Never Believe That State Government Needs More of Your Money

by Rep. Jason Murphey

  It is a very old story and I have heard it repeated many times. It seems that legislators cannot hold a budget hearing or meet with representatives of state government agencies without being subjected to a long and nuanced description of the agency's...

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from Rep. Jason Murphey R-Guthrie
via Jason.Murphey@hd31.org (Jason Murphey) - October 30, 2017 at 08:57AM

16 Hours and One Very Bad Decision

by Rep. Jason Murphey

  Last week I described the dangerous decline of transparency in the Legislature and how this is leading to an environment into which terrible ideas are quickly advancing from introduction to passage before legislators can figure out the implications...

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via Jason.Murphey@hd31.org (Jason Murphey) - October 23, 2017 at 08:16AM

How not Working on a Saturday Created Oklahoma's Fiscal Problems - 2

by Rep. Jason Murphey

  Last week I wrote of the devolution of openness in the Oklahoma Legislature.I thought it might be helpful to provide a specific description of some of the notable devolution of transparency moments that have characterized the Legislature of recent...

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via Jason.Murphey@hd31.org (Jason Murphey) - October 08, 2017 at 08:27PM

The Danger of Baby Steps

by Rep. Jason Murphey Longtime readers will know that from the time of my election in 2006 until a few years ago I was quite bullish on the potential for legislative transparency.During that time, in each and every legislative session, I could point to notable and...

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via Jason.Murphey@hd31.org (Jason Murphey) - October 01, 2017 at 07:03PM