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A.G. Pruitt’s office hosts training seminar to commemorate 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jul-2014
Gov. Fallin names Patricia High, city attorney, to Pardon and Parole Board  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-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
Steve Russell lands PAC endorsement, Costello’s backing  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Jul-2014
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Greg Slavonic Endorses Patrice Douglas for Congress  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-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
State Education Department begins development of new academic standards  -  
Staff Report
20-Jul-2014
An analysis: U.S. Interior Department rebuffs BIA meddling in OK Cheyenne & Arapaho governance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jul-2014
Remembering Currie Ballard: Inspiration to Oklahomans  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jul-2014
OK state general revenue up for FY 2014, but slightly below estimate  -  
Staff Report
15-Jul-2014
Education & Workforce Sec. Robert Sommers to retire  -  
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
Mourning and evening: Memories of Things Past, and reflections on the days to come  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-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
Five years after Great Recession, Oklahoma continues steady economic expansion  -  
Staff Report
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
Oklahoma A.G. Scott Pruitt comments on Hobby Lobby ruling  -  
Staff Report
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
Governor Fallin signs criminal justice reform bill  -  
Staff Report
29-Jun-2014
Republican state House members endorse Todd Hiett for Corporation Commission  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Repoprt
23-Jun-2014
A funny thing happened on the way to Oklahoma's U.S. Senate primary: T.W. Shannon's right flank is restive  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jun-2014
Kay Floyd vs. Wildredo Santos Rivera in Senate District 46  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jun-2014
Todd Hiett versus Cliff Branan in June 24 primary will decide Corporation Commission seat  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jun-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
Oklahoma Fifth C.D.: State Rep. Mike Turner fashions strong multi-issue conservative message in campaign  -  
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
Oklahoma Senate: Seeking to follow Tom Coburn, James Lankford emphasizes ‘debt, debt, debt’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jun-2014
OK Woman battles ‘mandatory biometric’ required for drivers’ licenses  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jun-2014
Hundreds of Oklahoma ministers announce support for James Lankford  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
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
Oklahoma Senate: Randy Brogdon says he’s the most conservative of all  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-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
Following Oklahoma, should New Mexico make a pension switch?  -  
Rob Nikolewski
18-Jun-2014
COMMENTARY: Anything Left in the cupboard?  -  
State Rep. David Perryman
16-Jun-2014
Rebuffing Arne Duncan, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends repeal of Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2014
State Rep. Bobby Cleveland on Purcell-Lexington Bridge Repairs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-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
Oklahoma’s path not taken: Many ways to trim state spending, analysts say  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jun-2014
New EPA regulations will likely trigger lawsuits, eventual U.S. Supreme Court decision  -  
Eric Boehm
10-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Forum panel analyzes June 24 primary  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Jun-2014
Wednesday’s work: Governor signs two bills, vetoes five  -  
House Minority Staff
06-Jun-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill repealing Common Core in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jun-2014
Oklahoma Budget Games: less is more, more or less  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jun-2014
In May Oklahoma state government gross receipts continued to rise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jun-2014
Gov. Fallin must decide this week to sign or veto legislation repealing Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jun-2014
COMMENTARY: Sparks Flying: Party purity and discretionary wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-May-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL HEADS TO FALLIN’S DESK  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
Pensions – tempered enthusiasm for Oklahoma reform measure  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2014
House advances $120 million State Capitol repair bond issue  -  
House Minority Staff Report
23-May-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL CLEARS OKLAHOMA HOUSE  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
House Bill 3293 to boost pay for some government workers  -  
House Minority Staff Report
22-May-2014
Legislature overrides Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto, new law erodes third grade reading requirement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-May-2014
Traveling this Season? Keep yourself and others safe while behind the wheel  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-May-2014
Reading Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s ‘tough love’ -- Veto boosts reformers, sparks bi-partisan criticism  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2014
Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant: Power and principle, strength and humility, skill and wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-May-2014
“Global agreement” for OK state budget announced, with historic pension reforms included  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-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
ReMerge program helps women facing prison become productive citizens  -  
Darla Shelden
12-May-2014
State House rejects override attempts of bills on whooping cough, veterans’ tax exemption  -  
State House Minority Staff
08-May-2014
For the first time, Legislature overrides Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2014
Why did OK Gov. Fallin flex her veto muscle?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2014
