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Priority – Water here and water there, but nary a drop for the Caddo. For the rest of us? Time will tell  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jun-2018
Auditor & Inspector Gary Jones warns of ‘likely’ phishing scam  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2018
COMMENTARY -- Trump’s triumph, Pruitt’s problems, and Renzi’s role  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2018
As the world (and the stomach) turns: Inappropriate behavior at OU and tax-financed film subsidies in Oklahoma  -  
Stacy Martin, Independent Journalist
15-Jun-2018
A brief tribute to great writers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jun-2018
Editor’s Notebook: No blathering allowed at Auditor’s debate, prescient thinking about water, practical curriculum, and “agency capture” in Oklahoma governance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Jun-2018
Oklahoma City businessmen Feehan and Werner honored for trades training curricula  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jun-2018
Analysis: Skilled trades will name their own wages in the future  -  
Jack L. Werner, Ph.D., A To Z Construction
11-Jun-2018
Doc vs. Doc – Two physicians advance sharply opposing views in battle over State Question 788  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jun-2018
Miller’s monthly report: May gross receipts to Oklahoma state Treasury reach record high  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Jun-2018
Analysis: In “sleeper” race, one candidate for state Auditor and Inspector sued for default on business loan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jun-2018
State Question 788 fight intensifies as foes ramp up, supporters press for initiative on June 26 ballot  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2018
Fred Jones Family sets June 15 application deadline for $75,000 grant to Oklahoma nonprofit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Jun-2018
Jim Roth appointed Dean of OCU Law School  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
27-May-2018
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports April gross receipts to the state up by more than 15 percent  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-May-2018
Costello seeks Labor nomination, Pinnell aims at race for lieutenant governor  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-May-2018
Latest Chickasaw ‘land fix’ attempt came in federal measure, and fell barely short of passage  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Governor’s International Team selects Brenda Barwick as 2018 chair  -  
Staff Report
26-Apr-2018
Reflections: DREAM a little dream for them – Still hoping for wisdom on immigration policy impacting those who are undocumented  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issues statement at end of nine-day teacher’s strike  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Apr-2018
OEA ends strike after some districts call teachers back to work  -  
Patrick B. McGugian
12-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signs law to increase tribal gaming, approves repeal of hotel/motel tax  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Apr-2018
The Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® oppose change to capital gains policy  -  
Staff Report
10-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Senate passes more education-designated taxes, including approval of ‘ball and dice’ tribal gaming  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® supports Oklahoma Education  -  
Staff Report
06-Apr-2018
Studying March data, Treasurer Miller reports continued surge in Oklahoma’s gross receipts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Apr-2018
OEA, other groups work to increase Oklahoma education spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
04-Apr-2018
In Oklahoma Labor Commissioner’s race, conservatives coalesce for Cathy Costello  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2018
Commentary: Here on HTRAE (the Bizarro world where Republicans do the opposite of what you expect)  -  
Steve Fair
27-Mar-2018
ANALYSIS – Houston-based company buys Lawton Constitution, more than three dozen seasoned journalists laid off  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2018
House Democrats praise Oklahoma High Court’s Decision allowing ballot initiative circulation to increase gross production tax rate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Mar-2018
New Trade Organization Working With Business and Medical Communities to Develop Responsible Rules and Regulations for Medical Cannabis  -  
20-Mar-2018
Raising The Gross Production Tax Will Undoubtedly Lead to Government Mismanagement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Mar-2018
February 2018 gross tax receipts up 15.5 percent over February 2017, Treasurer Ken Miller reports  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY: Families, Communities and the Economy Depend on Dreamers  -  
Brenda Hernandez
10-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY – Boom, Bust, Recovery, and punishing success: Punitive steps toward Oklahoma oil and gas are unwise  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Mar-2018
Oklahoma City February sales tax summary shows 6.4 percent boost over last year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY: Study of modernized managed care program points to best choice for Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Feb-2018
Study touts modern Medicaid program as best choice for Oklahoma – Report highlights best practices, budget savings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Feb-2018
House Democrats partner with Republican Auditor & Inspector on bipartisan revenue package  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Feb-2018
OCPA offers ‘a plan that can pass’ – including Oklahoma teacher pay increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Feb-2018
COMMENTARY: Broken promises and good government – Will Oklahoma take a faulty Step Up, or use growing revenues wisely?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2018
