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Oklahoma City presented 'Verizon Smart City” award  -  
Staff Report
03-Sep-2015
Everybody's life matters.  -  
Ernest Istook
01-Sep-2015
'Truth North' – Oklahomans comment on the death of State Labor Commissioner Mark Costello  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Aug-2015
The Legacy of John Howard, 1921-2015  -  
Allan C. Carlson
24-Aug-2015
Istook's Insights: The internet is not Vegas, Crony Capitalists, & Mission Impossible: To the left of Obama?  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Aug-2015
Teachers share the importance of AG in the classroom  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Aug-2015
John Kerry's speech at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Aug-2015
Critics say Oklahoma's state government earthquake response is inadequate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Aug-2015
They felt the earth move, under their feet – Fallin's Council acknowledges correlation between quakes and deep disposal wells  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Aug-2015
Oklahoma’s new fiscal year begins with drop in tax receipts  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
05-Aug-2015
AG Department sponsors Farmers Markets Week through August 8, to the delight of ‘picky’ people  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Aug-2015
Istook Insight: Should government dictate raises for fast-food workers?  -  
Ernest Istook
01-Aug-2015
Istook Insight: Your land is their land?  -  
Ernest Istsook
30-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Misleading statistics, seniors and Second Amendment, sex vs. religion, extreme makeovers  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Jul-2015
Dolese Bros. Co. hosts Fallin, Costello to celebrate $20 million investment at Coleman Quarry  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jul-2015
Regional survey shows patients prefer full access to medications containing pseudoephedrine  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report, adapted form The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
14-Jul-2015
ANALYSIS: In House District 85 race, candidates stress conservative themes – and ties to David Dank  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Treasurer says gross receipts slip again in June  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jul-2015
Istook’s Insights: Sanctuary vs. Anarchy, let’s hear it for the ladies, and decrying red tape  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Unfair and Unbalanced, Religious liberty at risk, destruction of democracy  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Jul-2015
ANALYSIS: Business Bills Omitted from the 2015 RIED List  -  
Mike Ray, Oklahoma House Democratic Staff
01-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: The wearing of the green, and punishing us all  -  
Ernest Istook
23-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Law and order collapsing? And, bans on Transfat, as Uncle Sam ails  -  
Ernest Istook
22-Jun-2015
Senator Nathan Dahm's annual assessment of the Legislature  -  
David Van Risseghem
21-Jun-2015
Speaker Hickman to sort through 122 Interim Study proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Norman, Edmond, Midwest City lauded for recycling excellence  -  
Darla Shelden
18-Jun-2015
Rep. Seneca Scott proposes Interim Study for 'e-construction' and 'road diets' in Transportation  -  
Staff Report
18-Jun-2015
COMMENTARY: Free Market wins in 2015 Oklahoma legislative session  -  
John Tidwell
17-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Option Revisions Adopted  -  
Bill Minick
17-Jun-2015
Residents in Canadian and Kingfisher counties seek permanent injunction against wind company  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Runaway regs, OSHA's bathroom 'guidance,' Obama's power, mud puddles as a federal issue  -  
Ernest Istook
12-Jun-2015
Gov. Fallin signs Rep. Marian Cooksey’s proposal boosting Proton Therapy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jun-2015
A tale of two states (Oregon and Oklahoma) – From the Consumer Health Care Products Association  -  
Compiled by CapitolBeatOK
10-Jun-2015
Former Gov. David Walters honored with the 2015 “Paragon Award” from Leadership Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jun-2015
News9's “Hot Seat” – Evaporation technology offers alternative to wastewater injection  -  
Staff Report
08-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Consumer Financial Protection Board is watching you, No savings on insurance  -  
Ernest istook
06-Jun-2015
Istook's Insights: Attacks on police, the shrinking middle class, and the Internet giveaway  -  
Ernest Istook
03-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Democratic leaders blast 2015 Legislature's final budget, Republican agenda  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2015
Istook's Insights: Memorial Day, and Tribal gaming  -  
Ernest Istook
25-May-2015
Analysis: As winds blow, and waters flow, the dollars grow ... Subsidies erode, but don't end  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-May-2015
Ben Carson wins straw poll at regional GOP conference in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2015
Working late, to leave early: Oklahoma state budget proposal assailed but may pass soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2015
Southern Republican Leadership Conference: Oklahoma's Estela Hernandez is a key player  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2015
Sister Cities OKC honors former Gov. George Nigh with Global Vision award  -  
Darla Shelden
15-May-2015
Insights: Focus on the dangerous, not the ordinary – and business tracking of employee  -  
Ernest Istook
15-May-2015
Sen. Kyle Loveless presses to ensure due process in asset forfeiture cases  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-May-2015
This Journalist's Creed: In Love, Meeting Jesus, Along The Way  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Oklahoma leaders press to support traditional agricultural practices in modern times  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Historic 'Right-to-Farm' amendment heads to statewide ballot  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
An Insight and some questions: Obama or Oil? Bust or Boom?  -  
Ernest Istook
03-May-2015
PartnerSource President Applauds Supreme Court Decision to give Oklahoma "The Option  -  
Staff Report
29-Apr-2015
Oklahoma Roads and Bridges Still Threatened, AOGC says  -  
Staff Report
26-Apr-2015
Legislature sends Fallin tax incentive evaluation proposal, honoring David Dank's legacy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Apr-2015
Governor Fallin signs measure updating asbestos abatement provisions, agencies reach accord  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Apr-2015
Istook's Insights: Imaginary friends, hostile work environments, early birds for president, tangled webs we weave  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Apr-2015
Our City remembers the Murrah Bombing, honoring the victims, their families and local response  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Apr-2015
Praising Darla: Honoring a reporter, and a friend  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2015
In the News: Hannah Morris joins Americans for Prosperity as Oklahoma Field Director  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Apr-2015
Comment from Chicago: 'Insurance Rideshare Coverage Agreement Helps Protect the Public'  -  
Adapted by CapitolBeatOK Staff
06-Apr-2015
Association of Oklahoma General Contractors launches public information campaign  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Apr-2015
Joe Hight, veteran Oklahoma journalist, to address coverage of disasters and tragedies at SPJ conference Saturday  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Mar-2015
