By:
Steve Lewis
January 28, 2019 // Updated: January 28, 2019
What is it about airplanes and state government? Governor Stitt announced, as one of his first official executive orders last week that he would order the sale of the state airplane. The governor, a pilot and successful businessman doing business…
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By:
Steve Lewis
January 14, 2019 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
It looks like we may be in for a wholesale change in the way state government works…
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By:
Steve Lewis
January 7, 2019 // Updated: June 17, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
“We’re not going to build any more prisons.” I remember House Speaker Dan Draper making that declarative…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 17, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
With the appointment of House leadership by Speaker Charles McCall last week, the picture of legislative leadership…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 10, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Although the legislative session does not begin until February 4th, the first deadline of the session, the…
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By:
Steve Lewis
December 3, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
With the new Legislature now sworn into office, members can begin filing the bills for the next…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 26, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
There’s not a lot of legislative activity to report from last week. Most members were catching up…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 19, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Last week the Office of Juvenile Affairs Board of Directors (OJA) approved a new, higher rate for…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 12, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
It’s tempting to try to dissect the politics of the election last week, but I think it’s…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 5, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol.
Finally. It’s election week. This is one of those few elections in recent years in Oklahoma when…
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