Welcome back
Some lawmakers have task force meetings during the interim. I had a baby – a beautiful little boy who is growing like a weed.
Now it’s back to the grindstone, so look for frequents posts on this blog again. I know, it’s the holidays and government is winding down its work for the year. However, much of the hard work for lawmakers remains. The budget. Yes, in these halls it is a four letter word.
Revenue figures from last month will be …
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View MAPS 3 results in Google Earth
The latest addition to our Right to Know page is a searchable database and some PDF maps of precinct results for the recent MAPS 3 sales tax election in Oklahoma City.
I’ve also been taking a closer look at Google Earth, which is a free download here. As a little experiment, I put the MAPS 3 …
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AG opinion muddies the open records pool
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson released an opinion this week on whether public bodies could release the dates of birth of their employees if requested under the state Open Records Act.
In the 14-page opinion, Edmondson’s office essentially left the decision over the release up to each public body. So much for providing clarity on the …
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Veterans cuts alarm legislators
The Veterans Affairs Department has not cut any services yet, but they may not be avoided if deeper budget cuts are order, an agency official told legislators.
The department has been to use carryover money and will delay filling certain positions to make up the required 5 percent cut in state appropriations, said Steven Diffee, the agency’s program administrator for finance.
The department is holding nonnursing positions open for a longer period before filling them, he said Thursday.
Deeper cuts …
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Kids get in Christmas spirit at Capitol
The governor for a couple hours Tuesday was second fiddle at the state Capitol.
More than 1,000 children from across the state showed up at the Capitol to decorate 42 small artificial Christmas trees scattered throughout the Capitol.
The highlight for most was Santa coming by to take a look at their trees and to have him pose with them for a picture with each class.
But at least one child, Emerson Hagy, 5, a kindergartener at Clegern Elementary School in …
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