House Committee approves measure to address pesticide disposal, raise fee for Agriculture  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Mar-2015
Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists host Region 8 Spring Conference  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: EPA looks at limiting shower time  -  
Ernest Istook
24-Mar-2015
McGuigan named to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame  -  
Billie Rodely
18-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: Racism, Abe's lament, Hillary's emails, Google and Security, Big Top Loss  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Mar-2015
Analysis: Why Workers' Compensation Reform and "The Option" is the Best Option  -  
Bill Minick
11-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: ObamaCare do-over? And, the impact of cap-and-trade  -  
Ernest Istook
07-Mar-2015
Senator Bingman's scrutiny of credits and incentives advances, as colleagues scrutinize budgets of lead agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: White House claims it can raise taxes without Congress, security taken hostage, redistribution by fiat  -  
Ernest Istook
03-Mar-2015
Rep. David Brumbaugh’s measure would uphold private property rights  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Rep. Dunnington frustrated with demise of 'workplace equality' measures  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Feb-2015
Senate committee advances plan to review tax credits  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Feb-2015
Rep. Kirby's proposal would allow wine shipments to certain customers  -  
Staff Report
12-Feb-2015
In memory yet green: Ronald Reagan at 105  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2015
COMMENTARY Gov. Fallin campaigned on the economy, now she has to live with it  -  
Joe Dorman
04-Feb-2015
Rep. Cory Williams presses to require offer of earthquake insurance  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Feb-2015
Stone Walls and Open Records: State DEQ rebuffs Oklahoma Department of Labor request for information on asbestos work  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2015
The 2015 State of the State Address  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
02-Feb-2015
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma Workers' Compensation: Not At Risk  -  
Bill Minick
31-Jan-2015
California judges with traditional values are purged, and consumers could pay more for blinds  -  
Ernest Istook
28-Jan-2015
Letters from America: Starting a New Year with confidence  -  
Barack H. Obama
17-Jan-2015
Restore Constitutional government, and put the people first  -  
Steve Russell
17-Jan-2015
Editor’s Notebook: OCPA choice tours, OCU leads, Ben Carson boosts home educators, Fallin hails ‘diverse schooling’ options  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2015
Mary Fallin delivers second inaugural address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jan-2015
Oklahoma economy grew in 2014, Treasurer Ken Miller reports revenue details  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jan-2015
Insights: Why Egg prices are rising by 40 percent or more, and feds bribe the states  -  
Ernest Istook
06-Jan-2015
New analysis documents rising economic clout of Hispanic households in Oklahoma and the nation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2015
House Minority Leader Scott Inman names Democratic members to committee posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2015
Regional consumer debt remains steady in third quarter, Oklahoma debt below average  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jan-2015
Energy and Environment: A natural link?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2015
Oklahoma City's Top 10 Stories – 2014 in review, from The City Sentinel  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan The City Sentinel
29-Dec-2014
Everything including the kitchen sink, and the water in it; playing with pot  -  
Ernest Istook
29-Dec-2014
Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman announces Republican committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2014
Your Vote Counts: Administrative Consolidation, OSSAA, AG/Big Oil Alliance, mascot debated  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2014
Insights: Justice for New York Woman, Green greed fails, Oil drilling helps consumers  -  
Ernest Istook
17-Dec-2014
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Dec-2014
Oklahoma General Revenues Fund (GRF) receipts flat in November, slightly less than prior year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Dec-2014
Treasurer’s Gross Receipts Report for November: Strong sales, soft oil prices  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Dec-2014
Senator-elect James Lankford questions long-term viability of Renewable Fuel Standard  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Dec-2014
Rep. Morrissette hopeful for Oklahoma passenger rail  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2014
Editor's Notebook: Brenda's Business advocacy, Mayor Mick's bride, better health for aging  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Nov-2014
October General Revenue Fund collections beat estimate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Nov-2014
COMMENTARY: Taking the Helm  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
10-Nov-2014
Oklahoma Forum: McGuigan joins Pryor, Ashley for post-election OETA analysis  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Nov-2014
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury Continue To Climb  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Nov-2014
Fallin touts economics, Dorman points to education agenda  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2014
State Chamber Foundation boosts study projecting manufacturing gains  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2014
It is what it is: U.S. Judge says IRS ObamaCare rule is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2014
Editor’s Notebook: Rhetorical Jabs, Votes by Mail, Small Business, Seismic Activity  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2014
August gross receipts to the treasury show growth  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Sep-2014
Political neophyte backs Democrats, garners “dark money,” and wants to be GOP state Senate nominee  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2014
General Revenue Funds up to start Fiscal Year 2015  -  
12-Aug-2014
New rules, new challenges: Commissioner Dana Murphy will host session on EPA rule  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Aug-2014
State food expert leads professional organizations  -  
Capitol Beat Staff Report
09-Aug-2014
Almost like a song: Miller reports better July gross receipts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Aug-2014
Oklahoma state Department of Labor to host Interstate Labor Standards Association conference  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Aug-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin applauds Koch Jobs announcement in Enid  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Aug-2014
In Town Halls, meetings and interviews, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn begins a long goodbye  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Aug-2014
United Way supports ‘Remerge’ program clients  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Aug-2014
Pat McGuigan plans to intensify his focus on state and local journalism  -  
Staff Report
01-Aug-2014
COMMENTARY: Corporation Commissioner Douglas running on our time less work  -  
David Arnett
31-Jul-2014
What can be done about new epidemic of unfair foreclosures?  -  
Stacy Martin
30-Jul-2014
Analyzing another mess that’s bigger and badder than the last one  -  
Stacy Martin
30-Jul-2014
Surgery Center of Oklahoma: Savings to county government exceed $570,000 in five months  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jul-2014
