Though far removed from reality, the legislative world does share some aspects with the real world.Consider the case of the individual who has fallen into the habit of frequent cussing. Upon encountering this individual at Walmart or on the street,...
Over the past weeks, readers of these articles have read about just a few of the tactics utilized by the tax increase idealogues to convince Oklahoma's legislators to betray their values and to increase your taxes.The net effect of these strategies...
It was the moment that left no doubt in my mind: the fix was in. Not only would this not be a year for reform but it would be the worst legislative year of my eleven.Midway through the legislative year, following the conclusion of a House session, a...
This year's legislative session was dominated by a group of "raise taxes at all costs" ideologues who deployed aggressive strategies to advance an array of principle-betraying tax and fee increases upon the people of Oklahoma.Last week I wrote in...