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Bill could mandate pursuit of Biden Federal School Grants
Ray Carter, Center for Independent Journalism
June 7th, 2023
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Signs bill expanding ‘biomarker testing’
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 7th, 2023
Oklahoma Coalition Against the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) sets press conference pressing for clemency for death row prisoner Jemaine Cannon
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 5th, 2023
Oklahoma City seeks public input on MAPs 4 EMBARK Bus Rapid Transit preliminary alignments
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 3rd, 2023
‘Come to the Table Like Adults’ — Lankford calls for ‘hard conversation’ about ‘skyrocketing $31.4 trillion debt’
U.S. Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma
June 3rd, 2023
Blackbox Announces the Launch of Its Global Media Outlet, Providing Information on Japanese Startups and Ecosystems
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report via Newswire.com
June 2nd, 2023
Remembering Four Tulsans Killed in Mass Shooting at St. Francis Hospital Last Year
Oklahoma State Representative Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa
June 2nd, 2023
On the Oklahoma Supreme Court abortion ruling: A Commentary
Oklahoma State Senator David Bullard
June 1st, 2023
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Patrick B. McGuigan, in younger days, during an interview at his office near the state capitol.
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Under Construction: Seeking a more perfect union for us all — and a stronger website platform for the labor of love known as CapitolBeatOK
Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK.com
September 16th, 2021

Oklahoma City, September 2021 – As you see this, friends and readers, Constitution Day has neared, arrived or just passed.  On September 17, 1787, 39 men fashioning the greatest instrument for human governance yet devised ended their deliberations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin, the religious skeptic who advocated prayer at a crucial moment of…Continue Reading

Top Oklahoma Stories

‘A unifying moment’: Sister Wilhelmina’s nuns share their story in exclusive TV interview
Shannon Mullen, Catholic News Agency, Catholic World Report, June 4, 2023 June 5, 2023
Governor Kevin Stitt allows Fiscal year 2024 Oklahoma state government budget to become law without signature, subject to objections
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
Drummond, and 41 other attorney generals negotiate a $102 million settlement with Suboxone maker for illegal monopoly tactics
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Jobs Report: Small Businesses Have Record High Levels of Job Openings
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
Not just a Boneyard: Looking back at my visit to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG)
Mary Blankenship Pointer, for The City Sentinel June 5, 2023
Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, avoiding default, Divides GOP
Ariana Morales, The Patriot Sentinel June 5, 2023
Will education funding produce results? — Commentary
Jonathan Small, OCPAThink.org June 5, 2023
Southern Baptist Convention nearing final ‘real-time database’ of accused sex predators
Todd Shannon and Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel June 3, 2023

Letter to the EditorView All

COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation

Nathaniel Batchelder   COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation   Dear Editor,   Forty years ago, the Sisters of Benedict taught me that Pro-Life includes opposition to capital punishment.   The Julius Jones case has brought world attention to Oklahoma.   Millions agree that…Continue Reading

Nathaniel Batcher, The Peace House

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Patrick B. McGuigan, in younger days, during an interview at his office near the state capitol.
Breaking News
Under Construction: Seeking a more perfect union for us all — and a stronger website platform for the labor of love known as CapitolBeatOK
Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK.com
September 16th, 2021

Oklahoma City, September 2021 – As you see this, friends and readers, Constitution Day has neared, arrived or just passed.  On September 17, 1787, 39 men fashioning the greatest instrument for human governance yet devised ended their deliberations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin, the religious skeptic who advocated prayer at a crucial moment of…Continue Reading

Top Oklahoma Stories

‘A unifying moment’: Sister Wilhelmina’s nuns share their story in exclusive TV interview
Shannon Mullen, Catholic News Agency, Catholic World Report, June 4, 2023 June 5, 2023
Governor Kevin Stitt allows Fiscal year 2024 Oklahoma state government budget to become law without signature, subject to objections
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
Drummond, and 41 other attorney generals negotiate a $102 million settlement with Suboxone maker for illegal monopoly tactics
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Jobs Report: Small Businesses Have Record High Levels of Job Openings
City Sentinel Staff Report June 5, 2023
Not just a Boneyard: Looking back at my visit to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG)
Mary Blankenship Pointer, for The City Sentinel June 5, 2023
Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, avoiding default, Divides GOP
Ariana Morales, The Patriot Sentinel June 5, 2023
Will education funding produce results? — Commentary
Jonathan Small, OCPAThink.org June 5, 2023
Southern Baptist Convention nearing final ‘real-time database’ of accused sex predators
Todd Shannon and Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel June 3, 2023

Featured Reports

Bill could mandate pursuit of Biden Federal School Grants
Ray Carter, Center for Independent Journalism
June 7th, 2023
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Signs bill expanding ‘biomarker testing’
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 7th, 2023
Oklahoma Coalition Against the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) sets press conference pressing for clemency for death row prisoner Jemaine Cannon
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 5th, 2023
Oklahoma City seeks public input on MAPs 4 EMBARK Bus Rapid Transit preliminary alignments
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
June 3rd, 2023
‘Come to the Table Like Adults’ — Lankford calls for ‘hard conversation’ about ‘skyrocketing $31.4 trillion debt’
U.S. Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma
June 3rd, 2023
Blackbox Announces the Launch of Its Global Media Outlet, Providing Information on Japanese Startups and Ecosystems
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report via Newswire.com
June 2nd, 2023
Remembering Four Tulsans Killed in Mass Shooting at St. Francis Hospital Last Year
Oklahoma State Representative Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa
June 2nd, 2023
On the Oklahoma Supreme Court abortion ruling: A Commentary
Oklahoma State Senator David Bullard
June 1st, 2023

Letter to the EditorView All

COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation

Nathaniel Batchelder   COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation   Dear Editor,   Forty years ago, the Sisters of Benedict taught me that Pro-Life includes opposition to capital punishment.   The Julius Jones case has brought world attention to Oklahoma.   Millions agree that…Continue Reading

Nathaniel Batcher, The Peace House

Recommended Links

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tulsa Today

The City Sentinel

CATO Institute

Heritage Foundation

Brookings Institution

American Enterprise Institute

The McCarville Report

Resources