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb ends terms as organizational chairman  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Jul-2014
Pruitt praises Appeals Court ruling on Affordable Care Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Jul-2014
Housing of immigrants at Fort Sill questioned, opposed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jul-2014
Bipartisan group of state leaders support immigration reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jul-2014
OK state general revenue up for FY 2014, but slightly below estimate  -  
Staff Report
15-Jul-2014
Gov. Fallin makes several new appointments  -  
Staff Report
11-Jul-2014
American Federation for Children aims to advance school choice in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2014
Transition Continues for New Workers’ Compensation System  -  
Staff Report
09-Jul-2014
Rep. Ben Sherrer to ask for special session addressing adult, sexually-oriented businesses  -  
House Minority Staff Report
07-Jul-2014
Polemical, Powerful and Provocative: “America, the Movie”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jul-2014
Five years after Great Recession, Oklahoma continues steady economic expansion  -  
Staff Report
02-Jul-2014
Sparks of hope: Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District Primary, Last Words: Micah 6:8  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Fifth C.D. -- Shane Jett aims at fiscal policy, immigration reform and national security  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Fifth C.D. – Clark Jolley stresses “conservative record of accomplishment”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Fifth C.D.: Col. Russell seeks to carry leadership tradition to Congress  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Fifth C.D.: Commissioner Patrice Douglas says she will fight federal overreach in Congress  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
Labor Commissioner Costello endorses Todd Hiett for Corporation Commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2014
Economist Arthur Laffer endorses James Lankford in U.S. Senate race  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff report
18-Jun-2014
COMMENTARY: Anything Left in the cupboard?  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
16-Jun-2014
Oklahoma utilities say compliance with EPA standards will drive rate increases  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Jun-2014
OK General Revenue Fund: In May, after refunds, corporate income tax yields no $$  -  
Staff Report
11-Jun-2014
New EPA regulations will likely trigger lawsuits, eventual U.S. Supreme Court decision  -  
Eric Boehm
10-Jun-2014
Wednesday’s work: Governor signs two bills, vetoes five  -  
House Minority Staff
06-Jun-2014
In May Oklahoma state government gross receipts continued to rise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jun-2014
Traveling this Season? Keep yourself and others safe while behind the wheel  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-May-2014
Insurance Commissioner John Doak says ObamaCare exchange costs average $1,095 per enrollee  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2014
For a better economy, Funk advocates “transformational mobility” in education, government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2014
Express Employment CEO, Bob Funk, Sr., cautions “College is not for everyone”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2014
OCPA’s Carnuccio praises MO Legislature for keeping ‘Heartland Tax Rebellion’ Burning  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-May-2014
“Vapor” Regulation Approved  -  
State House Minority Staff
29-Apr-2014
Blowing smoke: Times makes silly, one-sided claims about e-cigs  -  
Eric Boehm
29-Apr-2014
New FDA rules for e-cigs could give advantage to Big Tobacco  -  
Eric Boehm
29-Apr-2014
Readers Remember the Murrah Bombing  -  
Compiled by CapitolBeatOK.com
19-Apr-2014
Oklahoma’s economic outlook slips from 14th to 21st in ‘Rich States, Poor States’ assessment  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Apr-2014
‘100 Black Men’ Banquet scheduled Friday in Tulsa  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Apr-2014
Innovative, unique, even revolutionary: Surgery Center of Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2014
Watchdog.org takes home six awards at Virginia Press Association’s conference  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Apr-2014
Surgery Center of OK: Saving taxpayers real money, in real time  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2014
OK teachers’ union and allies contend public education spending is weak, but is it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Mar-2014
Some drama: Legislature advances bills to repeal Common Core, protect e-cigs and finance prison alternatives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2014
ObamaCare to hurt Oklahoma Wage Earners  -  
Mark Costello
23-Feb-2014
OK Senate income tax measure would increase taxes for some  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2014
OK Pension proposals would shift systems toward sustainability, reformers say  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2014
Analysis: OK Republicans to squabble over agency cuts, lower taxes, energy incentives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2014
Governor Mary Fallin's State of the State Address  -  
Staff Report
03-Feb-2014
Oklahoma City Convention Center analysis: headquarters hotel a must, along with operating subsides from taxpayers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jan-2014
Horizontal oil and gas drilling incentives debated among Republicans  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jan-2014
Remembering the man who helped make real ‘the promises of democracy’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2014
Cut up the credit cards: states have $5 trillion in debts taxpayers will have to pay  -  
Eric Boehm
13-Jan-2014
Federal OSHA should stand down from proposed “name and shame” rule  -  
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello
09-Jan-2014
COMMENTARY: If an Oklahoma income tax cut never happens, blame politicians, not the state Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jan-2014
The Top 10 moments of government waste from 2013  -  
Dustin Hurst
03-Jan-2014
A million stories in Oklahoma City -- including 2013’s top 10  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jan-2014
From the state capitol beat, Oklahoma’s Top 10 public policy stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin bans use of e-cigarettes on public property  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Dec-2013
Brenda Reneau’s Legacy  -  
Steve Fair
10-Dec-2013
Oklahoma State University Regents defend on-campus ban of e-cigarettes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Dec-2013
Will a Detroit judge’s green light to bankruptcy result in red lights for pension debt elsewhere, including Oklahoma?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Dec-2013
Dr. Smith goes to Washington: OK’s favorite (doctor) son rises to national prominence advocating for free markets  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY Red and blue all over: ‘We, the people’ before we the government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Nov-2013
Oklahomans and ObamaCare: Where we’ve been, where we’re going  -  
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Analysis
22-Nov-2013
New study counters health arguments against e-cigarettes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2013
Oklahoma City Council may consider e-cigarette ban  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Nov-2013
In lawsuits and amicus briefs, OK AG Pruitt pushes back at Obama Administration  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Nov-2013
