Next week’s town hall meeting and polling location changes
You are invited to attend a town hall meeting next Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Waterloo Road…
State Government
Logan County Election Board preparing for new voting system
Voters in Logan County will soon be heading to the polls for the February 14th Special Election and School Election and in the process will…
Consolidation enables open source software strategy
When the Legislature and the Governor approved the consolidation of Oklahoma’s state information technology infrastructure, they created a series of opportunities for cost savings and…
Poll finds strong support for performance audits initiative
OKLAHOMA CITY – A recently conducted poll shows strong support for an impending legislative initiative.
Bring your ID to vote on Valentine’s Day
You may have seen recent news stories about the federal government’s attempt to stop South Carolina’s new voter ID law. The action represents a new…
Eliminating the income tax enables property tax reform
Last week I wrote about the recently released plan from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and former Reagan economic advisor Arthur Laffer (the author of…
The new election day polling locations
As you may be aware, on February 14th, Valentine’s Day, all Republican voters in Logan County will be eligible to vote in the Republican primary…
This is the year to eliminate the state income tax without increasing other taxes
I have always believed the elimination of the state income tax is not only doable, but also imperative.
City shares ordinances on signs for upcoming elections
Election time is right around the corner and Guthrie officials are looking to inform candidates and the public about political signs in hopes of minimizing any confusion, conflict,…
State government needs a performance audit
One of the most important components of this year’s House government modernization effort will involve acting on a request from State Auditor Gary Jones.
Open government laws should apply To legislature
Last year, I filed Legislation that would apply Oklahoma’s open meetings and records laws to the Legislature. As you are probably aware, these are the…
Want to limit lobbyist power? Shrink the size of government!
I really enjoy watching political documentaries. I recently watched, The Best Government Money Can Buy. This documentary does a great job showing the considerable influence…
What is Next?
In my last update I described the conclusion of this year’s interim study process that occurred one week ago on Thursday. I wrote about the…
A rewarding day
I consider last Thursday to have been the most exciting and rewarding days that I have experienced as a legislator.
Study Finds Taxpayers Continue to Save Millions
Oklahoma taxpayers continue to save millions of dollars due to recent purchasing reforms, according to the state’s purchasing director.
Putting An End to Lobbyist Gift-Giving
Twice each year the media publishes a list of personal gifts received by legislators from registered lobbyists. The reason this list is published each six…
186 State laws take effect November 1st
New Oklahoma laws – 186 total – took effect today (November 1, 2011), ranging from sweeping civil lawsuits to restrictions on abortion, reducing the state’s…
City and County realizing savings for taxpayers
If you have read very many of these updates in the past, you are familiar with the savings to taxpayers due to the modernization of…
This year’s modernization interim studies
The Government Modernization Committee will conduct a series of interim studies next month.These studies are designed to bring attention to the implementation of past modernization…
The positive impact of the new legislators
The Legislature has greatly benefited this year from the influx of a large number of freshmen members elected during the 2010 election cycle. Because they…