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.” [...]

UPDATED: Poll finds voters prefer to phase out the income tax without raising other taxes

(UPDATED 3/21/2012 to include a SoonerPoll.TV interview with Sen. David Holt about the way in which Oklahomans would prefer to eliminate the state income tax.) Originally Published on Aug. 31, 2011 A recent SoonerPoll.com survey revealed most likely voters in the state think that if Oklahoma eliminates the income tax, then it should be phased [...]

Majority of Oklahomans oppose out-of-state water sales

Most likely Oklahoma voters oppose the sale of water to out-of-state districts and communities, such as Texas, according to a recent SoonerPoll study. Results indicate that 65 percent of likely Oklahoma voters polled oppose selling water to out of state districts and communities, compared to 29.3 percent who support selling.  Just 5.7 percent of respondents [...]

Poll finds Oklahomans willing to reform state spending

The majority of likely Oklahoma voters polled support a variety of reforms that analysts estimate would save the state of Oklahoma money, according to a recent SoonerPoll study. The survey asked respondents whether they supported implementing cost saving reforms in several areas of annual state spending. In each of the four areas polled, majorities of [...]

Oklahoma voters want the state legislature to comply with Open Records Act

A majority of likely Oklahoma voters polled say they would support legislation that would require the Oklahoma state legislature to abide by the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts, according to a recent SoonerPoll survey. The Open Meetings and Open Records Acts make up a set of rules which are designed to ensure transparency in [...]

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