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		<title>Update on State&#8217;s Rights Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2010/02/17/update-on-states-rights-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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I have previously written about some state&#8217;s rights initiatives which will be considered by the Oklahoma Legislature in an attempt to counter some recent expansive actions of the federal government.
Proponents of this legislation point to the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution which states that power not specifically given to the federal government by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adopting a Uniform Social Media Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2010/02/01/adopting-a-uniform-social-media-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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By Rep. Jason Murphey
Last week I enjoyed being in attendance at a Social Media conference which encouraged participants to engage in discussion and strategy sharing regarding their use of social media. Myself and State Representative Joe Dorman were in attendance to share our experiences of using social media as Legislators.
This forum provided me with an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webcast of House of Representative&#8217;s Proceedings</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2010/01/26/webcast-of-house-of-representatives-proceedings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphey]]></category>

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By Rep. Jason Murphey
In recent days there has been a good deal of debate surrounding the fact that the federal Congress is not allowing C-Span cameras to televise the meetings of the health care legislation conference committee. This debate has illustrated the importance of allowing the citizens to observe legislative proceedings.
In the summer of 2008, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Bill 2310</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2010/01/19/house-bill-2310/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphey]]></category>

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Over the past few months I have enjoyed working to put in place the legislative framework for this year&#8217;s House Modernization agenda. This has included sourcing the number of ideas generated over past months, determining the political feasibility of winning legislative approval, constructing a legislative framework to serve as implementation vehicles, and working with other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Effect of Term Limits on the Legislature</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2010/01/08/the-effect-of-term-limits-on-the-legislature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphey]]></category>

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By Rep. Jason Murphey
I find it helpful to use the occasion of the new legislative session to think back about my experiences and observations over the last three years and apply the knowledge picked up from this review to strategize how to conduct my efforts during the next year.
Perhaps you have encountered someone of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Rep. Dorman Headed to Germany</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2009/10/29/sprechen-sie-deutsch-rep-dorman-headed-to-germany/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2009/10/29/sprechen-sie-deutsch-rep-dorman-headed-to-germany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Joe Dorman]]></category>

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State Rep. Joe Dorman will join two other American state lawmakers and one Canadian federal lawmaker on the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Transatlantic Dialogue Program Study and Information Tour of Germany.
“I am honored to serve on the tour, representing Oklahoma in a visit to Germany , where they’ve just underwent federal elections,” Dorman, D-Rush Springs said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK Legislators&#8217; Blog: &#8220;The Struggle for Children with Autism&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2009/10/27/ok-legislators-blog-the-struggle-for-children-with-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2009/10/27/ok-legislators-blog-the-struggle-for-children-with-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Gumm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Town Hall Meeting Update
 This week I will be hosting the third of four Town Hall meetings which are scheduled in House District 31 during this year&#8217;s legislative interim. At each of these Town Hall meetings, it has been my goal to bring together state and local officials to provide updates to area residents. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK Legislators Blog: &#8220;Learning From the Failures of Other States&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2009/09/14/ok-legislators-blog-learning-from-the-failures-of-other-states/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2009/09/14/ok-legislators-blog-learning-from-the-failures-of-other-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Joe Dorman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Gumm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sorry I missed last week’s column. It was a busy week and I did not have the chance to sit down and reflect on all which occurred. I’ll try to get everyone caught up to date.
My family lost my grandmother, Jackie Henderson, to cancer this past Friday. She lived in Jacksboro, Texas and her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK Legislators&#8217; Blog: Senator Gumm: &#8220;September Special Session Likely&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2009/08/25/ok-legislators-blog-senator-gumm-september-special-session-likely/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2009/08/25/ok-legislators-blog-senator-gumm-september-special-session-likely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. W. McBlackville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OK Legislator's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Gumm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local Officials Standing Up to the Legislature
By Rep. Jason Murphey
Legislators should certainly have the ability to expend funds in order to secure the proper support for the responsibilities of the Legislature such as hiring staff etc. They should not however be able to direct appropriated funds once those funds have been appropriated to the various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK Legislators&#8217; Blog: Town Halls, Best Wishes &amp; Interim Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2009/07/06/ok-legislators-blog-town-halls-best-wishes-interim-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2009/07/06/ok-legislators-blog-town-halls-best-wishes-interim-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. W. McBlackville</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jason Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Joe Dorman]]></category>
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By Rep. Jason Murphey
I will be hosting a series of Town Hall Meetings across House District 31 this week.
During the last mid-term interim, I conducted a series of these meetings in order to provide updates about both state and local government events and to provide an opportunity for questions and answers so my constituents could [...]]]></description>
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