State Government


Absolute power

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…



Working on Saturday vs. Transparency

The circumstances of Wednesday, May 22 brought me to the stark realization that two important concepts of reform have been abandoned by the Legislature.








Logan County tax reform to go into law

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has signed the proposal to reform county government election law. House Bill 1400, proposed by State Representative Jason Murphey and State…


Never, ever retaliate

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…




My checklist for voting no

I want to refer those in the Edmond and Guthrie areas to an article just released on Monday by Energy Wire reporter Mike Soraghan. Soraghan…


My checklist for voting no

I want to refer those in the Edmond and Guthrie areas to an article just released on Monday by Energy Wire reporter Mike Soraghan. Soraghan…


The tyranny of the acronyms

I still vividly recall very wise advice which I received years ago on a hot afternoon in Mulhall, Oklahoma.