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Bills targeting same-sex marriage advanced by Oklahoma House panel Bills discontinuing state marriage licenses and forbidding state and local government employees, including judges, from complying with federal rulings on same-sex marriage advanced from the Oklahoma House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The two bills are in response to recent federal court decisions and the […]...

From an Uber Oklahoma email blast this evening: Since launching less than two years ago, uberX ridesharing has already started to reshape Oklahoma’s transportation ecosystem. Riders are finding a more reliable and affordable way to connect to their communities, and drivers are benefitting from life-changing income opportunities. Tomorrow, your state senator, Bill Brown, will be […]...

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Attorney General Scott Pruitt Hails Court Ruling Halting President’s Executive Actions on Immigration OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt applauded a federal judge’s ruling granting an emergency injunction halting the president’s executive actions on immigration. The judge’s ruling late Monday night temporarily prevents the president’s executive actions from taking effect in Oklahoma. “Today’s ruling […]...

School vouchers: Measure would let Oklahoma tax dollars go to private and home schooling By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY — A Senate panel passed a bill Monday that would let public education dollars go toward private and home schooling. Senate Bill 609, the “Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Act,” passed the Senate Education […]...

Our friends over at MuskogeePolitico have a great series profiling the candidates for Chairman of the OKGOP, first up: Sen. Randy Brogdon Meet the Candidates: Randy Brogdon, OKGOP Chair hopeful Delegates to the Oklahoma Republican Party’s State Convention on April 11th will be choosing between at least three candidates for State Chair: Randy Brogdon, Pam […]...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 30, 2015 Oklahomans favor various methods of giving parents more control over their child’s education SoonerPoll, Oklahoma’s only independent, non-partisan pollster, was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) to conduct a scientific study to measure the perceptions of Oklahoma likely voters and their opinions and perceptions regarding the […]...

Dan Boren opines about future possibilities By Mick Hinton, Norman Transcript When Dan Boren was asked whether he might some day run for Oklahoma governor like his father, he said Tuesday, “I wouldn’t rule it out.” Boren, a former U.S. representative from Oklahoma, addressed older students attending a University of Oklahoma session about what it […]...

One of the biggest surprises last legislative session in Oklahoma occurred when the State Senate passed a bill that would return Oklahoma to a National Popular Vote (NPV) system. Once Republican activists realized what had happened, the bill was killed, and not sent to the State House for a vote. However, the lobbying efforts behind […]...

Independents have been on the rise for a few years now in Oklahoma–even out registering Democrats in recent months– this Gallup poll shows that impressive growth nationwide.  In U.S., New Record 43% Are Political Independents Gallup.com By Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, N.J. — An average 43% of Americans identified politically as independents in 2014, establishing a […]...

Fallin resists push for Medicaid expansion By: Sarah Terry-Cobo The Journal Record OKLAHOMA CITY – A nonpartisan think tank’s top priority for improving Oklahomans’ health is likely not a political reality. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Academy recommended that the governor and Legislature accept federal money to expand Medicaid or Insure Oklahoma. However, other goals for mental health […]...

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Republican voters outnumber Democrats for first time in Oklahoma history by Rick Green For the first time in Oklahoma history, voter registration numbers show more Republicans than Democrats. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Thursday this is part of a longstanding trend in which Democratic ranks have been declining, while Republican numbers have been […]...

Very interesting find from Ben Felder, Urban Affairs reporter for the OK Gazette. He compared Census numbers from 2000 to 2013 and his tweet below shows the results. One of the comments on his tweet was from former OK State Senator Andrew Rice, who said: “two Oklahomas: OKC, and the rest of the state.” We wouldn’t go […]...