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Tax dollars shouldn't be used for political conventions Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Regarding “Coburn targets party conventions” (News, May 20): I agree with U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, that our tax dollars shouldn't be used to fund Democratic and Republican conventions. The article said $17 million in tax money is given to each party. The conventions should be funded with donations that... Read More
Oklahoma Legislature: Tax-cut quotes Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 A look at what's been said about plans to reduce the state's personal income tax rate. Read More
ScissorTales: Foundation helping OKC school district meet challenges Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 FLYING to New York City and performing on television was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a Star Spencer High School stomp team. Robotics teams from three schools built trust and confidence as they built robots. The Douglass High School marching band's performances in Louisiana and Texas generated conversations... Read More
Bond issue to pay for American Indian Cultural Center won't pass Oklahoma Senate, two senators say Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Fourteen of the 32 GOP senators have signed a pledge that they won't vote for the $40 million bond issue and the 16 Democrats have said they won't vote for any bond issue if the GOP-controlled Legislature cuts the state's personal income tax rate. A deal to cut the personal income tax was reached Thursday evening. Read More
Oklahoma Senate panel blocks Democrat from Election Board Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate Rules Committee has blocked Gov. Mary Fallin's nomination of an Oklahoma City attorney to the state Election Board, drawing the ire of Democrats who contend it is because he is openly gay. The committee chairman, Sen. Rob Johnson, R-Kingfisher, said... Read More
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signs open-carry gun bill into law Updated: Tue, May 15, 2012 Oklahoma will become 25th licensed state to allow the open carrying or concealed carrying of firearms. The bill takes effect Nov. 1. Read More
ScissorTales: Looking elsewhere for DHS director is a good idea Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 FAMILIARITY breeds contentment — to a point. Before state Sen. Howard Hendrick was hired to run the Department of Human Services in 1998, the head of a search committee looking to fill the position noted how important it was for the director to be familiar with the workings of the Legislature. Hendrick wound up... Read More
Budget talks progressing, Oklahoma governor says Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin still is pushing for a cut in the state's personal income tax rate. No budget deal is expected this week; lawmakers have less than three weeks to approve a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Read More
Wealthy 'casino tribes' politically involved Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 In response to Norm Waldroop (Your Views, April 22): American Indians get many other subsidies, including federal funding assistance with casinos and hotels. Sadly, the wealthiest "casino tribes” get the most federal funding per Indian, as they're the most skilled at gaming the system. Casino tribes give huge... Read More
Comparing tea party to Timothy McVeigh is irresponsible Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 The comments by Oklahoma Democratic Party Chairman Wallace Collins (News, April 26) regarding the comparison of Timothy McVeigh to the tea party would be hilarious if they weren't so serious. At best, they're ridiculous. Also, saying that the tea party is “anti-government” is irresponsible. Perhaps Collins... Read More
Oklahoma Supreme Court tosses out special House District 71 election results Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled it is impossible to determine ‘with mathematical certainty' who won the April 3 special election for House District 71. Two ballots that turned up after a recount, which changed the results of the election, also caused confusion. The seat will remain vacant until voters fill the... Read More
Obama lost 15 rural Oklahoma counties Updated: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 The state's Republican and Democratic parties traded post-mortem barbs Wednesday over their respective presidential primaries. State GOP Chairman Matt Pinnell issued a chortling press release over the 43 percent won by largely no-name challengers to President Barack Obama in Tuesday's Democratic primary.... Read More
House rejects Senate Dems debt-limit bill Updated: Sat, Jul 30, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Saturday rejected a Senate Democratic bill to raise the nation's debt limit just three days before the deadline to avert an unprecedented U.S. financial default. President Barack Obama and lawmakers remained at loggerheads on any possible compromise. With tensions... Read More
House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it Updated: Fri, Jul 29, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the House passed emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and the Senate scuttled it less than two hours later. The final outcome — with the White House and Senate Democrats calling anew for compromise while... Read More
Nevada Sen. John Ensign announces resignation Updated: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Thursday he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he's done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation. Ensign said in a statement that he will send Vice President Joe Biden a letter... Read More
Wisconsin governor pranked by caller posing as donor Updated: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been lured into a conversation about his strategy to cripple public employee unions by a prank caller pretending to be a billionaire Republican donor. Read More
Oklahoma senator seeks AG opinion on education workers Updated: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 The state Senate's top Democrat wants an attorney general's opinion on whether it's legal for state education workers to be paid with private funds. Read More
President Obama praying Tom Coburn will see the light Updated: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 WASHINGTON — President Obama clearly believes in the power of prayer. Perhaps putting that belief to the ultimate test, Obama said Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast that he keeps praying that God will show Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn “the light and he will vote with me once in a... Read More
Odd Oklahoma: Busting out dog, underwear bandit Published: Tue, Dec 28, 2010 It was a weird, wacky year in Oklahoma, stories prove Read More
Even Dem foes of tax cut plan see it passing soon Published: Sun, Dec 12, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans will pass by year's end, averting a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes for nearly all Americans, even the highest earners. In a sign of fading resistance, a Democratic leader said the lame-duck... Read More
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