By:
Steve Lewis
November 10, 2016 // 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.
Almost everyone seems to agree that excessive money has fouled our politics in this country,…
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By:
David Blatt
November 7, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019

With Election Day tomorrow, many of us are busily getting prepared to exercise one of our basic civic rights by attending candidate forums, poring over election guides, studying the seven state ballot measures, and reviewing sample ballots. But many Oklahomans…
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By:
Steve Lewis
November 4, 2016 // 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.
For a state with a well-deserved reputation for loathing government, we Oklahomans sure spend a…
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By:
David Blatt
November 1, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019

A central claim being made by opponents of State Question 779, the ballot measure that would increase the sales tax by one percentage point to boost funding for education, is that less than half the money will go to raise…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 26, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019

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Enmienda Estatal 776: La Enmienda Constitucional Sobre La Pena De Muerte
SQ 776 es una enmienda constitucional que afirma el derecho del Estado de Oklahoma para llevar a cabo las ejecuciones. Se le…
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El punto importante
SQ 777 es una enmienda constitucional que les daría a los residentes de Oklahoma el derecho a participar en prácticas agrícolas-ganaderas y emplear la tecnología agrícola. La enmienda prohíbe que…
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El punto importante
SQ 776 es una enmienda constitucional que afirma el derecho del Estado de Oklahoma para llevar a cabo las ejecuciones. Se le otorga a la Legislatura la facultad de designar…
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By:
Guest
// Updated: May 2, 2019

Connie Johnson serves as Chair of the Say NO to SQ776 Campaign Committee. She was a State Senator representing District 48 in northeastern Oklahoma County from 2002-2014.
I’ve worked throughout Oklahoma these past few months to defeat State Question 776…
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By:
David Blatt
October 25, 2016 // Updated: May 2, 2019

Note: This is an expanded and revised version of a column that appeared in the Journal Record.
Vote Yes on State Question 777 or else more Oklahoma children and seniors will go hungry?
That’s the highly misleading message that supporters…
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Oklahoma Policy Institute formally endorsed State Questions 780 and 781 in January, joining a wide and politically diverse coalition focused on reducing incarceration rates and addressing the root causes of crime. SQ 780 would reclassify simple drug possession and minor…
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