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Edmond begins at $231 million budget process May 18, 2013 City council members have begun looking at the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Residents will have to go back four years to find a larger budget. Read More

Oklahoma state Capitol briefs for May 18, 2013 May 18, 2013 Emergency repairs OK'd for Turner Turnpike bridge. Read More

Oklahoma candidates who don't follow rules find politics costly May 18, 2013 The Oklahoma Ethics Commission said it will begin assessing penalties this summer to almost two years worth of political candidates and committees that have failed to comply with campaign contribution and expenditure reporting requirements. Read More

Oklahoma leads pack in campaign reporting May 18, 2013 Oklahoma is among 15 states to receive an ‘A' grade in a 50-state analysis of disclosure requirements for political action committees, nonprofits and outside spending groups. Read More

Oklahoma governor urges state lawmakers to address health insurance issue May 18, 2013 Gov. Mary Fallin says lawmakers must act before adjourning next week to approve legislation for about 9,000 low-income Oklahomans who stand to lose their health insurance coverage at the end of this year. Read More

Gov. Mary Fallin urges Oklahoma Legislature for health care fix

May 17, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change on Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. Insure Oklahoma currently... Read More

Oklahoma lawmakers near passage of DNA testing bill May 17, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Convicted criminals who maintain their innocence would have a way to seek DNA testing in their cases under a bill that is nearing final passage in the Legislature. The bill's passage would eliminate Oklahoma's dubious distinction as the only state in the nation without such a program. The... Read More

Emergency repair approved for turnpike bridge May 17, 2013 Work should begin later this month on the Oak Road bridge on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said. Read More

Tulsa group seeks name change for Brady Arts District; namesake linked to KKK May 17, 2013 TULSA — A group of Tulsa residents wants to change the name of the Brady Arts District after its namesake was linked with the Ku Klux Klan. Read More

Obama in Baltimore: I’m looking forward to having a dredge named after me May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering Speaking at Ellicott Dredges’ factory in Baltimore this afternoon, President Obama joked that he couldn’t wait to have a dredge named after him. After taking a tour of the factory, Obama explained that a customer of the factory once named a dredge after former President Bill Clinton. Read More

Jay Carney: I dismiss the idea that these are scandals May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has come under heavy fire this week as journalists grilled him about the three scandals hitting President Obama’s administration at once. On CNN Thursday night, however, Carney explained to Piers Morgan that he has actually enjoyed his job this week.... Read More

Congressman: IRS asked pro-life group about 'the content of their prayers' May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering Click to read full article at Washington Examiner Read More

Four possible Obamacare futures May 17, 2013 Philip Klein Click to read full article at Washington Examiner Read More

IRS to Congress: 'We provided horrible customer service' May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering During a congressional hearing with the House Ways and Means Committee, outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller admitted that the IRS provided "horrible customer service" by targeting Tea Party groups. Read More

Acting IRS Commissioner Miller: 'I never said I didn't do anything wrong' May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering During a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing this morning, acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller explained that he never claimed to have done anything wrong. Read More

The higher ed bubble is bursting (continued) May 17, 2013 Michael Barone Click to read full article at Washington Examiner Read More

Oklahoma state Capitol updates, May 17 May 17, 2013 Oklahoma state Capitol updates, May 17 Read More

Oklahoma Capitol briefs for May 17 May 17, 2013 CAPITOL BRIEFS Bill would block school standards House Speaker T.W. Shannon said Thursday that legislation will be heard next week that would halt nationwide academic standards approved three years ago from taking effect next year. House Bill 1719 would repeal the 2010 law requiring implementation of the... Read More

Rx drug bills sent to Oklahoma governor

May 17, 2013 A bill that would prohibit a written or oral prescription containing hydrocodone from being refilled easily passes the Oklahoma House. Read More

Outgoing IRS commissioner to Congress: ‘Targeting’ is a loaded term May 17, 2013 Charlie Spiering Click to read full article at Washington Examiner Read More