Griffin wins special election primary for Senate
Despite not winning her own county, Ann “AJ” Griffin will represent the Republican party in the April election for the Senate District 20 seat.
Elections for Senate and School Board begin Friday, end Tuesday
Citizens will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, but some will be getting a head start by voting at the Logan County Election Board office.
Open Records Bill for Legislature Picks Up Momentum
Last Thursday, Speaker of the House Kris Steele publicly announced his support of the proposal to apply open records and meetings laws to the Legislature.
Modernization Reform is Saving Taxpayers More Than Expected
The Oklahoma Office of State Finance provided the state with some great news last week!
Oklahoma tax refunds no longer issued with paper checks
If you’re so lucky to get a tax return from the state of Oklahoma you will no longer receive that refund by a paper check.
Broad Coalition of State Lawmakers Team Up to Phase Out Income Tax
OKLAHOMA CITY – A coalition of state lawmakers announced today they have filed legislation to phase out Oklahoma’s personal income tax in such a way that the state would have the lowest overall tax burden in the continental United States.
House plans more government modernization, pension
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Republican leaders today unveiled another round of policy proposals designed to make government more efficient and fiscally stable.
Next week’s town hall meeting and polling location changes
You are invited to attend a town hall meeting next Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Waterloo Road Baptist Church, 3100 E. Waterloo Road.
Logan County Election Board preparing for new voting system
Voters in Logan County will soon be heading to the polls for the February 14th Special Election and School Election and in the process will be voting with new scanners.
Consolidation enables open source software strategy
When the Legislature and the Governor approved the consolidation of Oklahoma’s state information technology infrastructure, they created a series of opportunities for cost savings and efficiency. Many of those involved in the approval of the policy probably did not even begin to realize the many different ways these opportunities would present themselves. Here is just […]
Poll finds strong support for performance audits initiative
OKLAHOMA CITY – A recently conducted poll shows strong support for an impending legislative initiative.
Bring your ID to vote on Valentine’s Day
You may have seen recent news stories about the federal government’s attempt to stop South Carolina’s new voter ID law. The action represents a new aggressive approach by the federal government to get involved in state election issues that includes a recent effort to stop the Texas Legislature’s redistricting plan.
Eliminating the income tax enables property tax reform
Last week I wrote about the recently released plan from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and former Reagan economic advisor Arthur Laffer (the author of the Laffer Curve). The plan shows the positive economic impact that Oklahoma would experience if the state’s progressive income tax were to be phased out over the next ten years.
The new election day polling locations
As you may be aware, on February 14th, Valentine’s Day, all Republican voters in Logan County will be eligible to vote in the Republican primary for State Senator (there is no Democrat primary on that day because only one Democrat filed for the position).
This is the year to eliminate the state income tax without increasing other taxes
I have always believed the elimination of the state income tax is not only doable, but also imperative.
City shares ordinances on signs for upcoming elections
Election time is right around the corner and Guthrie officials are looking to inform candidates and the public about political signs in hopes of minimizing any confusion, conflict, or expense.
State government needs a performance audit
One of the most important components of this year’s House government modernization effort will involve acting on a request from State Auditor Gary Jones.
Open government laws should apply To legislature
Last year, I filed Legislation that would apply Oklahoma’s open meetings and records laws to the Legislature. As you are probably aware, these are the important laws designed to ensure that transparency follows the taxpayer dollar.
Want to limit lobbyist power? Shrink the size of government!
I really enjoy watching political documentaries. I recently watched, The Best Government Money Can Buy. This documentary does a great job showing the considerable influence of lobbyists over the development and implementation of policy. It also clearly demonstrates some of the constitutional and practical barriers to various proposals designed to limit the power of special […]
What is Next?
In my last update I described the conclusion of this year’s interim study process that occurred one week ago on Thursday. I wrote about the hearings that demonstrated the increasingly rapid application of our government reform proposals and the millions of dollars of savings that are starting to be realized.