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Race for Governor Continues
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
Mary Fallin was prohibited by term-limits from seeking a third four-year term in 2018. With the seat...Continued Inside...
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Statewide Secondary Offices
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
In addition to the governors office, a host of secondary statewide offices, and one seat for the...Continued Inside...
Races for Congress
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
The U.S. Congress is composed of two chambers. Senators serve six-year terms with only a third of...Continued Inside...
Why are Supreme Court Vacancies a Big Deal?
Published: Summer 2018 By: Congressman Markwayne Mullin
President Trump has made again what is arguably the most important decision a president could make...Continued Inside...
Oklahoma Treasury Receipts Reach All Time High
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
Gross Receipts to the Treasury during the past 12 months ending in June, at $12.18 billion, are at...Continued Inside...
Oklahoma State Legislators Rated
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
The Oklahoma Constitution presents the 40th annual Oklahoma Conservative Index, rating our state legislators. Members of each house of the Oklahoma Legislature were rated on ten key votes. A favorable vote on these issues represents a belief in fiscal...... Continued Inside...
Medical Marijuana Approved by Voters
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
There was only one state question on the June 26 primary election ballot, and it was approved by voters. There were 892,758 votes cast on State Question 788, with 56.86 percent voting in support of the proposal. This was the second effort by Oklahomans...... Continued Inside...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FOR SUMMER 2018
Constitution StaffSummer 2018
Faith-based AdoptionKudos to Oklahoma state lawmakers for approving legislation (SB 1140) that grants legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies which cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. But its amazing and...... Continued Inside...
Tidbits...
TIDBITS FOR SUMMER 2018
Constitution Staff Summer 2018
Libertarians Get First Ballot PositionThe Oklahoma State Election Board held a drawing on July 12 to determine the order of political parties on the 2018 General Election ballot. A drawing was also held to determine the order of Independent candidates in...... Continued Inside...
Oklahoma Treasury Receipts Reach All Time High
Published: Summer 2018 By: Constitution Staff
Gross Receipts to the Treasury during the past 12 months ending in June, at $12.18 billion, are at an all-time high, State Treasurer Ken Miller announced. In addition, at $1.1 billion, gross receipts for the month also set a record high for June...... Continued Inside...
Why are Supreme Court Vacancies a Big Deal?
Published: Summer 2018 By: Congressman Markwayne Mullin
President Trump has made again what is arguably the most important decision a president could make during his time in the White House: he nominated another judge to the Supreme Court of the United States. Keeping the promises he made to the American...... Continued Inside...
Constitution Columnists
Brandon Dutcher
What Type of School Would Oklahomans Select?
Leaders in the public-education community often point out (correctly) that the vast majority of...
Richard Engle
A Few Modest Proposals
As candidates for office, from statewide to state house, search for votes, they might want an idea...
Andrew K. Boyle
Oklahoma Pot in a Nation of Nazis
Polemic prose concerning political discourse abounds at present, in the most bizarre terms. It plays...
John Michener
Primary Election Analysis: What Happened? What Does It Mean?
What can we take away from the primary elections held on June 26? Broadly speaking, we see that...
Theodore King
THE FEDERAL PAGE FOR SUMMER 2018
The First District RaceOn Monday, June 18, I attended a seminar in Tulsa on crypto-currencies, i.e....
David Deming
OU President Galloglys Challenge
When he assumed office on July 1, OU President James Gallogly found a full plate. But foremost among...
Steve Byas
Is Ignorance Now a Virtue from Candidates for Public Office?
With Tulsa-area businessman Kevin Stitt making the runoff for governor, I am now persuaded that a...
Past Issues of The Oklahoma Constitution
Spring 2018
Oklahoma State Legislators Rated | Federal Offices on 2018 Ballot | State Offices Attract Candidates | Candidates File for Oklahoma Legislature | Special Elections for Legislature Come to an End | Gov. Fallin Signs Massive Tax Increase |Winter 2018
Efforts to Get Corporation Commission to Reopen Southwestern Bell Case Continue | Federal Tax Cuts Could Result in Utility Rate Cuts | Special Elections for Legislative Seats | Gross Receipts to the State Treasury Shows Growth | Step Up Oklahoma Calls for Tax Increases |Summer 2017
Special Elections for Legislative Seats | Tax Profligation Challenged | The New Ideology of the Legislature | Our Michelle Obama Legislature | Oklahoma Legislators Rated |Spring 2017
Gov. Fallin Signs REAL ID Compliance Bill | Legislature Loses Conservative Champion in David Brumbaugh | Special Elections to Fill Legislative Seats | 2018 Race for Governor |© 2001 - 2009 The Oklahoma Constitution, all rights reserved.
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