Treasurer Ken Miller reports monthly gross tax receipts enter second year of growth  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Feb-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s Finale: The 2018 State of the State address  -  
Mary Fallin
06-Feb-2018
Tax Foundation critiques “Step Up Oklahoma” tax plan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2018
Gary Richardson, Republican candidate for governor, blasts ‘Step Up Oklahoma’ tax hike plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2018
Opinion: The Real Step Up Oklahomans  -  
Steve Fair
23-Jan-2018
Paul Wesselhöft: Former Lawmaker, Now Author  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jan-2018
Oklahoma Treasurer Miller says gross tax receipts grew 12 percent in December & 6.2 percent in 2017  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jan-2018
Oklahomans will vote on medical marijuana on June 26  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
06-Jan-2018
ANALYSIS -- Economic Growth, Health Scandal, Cost Drivers, A Left Turn, Process Failures and More: CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 state government news stories for 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Dec-2017
The City Sentinel’s Top 10 Stories for 2017: Leadership stability, criminal justice reform, growing tax base, and the color purple  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
27-Dec-2017
Christmas Gifts  -  
E. Douglas Clark Director of UN and International Policy, International Organization for the Family
24-Dec-2017
Meeting Jesus, Along the Way (2017)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Dec-2017
Positive Tomorrows launches Building Success Capital Campaign  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
17-Dec-2017
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury jump by more than 12 percent in November  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2017
Cathy Costello campaigns across Oklahoma – and was featured speaker at a legislative meeting in New Jersey  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2017
Shirley Shanker receives President’s Highest Honor at the 25th anniversary gala for OKIE  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
28-Nov-2017
A, B, C, through the letter Z – David Holt amasses broad-based support in race for Mayor  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Nov-2017
Opinion: The Solutions oriented case for health care reform  -  
State Rep. Glen Mulready
16-Nov-2017
After opponent’s withdrawal strengthens his electoral base, Sen. David Holt builds mayoral momentum  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2017
COMMENTARY: Living Without Fear  -  
Jenifer Cortes Gray
10-Nov-2017
Fallin applauds after Senate passes measure to address ‘our $215 million budget hole,’ calls on House to follow  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Nov-2017
Did Harvey Weinstein benefit from Oklahoma’s Hollywood Handout?  -  
Trent England, OCPA
05-Nov-2017
Giving Thanks – ‘Accelerated Growth’ in Oklahoma with Gross Receipts up more than 10 percent  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Nov-2017
McCall touts increase in ‘effective gross production tax rate’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2017
ANALYSIS – Capitol Review: Budget still murky, death penalty controversy deepens, Costello presses mental health policy reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Oct-2017
Fallin pushes tax hikes to address budget challenges, court negates electric/hybrid revenue  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Oct-2017
Oklahoma Republican leaders announce budget deal that includes revenue increases  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Oct-2017
COMMENTARY -- The ‘Uranium One’ story is (not fake) news, and big media has paid (at least some) attention  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Oct-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports rising state tax revenues for September  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Oct-2017
Coburn, Keating, Parman write open letter to Oklahoma lawmakers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Oct-2017
Conservative leaders release open letter to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and state lawmakers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Oct-2017
OIEC group challenges PSO’s rate hike at Corporation Commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Sep-2017
COMMENTARY: Patchak and Payouts – As we find ourselves in times of trouble, speaking words of wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Sep-2017
Oklahomans overwhelmingly support oil and natural gas industry, WPAi survey finds  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Sep-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports 12-month gross receipts turn positive for first time in two years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Sep-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small: ‘No need for a special session’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff REport
07-Sep-2017
Excessive Occupational Licensing: A Solvable Problem  -  
Cathy Costello
02-Sep-2017
Two women enter race for Republican nomination as Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2017
Republican responses to tobacco fee/tax spike illustrate party divisions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Aug-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports strong start to fiscal year – July gross tax receipts up almost 9 percent  -  
07-Aug-2017
Jason Reese seeks House District 83 seat in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
02-Aug-2017
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma State Government Spending: Higher Than Ever  -  
Chris Shelton and Dave Bond, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
01-Aug-2017
FLASHBACK TO 2011 – A re-boot that works: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel, September 5, 2011
16-Jul-2017
