Tulsa World: Income-tax cut support ‘depends’

BY RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Whether Oklahomans want a state income tax cut depends, it appears, on how they are asked. When SoonerPoll.com asked 504 likely voters last week whether they would support such a cut, 61 percent said yes. That support faded quickly, however, when the question was changed to whether they would [...]

Tulsa World: State voters evenly split on open carry

BY RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Oklahomans remain evenly divided about whether civilians should be able to carry openly displayed sidearms, an Oklahoma Poll conducted in the past week has found. Forty-six percent of the 504 likely voters surveyed May 6-10 supported open carry, with 42 percent opposing it. The poll’s margin of error is [...]

Journal Record: Free Market Friday: Dollars and sense

By Michael C. Carnuccio Guest Columnist In the 1950s, famed political scientist David Easton defined politics as the authoritative allocation of values in society. When I lectured at Oklahoma State University, my students preferred “who gets what, when and how.” The point is, while social issues will always dominate election-year headlines, the legislative process is [...]

UPDATED: Oklahoma Watch: Transferring tax breaks raises concerns state’s residents

(UPDATED 3/28/2012 to include a SoonerPoll.TV interview with Rep. David Dank about Oklahoma voters’ opinions on tax credits and the work being done by the Oklahoma Task Force on Tax Credits and Economic Incentives.)   Rep. David Dank talks about tax credits and the Oklahoma Task Force on Tax Credits and Economic Incentives On February [...]

Oklahoman: Oklahoma state auditor’s wish will have to wait for another time

The Oklahoman Editorial LEGISLATIVE leaders apparently weren’t thrilled with the idea of giving the state’s auditor and inspector the resources and the latitude to run a magnifying glass over state agencies. Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones had hoped voters could decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to allow his office to initiate [...]

UPDATED: Brecheen says conservatives and liberals agree that the state wastes money

(UPDATED 3/23/2012 to include a SoonerPoll.TV interview with Sen. Josh Brecheen about Oklahoma voters’ opinions on how much money the state wastes and how related legislation can help.) Originally Published on Nov. 12, 2011 By Josh Brecheen, The Conservative Voice Conservative and liberal Oklahomans agree on something of significant substance – our state wastes too [...]

BA Ledger: No sunshine for state legislature

By William Swaim Executive Editor, BA Ledger “A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to A Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.” [...]

Tulsa World: State Republicans divided on candidates’ chances

By Randy Krehbiel World Staff Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — The hearts and minds of Oklahoma Republicans are pulling them in different directions as the state’s GOP presidential primary approaches. Survey results released Tuesday by SoonerPoll.com show that Oklahoma Republicans think former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has the best chance of beating Democratic incumbent President Barack [...]

Tulsa World: Guthrie now gets good reviews in Oklahoma

By Randy Krehbiel World Staff Writer Oklahomans seem to be of two minds about Woody Guthrie. They either like him, or they never heard of him. Responding to a recent SoonerPoll.com survey, 52 percent of the 500 Oklahomans questioned said they have a favorable opinion of the Depression Era troubadour – but 41 percent had [...]

Santorum leads in Oklahoma

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum leads the pack of Republican primary candidates in Oklahoma, according to a recent SoonerPoll survey. If the election were held today, 38.5 percent of likely Republican voters who plan to participate in the March 6 GOP primary said they would cast their vote for Santorum. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney [...]

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