Join Our Community

|
NewsOK member benefits

NewsOK Politics

Web Search powered by YAHOO!
.politics blog posts

More Politics Blog

GOP leader hopes to raise funds in Oklahoma

News | 20 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment

Calling Oklahoma a "hot” state for the Republican Party, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele visited Oklahoma City on Tuesday to unveil a new television fundraising campaign that began airing Monday in five national markets, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Ugandan aid bill compromise ends sit-in at Sen. Tom Coburn’s office

News | 20 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — A compromise was reached here Tuesday on a bill aimed at helping victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, ending an 11-day protest outside the Oklahoma City office of Sen. Tom Coburn.

Multimedia

Videoview all videos

Ed Kelley - Ray of Hope thumbnail

Ed Kelley - Ray of Hope

Mar 10Is the recession over in Oklahoma?

Ed Kelley - Still a Scourge thumbnail

Ed Kelley - Still a Scourge

Mar 9Oklahoma's a long way from shaking methamphetamine.

Ed Kelley - Opportunity Knocks thumbnail

Ed Kelley - Opportunity Knocks

Mar 8Selling water to Texas makes a lot of sense.

Oklahoma Capitol Debrief thumbnail

Oklahoma Capitol Debrief

Mar 5Michael Mcnutt and Owen Canfield discuss the problems over the...

Tornado Legislation thumbnail

Tornado Legislation

Mar 4State Rep. Pat Ownbey, discusses the passage of his legislation to...



Ads by Yahoo!

Super Cheap Home Insurance
Get Discount Homeowners Insurance Online – Rates from $20 / Month.
Discount-Home-Insurance.org
Find Cheap Car Insurance Online
3 Mins. Multiple Quotes. Top Companies. Instant Rates. Save Cash.
www.choiceautoinsurance.com

Politics articles from NewsOK and The Oklahoman


Bills target distracted Oklahoma drivers 22 min ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Drivers using a cell phone, reading or eating could be ticketed for distracted driving under measures moving through the Legislature on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1908, by Sen. Anthony Sykes, R-Moore,...
Week illuminates Oklahoma's open government 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Oklahomans who care about freedom of information can learn about related issues during a conference Saturday to kick off Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to raise awareness...
SCHOOL BRIEFS 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Spring break is next week Norman School District schools are closed Monday through March 19 for spring break, and students also will be out March 22 for a professional day. Classes resume March 23....
Oklahoma Bill Updates 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment IMMIGRATION AT STAKE: House Bill 3384 would require school districts to report the number of students who are illegal immigrants. WHAT HAPPENED: Passed the House 71-26 WHAT’S NEXT: Goes to...
District to close 29 of 61 Kansas City schools 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City School Board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district’s schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. The board’s 5-4 decision came...
National Briefs 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Ethics panel ends inquiry WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the House Democratic campaign chairman, says the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y.,...
Calendar 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment TodayScrabble Club, 3 p.m., Game Headquarters Inc., 1620 SW 89, 691-0509. McLoud Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., city hall, 107 N Main. McLoud School Board, 7 p.m., administration building, 117 N Main....
Oklahoma Capitol Briefs 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Drug testing bill moves on A bill that would require people who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to pass drug tests passed the Senate on Wednesday. Tests would be given randomly and...
Task force bill exemption spurs Oklahoma House criticism 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment A task force that would look at state incentives and tax credits provided to companies and individuals would be a waste of time because the meetings wouldn’t have to be open to the public, a...
Procedures shoot down Oklahoma's open-carry gun proposal 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment A proposal to allow unrestricted open carrying of weapons was shot down by legislative procedures Wednesday in the state House of Representatives. But a proposal to allow those with permits to...
Amendment would keep local hate crime files in Oklahoma 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment A state law enforcement agency would not be required to share investigative files with federal agencies under changes proposed to the state’s hate crime bill. In an amendment presented on...
Oklahoma City man to seek state’s top post 1 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Salaries of state agency directors need to be cut and state government itself needs to be reorganized to operate more efficiently, the latest contender for governor said Wednesday. "I’m...
OKLAHOMA BRIEFS 2 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment Solution given for itchy issue A new home lice removal service has opened in Oklahoma City. Liceology Corp. specializes in removing nits and lice without pesticides. For $80 an hour, the company...
U.S., Europe split on rules 2 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK — To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece’s debt crisis and should be curbed. To Wall Street, they’re tools that reduce...
World Briefs 2 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment ASIA MYANMAR BARS OPPOSITION YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military regime took yet another step to expunge Aung San Suu Kyi from the political scene Wednesday by effectively barring her...
U.S., Iran trade insults over Afghan insurgents 2 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment KABUL — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States and argue that international forces won’t stop terrorism...
Obama vows to tackle health care claims fraud 3 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama stepped up his support Wednesday for one of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s top health care priorities: eliminating waste and fraud in public health programs....
First lady launches software contest 3 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment ARLINGTON, Va. — First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating...
Advertisement


