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Gary Jones endorses Cindy Byrd for state Auditor  -  
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
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
To avoid “baked-in corruption,” governments must reform boards and commissions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-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
After a grand jury’s report, the war of words, and the search for truth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-May-2018
State Rep. Kevin Calvey reflects on Oklahoma Health Department scandal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-May-2018
Rep. Tammy West praises signing of legislation to promote accountability and transparency  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-May-2018
A memory to celebrate: Oklahoma criminal justice reforms signed into law  -  
Joe Dorman
12-May-2018
Bob Lemon Fund was formed to further education of capital defense lawyers  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
06-May-2018
Susan Sharp Crow explored race and the death penalty at awards dinner for Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
06-May-2018
OCPA survey finds 66 Percent of Likely Oklahoma Voters Agree with Allowing Teachers to Vote on Unions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-May-2018
Some criminal justice reformers raise substantive concerns about new laws  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Apr-2018
Governor Fallin signs criminal justice reforms, Former Speaker Steele applauds new laws, adding “there is more to do”  -  
Parick B. McGuigan
27-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
A.G. Mike Hunter files charges against teacher for attempted sex with minor, urges research before supporting charities  -  
22-Apr-2018
COMMENTARY: Giving some facts on Senate Bill 1569  -  
State Sen. Greg McCortney
22-Apr-2018
ACLU of Oklahoma Selects 'Oklahoma Dreamers' to Receive 2018 Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Apr-2018
ChoiceMatters question: After teacher raise, what is the plan to improve Oklahoma schools?  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Apr-2018
1889 Institute recommends school districts institute “conversion schools”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Apr-2018
COMMENTARY: Rhetoric, reality and tomorrow -- Millions vs. Billions. The future is now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Apr-2018
School serves children of incarcerated parents  -  
Mike Brake, Independent Journalist
06-Apr-2018
In Oklahoma Labor Commissioner’s race, conservatives coalesce for Cathy Costello  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2018
Seeking “Smart Justice” and promised reforms, Oklahoma’s American Civil Liberties Union organizes Day at Capitol  -  
01-Apr-2018
Oklahoma soon will be nation’s highest incarcerating state, Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform promise aggressive new advocacy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY: Families, Communities and the Economy Depend on Dreamers  -  
Brenda Hernandez
10-Mar-2018
Education and Parent Advocates disappointed as legislators fail to back tax credit scholarships  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY: Enact Criminal Justice Reform  -  
Andrew Speno, Right on Crime
27-Feb-2018
ACLU’s Kiesel presses legislative leaders to deliver promised criminal justice reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Feb-2018
Study touts modern Medicaid program as best choice for Oklahoma – Report highlights best practices, budget savings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Feb-2018
A scorecard for Oklahoma Criminal Justice Reform  -  
Ben Botkin, Oklahoma Watch
18-Feb-2018
Conservative legislators join former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn in proposing state budget reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Feb-2018
Controversy over dis-invite to contracted UCO speaker continues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2018
COMMENTARY: Will the state government of Oklahoma really forego hundreds of millions in annual revenues in return for a few million?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2018
OCPA offers ‘a plan that can pass’ – including Oklahoma teacher pay increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Feb-2018
Four questions as session begins  -  
Trent England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
11-Feb-2018
House Special Investigation Committee leader reacts to resignation of Health Department CFO  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Feb-2018
COMMENTARY (Part II): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2018
COMMENTARY (Part I): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-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
COMMENTARY – Government “right-sizing,” voter sentiment and the top state news story of 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2017
Cutting Non-Teaching Personnel Could Mean Teacher Raises -- Education resources questioned; experts recommend path to reform  -  
Stacy Martin
12-Dec-2017
Cathy Costello campaigns across Oklahoma – and was featured speaker at a legislative meeting in New Jersey  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2017
Oklahoma House Speaker McCall puts Rep. Cockroft in charge of committee to review agency mismanagement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Nov-2017
Oklahoma Gov. Fallin applauds Health Board for replacing Health Commissioner Cline with Secretary Doerflinger  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Oct-2017
ANALYSIS: Citing new study, attorneys make case for new proceedings in Julius Jones case  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
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
Commentary: State Rep. Scott Biggs and the ‘four-corners’ stalling tactic on criminal justice reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2017
Three candidates in September 12 county sheriff’s race promise to press jail reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, with Darla Shelden
09-Sep-2017
Excessive Occupational Licensing: A Solvable Problem  -  
Cathy Costello
02-Sep-2017
The dastardly act of freshman pawning  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
07-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years (Part III)  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
06-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years (Part II)  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
05-Aug-2017
Editor’s Notebook: Russell runs, Guild’s grit, McCall’s budget boss, and Small slams Bar brass  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Aug-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
04-Aug-2017
Attorneys believe race study shows Julius Jones’ death sentence is unconstitutional  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
29-Jul-2017
‘The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God’ – An inaugural address  -  
John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961
14-Jul-2017
Sen. AJ Griffin, Rep. Tim Downing praised for school choice leadership  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2017
Gary Richardson is focused on making 2018 the year voters choose a change agent – him  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jul-2017
Gary Richardson, Republican candidate for governor, files lawsuit to stop revenue boosts, defend State Question 640  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jun-2017