OCPA’s Carnuccio praises MO Legislature for keeping ‘Heartland Tax Rebellion’ Burning  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-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
Appreciating Kevin Durant: OKC’s MVP (most valuable person) and the power of words  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-May-2014
Pro-gun group leads revolt, OK House votes to override Gov. Fallin’s veto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-May-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin spanks Legislature for 'not acting on big issues'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Apr-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
Measure to combat domestic violence heads to Gov. Fallin’s desk  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Apr-2014
Could managed care offset OK’s surge in Medicaid spending for Emergency Room visits?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2014
Oklahoma conservatives plan to protest U.S. Attorney General Holder’s appearance  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Apr-2014
Readers Remember the Murrah Bombing  -  
Compiled by CapitolBeatOK.com
19-Apr-2014
Sounds, sights, silence: Memories of the Bombing  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-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
ANALYSIS: OK House Speaker Jeff Hickman steers conservative course  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2014
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello seeks second term  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Apr-2014
Watchdog.org takes home six awards at Virginia Press Association’s conference  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Apr-2014
States work to protect electric grid from solar storms and nuclear attacks  -  
Josh Peterson
07-Apr-2014
Oklahomans back charter school expansion, say rural parents should have option  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Apr-2014
Surgery Center of OK: Saving taxpayers real money, in real time  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2014
Oklahoma pension problems: $823 million annual debt, or $3.4 billion in savings after 30 years?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Apr-2014
Once upon a time in Washington, a former POW remembered, and I listened  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Apr-2014
Would OK Common Core repeal be a ‘tipping point’ in national debate?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Mar-2014
OK teachers’ union and allies contend public education spending is weak, but is it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Mar-2014
McGuigan on OETA’s Oklahoma Forum March 30-April 6  -  
Staff Report
30-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
State Sens. Brecheen and Sykes advance measure to assure high standards under state control  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Mar-2014
For better education in OKC, have a SIG (School Improvement Grant)?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: The wonderful thing about open records is that they are open to everyone  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2014
Critics of Common Core press their advantage on St. Pat’s Day  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-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: Republican Senate primary grows more complicated  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: ‘Pay for Success’ program could boost reform  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2014
Nationalized Common Core is a takeover of education  -  
Commissioner Mark Costello
11-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: Battle over E-cigarettes in Oklahoma is getting lost in the weeds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Mar-2014
OK House takes up regulations on e-cigs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Mar-2014
Oklahoma City Council Member Pete White hangs back on e-cig ban  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Mar-2014
COMMENTARY: For Oklahoma, are Republican tax hikes and spending increases inevitable?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2014
Oklahoma measures would cut income tax rates – in January 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2014
Oklahoma Education Savings Accounts nixed, for now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Mar-2014
Democratic gubernatorial candidate declares opposition to Common Core in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2014
Political Comedy, Parody Perfection, and good music: Gridiron 2014  -  
Publius, for The City Sentinel
25-Feb-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
Finance Secretary says appropriations will be tight, but “sky is not falling”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-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
Advocates of legal pot rally at Oklahoma state Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-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
In memory yet green, Ronald Reagan at 103  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2014
Admiring Oklahoma’s “Dr. Tom” -- and honoring his legacy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2014
Governor Mary Fallin's State of the State Address  -  
Staff Report
03-Feb-2014
Lawmakers in 10 states push back against NSA as movement picks up steam  -  
Josh Peterson
29-Jan-2014
Building Bridges: American Jewish and Muslim youth assist OK recovery  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Jan-2014
Seeking more positive tomorrows, Oklahoma school choice leaders push Arizona model  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2014
Rep. Pittman to host bipartisan Lincoln Legacy Dinner, OCU's Robert Henry to speak  -  
Staff Report
25-Jan-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
Martin Luther King, Jr. (inspired by Wallace Hamilton) reflections from the Gospels and 'a new world'  -  
Staff Report
20-Jan-2014
Remembering the man who helped make real ‘the promises of democracy’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2014
President Obama praises Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jan-2014
Prisons and purity: Is Oklahoma still crazy after all these years?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2014
Cut up the credit cards: states have $5 trillion in debts taxpayers will have to pay  -  
Eric Boehm
13-Jan-2014
Fiscal Armageddon: Actuarial foreplay, public debt and inadequate paranoia  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2014
Federal OSHA should stand down from proposed “name and shame” rule  -  
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello
09-Jan-2014
Oklahoma’s state debt is better than most, but that’s no reason to relax  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jan-2014