Oklahoma State Capitol Tour

Oklahoma State Capitol Diagram
Click the above graphic to go to the diagram
NewsOK Politics
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @dorman340: - HB 1530 Health Education for Middle School Act, failed 44-48. We are going late tonight. Watch the fun at www.okhouse.gov
    Wed, Mar. 10 2010 08:04:22 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Bill to prohibit domestic violence as a preexisting condition passes 45-0; SB1251
    Wed, Mar. 10 2010 04:16:55 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Bill passes 44-0. Highlight of my day. SB1392; Requires drug testing for TANF recipients, state elected officials, CEOS who get tax credits.
    Wed, Mar. 10 2010 10:56:24 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate passes workers comp bill, 28-18. Would require Senate confirmation of judges, limit terms. SB1973.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 05:01:23 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate hearing the big workers comp reform bill. Sb1973
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 04:31:47 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @clarkjolley: Passed SB2258, to provide greater protections to victims of human trafficking, SB1961 to limit surcharges on debit cards.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 04:26:19 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate passes a measure that would require lawmakers to wait two years before becoming lobbyists. SB847 40-5
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 04:24:55 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @OKPolicy: On our blog: New state revenue numbers show definite signs of recovery...maybe LINK
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 03:39:27 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics SB2030 passes in a vote of 35-12.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 02:37:38 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @MichaelMcNuttOK: Oklahoma tax collections exeed estimates. LINK
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 02:00:16 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @KOSUMichaelC: State revenue estimates for February exceed the estimate for the first time since December 2008: 0.4%
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 01:52:37 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Oklahoma collections exceed estimate. #newsok LINK-state-tax-collections-exceed-estimate/
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 01:52:19 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Back in the Senate. State revenues come out today.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 01:39:23 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate finishes Senate appropriations bills. Recessed till 1 p.m.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:50:16 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics @Okie_Campaigns Yup, a felony to vote twice. Found it.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:45:31 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics @Okie_Campaigns I'm still going through the bill, but didn't see anything about duplicate voting. Felony to vote under somebody else's name.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:36:39 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics SB1921 passes, 33-10, makes it a felony to falsely request a ballot, or vote.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:35:58 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate hearing a bill to increase voter fraud to a felony. SB1921
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:25:50 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @dorman340: - My amendment to HB 2641 to pay the money owed on Electric Car Tax Credit was defeated 45-35. View vote at www.okhouse.gov
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 11:07:32 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics Senate hearing FY11 appropriations bills.
    Tue, Mar. 09 2010 10:28:46 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics OK House comes back to work more bills in time for Thursday deadline.
    Mon, Mar. 08 2010 07:34:52 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics National Repubican party leader heading to Oklahoma: LINK
    Mon, Mar. 08 2010 12:09:57 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics New blogs: Deadline week at the Cap means late nights, a roundup of weekend hits: LINK
    Mon, Mar. 08 2010 12:06:35 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @ErinontheHill: OK House expected to work evenings this week as members work toward Thursday's deadline for floor work on House bills.
    Mon, Mar. 08 2010 11:48:02 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @NewsOKWatchdog: Weekend Rewind: Trooper investigation. Open Records stunt backfires. What's in background check? LINK
    Mon, Mar. 08 2010 11:32:36 AM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics More on the Senate budget agreement: LINK
    Thu, Mar. 04 2010 02:35:28 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @ONR: #Oklahoma Supreme Court finds abortion law (SB 1878) unconstitutional. Text of opinion available here: LINK
    Thu, Mar. 04 2010 01:05:42 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @ONR: Race to Top states making first round cut: CO, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC and TN. #ONR
    Thu, Mar. 04 2010 12:40:45 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics OK House Democrat says he won't seek another term: LINK #newsok
    Thu, Mar. 04 2010 12:12:40 PM CST
  • NewsOKPolitics RT @paulsund: Gov. Henry says Oklahoma will push for second round RTT funds. LINK
    Thu, Mar. 04 2010 11:38:08 AM CST

Multimedia Header



CONTACT US



PHOTOS
Upload your photos to NewsOK and share them with the world.


VIDEO
Upload your videos to NewsOK and share them with the world.


STORIES
Share your story idea with The Oklahoman.