Tulsa World: School consolidation not an easy solution for voters

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World School consolidation is a popular topic whenever the funding of Oklahoma’s public education system is discussed. Consolidating some of the state’s more than 500 districts, proponents argue, would solve most or all of the state’s education money woes. Conventional wisdom is that the state’s urban areas are all for the [...]

Tulsa World: Puppy mill law supported

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Pet breeding is one area in which state regulation is appropriate, the latest Oklahoma Poll has found. More than 70 percent of the 520 likely voters surveyed earlier this month said they support state regulation of large breeding operations. Fewer than 15 percent opposed such regulation. “A lot of these [...]

Tulsa World: A majority of Oklahomans like some aspect of the health-care law

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Oklahomans don’t like the idea of mandated health insurance, but they are otherwise uncertain about the massive health-care reform bill signed into law last year, according to the latest Oklahoma Poll. Many of the 520 likely voters surveyed by SoonerPoll.com during Jan.3-6 gave what appeared to be conflicting answers on [...]

Tulsa World: Poll shows Oklahomans divided on open-carry

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Oklahomans like their guns, but they’re not sure they want to see one strapped to the hip of the person next to them in the check-out line. The 520 likely voters surveyed in the latest Oklahoma Poll were closely divided on the issue of an open-carry gun law, with 48 [...]

Tulsa World: Voters still in love with Coburn, Inhofe

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Oklahoma’s two U.S. senators remain highly popular and President Barack Obama highly unpopular, according to the latest Oklahoma Poll. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s approval rating tipped the scales at 70 percent, maintaining his all-time high achieved in October. Coburn did well in just about every demographic group, with a majority [...]

Tulsa World: Many Tulsans consider Fallin a mystery

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Mary Fallin may have scored a sweeping victory in November, but on the eve of her inauguration as the state’s 27th governor, it appears she is still an unknown entity to many Oklahomans. Fallin, a Republican, received 60 percent of the vote to win the Nov. 2 general election against [...]

Tulsa World: Oklahoma poll shows support of programs for female inmates

By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer Many Oklahomans believe the state locks up too many women and think it is because of a lack of adequate alternative programs, a recent Oklahoma Poll found. With Oklahoma No. 1 in the female incarceration rate, most residents say the state’s current stance on crime and punishment is not [...]

Tulsa World: Poll shows majority of Oklahomans have unfavorable view of Islam

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World A majority of Oklahomans believe Islam is a violent religion that is far removed from Christianity, the most recent Oklahoma Poll found. The survey, taken before voters overwhelmingly approved a state question banning Islamic Shariah law from state courts, revealed that fewer than one-quarter of Oklahomans have a favorable opinion [...]

Tulsa World: Tax-cut extensions supported

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Slightly more than half of Oklahomans polled favor continuing all of the Bush-era tax cuts. About half of Oklahomans support extending the so-called Bush tax cuts, at least temporarily, to all income brackets, the most recent Oklahoma Poll shows. A little more than 50 percent of those surveyed Oct. 18-23 [...]

Tulsa World: Coburn, Inhofe approval hits record high

By Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World Approval ratings for Oklahoma’s two U.S. senators are at an all-time high despite apparent confusion about the two men’s policies, the latest Oklahoma Poll indicates. Sixty-four percent of those surveyed Oct. 18-23 said they approve of the job done by senior Sen. Jim Inhofe, while 70 percent gave junior Sen. [...]

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