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There are amazing benefits and learning opportunities available to those who closely monitor the state legislative process. I have learned much about human behavior and…
There are amazing benefits and learning opportunities available to those who closely monitor the state legislative process. I have learned much about human behavior and…
I remember that day in 2009 as one of those busy days in which I struggled to keep up with work. I was almost certainly…
Regular readers of the state’s appropriations bill were greeted by something new as they opened this year’s version of the venerable legislation.
I have always believed that citizens are the best positioned to hold government accountable. Unlike legislators, citizens are not subject to co-option by bureaucracy, unlike…
As an office holder, it didn’t take long for me to observe the sharp tension between many of those who make up the grassroots, small…
It is perhaps the best news from this legislative year and a reform for which legislative and state leaders should rightly take credit. It could…
It’s a program so effective that other states are seeking to copy it. It was featured on the local news last week as News 9’s…
I knew the concern was legitimate, but believed the benefit from doing the right thing would outweigh the downside — as it always does.
Imagine the following absurdity: a business owner divides his business into 140 different divisions and gives the head of each division control over a free-standing…
It has long been theorized that the wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea but instead will be…
The first warning sign happened last year on April 2nd of 2014. By a 20-3 vote, a legislative committee unexpectedly approved a 30 million dollar…
Oklahomans are coming to terms with the decision of this year’s Legislature to slow the amount of motor vehicle funds going to roads and bridges…
During the last fifteen months I have mostly resisted the temptation to write about my feelings regarding the current state of transparency in the Oklahoma…
The circumstances of Wednesday, May 22 brought me to the stark realization that two important concepts of reform have been abandoned by the Legislature.
Imagine the perplexity felt by the average Oklahoman. For the past four months, he has heard news story after news story detailing the state’s looming…
Local officials are struggling to deal with the millions in damages upon roads as a result of this weekend’s unprecedented rain and flooding. It’s ironic…
A few days ago, a prominent Oklahoma City official seemed to express a confusion which is likely shared by most Oklahomans.
I recently received an encouraging email that brought back memories from my time as a city councilman. This email came from a group that petitioned…
In the middle of April 2014, I finished my work for the day at the House of Representatives and drove to the Cedar Ridge neighborhood…
As we near the end of the legislative session, the Legislature will be presented with last minute, late session emergencies in order to compel legislators…