Local state Representative Jason Murphey has been appointed to a third term as Chairman of the House of Representatives Government Modernization Committee. Murphey was re-appointed by…
Last week, I wrote of the House of Representatives’ creation of new committees designed to expand legislative purview at the state level. Specifically, I pointed…
Last week, Representative T.W. Shannon, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced the House committee structure for the next legislative session. This event…
This week marks the first deadline when state legislators (Representatives and Senators) must submit notice of their intent to file bills for the 2013 legislative…
When many of House District 31 residents, who also live in Logan County, received their new property tax assessments last April, they noticed a refreshing…
Perhaps no effort to shrink the size of state government has been more aggressive than the attempt to consolidate the state’s massive information technology infrastructure….
Last Wednesday, the new members of the House of Representatives took the oath of office. Unlike Congress, the Oklahoma Legislature does not conduct lame duck…
There are many within state government who understand that the long term fiscal impact of the federal health care law will be devastating. While the…
Each day, taxpayers give up millions of dollars due to cost of living increases because of government regulation and taxation. Most taxpayers never realize that…
This article is a continuation of last week’s column that answers some of the questions I am receiving about next week’s elections.
As election day approaches, I continue to receive questions from constituents about the items on the ballot and the election process.
You have heard that sunshine is the best disinfectant to corruption in government. In recent years, the House of Representatives Government Modernization Committee has approved…
On November 14, I will take the oath of office for the next term of the Legislature. I have now served six years as your…
When a lawmaker decides to accept lobbyist gifts, he enters into a type of welfare system. Like all welfare systems, this tends to destroy the…
This is the time of year when voters start researching and asking about the state questions which will be on the November ballot. Unlike two…
Back in February I wrote an article describing the influence of certain lobbyists over the legislative process. I wrote that lobbyists, ” . . ….
This is the time of year when voters start researching and asking about the state questions which will be on the November ballot. Unlike two…
I believe our nation’s founding fathers designed Congress to be made up of citizens from varied professions and occupations. This concept was applied to the…
The issue of pork earmarks or legislative pass-throughs has received a bit of public scrutiny within the past few weeks after the Oklahoma Council on Public…
Imagine the challenge faced by the citizen who feels the call to become civically involved and hold government accountable only to be denied access to…