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports gross receipts to state Treasury for Fiscal Year 2017 demonstrate that economic recovery is underway  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jul-2017
Dean A McGee Awards annually honor key Oklahoma City leaders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2017
Immigrant Heritage Month provides time to recognize the abundance newcomers bring  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jun-2017
Cody Yocom hired as founding principal for Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2017
Book Review: Great writing and compelling story-telling in John J. Dwyer’s ‘Shortgrass’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2017
Transportation and the Fallin Cabinet: Ridley resigns, Patterson placed  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jun-2017
Editor’s Notebook: Four months in, David Holt dominates the 2018 Oklahoma City mayoral race  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
12-Jun-2017
May gross receipts of Oklahoma treasury sustain trend of rising collections, Treasurer Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jun-2017
Enes Kanter reflects on Oklahoma and Oklahomans: ‘This is my home.’  -  
Nazarene Harris, The City Sentinel
08-Jun-2017
Comments worth repeating: Increased government spending is our default setting  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jun-2017
OPINION – Why I voted no on this year’s appropriations bill  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
05-Jun-2017
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma's leaders failed us  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-May-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s Statement on 2018 Fiscal Year Budget Agreement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
ANALYSIS: The Legislature’s Lost Weekend, and the storm ahead  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2017
Group of state leaders call for passage of a budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-May-2017
Titanic Thursday: Dueling Descriptions of budget talks yield a day of deadlock  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2017
OCPA Offers Balanced Budget Plan with a Teacher Pay Raise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2017
Opinion: The immorality of increasing taxes  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
17-May-2017
Manic Monday: As cigarette tax boost falls short in Oklahoma House, Senate plan would enact $510 million in tax hikes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-May-2017
COMMENTARY: A blast from the past (2012) – This land is our land: Law, liberty and free markets  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2017
OCPA says move against itemized deductions reflects ‘focus on the demands of government agencies’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-May-2017
COMMENTARY -- Why I voted no on the 35 percent state gas tax increase  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
09-May-2017
Treasurer Ken Miller reports this year’s third month of growth for Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-May-2017
Tulsa Business, Community and Faith Leaders advance Immigration Reform as Legislative Priority  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Apr-2017
Former Governor David Walters keynotes 2017 ‘Labor & Friends’ event in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Apr-2017
Tom Cole’s E-vapor Efforts Backed By Retailers  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Apr-2017
As the Oklahoma wind blows, zero-emission tax credit may end on July 1  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2017
ANALYSIS -- Roads and Bridges advocate wonders aloud: Should politicians or engineers determine what bridges get repaired and improved?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2017
After two months of growth, gross tax receipts dropped in March, Treasurer Ken Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Apr-2017
Regulation Stops the Vape – Cole’s proposal to guard alternative from retroactive regs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2017
Opinion: People who love to say no  -  
Steve Fair
29-Mar-2017
Opinion: Time for Trump to grow up – Among other things, politics is a popularity contest  -  
Sean Cummings
29-Mar-2017
Editor’s Notebook: Governor Fallin calls special elections, forms veterans healthcare outreach, announces appointments of Mish, Lopez, Fitzgerald  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2017
As the stomach turns, a tribal casino in Guymon makes no sense  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2017
Governor Fallin names former Gov. Frank Keating to OU Board of Regents  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Mar-2017
Good words about George Young – minister, legislator, community leader  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Mar-2017
New Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter slates Tulsa conference on Civil Rights Enforcement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Mar-2017
Treasurer Ken Miller: Oklahoma’s Gross Receipts show slight improvement over prior year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Mar-2017
OPINION: Protecting the health of Oklahomans  -  
Sen. Ervin Yen and Rep. Mike Ritze
06-Mar-2017
After multi-year tumultuous journey, REAL-ID sails through Oklahoma Legislature, and Fallin signs it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2017
Dr. Ed Shadid to ponder mayor’s race? Commissioner Maughan jumps in, Council Member Stonecipher also considers it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Feb-2017
Calling for ‘One OKC,’ David Holt enters race to replace Mayor Cornett  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2017
Social justice activist advocates for conservative Republican’s health care reform measure  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
Twenty-month slide in gross receipts to Oklahoma Treasury ended in January, Miller says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Feb-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2017 State of the State speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2017