Which is better: Constitutional or unconstitutional? A tax cut now, later, or never?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-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 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
Requiem for a little giant: Remembering Brenda Reneau  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Dec-2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin bans use of e-cigarettes on public property  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Dec-2013
After Coburn’s report: Inspector’s audit gives ‘clean’ bill or whitewash at Homeland Security?  -  
Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org
18-Dec-2013
Notable Quotables -- The Best of the Worst in 2013  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Dec-2013
In an OK election: Law and life, secrecy and privacy, politics and wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-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
COMMENTARY: Insurance markets and Oklahoma, singing state budget blues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2013
Dollars and Sense: OK prison reform by the numbers, and in understanding hearts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY: Few dare call it bribery: Grants, e-cigs, and another brick in the wall  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-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
Commentary: Shouting into the echo chamber  -  
Eric Boehm
06-Dec-2013
State Officials comment on the passing of Former Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Dec-2013
COMMENTARY: For OK Labor Commissioner Costello, ‘right-sizing’ is more than a slogan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-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
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
In their joy: Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and the Republic  -  
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
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
Saying thanks, and finding ‘battle buddies’  -  
Rita Aragon
11-Nov-2013
Time on Target: Memories and Gratitude  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Nov-2013
Good Citizens: Russell Perry and Vicki Miles belong in the Hall of Fame  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Nov-2013
A-F grades released: Big City ‘supers’ offer starkly different response  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
Tax revenues grow, but appropriated funds may tighten  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
Oklahoma Eagle Forum honors Phyllis Schlafly, state leader Bunny Chambers and state Rep. Dan Fisher  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
In an Oklahoma visit, Phyllis Schlafly blasts federal immigration proposals  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Nov-2013
Phyllis Schlafly hopes conservatives can stop ObamaCare, Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Nov-2013
Hopefuls lining up to challenge OK Schools Superintendent Janet Barresi  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Veggies, Muppets and the White House: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-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
For Sooner State’s fans of e-cigarettes, good news and bad news  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: In Oklahoma and Israel, blessings from a broken heart  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Oct-2013
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma in joust over same-sex marriage plans  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-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
Oklahoma Interim Study: Family structure key factor in economic growth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2013
Lawsuit by public school educators attacks OK scholarship program for special needs children  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2013
Arizona Education Savings Accounts aren’t vouchers, study says  -  
Mary C. Tillotson, Watchdog.org
12-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: The man who made the world one  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
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
Analyst looks at Shutdown, Spending, Debt Ceiling as a “battle of conflicting principles”  -  
Billie Rodely
06-Oct-2013
Conservative state Rep. Paul Wesselhoft honored by ACLU-OK  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma’s failure at proactiveness stings during shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2013
Oklahoma Readers speak up for and against the shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2013
Early shutdown effects modest in Oklahoma, as analysts debate impact  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2013
Gov. Fallin joins CO Gov. Hickenlooper, asking Congress to avert shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
OKC National Memorial and Museum will stay open regardless of federal shutdown  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
Former Cheyenne & Arapaho Gov. Flyingman subject of criminal complaint  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
Revised gaming settlement agreement for Cheyenne & Arapaho, and state of Oklahoma, goes to feds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Sep-2013
Fox News lineup changes show evolution of cable news  -  
Jason Stverak | Franklin Center
28-Sep-2013
All bark, no bite: Union protest fizzles outside conservative confab  -  
Travis Perry & Dustin Hurst
26-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
With new private sector support and proven achievement, Oklahoma charter schools posed for growth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-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
OK private group’s control of high school athletics draws intense scrutiny  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-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
Editor’s Notebook: Webb and Hiett back in public policy posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Sep-2013
New analysis of public school spending leaves out local spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-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
Oklahoma leaders rejoice over another year for Insure Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Sep-2013
Insure Oklahoma, premium support program, gets one-year extension  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Sep-2013
State pension liabilities top $4 trillion  -  
Eric Boehm Watchdog.org
05-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
COMMENTARY: State coalition opposing Syria intervention intensifies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Sep-2013
Under the dome: Bills under consideration for the special session  -  
Patrick B . McGuigan