Members of the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission worked dutifully for one year – Read the Report!  -  
20-Jun-2017
Cody Yocom hired as founding principal for Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2017
OCPA Announces intent to file state Supreme Court challenge of income iax increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s Statement on 2018 Fiscal Year Budget Agreement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-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
COMMENTARY: A blast from the past (2012) – This land is our land: Law, liberty and free markets  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2017
Criminal justice reform advocates back Task Force measures at Capitol Rally  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-May-2017
Coburn opposes proposal to sharply limit charitable deduction itemization, Oklahoma Center for NonProfits makes a case, as well  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2017
Abolitionists celebrate 26th annual dinner with Nobel Peace Prize nominee Father John Dear  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
07-May-2017
In Oklahoma speech, John Dear remembers Mother Teresa, advocating non-violence, an end to war, and death penalty abolition  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2017
Rep. George Young thanks commissioners for Oklahoma Death Penalty Review report  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-May-2017
Tulsa Business, Community and Faith Leaders advance Immigration Reform as Legislative Priority  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Apr-2017
Oklahoma pollster finds nuances in state sentiment on immigration, support for legal status  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2017
COMMENTARY – Oklahoma Death Penalty Commission – Read The Report  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2017
Groups opposed to Death Penalty weigh in on Oklahoma Commission Report  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
27-Apr-2017
If recommendations take hold, common existing practices in Oklahoma death penalty cases would be limited  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
ANALYSIS: Death Penalty Review Commission issues sweeping, transformative recommendations  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
In major report, Death Penalty Review Commission recommends extension of execution moratorium  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Apr-2017
Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission to release highly anticipated findings Tuesday (April 25)  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
24-Apr-2017
Rep. Regina Goodwin’s ‘Caregiver Support Act’ goes to the governor’s desk  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Apr-2017
Impressions and Questions: Could Documentary ‘Killing Richard Glossip’ end up saving him?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Apr-2017
On both offense and defense, Oklahoma criminal justice reformers advance the ball  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2017
As the Oklahoma wind blows, zero-emission tax credit may end on July 1  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2017
To: Working journalists. From: Oklahoma’s Society of Professional Journalists – Is your name on this list?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Apr-2017
FOI Oklahoma ‘Sunshine’ dinner slated for April 7, retired state Justice Taylor to speak  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Mar-2017
As the stomach turns, a tribal casino in Guymon makes no sense  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2017
Oklahoma House advances Rep. George Faught’s bill to ban abortions in instances of certain birth defects  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Mar-2017
‘Killing Richard Glossip’ world premiere to be held in Oklahoma City.  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Mar-2017
COMMENTARY: Donald Trump can make a difference in Indian Country  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2017
ESA bill (S.B. 560) passed Oklahoma Senate Education Committee before being ‘pulled’ – an interview with the sponsor  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Leaders react to Oklahoma state Senator Ron Sharp’s ‘truly shocking’ Mengele comparison  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Calling for ‘One OKC,’ David Holt enters race to replace Mayor Cornett  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2017
Will legislative Republicans kill criminal justice reform for a second time?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2017
John Rex Charter School’s ‘Fuel Up!’ is a cool success  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2017
Analyzing Turkish troubles: Some context for journalist Mahir Zeynelov’s interview with CapitolBeatOK  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2017
Turkish journalist Mahir Zeynelov concerned President Trump ‘might be deferential toward’ strongman ruler  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2017
Social justice activist advocates for conservative Republican’s health care reform measure  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2017 State of the State speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2017
Kirby case triggers expanded state House training, expulsion possible in days  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2017
An Editor’s Notebook: Life, laments, grades and goodness  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jan-2017
1889 Institute releases Education Savings Account proposal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2017
School Choice Summit on track despite anti-choice group’s threat of disruption at OCCC  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jan-2017
Lt. Gov. Lamb, Dr. Steve Perry, lawmakers and educators to speak at School Choice summit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2017
Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall designates state House committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2017
Making the dream a reality, from Outer Space to Inner Space: We make love real, when we give it away  -  
Gary Banz
18-Jan-2017
Sen. Rob Standridge hopeful for Oklahoma’s future  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2017
Vast opportunities: Education’s Champions of Choice honored at Oklahoma City event  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-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
Oklahoma virtual charter school board partners with agency for quality and accountability  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Dec-2016
Pullmann Potter: Heartland analyst shapes her arguments for pre-school education choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2016
Book Review: William F. Buckley’s ‘A Torch Kept Lit – Great Lives of the Twentieth Century’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Dec-2016
The Turning Point: Oklahoma voters restore the basis for long-sought criminal justice reforms  -  
Kris Steele
26-Nov-2016
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin promises to sustain renewed momentum for criminal justice reform  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-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
Oklahomans approve criminal justice reforms: State Questions 780 and 781  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Nov-2016
Steele says State Questions 780 and 781 are vital, Right on Crime group presses for voter approval  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2016
Vote your good wolf – For Gary Johnson  -  
Jack L. Werner, Ph.D.
