Gov. Fallin gave her State of the State address, two protesters showed up in masks and Democrats look for a place despite small numbers.
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10 important issues face city, state this legislative session
Keeping tabs on everything during a legislative session is a difficult task, even for lawmakers at our state capitol.
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Cover story: Why our lawmaking system is dysfunctional
“I think I have an opportunity to reflect and rest,” said Dorman just a few months after terming out of his House role and losing his state governor run.
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The city’s legislative agenda
This year, Oklahoma City has dozens of policy interests it wants to advance at both state and federal levels, including funding the completion of a Native American museum, increasing transit funding and allowing the city to collect sales tax on Internet sales.
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For the last five years, a strong energy sector has allowed Oklahoma’s economy to grow faster than the nation’s as a whole.
For the last five years, a strong energy sector has allowed Oklahoma’s economy to grow faster than the nation’s as a whole.
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Chicken-Fried News: A better way to kill
Oklahoma lawmakers are researching and debating alternative ways of doling out capital punishment.
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State lacks female legislators
Oklahoma is one of the lowest-ranked states in the nation when it comes to its male-to-female ratio of lawmakers with only 20 female legislators at the Capitol.
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Commentary: Who’s on our planet’s side?
This legislative session, a bill passed extending and expanding tax breaks for profitable oil and gas companies conducting fracking in Oklahoma.
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Storm Shelter funding debate gets heated
In an exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, 52 percent of Oklahoma City residents “strongly supported” public funding to help build storm shelters in public schools. Another 26 percent “somewhat supported” the idea. The survey included 980 city residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.13 percent. Though, when asked where the funding should […]
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It’s about gun rights for everyone
No word yet on whether laser-gun noises are similarly protected. Apparently, Kern wants to bring some “common sense” to the school administrations in Oklahoma. You see, little Timmy (not his real name) got in lots of trouble for eating a Pop-Tart so what was left of it resembled a gun and then waving it at […]