03-Sep-2013
Something Special: OK lawsuit reform restoration to require 31 bills  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Sep-2013
In testing results, more bad news for Oklahoma public education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2013
This Labor Day, Let’s Celebrate The Economic Opportunity That Makes Our State Great  -  
Mark Costello, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
30-Aug-2013
Red Flag Analysis: OK Rogers State University, where defaults exceed graduations, gets entrepreneurial grant from the feds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Aug-2013
BREAKING NEWS: Long-time Oklahoman reporter Michael McNutt to join Fallin staff  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Aug-2013
Cato Institute gives F- to state public education spending transparency  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Records show Higher Ed Board sweetens pot for employees  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Odilia Dank was ‘loved and admired’ – her services this weekend  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-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
Dueling Denunciations: Rainy Day cash, Nursing Home standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-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
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
COMMENTARY: Smart-ALEC? OK Gov. Mary Fallin is no Thomas Jefferson  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-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
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
COMMENTARY: School Spending Up, Student Achievement Flat  -  
Patrick B.McGuigan
07-Aug-2013
Gov. Mary Fallin announces national education and training agenda, as Democrats seek a credible opponent  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Aug-2013
Milton Friedman honored, as Oklahoma’s special needs children are ‘Free to Choose’  -  
PatrickB. McGuigan
01-Aug-2013
Is Oklahoma OK? Sooner State ranks just ‘fair-to-middlin’ in cost-benefit study  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Jul-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
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
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
Senate President Pro Temp Bingman backs special session focused on lawsuit reform  -  
Patriuck B. McGuigan
17-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
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
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
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
Oklahoma’s gross tax receipts: up for the year, down for the month  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
Critics of ‘ObamaCare’ skeptical of Leavitt Partners’ Medicaid recommendations  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
Early childhood education advocate Dr. Ramona Paul dies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
Has identifying as a conservative in Oklahoma plateaued?  -  
Bill Shapard, SoonerPoll
02-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
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
“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
NEWS FLASH: Corrections’ Director Justin Jones is resigning, Tulsa World reports  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jun-2013
Water rights victory historic, setting stage for state-tribal case  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jun-2013
COMMENTARY Role Reversal: Rise of the Republicans, Retreat of the Democrats  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jun-2013
Rise of the OK Republicans: Getting started  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-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
CapitolBeatOK's McGuigan designated one of America's top political reporters  -  
Billie Rodely
08-Jun-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Gen. Franks delivers, Speaker Shannon looks at judges, a Fallin veto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-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
COMMENTARY: OK Grading the 2013 State Legislature and Gov. Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
State leaders laud their performance at end of 2013 legislative session -- and give themselves an “A”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jun-2013
Baptist Disaster Relief program models efficiency, effectiveness  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-May-2013
Baptist relief leader discusses “tender and sensitive” moments, after the storm  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-May-2013
Oklahoma City’s Chabad organizes Dallas youth in Oklahoma relief mission  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-May-2013
Baptist Disaster Relief administers massive relief program in Moore  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-May-2013
Chabad Center arranges major gift of Kosher meat, poultry, dairy products for OKC Regional Food Bank  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-May-2013
Moore state representatives thank donors, first responders, volunteers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2013
Legislature passes funding measure for state tornado relief  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2013
No one sent them a memo, they just stepped up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-May-2013
Massive relief effort underway, storm impacts water treatment, blood supply  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2013
OK After the storm, a small voice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2013
OKPOP worthy project, economic impact study contends  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-May-2013
Legislative opposition to Common Core Curriculum intensifies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-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
Income tax receipts boost government revenue in April  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-May-2013
COMMENTARY: Don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
Senate clears omnibus budget, Gov. Fallin will sign soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
Gov. Fallin vetoes pension reform bill, H.B. 2077  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-May-2013
Gov. Fallin signs income tax cut to take effect in 2015  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-May-2013
RNC’s Priebus says Oklahoma is model for “transformational” Republican Party  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2013
State officials deliberate on ways to preserve Insure Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
Oklahoma’s dynamic Medicaid discussion includes Florida pilot program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