02-Nov-2016
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma S.D. 5: Senator Joseph Silk vs. school administrator Stacey Ebert  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2016
COMMENTARY: For State Question 779, and paying a salary that says we value teachers  -  
Joshua Putnam
01-Nov-2016
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma’s largest newspaper recommends “NO” vote on State Question 776  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- A Smarter Approach to Public Safety: Yes on State Questions 780 and 781  -  
Kris Steele
24-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY – Oklahoma, executions and democratic choice – Ending the death penalty for our time, and for all time  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2016
State Question 790 – Helping ‘the least of these’ while healing the past  -  
Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City
17-Oct-2016
Advocates of State Questions 780 and 781 launch TV ad campaign featuring stories of real families  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- Oklahoma Commission to study benefits, if any, from numerous tax incentive programs  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
15-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- The problem with Pugh  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Oct-2016
Sen. Kyle Loveless hosts interim study focused on sexual abuse in schools … continues asset forfeiture reform efforts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2016
Criminal justice reformers begin final push for State Questions 780 and 781, Robert Henry makes formal endorsement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY – One of the Most Critical Issues Facing our State  -  
Cathy Costello, with David Slane
26-Sep-2016
Oklahoma Eagle Forum remembers Phyllis Schlafly  -  
Bunny Chambers
12-Sep-2016
COMMENTARY -- ln the land of immigrants, time for reform  -  
Justin Alan Lindstrom
08-Sep-2016
Harvard Republican Club letter to members and alumni: We will not support Donald Trump  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
Paul Abner, Craig Eidson, and the late Milton Friedman – Men of Issachar for our times  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
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
COMMENTARY For the sake of the ten, for the sake of us all – 2016’s new hope for criminal justice reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jul-2016
ANALYSIS -- As the future rushes in: Tuition hikes and horses and buggies vs. MOOCs and Innovation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jul-2016
Black Lives Matter and allies sponsor Oklahoma Rally; Police Shootings nationwide documented  -  
The City Sentinel staff
10-Jul-2016
COMMENTARY Light at the end of the tunnel, deeds in life, to Eternity, reaping the harvest, working together for good  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jul-2016
COMMENTARY: As we conclude Immigrant Heritage Month, it’s time for reform  -  
Francisco J. Treviño
27-Jun-2016
Broad coalition presses for historic criminal justice reform in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jun-2016
After submission of more than 200,000 signatures, ballot status likely for historic criminal justice reform initiatives  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-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
Editor’s Notebook: Waiting on DOC, Pro-life measures praised, Fallin sees silver lining, and Spiropoulos speaks out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jun-2016
COMMENTARY Getting the right answer by changing the question: If left-wing academic bias is a given, why should taxpayers finance it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jun-2016
Reader Poll Part Two: The Death Penalty – Why or why not?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jun-2016
‘A productive, tax-paying citizen’ who supports criminal justice reform  -  
Natasha Purnell
03-Jun-2016
Editor’s Notebook: Criminal Justice reform advances, Pruitt outlines response to Obama administration move, Fallin looks on the bright side  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jun-2016
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty analyzes grand jury report  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-May-2016
Pruitt says Corrections Department 'failed to do its job,' in process that was often 'careless, cavalier'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2016
Grand Jury report runs 106 pages, delivering strong criticism of death penalty process  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2016
'I'll Fly Away' Foundation brings music and songwriting into ASTEC Classroom  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-May-2016
Reader Poll: Death Penalty – Why or why not?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2016
As National Charter Schools Week concludes, Oklahoma success stories are shared  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2016
Editor’s notebook: Email confusion, applause for reforms, credit questions, long-shot Democrat  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-May-2016
Oklahoma Innocence Project to highlight push for criminal justice reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-May-2016
Governor Mary Fallin signs four criminal justice measures into law  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-May-2016
Sovereignty Symposium 2016 scheduled for June 8 and 9 in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY: Judicial Reform? Keep Selection Over Election  -  
Julie Knutson
20-Apr-2016
Three Oklahomans honored, Norman City Government gets 'Black Hole' award from FOI Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Apr-2016
Costello family members join to present Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence to Hideaway  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2016
ANALYSIS: Hofmeister declares victory and the clock runs out, will begin implementation of Math and English/Language Arts Standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Bipartisan Death Penalty Review Commission formed, supported  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Mar-2016
A request for reader input: Why, or why not, the death penalty?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2016
Leading academic says Oklahoma Department of Education's Academic standards 'are not worth following'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Republican Leaders: Education Savings Accounts will not be considered this year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2016
1889 Institute presents “blueprint” for Oklahoma education reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2016
School Choice Supporters Rally at the Oklahoma Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2016
Oklahoma's Dr. Tom Coburn endorses Marco Rubio for President  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Feb-2016
Advertising opportunities for March 2016 edition of The City Sentinel close on Tuesday, February 23  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2016
Every now and then, she's right: Fallin's corrections reforms are needed  -  
Joe Dorman