Tahlequah, OK steps away from e-cigarette ban, OK Advocates of ‘Vaping’ cheer  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Nov-2013
With only 346 Oklahomans signed up, leaders decry ‘ObamaCare debacle’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Nov-2013
‘Vape’ activists seek tolerance, and a ‘less insane’ e-cigarette ordinance in Tahlequah, OK  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Nov-2013
Another Oklahoma town will consider e-cigarette ban, “vape” advocates offer alternatives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Nov-2013
Tax revenues grow, but appropriated funds may tighten  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Veggies, Muppets and the White House: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Nov-2013
For Sooner State’s fans of e-cigarettes, good news and bad news  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Oct-2013
Back in the saddle again: Former OK House Speaker Benge named Fallin’s Secretary of State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Oct-2013
Ada’s ban on tobacco use includes e-cigarettes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: Whether start-up nation or pipeline nation, Israel’s economy booms, shadowed by Iran’s push for nukes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Oct-2013
As allies send nuanced messages, will OK Gov. Mary Fallin stick to her guns on Medicaid expansion?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Sep-2013
New workers comp system challenged in OK courts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2013
University of Oklahoma won't cut hours to avoid Obamacare regs, but one small college implements limits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2013
State AFL-CIO leaders agree ACA is “not perfect”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Sep-2013
Tax take is down: OK general revenue collections drop 10 percent in August  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Sep-2013
Pat McGuigan on OETA’s Oklahoma Forum Sunday  -  
Billie Rodely
14-Sep-2013
COMMENTARY: As jousts over judicial role continue, reinstated state lawsuit limits might trigger … lawsuits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Sep-2013
Everything Old is New Again: Special session restores 2009 lawsuit reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Sep-2013
Insurance Commissioner Doak says his ObamaCare “fears have been confirmed”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Sep-2013
State Insurance Department officials clarify licensed functions, pledges “cease and desist” orders for violators  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Sep-2013
Dreams can come true: Workers Compensation administrative shift to trigger quick savings  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Sep-2013
State Treasurer Ken Miller reports second straight month of record-setting tax receipts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Sep-2013
COMMENTARY: For Oklahoma, the good news is the bad news from Kansas was wrong  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Sep-2013
Under the dome: Bills under consideration for the special session  -  
Patrick B . McGuigan
03-Sep-2013
A.G. Pruitt presses to clear the haze from EPA regional standards fight  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2013
More than digital genius, in a wondrous life, ‘Steve Jobs’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Aug-2013
Finance Secretary announces $2.7 million boost to Rainy Day Fund  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Aug-2013
COMMENTARY: With scores of important storylines, ‘citizen journalism’ is working  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Aug-2013
Oklahoma state tax collections: A record-shattering 12 months  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Aug-2013
COMMENTARY: Memories, meaning and momentum, in a transforming news business  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Aug-2013
Gov. Mary Fallin announces national education and training agenda, as Democrats seek a credible opponent  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Aug-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Fallin becomes chair, Pruitt testifies, Hamm helps  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jul-2013
Oklahoma special session likely, despite opposition  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jul-2013
Neither Weiners nor whiners here -- AFP-OK and A.G. Pruitt rebuff EPA’s shaft job  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: ObamaCare’s fate? Legal challenges and ultimate reversal  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jul-2013
Tulsa man quips “Civic Hackers Invade White House”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jul-2013
Oklahoma’s economic dynamism -- in the eyes of the beholders?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jul-2013
White House set to honor Tulsa man as ‘Champion of Change’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jul-2013
Hobby Lobby secures preliminary injunction against abortion mandate in ‘ObamaCare’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jul-2013
OK Gov. Fallin now has the call on special session to remedy Court’s tort slap down  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jul-2013
A Bit Confused and Still Missin’ the Hippies  -  
G. Keith Smith, M.D.
17-Jul-2013
OK Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb hosts colleagues at national conference  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2013
Oklahoma coalition forms to declare ‘Syria – Not our War!’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jul-2013
Finance Secretary Doerflinger floats possible changes in energy incentives, industry reacts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2013
Varied reactions to delayed health care mandate: relief, reserve, rejoicing  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jul-2013
Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts: up for the year, down for the month  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: Ivory Tower of Nonsense  -  
G. Keith Smith, M.D.
26-Jun-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Anti-war rally, Common Core conundrum, mayoral maneuvers in OKC, Taiwan ties  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2013
Conservative critic says ObamaCare not a “CLASS” act  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2013
OK Dueling Docs react to HHS Report’s identification of Medicare discrepancies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY A Cheyenne & Arapaho Summer: Tribes’ frozen funds impede western Oklahoma economy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Jun-2013
“Black Friday” reform signed into law after years of debate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2013
Sen. David Holt details “Black Friday” reform struggle  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2013
UPDATE: OK ‘Lifeline’ changes signed into law  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY: OK Grading the 2013 State Legislature and Gov. Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
Chabad Center arranges major gift of Kosher meat, poultry, dairy products for OKC Regional Food Bank  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-May-2013
Moore state representatives thank donors, first responders, volunteers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2013
No one sent them a memo, they just stepped up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-May-2013
Income tax receipts boost government revenue in April  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-May-2013
Senate clears omnibus budget, Gov. Fallin will sign soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
Gov. Fallin signs income tax cut to take effect in 2015  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-May-2013