COMMENTARY: Wishy Washy ObamaCare Buddies  -  
G. Keith Smith, M.D.
10-May-2013
State House sends $7.2 billion budget to Senate, ‘early’ adjournment discussed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
COMMENTARY: From the Heartland, competitive federalism, where everything old is new again  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Obama administration denies extension of Insure Oklahoma program for working poor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
Gov. Fallin signs workers comp, infrastructure bills  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-May-2013
House Democrats designate 2015-16 Leadership  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-May-2013
Gov. Fallin and legislators ponder next steps on state Medicaid program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2013
Oklahoma’s gross revenue sets record high in April  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-May-2013
Driven by education and health care, OK government spending to jump at least $250 million  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-May-2013
House Speaker’s infrastructure plan goes to Gov. Mary Fallin for enactment  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-May-2013
Check It Out -- Kansas’ economy shows growth in first quarter of 2013  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Apr-2013
Cops gone wild: Rocky Mountain lows, and OK Great Plains blues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2013
Business group counters AFL-CIO critique of likely workers’ compensation reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Apr-2013
‘Workers Comp, not lawyers’ comp’ -- administrative reform nears passage as business advocates cheer, legislative Democrats holler  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Apr-2013
Reps. Pittman, Matthews assume leadership of Legislative Black Caucus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: The stage is set: unimpressive tax cut, big jump in spending  -  
24-Apr-2013
OK Department of Human Services seminar on ‘opportunity gap’ slated  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2013
Governor, Speaker, Pro Temp announce accord on taxes, workers’ comp and infrastructure  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Apr-2013
CapitolBeatOK writers garner honors from Society of Professional Journalists  -  
Billie Rodely
23-Apr-2013
Citizenship dinner to honor Ed Feulner, former Sen. Jim DeMint to give keynote address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Apr-2013
Doing some good: Slowly, Archie Hoffman’s dreams for Oklahoma’s Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes coming true  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Apr-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Johnson’s apology, foreign laws, tightening ROPE  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Apr-2013
Legislative leaders, Gov. Fallin say income tax cut, workers’ comp reform likely  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Apr-2013
House Bill 1419 could curb ‘doctor shopping’ prescription drug abuses  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: Earth Day Exposes the Ironies of the Left’s Trendy Environmentalism  -  
Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center
18-Apr-2013
Legislative leaders chide legislator for comments on House floor  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Apr-2013
UPDATE: Senate toughens provisions against ‘Lifeline’ phone abuses  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: After the bomb, actions were louder than words  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Apr-2013
As state’s Higher Education officials tout economic impact, some doubts raised  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Apr-2013
Fallin signs School Security laws  -  
Staff Report
16-Apr-2013
Annual banquet of Council on American-Islam Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma includes awards presentations & fundraising  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Apr-2013
Group encourages Gov. Fallin to sign legislation banning foreign law precedents  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2013
Come Hell or High Water: Robert Bork’s ‘Saving Justice’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2013
House Judiciary Committee approves Speaker’s workers comp reform, 11-4  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Apr-2013
General Revenue fund shows big jump in corporate income taxes  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: Time and place: Judge Bork, the Mayflower Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, and unfinished work  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma budget-making as a five-act drama – or comedy, or tragedy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2013
Fallin signs trio of agreements with Gov. Boswell for Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2013
Americans United for Life to discuss policy, court cases at city event  -  
Staff Report
06-Apr-2013
IN BRIEF: Emergency Room usage by Oklahoma Medicaid recipients  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2013
State Senate panel passes income tax cut … with some differences  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Apr-2013
Treasurer's report: March Gross Receipts show "positives," including gross production and corporate income tax collections  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Apr-2013
Oklahoma leaders maintain opposition to Medicaid expansion, as homegrown reform founders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2013
A tale of two states: When it comes to Medicaid sustainability, Illinois and Oklahoma are more alike than not  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2013
Speaker applauds sale of unused state properties  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Apr-2013
Emerging from despair, quartet of women graduate into productive citizenship  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Apr-2013
Unity in Diversity? Maybe not: Some love, and some hate, Oklahoma’s high rank in freedom index  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2013
Mercatus Center raves about Oklahoma’s dramatic move toward economic liberty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2013
Progress in the midst of peril: Oklahoma’s ReMerge program graduate looks forward to ‘a positive, productive life’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2013