17-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS: Education Savings Accounts breathe new life into policy debates  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2016
The Blaine Truth: How an obscure historical Nativism could (but doesn't have to) undo school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Feb-2016
Governor Mary Fallin Delivers 2016 State of the State Address  -  
05-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part Three: Mary Fallin gets it – the problem with prisons, and the challenge of reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part One: Oklahoma’s Budget Blues outline in Gov. Fallin’s State of the State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
Sen. David Holt introduces budget reform measure aiming to strengthen Rainy Day Fund  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Feb-2016
VOICE OKC holds Restorative Justice Sunday presentation  -  
Darla Shelden
31-Jan-2016
Pro-Lifers come to Capitol Wednesday (February 3) for annual Rose Day  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jan-2016
Kris Steele leads Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, seeking to qualify prison reform ballot initiatives  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Jan-2016
Governor Mary Fallin proclaims 'School Choice Week' in Oklahoma  -  
27-Jan-2016
Oklahoma Academy recommendations include tax reform, budget transparency and Medicaid Expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2016
Sen. Kyle Loveless of Oklahoma City introduces forfeiture reforms  -  
Staff Report
22-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
Republican House members envision education-related policy changes for upcoming session  -  
Capitol Beat Staff Report
20-Jan-2016
Arkansas as a Tipping Point, and critiques of a one-cent sales tax hike for education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jan-2016
Light-heavyweight bout for 2016: Scott Pruitt vs. Gary Jones  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2016
ReMerge program graduates ninth class, successful rehabilitation and recovery program continues  -  
Darla Shelden
27-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
Oklahoma State Board of Education approves changes to teacher evaluation system  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-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
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! And other good wishes, too.  -  
Joe Dorman
15-Dec-2015
National group praises Oklahoma's charter school authorizing standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Dec-2015
Interim Review: Rep. Randy McDaniel outlines pension system improvements  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-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
At Capitol ceremony, Democrats make it official: Independents can vote in primary elections  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Bad economics: food stamp excesses, Minimum wage makes government the boss  -  
Ernest Istook
19-Nov-2015
Farmers and Ranchers join to boost State Question 777 (Right to Farm) on November 2016 ballot  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
State Education Department forms task force in response to fraud in Swink, Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-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
Rep. Mark McCullough will retire at end of present House term  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Nov-2015
Oklahoma House of Representatives gathers for special interim meeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2015
New Oklahoma state laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
Right-to-Try Law takes effect in Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
Mix-up, debacle, delay -- Lethal injection protocol flaws trigger controversy, introspection, and reconsideration of the death penalty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Oct-2015
PAYRight program promoting past-due tax collections exceeds expectations  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Oct-2015
Istook’s Insights: Taxpayers pay for climate propaganda, standing for the National Anthem, buying and paying for compliance  -  
Ernest Istook
20-Oct-2015
Lawsuit truce called until Spring 2016 on Oklahoma drug debacle – Glossip, Cole and Grant executions on hold  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Oct-2015
Rep. Mike Christian proposes law enforcement consolidation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Oct-2015
Tax Commission Offers PAYRight OK program  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Oct-2015
Gov. Mary Fallin boosts awareness of domestic violence  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Oct-2015
Moratorium Now! It's time to put a hold on executions in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Oct-2015
Death penalty controversy rages, investigations of Oklahoma's process proceed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Oct-2015
Glossip's week: How a 3-2 appeals court “No, go ahead” became a 5-0 “Hell Yes -- Stop!”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Oct-2015
State Appeals court turns down Glossip appeal, next stop is the U.S. Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Sep-2015
Legislative Black Caucus honors the past, present and future at A.C. Hamlin Banquet on Sept. 28  -  
Staff Report
27-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: No religious test, a divided nation, the biggest loser in the debates  -  
Ernest Istook
24-Sep-2015
Richard Glossip Reprieve Request  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Sep-2015
ReMerge program held seventh graduation ceremony at Oklahoma History Center  -  
Darla Shelden
13-Sep-2015
COMMENTARY Books of numbers, translations, alternatives, aspirations and justice: Time for mercy, not sacrifice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Sep-2015
A Summary: “When Eight is Enough”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff
03-Sep-2015
Loveless to host hearing on civil asset forfeiture reform  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Aug-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
Baboons in our midst and Fort Reno's “redundant, outdated and duplicative” research -- Tax dollars at work?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2015
ASTEC Charter Schools to benefit from September 24 gala  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Aug-2015
Reps. Wood and Calvey call for investigation of Judicial Nominating Commission  -  
16-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
Istook's Insight: Happy talk ignores children in poverty, other economic woes  -  
Ernest Istook
29-Jul-2015
Oklahoma Democrats invite Independents into party primaries  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jul-2015
For city man, no apology and less than full transparency in response to police dog biting incident and home invasion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Jul-2015
ANALYSIS: Praying and working for “a miracle” – Sister Prejean and Death Penalty foes assert Glossip's innocence  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, **Part I Of A Two Part Analysis**
20-Jul-2015
