Jason Murphey

Earlier this year I wrote about one of the major factors which led to state government’s recent “day of fiscal reckoning.” I described the decades…

Many taxpayers believe the Legislature operates as described in American Government class. They learn that a bill becomes law after first being approved in a…

Those who visit the capitol at lunch or dinner time are likely to notice the dependency/entitlement mindset of some of its occupants. The careful observer…

The power to appropriate money provides the Legislature with one of the strongest tools with which they exercise input over state agency conduct. In some…

Last winter I took a phone call with great news. It was a call from a new House candidate in another district who said, “Jason,…

Several years ago, a legislator approached my seat in the House chamber.

“Good housekeeping always involves throwing out some junk.” This statement was the response of a friend as he replied to last week’s article about the…

I am a big fan of the CSPAN online video library and archive. The archive contains numerous State of the State addresses — the annual…

From time to time I am asked to speak to various groups regarding the state budget process. I always encourage the audience to become knowledgeable…

There is some very good news from this session: the first meaningful step in the effort to reverse term limits was unexpectedly and overwhelmingly defeated!

Since it is the Presidential election year, I wanted to answer a question that I have received regarding the election process. I suspect that if…

It was one of the most interesting presentations I observed this year: a veteran state transportation official spoke to a mixed group of long term…

Last week I wrote of the impending new legislative leadership. These new leaders will take office in the House and Senate in November.

Readers may have noticed my sparsest of references to the recently concluded legislative session. During the recent month I have given the events of this…

In recent years I have been a part of an ongoing effort to repeal state laws. The most recent round of these repealers will be…

I have enjoyed the opportunity to observe the leadership of five different Speakers of the House. I have attempted to learn all I can about…

I wrote an article in 2011 about a new, disturbing trend of political correctness which I strongly believed presented a real danger to the ability…

Like the many before it, this year’s Presidential election will be held in accordance with the constitutional principles of states’ rights as represented by the…

During the past few weeks, legislators made numerous efforts to scrounge up extra cash for the government by eliminating tax deductions, increasing fees, and stepping…