Hoosier State decision could influence Oklahoma special needs scholarship litigation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Mar-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Closing time, lobbying day, haze hearing, hard core on Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Mar-2013
OK: For the 2014 budget -- $200 million more, or $200 million less?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2013
Suicide now leading cause of death in U.S.  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
25-Mar-2013
Rep. Morrissette, Sen. McAffrey push Anti-Hunger Act  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Mar-2013
OCPA to release annual budget book  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma Prison Reform or bovine scatology? Prove it!  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Mar-2013
Action Items for Oklahoma: Criminal Justice  -  
Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute
21-Mar-2013
Conservatives cheer as State Chamber of Oklahoma supports 'Shannon-Fallin tax cut'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Reflections on valor, tenderness, a Race to Baghdad, and the limits of power  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2013
First group of women set for graduation from Oklahoma County diversion program  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
20-Mar-2013
Gov. Fallin wants to consolidate pension administration -- firefighters oppose that and more  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2013
Pension reforms advance, including the firefighters fund  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Mar-2013
Prison plan at center of controversy between reform advocates and governor's staff  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Mar-2013
Conservative activists cheer Rand Paul at national conference – and “Ben Franklin” stops in  -  
Keisha Schultz
16-Mar-2013
A reporter's soul, from the historian's heart  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Mar-2013
In tribute to Paul Harvey and all the rest: God made a journalist  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Mar-2013
Gov. Fallin hails bill that revises Council overseeing prisoner reentry programs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2013
Oklahoma Attorney General’s Chief of Staff unresponsive to written question on state programs for non-violent offenders  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2013
Habemus Papam! Habemus Budgetam?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Mar-2013
Midnight special: Oklahoma House advances bill to allow armed teachers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Mar-2013
Oklahoma local-level government entities win total of 10 National transparency awards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Mar-2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin renews pledge of support for American Indian museum financing, as bond foes demur  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2013
Tax refunds, drop in NatGas production reduces general revenues; sales taxes healthy  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Sooner and Later: For prison reform, light a candle and ‘stick with it’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2013
Transparency Tipsheet & Commentary: How to be a transparency watchdog  -  
Kevin Palmer
11-Mar-2013
Asthma and Allergy Foundation's poll finds state opposition to some “prescription-only” proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2013
Sen. Johnson named to health committee of National Black Caucus  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2013
At the Oklahoma Capitol, a Sheriff Clarke fan club?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Mar-2013
Foreign law ban easily passes House but draws sharp critique  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Mar-2013
DHS gets final approval for Pinnacle Plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
06-Mar-2013
Reach out and touch someone – Oklahoma House passes reforms in Lifeline ‘free’ phone program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
COMMENTARY: Medicaid Expansion: Principle, People and Peril  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Mar-2013
Oklahoma policy conference about visions, hopes for women  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2013
Kate Obenshain works for ‘brighter future’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Mar-2013
Parker a star at Oklahoma ‘policy to share’ conference  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Mar-2013
Treasurer Miller: Gross collections dip in February  -  
Staff Report
04-Mar-2013
Gov. Fallin’s team defends rebuff of prison reform funding  -  
04-Mar-2013
Oklahoma Justice Commission issues final report, adjourns  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Mar-2013
Still tough on crime, Sooner State seeks “smart” prison policy shift  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Mar-2013
Workers Comp Administrative proposal clears Senate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2013
COMMENTARY: Practical or moral, for the sake of the ten  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Feb-2013
Gov. Fallin rebuffs Justice Reinvestment implementation funds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Feb-2013
Gridiron delivers again: Witty musical satire performs this week at Plaza Lyric  -  
Publius
25-Feb-2013
As winter storms advance, Lt. Todd lamb declares state of emergency  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Feb-2013
States’ Rights Fight in Sooner State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Feb-2013
Cole says sequestration is better than a tax hike  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Feb-2013
Watching Obama, this Republican misses Clinton  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2013
After sequestration battle, OK Rep. Cole sees three more big fights  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Feb-2013
Hobby Lobby garners new support in challenge to HHS mandate  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2013
States’ Rights panel advances Speaker’s contingency plan for spending cuts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Feb-2013
Budget & Pension reform group honors Gov. Fallin  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Feb-2013
Senate Administrative Workers’ Comp act unveiled, hearing Tuesday  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Feb-2013
Oklahoma pension reformers seek ‘sustainability’ and ‘intergenerational fairness’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Feb-2013