Governor Fallin comments on President Obama's visit to federal prison at El Reno  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jul-2015
Istook's Insights: Take a hack – OPM, VA security breeches and federal stalking; English proficiency  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Jul-2015
Patrick Spottedwolf's Letter to Barack Obama  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Jul-2015
Sooner and Later: Governor Fallin slow-played prison reforms, so now Obama takes the lead  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jul-2015
Arapaho Traditional Chief Patrick Spottedwolf, also tribal legislator, calls for meeting with Obama  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2015
As President Obama visits Oklahoma Indian Country, it's never too late for justice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2015
Death Penalty foes schedule Capitol press conference for Monday morning  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jul-2015
Rep. James Lockhart argues for bi-partisan reapportionment commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2015
On The Occasion of President Obama's wreath for the Confederate Memorial  -  
Ron Maxwell
29-Jun-2015
Forum on Capital Punishment aims at defeating State Question 776  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Jun-2015
Speaker Hickman to sort through 122 Interim Study proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Option Revisions Adopted  -  
Bill Minick
17-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
Oklahoma Senator David Holt hails 2015 election reforms  -  
Staff Report
09-Jun-2015
Flood control investments must be a state priority  -  
Leslie Osborn and Ron Justice
04-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
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
Oklahoma treatment court programs honored for outstanding achievements  -  
Darla Shelden
15-May-2015
'Woman in Gold' grants humanity and dignity to Jews whose family art treasures were looted by Nazis  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2015
Legislature sends Gov. Fallin Speaker Hickman's bill on electronic monitoring of parolees  -  
Staff Report
09-May-2015
This Journalist's Creed: In Love, Meeting Jesus, Along The Way  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Historic 'Right-to-Farm' amendment heads to statewide ballot  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Sen. Kevin Matthews released the following statement following the resignation of Tulsa County Undersheriff Tim Albin.  -  
Staff Report
01-May-2015
PartnerSource President Applauds Supreme Court Decision to give Oklahoma "The Option  -  
Staff Report
29-Apr-2015
Oklahoma Death Penalty Foes hear passionate story of conversion at annual awards dinner  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Apr-2015
SPECIAL REPORT: As Baltimore burns, end the posturing and lead  -  
Ernest Istook
28-Apr-2015
Guns and roses: Has political correctness run amok, or can common sense prevail?  -  
Earnest Istook
27-Apr-2015
Legislature sends Fallin tax incentive evaluation proposal, honoring David Dank's legacy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Apr-2015
Prayer, discernment, reformation: Tulsa case underscores nationwide concerns over police-involved killings  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2015
For the sake of the ten, and for the sake of us all: Prison Reform Now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2015
Senate remembers Oklahoma state government employees who died or were injured in the bombing  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff
18-Apr-2015
Jolley-Denny bill expanding charter opportunities to all public school districts heads to Governor Fallin's desk  -  
Staff Report
16-Apr-2015
State House advances expansion of public charter schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Apr-2015
Hickman's measure fighting recidivism pending with Governor Fallin  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Apr-2015
In the News: Hannah Morris joins Americans for Prosperity as Oklahoma Field Director  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Apr-2015
More Istook Insights: Religious freedom at risk, forgiving government but not you, and BIG ideas  -  
Ernest Istook
11-Apr-2015
Grau-Bingman proposal for "budget-only" session clears House panel  -  
09-Apr-2015
Istook's Insights: The promotion, protection and power of words  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Apr-2015
LESSON PLAN: Understanding public charter schools, in one easy lesson  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2015
COMMENTARY: In D.C., 'jolly' bipartisan coalition throws a life preserver to school choice -- in Oklahoma, Republicans help sink it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Oklahoma school teachers could benefit from income tax exemption  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Rep. Bobby Cleveland says County Commissioners' group should follow Open Records Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Mar-2015
Oklahoma Conference of Churches hosts criminal justice conference  -  
Darla Shelden
18-Mar-2015
Editor's Notebook: Education standards, academic testing and school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Mar-2015
Istook's Insights: Racism, Abe's lament, Hillary's emails, Google and Security, Big Top Loss  -  
Ernest Istook
16-Mar-2015
History met on a bridge, to expand the boundaries of freedom  -  
Barack Obama
12-Mar-2015
OCU President Robert Henry joins iCivics board chaired by Justice O'Connor  -  
Darla Shelden
10-Mar-2015
Program Analysis: Through 'Special Care,' Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships reach more children  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2015
Unless restored to its original purposes, bill gutting transparency 'will not be heard on the House floor'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Mar-2015
Senator David Holt's election proposals advance  -  
CapitolBeatOk Staff Report
26-Feb-2015
Rep. David Brumbaugh’s measure would uphold private property rights  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Istook's Insights: Obama gets petty toward Israel's leader, and the Blob wants to control Internet  -  
Ernest Istook
24-Feb-2015
Rep. Wesselhoft regrets committee vote on open records bill, measure which press group says erodes government transparency  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Feb-2015
Murphy & Morrissette join push to end ‘chamber of horrors’ at Licensure Board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2015
Oklahoma state Rep. Ann Coody explains her opposition to school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Feb-2015
Oklahoma’s Opportunity to End Political Organizing  -  
Mark Costello, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
17-Feb-2015
President Pro Temp Bingman wants to examine budget structure, identify opportunities for savings  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Feb-2015
Documentary tells story of Children who led 'sit-ins' for state Civil Rights Movement  -  
Nasreen Iqbal, The City Sentinel
13-Feb-2015
Rep. David Dank says his subcommittee will not hear bills to spend money the state does not have  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Feb-2015
