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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Supt. Pay and Needs Improvement List Highlighted

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The Oklahoma Watchdog  website reports that a majority of Oklahoma public school districts on the Needs Improvement list increased superinte...

Today DHS Commission Scheduled to Consider Settlement Changes

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Oklahoma City— The Contingency Review Board (CRB) met over two days last week to discuss a settlement agreement in the DG vs. Yarbrough case...

Senate Tax Review Complete, Report Issued

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OKLAHOMA CITY –The task force charged with recommending reforms in Oklahoma’s tax system has completed its work.  Copies of the report  were...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

My 2011 State Capitol Top Ten

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These are a few of the top stories of 2011 from the State Capitol: 1. Mary Fallin becomes first female governor of Oklahoma 2. Republica...

DHS settlement amended by Contingency Review Board, details undisclosed

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By Patrick B. McGuigan at CapitolBeatOK.com ( Published: 29-Dec-2011)   At the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, the Contingency Review Boa...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Standstill Budgets Likely Next Fiscal Year

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Board of Equalization this week certified approximately $6.5 billion in revenue for the state budget in fiscal ...

Governor Announces Appointments

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced several appointments. Here are two that caught my eye. Congratulations to Lou Watkins a...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Board of Equalization funds OHLAP, but designates use of agency reserve

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By Patrick B. McGuigan at CapitolBeatOK.com ( Published: 20-Dec-2011)   The Oklahoma Board of Equalization (BOE), chaired by Governor Mar...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

DHS Commission Votes to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

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Reform Effort Shifts Gears Oklahoma City—The Human Services Commission of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services held a special meeting...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

DHS Commission to Consider Settlement

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AGENDA OKLAHOMA COMMISSION FOR HUMAN SERVICES Dec. 20, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. Room C-48 – Sequoyah State Office Building Oklahoma City, Okl...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Board Approves State Education Budget Request

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OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 15, 2011) – The Oklahoma State Board of Education on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2013 budget request for public scho...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Sen. David to head Health and Human Services Subcommittee

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Sen. Kim David R-Porter State Sen.  Kim David  has been chosen to serve as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Huma...

Trebilcock Seeks Civil Confinement for Child Molesters

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OKLAHOMA CITY (December 8, 2011) — Rapists and child molesters could face long-term confinement in a mental institution after completing a ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Overcoming Challenges: Brett Cunningham

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A great NewsOK.com story about Brett Cunningham. I've had the opportunity to work with Brett several times during the last year or so an...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Rep. Murphey: State Government Needs A Performance Audit

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Rep. Jason Murphey R-Guthrie Oklahoma City - Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, discusses on his blog the need to establish regular perfor...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Lt. Governor Todd Lamb Completes 77 County Tour

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Oklahoma City—Lt. Governor Todd Lamb announced this week that he completed his visit to each of Oklahoma’s 77 counties within his first yea...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

New Rule Restores Health Insurance Market for Children

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Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday gave her approval to an emergency rule intended to close an insurance gap created by fed...