Bingman’s modest agenda grows more complex as session advances  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Democratic Leader Scott Inman jabs at tax cut, defends water plan, backs Capitol spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Rising income tax revenues yield FY 2013’s biggest general revenue fund surge, Doerflinger says  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Feb-2013
Speaker’s bill a reform of unemployment comp system – or ‘Kabuki-theatre set-up?”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Feb-2013
COMMENTARY: Dust to dust, ashes to ashes ... reflections on law, mortality and the meaning of words  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2013
African-American Heritage celebrated at state Capitol  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Feb-2013
Gen. Rita Aragon anticipates State of the Union comments on sequestration, role of women in the military  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2013
COMMENTARY: Mike Schwartz, the happy warrior  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Feb-2013
Gov. Fallin says recent history confirms income tax cuts yield higher long-term revenues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2013
Grover Norquist's tax cut advocacy comes to Oklahoma state Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2013
Ten Interesting Facts on President Ronald Reagan's birthday  -  
National Constitution Center
06-Feb-2013
Reactions to Fallin’s “State of the State” run the gamut  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2013
State of the State: Doin’ fine, just OK, or not so good?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Feb-2013
COMMENTARY: Stuck in the middle, As Kansas cuts, Texas keeps “no income tax” status  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Feb-2013
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2013 State of the State address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2013
OK: House Speaker on taxes, ‘right-sizing’ spending, and budget challenges in the 2013 session  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jan-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Leon boosts Tulsa’s OKPOP, Labor says “enough,” and State of the State broadcast  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Jan-2013
Labor Commissioner Costello, legislative Democrats honor free market surgery center for entrepreneurial excellence  -  
25-Jan-2013
State Auditor Gary Jones hit the ground running – and hasn’t let up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Analyzing waste, fraud and abuse: Oklahoma state Auditor Jones attacks all three  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Federal court upholds Wisconsin's Act 10 in its entirety  -  
Ryan Ekvall, Wisconsin Reporter
21-Jan-2013
Where courage wanes, freedom is stifled  -  
House Speaker T.W. Shannon
21-Jan-2013
Editor’s Notebook: terrible talk, Tulsa tops, Kern’s concern, Senate’s site  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jan-2013
By the numbers: 2455 pieces of legislation; GOP & Independent registrations surge  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Jan-2013
COMMENTARY: “Zero Dark Thirty” triggers introspection about security, defense, the military’s role, and America’s place in the world  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jan-2013
Auditor Gary Jones closes county audit gap, reorganizes agency  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2013
On the shoulders of giants – T.W. Shannon and black political power in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2013
Secretary of State Glenn Coffee leaving Fallin administration  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Jan-2013
State House Democrats Organize for 54th Legislature  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Jan-2013
Framing the Picture: Speaker Shannon makes history, as outline of 2013 legislative session emerges  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2013
COMMENTARY: Markets, mandates and the right doctors  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2013
Analysis: Oklahoma Court decision may tighten bond issue standards – time will tell  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jan-2013
Treasurer Miller describes Oklahoma's moderated economic growth  -  
Staff Report
06-Jan-2013
Commissioner Maughan begins second term in key county post  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2013
Tom Colbert becomes chief justice of Oklahoma state Supreme Court  -  
05-Jan-2013
James Lankford’s “no” vote on the “cliff” deal reflects core policy views  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jan-2013
COMMENTARY: New Year’s Objectives, perhaps resolutions  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2013
Oklahoma City's Top 10 stories: Devon makes history, OCU expands, and the Thunder rolls  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
29-Dec-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Bennington superintendent to challenge Barresi, Ridley retires (in part), school safety commission formed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2012
A billion here, and a billion there: Government revenue grows, but big tax cut unlikely  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Dec-2012
Surgery Center offers transparency, efficiency, affordability  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2012
COMMENTARY: Beards for Bork, and Bushmill vs. Jameson in the night  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2012
COMMENTARY: Remembering the greatest man I have ever known  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2012
Chamber says “best practices” report can guide state economic development  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Dec-2012
Commentary: Notable Quotables analysis documents legacy media bias  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Dec-2012
News Analysis: A layman’s journey through Oklahoma’s right-to-work data  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2012
COMMENTARY: Right to work transformed Oklahoma, and can do the same for Michigan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Dec-2012
State Sales Tax Collections continue to surge  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Dec-2012
What is Truth? The prism for all things, and the soul of education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Dec-2012
Oklahoma paper smears conservative groups as “controversial” for advocating bipartisan education reforms  -  
Brandon Dutcher
09-Dec-2012
 
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