Anarchy, let’s hear it for the ladies, and decrying red tape  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Republican chairman assails judiciary’s ‘all-out assault’ on morality, spirituality  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jul-2015
Rep. James Lockhart argues for bi-partisan reapportionment commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Unfair and Unbalanced, Religious liberty at risk, destruction of democracy  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Jul-2015
Legislators dismayed at Oklahoma State Supreme Court decision on Ten Commandments monument  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Jul-2015
ANALYSIS: Business Bills Omitted from the 2015 RIED List  -  
Mike Ray, Oklahoma House Democratic Staff
01-Jul-2015
Oklahomans respond to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state's lethal injection protocols  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jun-2015
Defenders of traditional marriage lament Supreme Court's controversial decision  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Danger in the ObamaCare ruling, and pressuring workers into unions  -  
Ernest Istook
27-Jun-2015
Joyful Oklahoma gay rights advocates applaud High Court's controversial marriage decision  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Critics of the Affordable Care Act decry U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding subsidies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2015
Oklahoma History Center presents 'Black towns then … Black Towns Now,' on June 30  -  
Darla Sheldon
24-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: The wearing of the green, and punishing us all  -  
Ernest Istook
23-Jun-2015
After Charleston: Overcoming the heart of darkness  -  
Joe Dorman
23-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Law and order collapsing? And, bans on Transfat, as Uncle Sam ails  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Jun-2015
Oklahoma County GOP asserts “complete disregard”  -  
David Arnett
21-Jun-2015
Speaker Hickman to sort through 122 Interim Study proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Commission on Status of women presents 'Guardian Award' to Sen. AJ Griffin  -  
17-Jun-2015
COMMENTARY: Free Market wins in 2015 Oklahoma legislative session  -  
John Tidwell
17-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Option Revisions Adopted  -  
Bill Minick
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
'Mass Incarceration and the Death Penalty' – Thursday, June 18 forum at First Unitarian in OKC  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2015
Residents in Canadian and Kingfisher counties seek permanent injunction against wind company  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Runaway regs, OSHA's bathroom 'guidance,' Obama's power, mud puddles as a federal issue  -  
Ernest Istook
12-Jun-2015
Gov. Fallin signs Rep. Marian Cooksey’s proposal boosting Proton Therapy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jun-2015
Oklahoma’s historic ‘Right to Try’ law formally signed at state Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2015
A tale of two states (Oregon and Oklahoma) – From the Consumer Health Care Products Association  -  
Compiled by CapitolBeatOK
10-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Senator David Holt hails 2015 election reforms  -  
Staff Report
09-Jun-2015
Istook's Insight: President Obama wants to combine gun control with speech control  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Jun-2015
Democratic Legislative Leaders guide child safety measure to enactment  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Attacks on police, the shrinking middle class, and the Internet giveaway  -  
Ernest Istook
03-Jun-2015
Mark Hammons elected Democratic party state chair, Connie Johnson wins vice-chair's position  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-May-2015
ANALYSIS On the Cherokee fishing/hunting compact, 'Everything is Everything' – so stay tuned for details  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-May-2015
Nebraska abolishes capital punishment, Oklahoma opponents of penalty cheer  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-May-2015
Wesselhoft resolution presses for return of stolen art  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2015
Sierra Club opposed Senate Bill 809, measure limiting municipal controls over oil and gas  -  
Staff Report
27-May-2015
Oklahoma Democratic leaders blast 2015 Legislature's final budget, Republican agenda  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2015
Istook's Insights: Memorial Day, and Tribal gaming  -  
Ernest Istook
25-May-2015
Ben Carson wins straw poll at regional GOP conference in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2015
Miracle or Providence? Oklahoma House unanimously encourages OU to return 'Shepherdess'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2015
Working late, to leave early: Oklahoma state budget proposal assailed but may pass soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2015
Southern Republican Leadership Conference: Oklahoma's Estela Hernandez is a key player  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2015
Ryan's Express: Republicans fight over whether tenure of TC (Thomas Clint) Ryan at state GOP should end  -  
Compiled by Patrick B. McGuigan
17-May-2015
A.C. Hamlin Parkway to be dedicated May 23 in Logan County  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2015
Oklahoma treatment court programs honored for outstanding achievements  -  
Darla Shelden
15-May-2015
Insights: Focus on the dangerous, not the ordinary – and business tracking of employee  -  
Ernest Istook
15-May-2015
Lawmakers File Resolution Calling for Return of Stolen Jewish Art  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-May-2015
Sen. Kyle Loveless presses to ensure due process in asset forfeiture cases  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-May-2015
'Woman in Gold' grants humanity and dignity to Jews whose family art treasures were looted by Nazis  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2015
Legislature sends Gov. Fallin Speaker Hickman's bill on electronic monitoring of parolees  -  
Staff Report
09-May-2015
Fallin signs measure allowing use of non-intoxicating marijuana derivative in medical treatment  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-May-2015
Fallin's signature puts “Right-to-Try” into Oklahoma law  -  
Staff Report
04-May-2015
