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OK higher education officials tout economic impact, but critics dou...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tenured professors and tax-financed researchers in higher education generally believe that public education spending is a “multiplier” — that is, th...
Oklahoma leaders maintain opposition to Medicaid expansion, as home...
OKLAHOMA CITY – So far, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is sticking with her frequently expressed determination to avoid entanglement in the m...
Fighting apparent ‘law of nature,’ OK group finds budget savings
OKLAHOMA CITY – Every year, the assumption among planners in most of state government is that public spending must increase over time....
SoonerPoll: Oklahomans want change to workers' compensation system
A majority of likely Oklahoma voters think the state Legislature should change Oklahoma’s current workers’ compensation system, accordin...
California offers example of fallout from Obamacare
BACKERS of Obamacare cheered New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's embrace of Medicaid expansion in that state, making him one of several GOP...
Parker a star at Oklahoma ‘policy to share’ conference
Star Parker, the activist writer, brought a message of hope and possibility to a recent stop in Oklahoma’s capital city. She discussed ...
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin honored by group advocating budget, pensi...
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Budget Solutions, a national group advocating fiscally conservative policies, has named Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin ...
On NBA All-Star weekend, 3 tax questions for and about its multi-mi...
This weekend, Houston, Texas, is hosting the 2013 NBA All-Star game. With the recent news about Texas Governor Rick Perry announcing th...
Rising income tax revenues yield FY 2013’s biggest general revenue ...
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Finance Secretary Preston L. Doerflinger announced this week that rising income tax receipts lifted collections to...
OK: Republican commissioner, legislative Democrats tout free market...
An Oklahoma City business specializing in a free market approach to medical services garnered bipartisan recognition for its work on Jan...
Workers' comp topic of bill flurry
State lawmakers filed nearly 40 bills this week dealing with workers’ compensation. Some propose various changes to Oklahoma’s court-bas...
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback: Betting on a bold agenda
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback is easy to underestimate. ... Brownback has rammed through massive income tax cuts, wiped away thousands of...
Deans List: Hiring spree fattens college bureaucracy -- and tuition
MINNEAPOLIS—When Eric Kaler became president of the University of Minnesota last year, he pledged to curb soaring tuition by cutting adm...
Cash and carry: Is this OKC surgery center the future of health care?
OKLAHOMA CITY – Taking a “cash only” free market approach, the Surgery Center of Oklahoma City is causing a stir locally, and attracting...
OK: Supreme Court beats back bureaucrats on schools deal
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma school districts cannot sue parents who use state funds to send their special-needs children to private schools...
OK: Fallin slaps feds, saying state won’t join health exchange or e...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov.Mary Fallin slapped the feds today, announcing the Sooner State will not create a state-based health insurance “exch...
National Guardsman to be promoted to brigadier general
Oklahoma Army National Guardsman Col. Hopper T. Smith will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general Tuesday at the Oklahoma State Ca...
GOP right wins big majorities in Kansas Legislature
TOPEKA — Conservative Republicans have captured large enough majorities in the Kansas Legislature to likely give GOP Gov. Sam Brownback ...
Medicaid expansion is the new SQ 744
Remember State Question 744? It required the state to raise its annual per pupil expenditures to at least the average rate of surroundin...