COMMENTARY: Wishy Washy ObamaCare Buddies  -  
G. Keith Smith, M.D.
10-May-2013
COMMENTARY: From the Heartland, competitive federalism, where everything old is new again  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Obama administration denies extension of Insure Oklahoma program for working poor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Driven by education and health care, OK government spending to jump at least $250 million  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-May-2013
Business group counters AFL-CIO critique of likely workers’ compensation reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Apr-2013
‘Workers Comp, not lawyers’ comp’ -- administrative reform nears passage as business advocates cheer, legislative Democrats holler  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Apr-2013
Reps. Pittman, Matthews assume leadership of Legislative Black Caucus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Apr-2013
Governor, Speaker, Pro Temp announce accord on taxes, workers’ comp and infrastructure  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Apr-2013
Citizenship dinner to honor Ed Feulner, former Sen. Jim DeMint to give keynote address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Apr-2013
House Bill 1419 could curb ‘doctor shopping’ prescription drug abuses  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Apr-2013
As state’s Higher Education officials tout economic impact, some doubts raised  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Apr-2013
House Judiciary Committee approves Speaker’s workers comp reform, 11-4  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Apr-2013
General Revenue fund shows big jump in corporate income taxes  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Apr-2013
Treasurer's report: March Gross Receipts show "positives," including gross production and corporate income tax collections  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Apr-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Closing time, lobbying day, haze hearing, hard core on Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Mar-2013
OK: For the 2014 budget -- $200 million more, or $200 million less?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2013
Rep. Morrissette, Sen. McAffrey push Anti-Hunger Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Mar-2013
Conservatives cheer as State Chamber of Oklahoma supports 'Shannon-Fallin tax cut'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2013
Tax refunds, drop in NatGas production reduces general revenues; sales taxes healthy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Mar-2013
Asthma and Allergy Foundation's poll finds state opposition to some “prescription-only” proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2013
Reach out and touch someone – Oklahoma House passes reforms in Lifeline ‘free’ phone program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Medicaid Expansion: Principle, People and Peril  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
Oklahoma policy conference about visions, hopes for women  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2013
Kate Obenshain works for ‘brighter future’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2013
Workers Comp Administrative proposal clears Senate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2013
Senate Administrative Workers’ Comp act unveiled, hearing Tuesday  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Feb-2013
Bingman’s modest agenda grows more complex as session advances  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Democratic Leader Scott Inman jabs at tax cut, defends water plan, backs Capitol spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Speaker’s bill a reform of unemployment comp system – or ‘Kabuki-theatre set-up?”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Feb-2013
Gen. Rita Aragon anticipates State of the Union comments on sequestration, role of women in the military  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2013
Grover Norquist's tax cut advocacy comes to Oklahoma state Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2013
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2013 State of the State address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2013
Labor Commissioner Costello, legislative Democrats honor free market surgery center for entrepreneurial excellence  -  
25-Jan-2013
State Auditor Gary Jones hit the ground running – and hasn’t let up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Federal court upholds Wisconsin's Act 10 in its entirety  -  
Ryan Ekvall, Wisconsin Reporter
21-Jan-2013
Where courage wanes, freedom is stifled  -  
House Speaker T.W. Shannon
21-Jan-2013
Editor’s Notebook: terrible talk, Tulsa tops, Kern’s concern, Senate’s site  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jan-2013
Framing the Picture: Speaker Shannon makes history, as outline of 2013 legislative session emerges  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2013
COMMENTARY: Markets, mandates and the right doctors  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2013
Commissioner Maughan begins second term in key county post  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2013
COMMENTARY: New Year’s Objectives, perhaps resolutions  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2013
Oklahoma City's Top 10 stories: Devon makes history, OCU expands, and the Thunder rolls  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
29-Dec-2012
Surgery Center offers transparency, efficiency, affordability  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2012
Chamber says “best practices” report can guide state economic development  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Dec-2012
News Analysis: A layman’s journey through Oklahoma’s right-to-work data  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2012
COMMENTARY: Right to work transformed Oklahoma, and can do the same for Michigan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Dec-2012
State Sales Tax Collections continue to surge  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Dec-2012
Oklahoma paper smears conservative groups as “controversial” for advocating bipartisan education reforms  -  
Brandon Dutcher
09-Dec-2012
'TIS THE SEASON: Friendly cooperation from Costello, Edmondson  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Repport
08-Dec-2012
Fill It Up! Fallin joins OnCue to celebrate emergence of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as auto fuel  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Dec-2012
Analysis: If things in Oklahoma are so good, why are they so (potentially) bad?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2012
Democrats Inman, Dorman disappointed in Fallin’s call; Commissioner Doak supportive  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Nov-2012
COMMENTARY: Driving a man to drink -- Is Oklahoma state Treasurer Ken Miller “growing in office?”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Nov-2012
Former House Speaker Kris Steele joins TEEM as executive director  -  
Staff Report
15-Nov-2012
Facebook fans have their say in final match  -  
Watchdog.org
23-Oct-2012
DEBATE: Hostility at Hofstra ends in a draw?  -  
Watchdog.org
17-Oct-2012
Speaker Steele honored as five Shawneee non-profits presented Kaiser grants  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Oct-2012
Economist calls on Congress to head off possible financial crisis  -  
Stacy Martin
10-Oct-2012
COMMENTARY: Tobacco harm reduction – no news, or good Snus?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Oct-2012
Commissioner Costello determined to let union cats out of the bag  -  
Stacy Martin
05-Oct-2012
DEBATE: Romney wins in Denver by TKO  -  
Watchdog.org
04-Oct-2012
COMMENTARY: Can the Legislature do more than one thing at a time?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2012
America’s most important ballot question that you’ve never heard of (yet)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Sep-2012
Energy independence no longer a dream  -  
Tom Price
30-Aug-2012
U.S. Energy policy is ‘not broke, just crazy’; critics offer antidotes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Aug-2012