A change in the affairs of mankind – ‘The arm of commerce has borne away the gates ...’  -  
Frederick A. Douglass
02-Feb-2017
Oklahoma leaders will be honored at John F. Kennedy Community Service Awards dinner January 24  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2017
Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall designates state House committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2017
Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin mentioned for high federal office, to the dismay of many  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2017
Sen. Bryce Marlatt opposes BIA plan to authorize tribal casino in Guymon  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2017
The City Sentinel: In Oklahoma's capital city, Top Ten Local Stories for 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jan-2017
A not-so-fond look back at 2016: The Hofmeister indictment and Boren’s defeat lead CapitolBeatOK’s Top 10 Stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2017
State House of Representatives will hold hearings on five highest-spending agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jan-2017
Board of Equalization projects $6 billion in tax revenue for legislative appropriation, conservative voices say TSET money could help close $863 million gap  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2016
Jason Nelson takes Senior Advisor position with Oklahoma’s E Foundation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Dec-2016
Oklahomans against Pruitt’s confirmation for EPA job speak out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Dec-2016
Pullmann Potter: Heartland analyst shapes her arguments for pre-school education choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2016
Oklahoma’s oil and gas gross tax revenue continues to climb – as sales and income tax receipts fall  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Dec-2016
Oklahoma conservatives applaud Scott Pruitt’s selection to run EPA  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Dec-2016
Mid-year budget cut proposed as Oklahoma City sales tax revenue declines  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Nov-2016
Big Wind’s Big Loss: As Vermont goes, so goes Oklahoma?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Nov-2016
ASTEC Fund honors Oklahoma ‘door-openers’ and ‘pathfinders’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2016
Supporters of State Question 777, the right-to-farm proposition, comment on Tuesday’s defeat  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Nov-2016
From Ken Miller: Oil and gas tax collections edge up in October gross receipts report  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Nov-2016
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma S.D. 5: Senator Joseph Silk vs. school administrator Stacey Ebert  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2016
In study from Americans for Prosperity, Analyst takes critical view of State Question 779  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Nov-2016
Mickey Dollens – teacher, athlete, small-business owner – wants to represent Oklahoma City’s House District 93  -  
Andrew W. Griffin, Red Dirt Report
30-Oct-2016
Why a Real Ranching Family Supports State Question 777, Oklahoma’s Right to Farm  -  
Matt Boyer, Beacon Hill Ranch, Vinita, OK
28-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- Oklahoma Commission to study benefits, if any, from numerous tax incentive programs  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
15-Oct-2016
Commission on the Status of Women now accepting nominations for Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
15-Oct-2016
Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reports fall in gross receipts, continuation of 19-month contraction  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Oct-2016
With a boost from Mayor Cornett, beverage group launches ‘Balance Calories Oklahoma’ effort  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- ln the land of immigrants, time for reform  -  
Justin Alan Lindstrom
08-Sep-2016
Gross receipts to state treasury continue to fall, Oklahoma unemployment tops national rate  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Sep-2016
Gov. Fallin declares Pawnee County emergency, Corporation Commission presses to stop injection wells near earthquake epicenter  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
Harvard Republican Club letter to members and alumni: We will not support Donald Trump  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
State of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation agree on hunting and fishing compact  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Sep-2016
State Rep. Chuck Hoskin’s on his Harley, driving for motorcycle safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Aug-2016
Fallin signs election proclamations for five state questions, as November ballot takes shape  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Aug-2016
Near the Labor Department Mark Costello led, a blessed Redbud tree is planted in his honor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2016
An Oklahoma Water Policy Primer, part II – 2012-2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Aug-2016
An Oklahoma Water Policy Primer – Debates from 2010 and 2011  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2016
Summer 2016 marks 15 years of work for Oklahoma City’s Jones PR  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Aug-2016
Current downturn in Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts has lasted longer than the Great Recession downturn  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Aug-2016
New high school supported through Oklahoma’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund policy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Aug-2016
Fall 2017: Cristo Rey Catholic High School will open in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Aug-2016
Eradication of feral hogs will be subject of House Interim Study  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jul-2016
