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The real story of how a bill becomes law

This week state representatives will cast their first floor votes of the new legislative year. The floor vote represents an important step in the process…


Senate Minutes with Senator AJ Griffin

The 2015 legislative session is now underway at the Capitol.  While we had one organizational day in January to elect leadership and adopt rules, the…




Two million visits to Facebook

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…





It is not always what it seems

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…



When faith meets politics

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…