COMMENTARY: Power to the people who build the dream  -  
Mary Fallin
28-Aug-2012
Historic compact ends legal fight between tribe, state of Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Aug-2012
Stacy Martin joins CapitolBeatOK full-time  -  
Staff Report
24-Aug-2012
COMMENTARY: “Who built that?” A grandson’s question sparks reflections on economic liberty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Aug-2012
Lt. Gov. Lamb praises Oklahoma firefighters, and Romney’s surge  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Aug-2012
Ryan: OK with Oklahoma Republicans -- and some Democrats, too?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Aug-2012
Paul Ryan in Oklahoma: Fight for Freedom “begins now”  -  
Paul Ryan
13-Aug-2012
OPUBCO completes production assets and real estate sale to American Fidelity Assurance Co.  -  
Stacy Martin
08-Aug-2012
Agriculture Commissioner to Rep. Reynolds: Agency will contract with Youth Expo  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jul-2012
In U.S. House, conservative Republican opposition could prevent passage of 2012 farm bill  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
18-Jul-2012
Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas defends U.S. House Agriculture Committee version of FARRM Act, presses for floor consideration  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jul-2012
Rep. Morrissette to guide four interim studies with “health and safety” focus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jul-2012
National commentator joins state think tank  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2012
In hiring analysis, Express Personnel anticipates growth for commercial, light industry jobs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jul-2012
State Chamber, Oklahoman editorial and federal HHS contend the health exchange is a done deal  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2012
Tom Coburn joins Republicans in Congress asking nation’s governors, including Oklahoma’s Mary Fallin, not to implement health care exchange  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2012
Insurance Commissioner Doak: More legal challenges of ObamaCare?  -  
David Arnett, TulsaToday
02-Jul-2012
Two Oklahoma City physicians applaud Supreme Court ruling  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jun-2012
Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry join federal and state “stand down” for safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Jun-2012
In Fifth District congressional race, challenger Tom Guild presses Democratic themes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2012
Institute finds nationwide state-level total of $900 billion in off-balance sheet debt; Oklahoma in lower-middle tier  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jun-2012
May general revenue climbs, Rainy Day Fund may reach pre-Recession level  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jun-2012
“The Grand Energy Transition” film (and book) present provocative and persuasive case for Natural Gas development  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jun-2012
State revenue collections rise, as gross production receipts slide  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jun-2012
Fallin signs bills boosting funding for Department of Transportation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jun-2012
Commissioner Costello Recognizes Teleflora  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2012
Fallin and legislative leaders announce budget accord  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-May-2012
Pruitt and other state Attorneys General urge Holder to appeal decision undermining state Capital Punishment laws  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-May-2012
Taiwan president says U.S. trade relations a priority for his second term  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2012
Thunder booms abroad  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2012
Taiwan-Oklahoma trade relationship strengthens despite world fiscal turmoil  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2012
Fallin, Steele, Bingman unveil tax proposal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-May-2012
General Revenue report indicates “banner year” for Oklahoma’s economy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-May-2012
Analysis: Romney can find comfort, and Obama concern, in Resurgent Republic's data  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2012
Doerflinger asserts “Oklahoma is more than OK”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Apr-2012
Snapshots: Personhood foes unite, human trafficking opposed, Chamber cheers intangible protections, Fallin’s powers enhanced  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2012
American Legislative Exchange Council counters attacks from Common Cause  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2012
Oklahomans Embrace Income Tax Cut Some opposition to cutting to 4.75% comes from those thinking it does not go far enough  -  
Pat McFerron
19-Apr-2012
As he seeks reelection to Congress, Oklahoma’s Tom Cole is optimistic for Republican chances to win the presidency, U.S. Senate and U.S. House  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Apr-2012
Scott Walker brings conservative message to Citizenship event in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Apr-2012
State leaders tout upcoming C-SPAN programming focused on Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2012
General Revenue remains strong, sales taxes growth by double digits again  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Apr-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Republican governors to visit, Democrats honor Dan Boren and Eason-McIntyre at Carl Albert Dinner  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Apr-2012
Gov. Mary Fallin Delivers Weekly Republican Address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Apr-2012
Fallin and Lopez unveil optimistic business survey, applaud Google expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Apr-2012
Visitors from Kansas and Missouri encourage Oklahoma income tax phase out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Apr-2012
Oklahoma Policy Institute speakers slam Laffer study, oppose income tax phase out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Apr-2012
Oklahoma’s Tax Freedom Day is April 8, Tax Foundation analyst says  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Apr-2012
Two-year Revenue Growth Streak Ends as Collections Fall  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Apr-2012
“Significant” income tax cut still within reach, as Fallin repeats her advocacy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2012
At a Capitol Blue Room event, AT&T announces expansion of “Aspire” grant program to boost high school graduation, college and career preparation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
29-Mar-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Open Shop affirmed for state/local projects, Americans Elect gets ballot line for November, jobs lost in Poteau  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Mar-2012
Southern crude oil pipeline work to take about one year, creating 4,000 jobs total, 600 or more of those will be in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2012
Oklahoma Rep. Lee Denney attends Obama speech, welcomes him to Cushing and applauds pipeline progress -- but disagrees on priorities  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Mar-2012
President Obama to detail “all of the above” strategy in visit to city, Cushing  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Mar-2012
Tulsa’s Sue Tibbs: tough lady, criminal justice reformer, loyal friend  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Mar-2012
Lt. Governor Lamb and Google Announce Oklahoma Launch of Online Tools for Returning Soldiers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Mar-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Senate advances income tax cut, conservation plan, pension back-fill  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2012
After debate, Oklahoma state Senate passes income tax phase out, 30-17  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2012