Rep. Richard Morrissette will host interim study on public health challenges of the Zika virus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Jul-2016
Gross Receipts to Oklahoma Treasury: June report documents ‘downward trajectory,’ scope of Recession  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2016
Oklahoma City June 2016 sales tax summary: Collections down 7.7 percent from last year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Jul-2016
COMMENTARY: As we conclude Immigrant Heritage Month, it’s time for reform  -  
Francisco J. Treviño
27-Jun-2016
Potential Bonanza through Internet Gaming available to non-U.S. Citizens, based on Native American lands?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2016
OCU business school reduces tuition for energy programs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jun-2016
Gov. Fallin delays implementation of Highway Patrol program using card ‘readers’ in asset forfeiture  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2016
Challenging legislative session had its bright spots  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
14-Jun-2016
Judicial Confirmation and Retention in the age of Joe Biden and Donald Trump – A Perfect Storm or a Perfect Mess?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2016
May Gross Receipts to Oklahoma treasury: Lowest in six years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Jun-2016
Local group kicks off campaign opposing “Right to Farm” – S.Q. 777  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
03-Jun-2016
State Question 777 (right to farm proposal) beats back opposition lawsuit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jun-2016
Obama Administration's 'Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2016
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdales visit Capitol to mark $1 million gift to American Red Cross  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-May-2016
Oklahoma oil and gas tax collections lowest in 17 years, as post-recession economic gains are erased  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-May-2016
Sovereignty Symposium 2016 scheduled for June 8 and 9 in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2016
Carl Bernstein will keynote 2016 Oklahoma awards banquet for Society of Professional Journalists  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Apr-2016
Six of Oklahoma's 'leading ladies' garner Byliner Awards from Association for Women in Communications  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Apr-2016
Watch-Out, Two: Allbaugh says state prison crisis bears “uncanny” resemblance to what Texas faced  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2016
Watch-Out One: His 'gut' says no indictments in death penalty probe, as Joe Allbaugh tackles Corrections reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Apr-2016
Editor's Notebook: Dr. Coburn's remedy, Lockhart injured, Inman declares disaster, Hickman says budget forthcoming  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY -- Our posterity: 'Total Age Dependency Ratio' means we need each other, and wiser education policies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2016
Costello family members join to present Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence to Hideaway  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2016
Oklahoma's March 2016 Gross Receipts to Treasury are lowest in four years  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Apr-2016
Honoring 'The Defender' – the story of one of America's most consequential newspapers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2016
Nothing but net? Reflections on 'leadership, and a willingness to be a team player'  -  
Joe Dorman
29-Mar-2016
Rep. David Derby releases new data from pseudoephedrine monitoring system  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Mar-2016
JonesPR garners national award in 'PRWEEK' competition  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Mar-2016
'A mile wide and an inch deep' – The Hofmeister Academic Standards under critical scrutiny  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2016
Construction under way for new Choctaw Nation headquarters  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2016
Oklahoma's Gross Receipts to the Treasury fall for tenth straight month  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Mar-2016
Editor’s Notebook: As Democrats press to use Rainy Day Fund, Richard runs, and some House “Demo” bills advance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2016
The Bob Dylan Archive comes to Tulsa, Oklahoma  -  
Staff Report
02-Mar-2016
Happily Singing the Blues in a Red State – Oklahoma Democrats are relevant  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2016
Erin Brockovich visits Oklahoma as a “voice of the people” on earthquakes, water issues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2016
Rep. David Derby touts study that finds large shortage of primary care physicians in the state of Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2016
Advertising opportunities for March 2016 edition of The City Sentinel close on Tuesday, February 23  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2016
Gross Receipts to Oklahoma state Treasury plunged as 2016 began  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Feb-2016
As 2016 session begins, Democrats assail Gov. Fallin and Republicans in the Legislature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Feb-2016
Family Policy Institute of Oklahoma to host marriage and family scholar  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2016
Governor Mary Fallin Delivers 2016 State of the State Address  -  
05-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part One: Oklahoma’s Budget Blues outline in Gov. Fallin’s State of the State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
Oklahoma Conference of Churches: Members plan to 'Advocate for Justice' at Feb. 29 Capitol Day  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
03-Feb-2016
Price Lang Consulting establishes UCO scholarship  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2016
