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State policymakers frequently encounter indicators which point to inefficiencies in state government. Many times these are subtle and nuanced pointers to which lawmakers must spend…

Last week’s article regarding the top ten websites visited by state employees generated a significant amount of interest and became one of the most heavily…

In December of 2013 I wrote about Oklahoma’s development of a security operations center designed to protect state government’s information technology infrastructure. When Oklahoma’s policy…

Two months ago, I worked with Broken Arrow State Representative David Brumbaugh to organize a legislative hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.

It was a faith-based event not unlike any of the many others which I have seen occur at Oklahoma’s state capitol building. A group of…

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2012 legislative session, I wrote an article based in part on my observations of the last stressful days of…

There have been 10,211 votes in the House of Representatives since I became a member of the Legislature. The most important vote I cast was…

Last week I wrote of my advice to new office holders based on lessons learned over the past few years. You may read that article…