House Republicans press transformational state income tax phase out, hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2012
Dell retrenches, but ranks among highest Quality Jobs recipients  -  
Stacy Martin
12-Mar-2012
Analysis: For Ron Paul, with so much promise, what went wrong?  -  
Mike McCarville
09-Mar-2012
J.C. Watts and Herman Cain join Jackie Gingrich Cushman to rally support for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Pruitt goes national, city goes Foursquare, governor goes for western art … and Ohioans go to the polls  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2012
Steele discusses wide range of issues with reporters, is “extremely encouraged” by justice reinvestment intiative's advance in the Legislature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2012
Laffer plan clears House Appropriations and Budget Committee  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Feb-2012
Governor Mary Fallin’s tax plan clears House A&B panel  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Feb-2012
Former Corporation Commissioner Denise Bode boosts wind power in state visit  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2012
Oklahoma County Republicans celebrate Lincoln and Reagan, get charged up by analyst Dick Morris  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2012
Dick Morris says it’s still the economy …  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Feb-2012
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations seek partial summary judgment  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Feb-2012
While lawsuit reaches boiling point, other water issues scrutinized  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Feb-2012
State Finance: February brings all-time record in sales tax collections, all receipts up  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Feb-2012
Commentary: What Would Reagan Do?  -  
Marc Nuttle
14-Feb-2012
Governor Fallin supports Attorney General Pruitt’s request for “comprehensive stream adjudication”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Feb-2012
President Pro Temp Bingman details Republican agenda in CapitolBeatOK interview  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2012
State of the State Address 2012  -  
Governor Mary Fallin
06-Feb-2012
Details on Fallin’s income tax reforms will come on Monday  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2012
As caucus nears, Gingrich tells Nevadans he is best choice for GOP to reverse failed Obama policies  -  
Sean Whaley , Nevada News Bureau
02-Feb-2012
Indiana joins Oklahoma and Idaho in the ranks of right-to-work states  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2012
Corporation Commission release chides Rep. Proctor for pay raise claims  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jan-2012
Oklahoma Education Association income plummets $1 million in past year  -  
Stacy Martin
27-Jan-2012
Dank, Sears and Steele unveil measures to extend moratorium on some tax credits and put stricter criteria into state constitution  -  
Stacy Martin
27-Jan-2012
Drill Right Technology – nation’s first drilling Oil and Gas Wells firm to get to “SHARP” Certification  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2012
House leaders react to resignation of Howard Hendrick as DHS director  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2012
Dressed up and ready to dance: Both Boeing and Oklahoma were ready to party  -  
Stacy Martin
13-Jan-2012
Eleven years on, a fight that mattered: Right To Work in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2012
General Revenue collections end first half of Fiscal Year 2012 on high note  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2012
Analysis: Indiana Leads the Manufacturing Belt  -  
James Holman
10-Jan-2012
Right-to-work bill moves forward in Indiana  -  
Benjamin Yount
10-Jan-2012
Comings and goings in the News: Boeing, Langston, Laster  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2012
Miller says 2011 brought economic health, 2012 looks even better  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Jan-2012
Treasurer Miller reacts cautiously to Mazzei, Dank and OCPA tax proposals, says “major change” should require voter approval  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2012
CapitolBeatOK: Help Us Grow  -  
01-Jan-2012
Leading CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 for 2011: pension reform, economic boom, proposed income tax phase-out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
28-Dec-2011
Steele outlines process to allow Oklahoma taxpayers to keep “money that rightfully belongs to them”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2011
Chamber leaders oppose some proposed tax credit reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2011
Task Force on tax credits and incentives approves final report  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Dec-2011
45th IBCT’s calling cards bring Christmas cheer, Fallin applauds AT&T  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2011
Sullivan assumes leadership of Grand River Dam Authority  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Dec-2011
Jones: Audit of Grand River Dam Authority points to major problems during Easley era  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Dec-2011
Tulsa debt collection firm gets up to $9 million in state money from the Quality Jobs Program  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Dec-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Fallin for farms, Kids for Christmas  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2011
Oklahoma economy heads into a Merry Christmas season, Treasurer Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Dec-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Fallin on AMR bankruptcy, OCPA presses tax phaseout, task force meets, Costello assails “frontal attack” on family farm  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Nov-2011
World Reining League gets Capitol launch from Governor Mary Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2011
General Revenue grows in all categories, including oil, Doerflinger says  -  
CapitolBeatOK staff Report
15-Nov-2011
Commentary: Shaken But Not Broke: The Value of Earthquake Insurance  -  
John D. Doak, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
08-Nov-2011
Insurance Commissioner Doak releases “Oklahoma Earthquake Facts”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Nov-2011
Oklahoma rises above worldwide chaos  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Nov-2011
Miller: With revenue gap fading and a bright economic picture, Oklahoma is in an enviable place  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Nov-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Ban ends, protestors Occupy, Mitt visits, coal defended, cash portal, interview show premieres  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Oct-2011
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin elected chairman of southern energy board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Oct-2011
Fallin announces more appointments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Oct-2011
Making the intangible tangible: Oklahoma Task Force looks at problematic precedent, and tough taxation issues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2011
Federal Reserve national assessment: Things will be fine, unless they’re not  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Oct-2011
Indiana’s Mitch Daniels highlights Liberty Gala in Tulsa  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Oct-2011
Fallin Unveils Plan to Revamp State Bridge System  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Oct-2011
Many credits, exemptions, abatements and other tax breaks extend beyond business interests  -  
Stacy Martin
25-Sep-2011
Rogers State University: Lowest four-year graduation rate, nine employees over $100,000 a year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy L. Martin
23-Sep-2011
Fallin, Higher Ed officials unveil “degree completion” plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Sep-2011
State Democrats organize to oppose Labor Commissioner Mark Costello  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Sep-2011
In Oklahoma, improper unemployment benefits rate among the lowest – but still cost $67 million  -  
