SB 888 to end wind tax credit refundability stalls
With lawmakers intending to adjourn the 2018 regular session Friday, the Oklahoma Senate attempted to send SB 888 to Gov. Mary Fallin today, but...
Capitol podcast: Wind, guns, budget and a 72-ounce steak
Hungry for details coming out of the Oklahoma Legislature? We've got you covered, even if finding time to sit down and talk through important...
Trustee: OKC needs Sunday service for public transit
The City of Oklahoma City's bus system does not operate on Sundays. If we are not forward-thinking and responsible, our city’s new MAPS 3...
New medical cannabis framework creates Capitol buzz
Medical cannabis advocates and state business leaders have been reviewing 300-plus pages of potential legislation that would establish a regulatory framework for medicinal marijuana...
In rebuttal, lawyer favors protecting religious agencies with SB 1140
(Editor's note: The following commentary was submitted as a response to an attorney's commentary that examined constitutionality concerns with SB 1140. That bill was...
Columbine and the ‘Year from Hell’ at John Marshall
This year’s 19th anniversary of the April 20, 1999, Columbine mass murders renewed anxieties surrounding gun violence in the nation’s political consciousness, especially coupled...
Guns and butter: House hears controversial bills
Guns and butter.
While the old adage is that the government ought to focus on guns during wartime and butter during times of peace, the...
As OU president, James Gallogly will create his own media legacy
It happened almost in the blink of an eye: A video surfaced of University of Oklahoma fraternity members singing a racist chant. OU President...
SQ 788: Chamber VP questions language, employer rights
The question of whether Oklahoma should legalize medical marijuana will be on the ballot this June as State Question 788 (embedded at the end...
Oklahoma FY 2019 budget bill revealed, praised, critiqued
The Oklahoma Legislature is expected to hear its FY 2019 budget bill in joint appropriations committees Tuesday, putting the body on track to pass...
