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Rep. Blackwell Blasts Medical Lobby After Blogger’s Post on Limiting Care in Rural Oklahoma

Editor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:28:29 +0000

State Rep. Gus Blackwell released a video and press release yesterday saying he was “appalled” by a legislative measure sponsored by fellow Republican John Trebilcock that is primarily designed to reduce the number of pain-management treatment providers in rural Oklahoma. His reaction comes two days after conservative blogger Christopher Arps’ [...]

PAY TO PLAY: Oklahoma Insurance Company Funnels Money to Chairmen of Task Force on Workers’ Comp

Editor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:37:57 +0000

Great work from Okiepundit! Okie Pundit is still receiving new information, but this is what we know at this time about contributions made to Representative Dan Sullivan, Assistant Majority Floor Leader, and Senator Cliff Aldridge. Two Republican legislators accepted a total of $24,000 in campaign contributions over a period of three days in September from an insurance [...]

Smear Job Revealed, OKPNS Predicted It Last Week

Editor — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:15:14 +0000

We told you last week about the smear job that was percolating between a powerful legislator and a lazy, willing reporter at the state’s main newspaper. well the smear job has come to light. We know the newspaper and reporter and now we know the candidate being maligned. The one piece missing in the puzzle [...]

Developing: Smear in the Works?

Editor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:15:26 +0000

A reliable source tells OKPNS a super filthy political lie designed to torpedo a candidate for statewide office is being brewed up by a leading politician at the state legislature. The source wouldn’t reveal the political affiliations of the conspirator or of the intended victim, but indicates the plotters have no designs on the office their [...]

An OKPNS Analysis

Editor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:23:25 +0000

After performances like today, it is easy to understand why rank and file Republicans continue to be disgusted by conniving RINO’s, and little wonder why thinking conservatives continue to abandon our party and head to the Tea Party movement. Oklahoma is the reddest of Red States, but continuing to turn a blind eye to venal and [...]

OFRG: “Why is the State Spending Nearly Seven-Million Dollars to Help Balance the Budgets of Other States?”

C. W. McBlackville — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:36:16 +0000

Here’s an inaugural article from Oklahomans for Responsible Government’s new newsletter called The Rotunda: “In a year when Oklahoma dealt with a $900-million shortfall in the state budget, why is the state spending nearly seven-million dollars to help balance the budgets of other states? Oklahomans for Responsible Government recently searched through the vendors listed on the state’s [...]

Grindstone Journal: “Hey, Politicians, Leave Our Schools Alone!

C. W. McBlackville — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:47 +0000

“SB 834 is a devolution of the public school system from the Oklahoma State Board of Education into many individual school systems run by the local school boards.” Huh??? Doesn’t government closest to the people work best? Grindstone Journal: Regressive Republicans can’t get rid of public schools wholesale, of course, but they can chip away at them. [...]

Israel Consulate Official Speaks at Capitol

C. W. McBlackville — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:05:52 +0000

State Rep. Mike Ritze joined other legislators in welcoming an official of the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest recently. Ben Stinsman, a native Texan and the cultural affairs officer at the Israeli consulate, spoke in the House Chamber Thursday, April 9. Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, said he was pleased to welcome Stinsman. “Oklahoma has a tradition [...]

Oklahoma Policy Institute Issue Budget Shortfall Brief: “Sky Is Falling…Again!”

Editor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:49:03 +0000

We’re sure the OK Policy Institute fulfills a critical need by informing the public on state budget issues, but each press release they send out – even before they changed their name – offers the same doom and gloom predictions. Same material different dates. Here’s an excerpt from the latest release touting their new budget [...]

Brother, Can You Spare A Dime for Democracy?

C. W. McBlackville — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:20:21 +0000

From Examiner.com In uncertain and transformational times, populism has a way of finding itself onto Politician’s lips and into the legislation they propose. Though well meaning we’re sure, Rep. Keys bill to require the political parties to pay for their own primaries is bad public policy in our opinion. This indirect “pay to play” plan makes [...]