Articles Archive for May 2010
- The Norman Transcript: Higher fines, fees proposed to save jobs
- NewsOK: Horrific abuse marked last three years of Aja Johnson’s life; DHS failed to act on reports
- Tulsa World: Teacher merit pay passes a day after it was rejected
- The Associated Press: Okla. gov. vetoes abortion bill on insurance
- Tulsa World: Legislature OK’s bill to send public money to private schools
- NewsOK: Last minute addition to budget offers new tax breaks for oil and gas industry
- OK Gazette: Parents’ group trying to get public schools to offer healthier options
- OKC Central: Everyone’s Talking Transit, but is Anybody Listening?
- OK Policy Blog: Of tax increases, revenue bills, SQ 640…and ducks
- Tulsa World: Firm seeking to build “Christians-only” prison in Oklahoma
- CapitolBeatOK: Charter school expansion legislation passes House
- The Associated Press: Okla. Legislature OKs reduction in wireless tax
- Tulsa World: Override of abortion bill veto completed
- Tulsa World: USDA report finds many abuses at Oklahoma puppy mills
- Tulsa World: Voter registration deadlines are near
- Tulsa World: House veto override puts health care opt-out bill on ballot
- NewsOK: Education reform bill stumbles in Oklahoma House; Kern worried about selling out to Obama and the UN
- NewsOK: Appeals court overturns death penalty for Oklahoma convict
- Tulsa World: DHS closes Tulsa child-care home
- The Journal Record: Rethinking downtown housing
- Brittany Novotny: The way forward in Oklahoma
- .Politics: Text of new abortion reporting questionnaire
- This Land Press: Growing up gay in the Oral Roberts family
- The Norman Transcript: Schools still plan layoffs, despite lower cuts
- Red Dirt Report: OpenBooks website expansion passes House
- NewsOK: 360 Oklahoma City teachers notified that they could lose their jobs
- NewsOK: Group urges lawmakers to let Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s abortion veto stand
- NewsOK: Oklahoma tattooing: How the ‘Miami Ink’ effect has changed the culture
- NewsOK: Oklahoma House falls 1 vote short on immediate insurance fee; delay will cost state more than $50M
- OKC Central: Why This Tax Credit Halt Could Destroy Some Developers
- OK Policy Blog: Why we should recognize the ‘public service’ of state and local workers
- Mickey’s Musings: Keating Wrong in Blaming Income Tax For Oklahoma’s Woes
- The Norman Transcript: Pro-choice activists to speak out at capitol rally
- NewsOK: Budget cuts may close Shawnee juvenile detention center
- NewsOK: Chicken issue divides Oklahoma City residents, council members
- Okie Funk: Extremism Check
- Tulsa World: Bill would hide birth dates of public employees while state sells same information for everyone else
- BatesLine: Chamber-led cabal chokes off downtown development
- ROUTES: Undocumented immigrant OU student trying to set good example
- Tulsa World: Senate fails to override governor’s veto of anti-health care legislation
- The Edmond Sun: Legislative Scorecard: how they voted
- NewsOK: Tulsa’s Dfest on hiatus for 2010
- OK Policy Blog: Initial thoughts on the FY11 budget agreement
- The Norman Transcript: CART bus riders speak their minds at public forum
- NewsOK: Oklahoma legislators, governor reach $6.7 billion budget deal
- Tulsa World: Officials pleased budget cuts aren’t worse
- Tulsa World: House fails to override veto of open carry bill
- CapitolBeatOK: House passes legislation to keep non-violent parents out of prison
- FOI Oklahoma: Tax credit records should be open
- .Politics: Oklahoma FY 2011 budget agreement visualized
- A Downtown ontheRange: Decision on downtown OKC demolitions postponed