Rep. Elise Hall advances proposal to allow permanent absentee voting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-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
The 2015 State of the State Address  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
02-Feb-2015
Vigilant in how we treat each other' – Dr. King's last hours at 'The Mountaintop'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2015
As 2015 Legislature convenes, OETA to air Governor Mary Fallin’s 2015 'State of the State'  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Jan-2015
A conversation starter: Are public schools accountable or efficient? If not, what can be done?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2015
Two Sharp ideas? Shawnee Republican pushes for insurance mandate on DUIs, stronger budgeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2015
“Children of the Civil Rights” documentary reviews stirring stories from city's transition, 1958-1964  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jan-2015
Proposals from two House Republicans could shake things up  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Jan-2015
Rep. Morrissette blasts Medical Licensure Board for 'egregious behavior' against Tulsa physician  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jan-2015
Rep. Shane Stone, human rights advocate Carlos Ortiz to lead march against domestic abuse  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Jan-2015
Editor's Notebook: Holt's new national leadership post, Morrissette's push for a “right-to-try”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jan-2015
Fallin launches new panel to steer justice reform, Top House Democrat calls for implementation of Justice Reinvestment Initiative  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
15-Jan-2015
Mary Fallin delivers second inaugural address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jan-2015
For Kids: Tear Down That Wall  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2015
House Minority Leader Scott Inman names Democratic members to committee posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2015
Insights: Government red tape, Union pension cuts  -  
Ernest Istook
02-Jan-2015
Energy and Environment: A natural link?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2015
Morrissette, Echols to lead Jan. 15 hearing on Medical Licensure board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Dec-2014
Diverse group of 2014 Human Rights Award winners include LaGrange, Lemon, Hamilton  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Dec-2014
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
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Dec-2014
Sen. Standridge appointed to attend national meeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Dec-2014
State Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of State Question 640’s tax limit strictures  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Dec-2014
Return Fort Reno to the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Dec-2014
State legislators assail hints of new interpretation of State Question 640’s tax cut measures  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Nov-2014
Barresi welcomes restoration of federal education waiver allowing curriculum flexibility  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Nov-2014
Lankford decries EPA delay on Fuel standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Nov-2014
Transparency and domestic violence response laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Nov-2014
Study Shows Big Gains for Oklahoma’s Pension System  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Nov-2014
Senate Study outlines options for cost savings in Oklahoma's school districts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2014
Quartet of Oklahoma City anti-hunger leaders honored for good works  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Nov-2014
COMMENTARY: Why early childhood education supporters should back school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2014
Analysis: Three State Questions appearing on all ballots in Oklahoma  -  
Pam Pollard
02-Nov-2014
Jason Nelson leads at the Legislature, seeks fourth term in state House  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Oct-2014
Oklahoma City judicial forum affords opportunity to know trial judges before November election  -  
Darla Shelden
22-Oct-2014
Juvenile Justice system more punitive and less effective, critics say  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Oct-2014
Jonathan Small named Executive Vice President for state's leading free-market think tank  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Oct-2014
'The Equalizer' as a parable on the limits of government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Oct-2014
When ‘dark’ brings light: “First Amendment expenditures’ yield school choice victories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-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
Are Oklahoma City Bureaucrats Smarter Than Harvard?  -  
Mark Costello
17-Sep-2014
Oklahoma DAs and Verizon collaborate on domestic violence awareness  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Sep-2014
Joy Hofmeister assails federal slap at Oklahoma-based education standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Aug-2014
All Oklahoma Federation for Children candidates prevail, Strohm upsets Abdo in HD 69  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Aug-2014
ACLU seeks to block government moves preventing journalists from witnessing executions, Oklahoma SPJ backs litigation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Aug-2014
Political neophyte backs Democrats, garners “dark money,” and wants to be GOP state Senate nominee  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2014
Legislators focus on welfare reform in Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Aug-2014
ANALYSIS: Whatever happened to PokerTribes.com? State, tribes may miss iGaming opportunity  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2014
Blue or Purple in a Red State – OK Policy weaves independent path  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Aug-2014
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs advances free market policies in the Heartland  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Aug-2014
In Town Halls, meetings and interviews, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn begins a long goodbye  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Aug-2014
Pat McGuigan plans to intensify his focus on state and local journalism  -  
Staff Report
01-Aug-2014
Rep. Bobby Cleveland presses, steadily for corrections and prison reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jul-2014
A.G. Pruitt’s office hosts training seminar to commemorate 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jul-2014
A.G. Scott Pruitt ‘hopes and prays’ a ‘consequential’ ruling hints at ACA’s demise  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-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
An analysis: U.S. Interior Department rebuffs BIA meddling in OK Cheyenne & Arapaho governance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-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