Oklahoma Academy recommendations include tax reform, budget transparency and Medicaid Expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2016
Jones Public Relations launches “The Oklahoma 100” as online publishing platform  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2016
Democrats press measures on voting rights, education proceeds from lottery, long-range plans for veteran health care  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Jan-2016
Rep. Mike Shelton promises to press earthquake relief proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jan-2016
Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Clinton & Sanders: An election, not a law firm  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jan-2016
ACLU Executive Director Kiesel encourages Oklahoma Legislature to expand Medicaid  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Jan-2016
Gross Receipts ot Oklahoma Treasury fall in 2015 – first drop since the 2009 Great Recession  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Jan-2016
Marco Rubio leads presidential field in endorsements from Oklahoma legislators  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jan-2016
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma launches PokerTribe.com and Pokertribe.gov programs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Dec-2015
Capital Punishment and the Capitol Beat: 2015's Top Ten stories in Oklahoma state government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: The City Sentinel: Top stories of 2015 include revenue crunch, Glossip fallout  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
Istook's Insights: Sympathy for the Trump, more debt, guns and control  -  
Ernest Istook
27-Dec-2015
Istook's Insights: U.N. and the Internet, P.C. Police  -  
Ernest Istook
18-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: Scholar fears choice opportunities could be smothered in higher regulation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Dec-2015
Weak General Revenue Fund collections to trigger Oklahoma government 'revenue failure' this year  -  
Capitol BeatOK Staff Report
16-Dec-2015
Istook’s Insights: Hot air in Paris, U.S. dreamers, Pentagon PC  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Dec-2015
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury continued to fall in November  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Dec-2015
1889 Institute of Oklahoma proposes to eliminate Certificates of Need (CON), deeming them government-enforced cartels  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Nov-2015
Remembering the meaning of Thanksgiving  -  
Erik Telford
25-Nov-2015
Legislators analyze prolonged drought still affecting much of Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Nov-2015
Contractors say road construction work plan may be in jeopardy  -  
Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association touts results of economic impact study  -  
Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Farmers and Ranchers join to boost State Question 777 (Right to Farm) on November 2016 ballot  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Editor's Notebook: Cathy's grace, AJ touts progress reducing juvenile incarceration, Anastasia looks at Kindergarten preparation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Nov-2015
Lucky Day: PAYRight program for past-due taxes ends Friday evening, November 13  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2015
Oklahoma Gov. Fallin appoints Melissa Houston, top aide to Attorney General Pruitt, as Labor Commissioner  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Nov-2015
Treasurer Ken Miller's new report: All state government revenue streams lower than projected  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Nov-2015
Rep. Mark McCullough will retire at end of present House term  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Nov-2015
Jonathan Small named president of Oklahoma's leading state public policy 'think tank'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2015
New Oklahoma state laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
COMMENTARY It's time for Gov. Fallin to appoint a Commissioner of Labor. Cathy Costello is the best choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Oct-2015
Oklahoma City's Brenda Jones Barwick among top honorees at Women in Communications conference  -  
Staff Report
22-Oct-2015
Rep. Mark McCullough floats idea of a service tax to replace income tax levy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Oct-2015
Michael Carnuccio departs OCPA to assume new leadership position  -  
Staff Report
22-Oct-2015
Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma state Treasury continued to shrink in September  -  
Staff Report
15-Oct-2015
In under a decade, tribal gaming boosted OK state government revenues $1 billion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Oct-2015
Democratic House Leader Scott Inman's Interim study focused on access to quality, affordable child care  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
22-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: New jobs go to immigrants, Congress gave Obama a blank check on Iran, Bureaucrats neglect veterans  -  
Ernest Istook
12-Sep-2015
Oct. 18-22 training: OU plans 'Resilience Development' certification  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Sep-2015
Cyndi Munson wins House District 85 for Democrats, defeating Republican Chip Carter  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Sep-2015
ANALYSIS Cathy Costello for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Sep-2015
Cathy Costello asks Gov. Mary Fallin for appointment to fill husband Mark's term as Labor Commissioner  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Sep-2015
Oklahoma's Treasury Receipts fell again in August, Ken Miller says  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
07-Sep-2015
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 Costell  -  
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
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