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More Calls For Action On Earthquakes From Morrissette
More charges from Rep. Richard Morrissette that Governor Fallin and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission did not act fast enough in response to earthquakes which were likely caused by saltwater...
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January General Revenue Fund Collections Take Another Hit from Cheap Oil
By Jason Doyle Oden Another expected miss for General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in January. This time, collections missed the estimate by 17.2 percent and was 16.2 percent less than January of the...
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Video: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Hearing
A hearing on reform of the state’s civil asset forfeiture law brought the former head of the federal asset forfeiture program to Oklahoma City....
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Budget Hole Grows Larger
By Jason Doyle Oden New numbers are being crunched and so far have revealed what everyone was expecting, the state government’s budget hole is growing. According to the Office of Management and...
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Free Market Friday: Hurting Smokers
By Jonathan Small In The Journal Record Session has begun and tobacco users are in bureaucrats’ crosshairs. Tax consumers desire a massive cigarette tax increase to maintain government spending that...
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Capitol Conversations: Trent England And Estela Hernandez
OCPA’s podcast today focuses on the highlights on criminal justice reform and civil asset forfeiture. http://www.ocpathink.org/podcast/capitol-conversations-episode-2
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Department of Rehabilitation Director Steps Down
After some controversy over his choice for superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee, Department of Rehabilitation Services Director Joe Cordova has resigned. The superintendent,...
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Profits Over Public Service?
Profits over public service? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/11/police-seize-property-profits-civil-forfeiture-reform?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Anthony Sykes: Far Less Than A Public Servant
Senator Anthony Sykes is showing himself to be far less than a public servant. http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/13/oklahoma-asset-forfeiture-reform-faces-stiff-oppos/
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Continues In Georgia
By Michael McNeely ZPolitics The 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, state that citizens shall not be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. The...
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Morrissette: No Raid On Lottery Education Dollars
Rep. Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) has filed a measure to close off any possible raid of the education lottery funding. “People ask me all the time, where is the education lottery money? Can’t that be...
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Grau Praises Ruling on Abortion Doctor Admitting Privileges Law
A recent ruling on a pro-life bill gained the praise of its author Rep. Randy Grau. Senate Bill 1849 established that physicians performing abortions in Oklahoma need to have admitting privileges at a...
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Ownbey Bill to Create Multi-State Nursing License for Oklahoma
Rep. Pat Ownbey wants Oklahoma to enter a multi-state compact which would create a virtually borderless nursing license. House Bill 2482 would establish the terms for a nurse licensure compact with...
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Sykes Blocks Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform; Why?
Senator Anthony Sykes, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, thus far has blocked Senator Kyle Loveless’ bill to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture law. The question is: Why?...
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Budget Hole Is $1.3 Billion Deep
The appropriated budget hole for Fiscal Year 2017 will be $1.3 billion. The Board of Equalization on Tuesday certified $5,851,664,555 in revenues for FY 2017 appropriations, which is $1.1 billion, or...
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Serious Budget Cuts Begin
Bobby Stem, executive director of the Association of Oklahoma General Contractors, released the following statement today as a result of the Senate Finance Committee’s vote to cut $59 million from...
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Asset Forfeiture Measure Advances In House
Any claimant who prevails in an asset forfeiture proceeding would be reimbursed attorney fees and associated costs, under a measure endorsed Tuesday by a legislative panel. House Bill 2670 by Rep. Cory...
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Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform? Let Them Know
Civil asset forfeiture legislation is stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the chairman, Senator Anthony Sykes, is refusing to let it be heard and voted on. Senate leadership needs to hear...
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The Benefits of a Down Budget Year
By Rep. Jason Murphey A few days ago, a state agency head appeared before one of our House Appropriations Committees. He described his agency’s efforts to cut cost: “We are saving $24,000 per year...
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