The Logan County disputed zone finale
Those wishing to understand the devastating impact of a well-meaning but overreaching federal law should read a peer-reviewed paper by Guthrie City Councilman and UCO…
Those wishing to understand the devastating impact of a well-meaning but overreaching federal law should read a peer-reviewed paper by Guthrie City Councilman and UCO…
I enjoy fielding help requests from members of the local constituency. Many have contacted my office when they’ve encountered a problem with state government, and…
Star Trek watchers may recall the episode from the original series entitled, “Day of the Dove.” In this episode, Captain Kirk and his crew are…
A few weeks ago I wrote about the recent success of three important government transparency proposals which will go into law this year.
Imagine owning a business and entering into a contract with a vendor. As you prepare to sign the contract, the vendor puts forward one final…
I have recently written about bills from the last legislative session which mostly escape wide public purview but contain far reaching policy. The news has…
I enjoy sharing the encouraging news about Oklahoma’s significant progress towards funding county roads, upgrading state highways and replacing many of its dilapidated bridges.
This next week features primary elections on Tuesday, June 24, and our earthquake town hall meeting on Thursday, June 26.
Who do you think is more likely to defend you against the overreach of the federal government? The Republicans in Congress or Oklahoma’s legislators?
I suspect this legislative session might have been the most successful in recent years in terms of transparency. Three key transparency bills will be going…
Each year legislators sponsor just over 2,000 bills. Many never receive a vote and a State Representative can expect to cast about 1000 votes during…
Mark Cuban gave an interview to Inc. Magazine last week. The resulting article attributed to Cuban the statement, “There’s no law against stupid!”
Last August, I compared the final days of legislative session to a spring storm in Oklahoma and told of the many Oklahomans who have learned…
This is the time of year when legislators start to focus on what should arguably be the most important part of their job, the development…
Over the past eight years I have enjoyed the opportunity to closely observe the work of five separate Speakers of the House and their leadership…
It’s the time of year when legislators’ email inboxes are overflowing with requests to vote one way or another. Email provides immediate access and it’s…
There has been overwhelming interest expressed in a town hall meeting to address the recent earthquake swarms which have been plaguing this area of the…
State Representatives Lee Denney, Dale DeWitt, Jason Murphey and State Senator A.J. Griffin today thanked the Guthrie School board for weighing in on the Legislature’s…
This year’s legislative session has passed its midpoint and in just a few weeks Oklahomans will be able to breathe a sigh of relief as…
Not just too long ago, on a nice weekend day, a member of the local constituency stopped to fuel up at an area gas station….