George F. Will: The menace of bipartisanship Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 WASHINGTON — Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent. Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a counterproductive federal intrusion in primary and secondary education; the McCain-Feingold speech rationing law; an unfunded... Read More

State to probe legitimacy of tax credits Updated: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 Legislators want to know whether $200 million in tax breaks are serving their economic purpose or are just giveaways Read More

Are you on a waiting list for Section 8 Housing? Updated: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 Staff Reporter Vallery Brown is looking for individuals currently on the waiting list to receive Section 8 Housing assistance from the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency. Read More

Report: China passenger car sales up 18% in August Updated: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 Sales of passenger cars in China — the world's biggest auto market — rose 18 percent in August from a year earlier as government subsidies and price cuts by dealers helped spur demand. Read More

Are you in need of public housing or a Section 8 voucher? Updated: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 Are you in need of public housing or a Section 8 voucher and have been put on a lengthy waiting list. If so, we'd like to hear from you. Call the Watchdog line at 475-3322. Read More

Lawmakers call for interim study on illegal immigration Updated: Thu, Jul 6, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY - A couple of state lawmakers are calling for an interim study on the need for new guidelines to fight illegal immigration. Representatives Randy Terrill and Kevin Calvey say records indicate illegal aliens have become a net drain on state government. The Oklahoma Tax Commission says the amount of... Read More

1,000 units of housing to reopen Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday it will reopen 1,000 additional New Orleans public housing units this summer and increase the amount it pays in rent subsidies to help bring the city's poor people back. The plan -- the first announced since Hurricane Katrina... Read More

1,000 units of housing to reopen Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday it will reopen 1,000 additional New Orleans public housing units this summer and increase the amount it pays in rent subsidies to help bring back the city's poor. The plan -- the first announced since Hurricane Katrina... Read More

Mortgage Corner
Loan price controls bring other problems Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2000 Q: You wrote a column recently suggesting that predatory lending could be eliminated if mortgage brokers were required to quote a price for their services upfront. Why are you ignoring the predatory lending that originates with lenders rather than mortgage brokers?" A: No good reason except space. While... Read More

Moore Sees New Growth After Storm Updated: Fri, Aug 6, 1999 MOORE -- Three months after tornadoes ripped through the area, Moore is starting to see some recovery -- and getting an idea of how much was actually lost. Sales taxes, utility revenues and property taxes are expected to be affected by the loss of people, whether temporary or permanent. That means a loss of money... Read More