Bi-partisan legislative team advocates greater support for rural firefighters  -  
Staff Report
05-Jul-2014
Polemical, Powerful and Provocative: “America, the Movie”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jul-2014
Oklahoma ranked as eleventh most corrupt state in analysis of federal data  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jul-2014
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hobby Lobby, OCRJ responds  -  
Staff Report
30-Jun-2014
In Hobby Lobby case, victory for religious liberty cheered in comments from Oklahoma and national leaders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jun-2014
Rutherford Institute applauds 5-4 Supreme Court ruling protecting right of ‘closely held for-profit corporations' to avoid contraception mandate  -  
Staff Report
30-Jun-2014
Mourning Oklahoma's Medicaid Malaise: Lawmakers Reject Free-Market Reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Fifth C.D.: Col. Russell seeks to carry leadership tradition to Congress  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
In Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District, Tom Guild hopes third time is a charm; Al McAffrey eschews obstructionism  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
OK Senate: Shannon pledges to ‘stop the debt, control the spending, balance the budget’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
OK Woman battles ‘mandatory biometric’ required for drivers’ licenses  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Senate’s blue gal in a red state: Sen. Connie Johnson seeks Democratic nomination in race to replace Coburn  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jun-2014
Following Oklahoma, should New Mexico make a pension switch?  -  
Rob Nikolewski
18-Jun-2014
Rebuffing Arne Duncan, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends repeal of Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill repealing Common Core in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jun-2014
Gov. Fallin must decide this week to sign or veto legislation repealing Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jun-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL HEADS TO FALLIN’S DESK  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL CLEARS OKLAHOMA HOUSE  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
Legislature overrides Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto, new law erodes third grade reading requirement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-May-2014
ReMerge program helps women facing prison become productive citizens  -  
Darla Shelden
12-May-2014
Why did OK Gov. Fallin flex her veto muscle?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2014
ObamaCare has a payment problem  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-May-2014
In Death Penalty Debate, Remember the Victims  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
05-May-2014
Pro-gun group leads revolt, OK House votes to override Gov. Fallin’s veto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-May-2014
“Vapor” Regulation Approved  -  
State House Minority Staff
29-Apr-2014
New FDA rules for e-cigs could give advantage to Big Tobacco  -  
Eric Boehm
29-Apr-2014
Could managed care offset OK’s surge in Medicaid spending for Emergency Room visits?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2014
ANALYSIS: OK House Speaker Jeff Hickman steers conservative course  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2014
Oklahoma pension problems: $823 million annual debt, or $3.4 billion in savings after 30 years?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Apr-2014
OK teachers’ union and allies contend public education spending is weak, but is it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Mar-2014
Common Core crusaders comment on controversial curriculum’s collapse  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Mar-2014
As Indiana goes, so goes Oklahoma: Common Core curriculum support collapses in the Sooner State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2014
Oklahoma’s newest think tank makes its case: ‘Why families still matter’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: The wonderful thing about open records is that they are open to everyone  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2014
Some drama: Legislature advances bills to repeal Common Core, protect e-cigs and finance prison alternatives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: ‘Pay for Success’ program could boost reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2014
OK Senate income tax measure would increase taxes for some  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2014
Dylan’s Song: One Boy’s Real Life, and His Parents’ Choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Feb-2014
OK Pension proposals would shift systems toward sustainability, reformers say  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2014
Oklahoma Senate: Young men in a hurry, with a shade of difference  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Feb-2014
President Barack Obama at the 2014 National Prayer Breakfast  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-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
Seeking more positive tomorrows, Oklahoma school choice leaders push Arizona model  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2014
Remembering the man who helped make real ‘the promises of democracy’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2014
Prisons and purity: Is Oklahoma still crazy after all these years?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2014
Fiscal Armageddon: Actuarial foreplay, public debt and inadequate paranoia  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-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 Kansas, 2013 in Review: Top 10 Sunflower State Stories  -  
Travis Perry
02-Jan-2014
Special Report: How actions by Gov. Fallin's staff weakened the Justice Reinvestment Initiative  -  
Clifton Adcock
31-Dec-2013
From the state capitol beat, Oklahoma’s Top 10 public policy stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2013
After Coburn’s report: Inspector’s audit gives ‘clean’ bill or whitewash at Homeland Security?  -  
Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org
18-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY Will the farm bill include efforts to block return of Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in OK?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Dec-2013
Brenda Reneau’s Legacy  -  
Steve Fair
10-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
In love with Oklahoma’s “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY Red and blue all over: ‘We, the people’ before we the government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: A heartland with heart: 42 Kansans ‘get-’er-done’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Nov-2013
In their eyes: 'Invisible Eve' has, in black and white, stories beyond the power of words  -  
by Patrick B. McGuigan
25-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
COMMENTARY: A “bite-sized” start to reverse Oklahoma’s exploding prison spending problems  -  
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