Stacy Martin
20-Sep-2011
Editor’s Notebook: a friendly bet, new watchdogs, Costello contends  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Sep-2011
Fallin’s new wave of 18 officials: Some old, some new, some blue  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Sep-2011
Governor Fallin announces 11 more appointments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Sep-2011
Doerflinger: You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Sep-2011
Fallin names Corporation Commissioner, civil appeals judge, health care authority board member  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Sep-2011
Miller: Oklahoma Economy Hot in August  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Sep-2011
"A tale of two economies" -- Oklahoma's economic advance continues amidst U.S. lethargy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Sep-2011
Jeff Cloud leaving Oklahoma Corporation Commission  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2011
A. G. Pruitt joins nationwide group of Attorneys General in Inquiry into Trafficking Practices by Backpage.com  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Aug-2011
AT&T pledges restored jobs if merger is approved, Oklahoma minority business advocates back federal regulatory consent  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Aug-2011
Editor’s Notebook: comp clarification, comp conviction, rate rebate, defense costs, constitutional reserve, tax debate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Aug-2011
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, other rural advocates support proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Aug-2011
Doak announces workers comp analyst to seek insurance rate reduction  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Aug-2011
Commissioner Mark Costello brings business-friendly agenda to the Labor Department job  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Aug-2011
Editor’s notebook: Disasters, a watchdog, manufacturing impact  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Aug-2011
Governor Fallin announces appointments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Aug-2011
Seeking to define the word “reimbursement” – task force looks at successful incentive program, and who benefits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Aug-2011
Hearing on residential energy efficiency draws crowd to state House chamber  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Aug-2011
Treasurer Ken Miller surveys positive momentum for state government after first few months in office  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Aug-2011
Legislative leaders name Joint Legislative Water Committee, with diverse group of 16 members  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Aug-2011
Treasurer Miller says energy industry still leads revenue growth  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Aug-2011
Treasurer Ken Miller describes “moderated economic growth,” hopes Washington “doesn’t screw things up”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Aug-2011
Pruitt announces pension probe, Steele and McDaniel press additional reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jul-2011
Tom, Mike and Jonathan: Shades of Difference  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jul-2011
Fallin hopeful of future investments in Oklahoma economy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jul-2011
Gov. Fallin expresses deep concern over “huge impact” of possible federal default  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jul-2011
State’s largest teachers union ready to take on school districts after loss of “trial de novo” option  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jul-2011
Editor’s Notebook: A Chamber hire, a legal hearing, a pension focus  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jul-2011
When a credit is an offset, is an exemption, is a reserve, is a bailout: Task Force tackles insurance industry tax credits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jul-2011
Governor Fallin announces appointments to Science and Technology Council  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Jul-2011
Oklahoma City state Rep. Sally Kern describes book writing process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jul-2011
State Chamber senior VP steps down  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2011
Internal Revenue Service list shows varied state groups losing tax-exempt status  -  
Stacy Martin
06-Jul-2011
Miller describes “up and up” state economy, but worries about U.S. default  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jul-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Barresi bashing, benefits boost, farm friends, friendly gift  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Jul-2011
Fallin puts Sandy Bracken on state banking board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Jul-2011
Study: Oklahoma farm subsidies total $5.40 billion from 1995 to 2010  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jun-2011
The Eyes of the Beholders: Is Oklahoma a rich state, or a poor state?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jun-2011
Commentary: FCC report details fall of state, local news but offers wrong solution  -  
Jason Stverak
27-Jun-2011
Oklahoma's largest teachers' union losing members  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Jun-2011
Fallin’s first choices: Conservative Republicans, for the most part  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jun-2011
Fallin’s first choices: One-fourth are re-appointments  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2011
PIMCO guru: The bad news is that the bad news is worse  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jun-2011
Analysis: Oklahoma ranked twelfth in freedom among the 50 states  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jun-2011
Treasurer Miller on state economy and government tax revenue: “The crisis is over”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2011
Oklahoma state government revenue 12-month receipts top $10 billion  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Jun-2011
Pruitt slams federal EPA, files lawsuit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-May-2011
Fallin gets “quick action closing” mechanism, but no new funding  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-May-2011
Waters Resources board spokesman defends water plan process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2011
Fallin names GRDA board member, May and April appointments sketched  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2011
Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan: The end of the beginning  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-May-2011
Fallin’s flurry of favorites: Chief executive puts appointees in place for tourism, small colleges, other posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2011
Fallin to sign several “agenda” bills Tuesday morning  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2011
Gnawing the bone: Analyzing Oklahoma’s 2012 budget  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2011
Speaker Kris Steele hails “breadth of accomplishments” in 2011 session  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2011
Workers comp bill moves ahead, increased use of workplace medical programs is missing  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-May-2011
Editor’s Notebook: SHOPPing, no exchanges allowed, Chamber votes, Preston’s projections  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-May-2011
Legislative leaders and Governor Fallin announce budget outline  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Pension reform nears, economic hopes, budget prospects  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-May-2011
CapitolBeatOK wins honors from Society of Professional Journalists  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-May-2011
Terrill, small band of Republicans fail “Kern-servative” test  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Apr-2011
Municipal collective bargaining law headed for repeal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Apr-2011
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