This Journalist's Creed: In Love, Meeting Jesus, Along The Way  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Oklahoma leaders press to support traditional agricultural practices in modern times  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Historic 'Right-to-Farm' amendment heads to statewide ballot  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Of Fosters and Fathers – two new laws aim to improve conditions for foster children, presumed fathers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-May-2015
COMMENTARY: Gov. Mary Fallin signs two significant pro-family bills into law  -  
Timothy Tardibono
03-May-2015
Gov. Fallin signs Grau's initiative reform, opposes EPA mandate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-May-2015
Sen. Kevin Matthews released the following statement following the resignation of Tulsa County Undersheriff Tim Albin.  -  
Staff Report
01-May-2015
Fallin signs Rep. Pat Ownbey's measure on criminal justice information  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Apr-2015
Oklahoma Death Penalty Foes hear passionate story of conversion at annual awards dinner  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2015
SPECIAL REPORT: As Baltimore burns, end the posturing and lead  -  
Ernest Istook
28-Apr-2015
Guns and roses: Has political correctness run amok, or can common sense prevail?  -  
Earnest Istook
27-Apr-2015
Gov. Mary Fallin signs Denney-Jolley charter school expansion  -  
Staff Report
25-Apr-2015
Mike Ritze's drug testing improvement measure signed into law  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Apr-2015
Legislature advances measures 'to protect religious liberty'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Apr-2015
Governor Fallin signs measure updating asbestos abatement provisions, agencies reach accord  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Apr-2015
Istook's Insights: Imaginary friends, hostile work environments, early birds for president, tangled webs we weave  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Apr-2015
Prayer, discernment, reformation: Tulsa case underscores nationwide concerns over police-involved killings  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2015
For the sake of the ten, and for the sake of us all: Prison Reform Now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2015
Senate remembers Oklahoma state government employees who died or were injured in the bombing  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff
18-Apr-2015
Jolley-Denny bill expanding charter opportunities to all public school districts heads to Governor Fallin's desk  -  
Staff Report
16-Apr-2015
Hickman's measure fighting recidivism pending with Governor Fallin  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Apr-2015
Morrissette-Standridge 'right to try' measure heads to Governor Fallin  -  
Staff Report
14-Apr-2015
Gov. Fallin signs Kern's anti-trafficking measure into law  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Apr-2015
Praising Darla: Honoring a reporter, and a friend  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2015
At OCU, Powerful Prose Examines Powerful Surveillance  -  
Staff Report
11-Apr-2015
Grau-Bingman proposal for "budget-only" session clears House panel  -  
09-Apr-2015
State Legislature passes death penalty measures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Apr-2015
COMMENTARY: Remember the KIDS? Is it for them, or for something else?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Apr-2015
Sally Kern’s bill to authorize wiretaps in human trafficking investigations heads to Gov. Fallin  -  
Staff Report
06-Apr-2015
Comment from Chicago: 'Insurance Rideshare Coverage Agreement Helps Protect the Public'  -  
Adapted by CapitolBeatOK Staff
06-Apr-2015
LESSON PLAN: Understanding public charter schools, in one easy lesson  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2015
Is $8,804 per pupil enough?  -  
Brandon Dutcher
04-Apr-2015
"Developmental Disability Awareness Day at the Capitol" held Wednesday  -  
Staff Report
25-Mar-2015
House Committee approves measure to address pesticide disposal, raise fee for Agriculture  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: EPA looks at limiting shower time  -  
Ernest Istook
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
Rep. Bobby Cleveland says County Commissioners' group should follow Open Records Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Mar-2015
Oklahoma House advances criminal justice measures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Mar-2015
Oklahoma Conference of Churches hosts criminal justice conference  -  
Darla Shelden
18-Mar-2015
McGuigan named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame  -  
Billie Rodely
18-Mar-2015
Editor's Notebook: Education standards, academic testing and school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Mar-2015
Rep. Murphey presses for legislative pay cut  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: Racism, Abe's lament, Hillary's emails, Google and Security, Big Top Loss  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Mar-2015
Rep. Sherrer's bill to limit 'adult cabarets' (H.B. 1607) survives close votes  -  
16-Mar-2015
History met on a bridge, to expand the boundaries of freedom  -  
Barack Obama
12-Mar-2015
State Rep. Mike Ritze applauds 10 Commandments ruling  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Mar-2015
On the Shoulders of Giants: Reflections on black history in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2015
Responses to the Fraternity video  -  
The City Sentinel Staff
10-Mar-2015
State Capitol voices unite to decry racist fraternity chant  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Mar-2015
OCU President Robert Henry joins iCivics board chaired by Justice O'Connor  -  
Darla Shelden
10-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: ObamaCare do-over? And, the impact of cap-and-trade  -  
Ernest Istook
07-Mar-2015
Rep. Pat Ownbey's foster care proposals move to Oklahoma Senate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2015
Senator Bingman's scrutiny of credits and incentives advances, as colleagues scrutinize budgets of lead agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2015
First Oklahoma Capitol Muslim day draws big crowd, and some protests  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2015
Rep. Morrissette's 'right to try' bill clears Oklahoma House, heads to Senate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-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
Program Analysis: Through 'Special Care,' Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships reach more children  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2015
