By:
Steve Lewis
October 22, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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 a growing consensus that “criminal justice reform” should be an important part of the change we…
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By:
Steve Lewis
October 15, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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.
The new CEO of the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA), Patti Davis, has decided to advocate openly for…
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By:
Steve Lewis
October 8, 2018 // Updated: May 1, 2019
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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.
Those who rely on state funding to provide services to Oklahomans heard more good news this week…
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By:
Steve Lewis
September 24, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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.
I attended an interim study this week requested by Sen. Greg McCortney (R-Ada) and Sen. Kay Floyd…
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By:
Steve Lewis
September 18, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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 an interesting, unsettling piece in a recent update by Oklahoma Policy Institute’s Courtney Cullison. It reviews…
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By:
Steve Lewis
September 10, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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.
When it comes to mass incarceration, Oklahoma is No. 1 (in the world!) But what are the…
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By:
Steve Lewis
August 27, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
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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 one of those things that goes largely unnoticed but is as important as anything the legislative…
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By:
Steve Lewis
August 20, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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 about a week to go, the statewide runoff campaigns have turned negative. Surprise, Surprise. People wonder…
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By:
Steve Lewis
August 13, 2018 // Updated: January 19, 2019
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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.
To put it bluntly there is nearly nothing visible going on inside the Capitol unless you want…
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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 was announced by Governor Fallin last week that SQ 801 will be placed on the general…
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