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For immediate release: 23 June 2016 OKGOP Calls on School Superintendents to Follow the Law Party Chair Responds to Mustang Schools Controversy (Oklahoma City) — Oklahoma Republican Party Chair, Pam Pollard, is calling on all School Superintendents to follow the law regarding the use of taxpayer money to campaign for political candidates. This week, Mustang Schools superintendent, […]...

Mystery solved: Douglas winner of $250K OK state job by Rick Green The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust announced Tuesday Patrice Douglas has accepted a newly created $250,000-a-year job heading up the state agency. Douglas is a former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, a former Edmond mayor and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. House. The announcement […]...

House leaves $6.8 billion general appropriations bill for last day of session By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — How Oklahoma’s 2016 legislative session ends pretty much depends on what the House of Representatives does Friday. Sometime after it convenes at 9 a.m. Friday, and more likely sooner than later, the House will […]...

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More OK Legislators Endorse Rubio, Bring Total to 19 When the Oklahoma Legislature reconvenes Monday, nearly one out of every five Republican legislators will be public supporters of Senator Marco Rubio’s campaign for President. The Marco Rubio for President campaign today announced new endorsements from Oklahoma State Senators Larry Boggs and Ervin Yen. The support […]...

Parents and Local Decisions Can Improve Education By Senator James Lankford No matter where I travel in the state, people want to talk about education. We are all concerned about our state budget deficit, but many Oklahomans are just as concerned about our state’s education deficit. As a parent of a child in our public […]...

Movement aims to educate parents about school choice policy, options by The Oklahoman Editorial Board TWO years ago, Renee Alvarado Porter became aware of an Education Savings Account bill at the Legislature. The proposal would have given parents a share of the per-pupil funding the state already allocates to educate a child, and allow them […]...

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Labor commissioner’s widow describes night of killing and his last words she heard By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY — Cathy Costello said she and her husband, Mark, spent years trying to help their son, Christian, in his struggle with mental illness. Those efforts ended Aug. 23 in a tragic meeting at a […]...

We Must Challenge the EPA’s Clean Power Plan by Robert Aery, AFP Oklahoma The finalization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was met with a flurry of legal challenges from state attorneys general across the country recently. Oklahoma’s own Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a petitionwith the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2015 Governor Mary Fallin and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Launch Expansion and Improvement Project The project, “Driving Forward: Investing In Oklahoma’s Future,” will expand the turnpike system, modernize roads and have substantial safety upgrades www.DrivingForwardOK.com   #DrivingForwardOK OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) announced today the […]...