Unless restored to its original purposes, bill gutting transparency 'will not be heard on the House floor'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Mar-2015
Senator David Holt's election proposals advance  -  
CapitolBeatOk Staff Report
26-Feb-2015
At annual Capitol day, Capitol Cyclists concerned  -  
Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Rep. David Brumbaugh’s measure would uphold private property rights  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Istook's Insights: Obama gets petty toward Israel's leader, and the Blob wants to control Internet  -  
Ernest Istook
24-Feb-2015
Rep. Wesselhoft regrets committee vote on open records bill, measure which press group says erodes government transparency  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Rep. Dunnington frustrated with demise of 'workplace equality' measures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Feb-2015
Rep. Kern's measure to allow wiretapping in human trafficking cases clears House floor  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Feb-2015
Murphy & Morrissette join push to end ‘chamber of horrors’ at Licensure Board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2015
Oklahoma state Rep. Ann Coody explains her opposition to school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Feb-2015
Oklahoma’s Opportunity to End Political Organizing  -  
Mark Costello, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
17-Feb-2015
President Pro Temp Bingman wants to examine budget structure, identify opportunities for savings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Feb-2015
Documentary tells story of Children who led 'sit-ins' for state Civil Rights Movement  -  
Nasreen Iqbal, The City Sentinel
13-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
Stone Walls and Open Records: State DEQ rebuffs Oklahoma Department of Labor request for information on asbestos work  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2015
The 2015 State of the State Address  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
02-Feb-2015
Vigilant in how we treat each other' – Dr. King's last hours at 'The Mountaintop'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2015
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma Workers' Compensation: Not At Risk  -  
Bill Minick
31-Jan-2015
As 2015 Legislature convenes, OETA to air Governor Mary Fallin’s 2015 'State of the State'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Jan-2015
California judges with traditional values are purged, and consumers could pay more for blinds  -  
Ernest Istook
28-Jan-2015
A conversation starter: Are public schools accountable or efficient? If not, what can be done?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2015
Bice boosts better beer law  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2015
“Children of the Civil Rights” documentary reviews stirring stories from city's transition, 1958-1964  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jan-2015
Rep. Cooksey advocates insurance coverage for proton therapies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Jan-2015
Rep. Shelton proposes to give state attorney general authority to investigate ‘officer-involved’ shootings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jan-2015
Rep. Morrissette blasts Medical Licensure Board for 'egregious behavior' against Tulsa physician  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jan-2015
Insights on global warming, perfume as poison, government debt, and the big con  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Jan-2015
Rep. Shane Stone, human rights advocate Carlos Ortiz to lead march against domestic abuse  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Jan-2015
Portrayals of Dr. King, his wife and close allies highlight a stirring “Selma”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
18-Jan-2015
Martin Luther King, Jr., as someone we could know, at 'The Mountaintop'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
18-Jan-2015
Group opposing death penalty schedules Capitol press conference, vigil during execution  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Jan-2015
Fallin launches new panel to steer justice reform, Top House Democrat calls for implementation of Justice Reinvestment Initiative  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
15-Jan-2015
Editor’s Notebook: OCPA choice tours, OCU leads, Ben Carson boosts home educators, Fallin hails ‘diverse schooling’ options  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2015
Mary Fallin delivers second inaugural address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jan-2015
For Kids: Tear Down That Wall  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-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
Energy and Environment: A natural link?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2015
Morrissette, Echols to lead Jan. 15 hearing on Medical Licensure board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Dec-2014
Sen. Sharp Files Bill Targeting Texting While Driving  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-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
Fix Public Schools by Not Fixing Them  -  
Greg Forster
23-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
Insights: Justice for New York Woman, Green greed fails, Oil drilling helps consumers  -  
Ernest Istook
17-Dec-2014
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Dec-2014
Pro-life, Pro-Choice Groups agree in pregnancy case  -  
Tom Strode
10-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: President Obama was right the first time  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Nov-2014
Announcement of immigration executive action  -  
President Barack Obama
21-Nov-2014
Human Services promises continued efforts to improve foster home recruitment  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Nov-2014
Incoming Senator Kay Floyd guides training for new “lethality assessment” protocol  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Nov-2014
Transparency and domestic violence response laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Nov-2014
State Chamber Welcomes Good News on State’s Pension Systems  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Nov-2014
Hamilton, Human Rights / Social Justice advocate leaving Legislature after 18 Years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2014
COMMENTARY: Taking the Helm  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
10-Nov-2014
Quartet of Oklahoma City anti-hunger leaders honored for good works  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Nov-2014
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