For Indian Country in Oklahoma, it’s never too late for justice  -  
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
Oklahoma Eagle Forum honors Phyllis Schlafly, state leader Bunny Chambers and state Rep. Dan Fisher  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Fighting over the grading of OK schools, from A to F  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Capitol Coercion: Conviction of former OK state representative is rough Justice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Oct-2013
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma in joust over same-sex marriage plans  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Oct-2013
Oklahoma Interim Study: Family structure key factor in economic growth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2013
Arizona Education Savings Accounts aren’t vouchers, study says  -  
Mary C. Tillotson, Watchdog.org
12-Oct-2013
BOGO: From Africa to Anadarko, a story of love and markets  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Oct-2013
Common Core, or a common cause -- ‘Concentrate on issues that unite us, and divide the left’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Oct-2013
Interim Hearings on activities association wrap up look into power, money and football  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: America is choosing education freedom, as the future rushes in  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Oct-2013
Conservative state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft honored by ACLU-OK  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2013
Oklahoma Readers speak up for and against the shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2013
Former Cheyenne & Arapaho Gov. Flyingman subject of criminal complaint  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
As allies send nuanced messages, will OK Gov. Mary Fallin stick to her guns on Medicaid expansion?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Sep-2013
Criminal Complaint issued on former C&A Gov. Flyingman  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Sep-2013
Legislator makes new push for OK pension reforms, in midst of gloomy national funding picture  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2013
New workers comp system challenged in OK courts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2013
State AFL-CIO leaders agree ACA is “not perfect”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-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
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 pension liabilities top $4 trillion  -  
Eric Boehm Watchdog.org
05-Sep-2013
Under the dome: Bills under consideration for the special session  -  
Patrick B . McGuigan
03-Sep-2013
In testing results, more bad news for Oklahoma public education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2013
A.G. Pruitt presses to clear the haze from EPA regional standards fight  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2013
Remembering Odilia Dank -- a graceful lady, and an Army of one  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Aug-2013
OK Speaker Shannon says lawsuit reform fix may take 26-28 bills, 6-8 days  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2013
More than digital genius, in a wondrous life, ‘Steve Jobs’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Aug-2013
Oklahoma Higher Regents’ pay hike assailed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Aug-2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin sets special session for September 3  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Aug-2013
Oklahoma’s food stamp overpayments totaled over $29 million in Fiscal Year 2011  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Aug-2013
Milton Friedman honored, as Oklahoma’s special needs children are ‘Free to Choose’  -  
PatrickB. McGuigan
01-Aug-2013
Neither Weiners nor whiners here -- AFP-OK and A.G. Pruitt rebuff EPA’s shaft job  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Jul-2013
How to Win by Throwing in the Towel  -  
Dr. G. Keith Smith
29-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: ObamaCare’s fate? Legal challenges and ultimate reversal  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-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
COMMENTARY: Journalism is an act, not a profession  -  
Steven Greenhut The Franklin Center
15-Jul-2013
Analysis: Attorney General Pruitt presses newly invigorated arguments against ‘ObamaCare’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jul-2013
Finance Secretary Doerflinger floats possible changes in energy incentives, industry reacts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY Nothing ‘Anonymous’ about wasted lives and bad laws: Prison policies must change  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jul-2013
Varied reactions to delayed health care mandate: relief, reserve, rejoicing  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jul-2013
Critics of ‘ObamaCare’ skeptical of Leavitt Partners’ Medicaid recommendations  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: Born on the Fourth of July, or thereabouts, an enterprise of Liberty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jul-2013
COMMENTARY: Public opinion on Medicaid expansion, the Augean Stables, and a better future  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jun-2013
“Flexible federalism” themes likely for OK Gov. Fallin in National Press Club speech  -  
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
State health care analysts react to investigation saying Medicare provider data ‘inaccurate, incomplete and inconsistent’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Carten Cordell
21-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY A Cheyenne & Arapaho Summer: Tribes’ frozen funds impede western Oklahoma economy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Jun-2013
Conservative icon Richard Viguerie boosts ‘right on crime’ efforts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2013
A new chapter: Corrections Director Jones explains his reasons for leaving  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2013
For Oklahoma, more time and fresh opportunity for prison reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2013
Water rights victory historic, setting stage for state-tribal case  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-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
Rep. David Dank rejects grading on the curve, gives 2013 legislative session a “C-“  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY: Pension reform – Keeping promises and reducing liabilities  -  
06-Jun-2013
State leaders laud their performance at end of 2013 legislative session -- and give themselves an “A”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
Oklahoma City’s Chabad organizes Dallas youth in Oklahoma relief mission  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-May-2013
Senate plan could rescue Insure Oklahoma program for working poor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2013
State Legislators ponder veto overrides  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-May-2013
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