Tough State Budget Times Ahead
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
Based on state revenue figures released by Oklahoma State Treasurer Scott Meacham, tough budget...Continued Inside...
Other News...
Transferable Tax Credits Studied
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
Oklahoma taxpayers have lost millions of dollars as a result of an economic development tool called ...Continued Inside...
State Applies for High Speed Rail Funds
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials formally submitted an application to the...Continued Inside...
2010 Elections Approach
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
In the non-presidential election years, the governor's seat, a host of secondary statewide...Continued Inside...
State Purchasing Reforms Productive
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
Recent reforms in government purchasing have already resulted in more than $1.2 million in savings...Continued Inside...
Intelligent Design Invades the Temple of Atheistic Evolution
Published: Fall 2009 By: Steve Byas
In a move akin to prominent atheist Richard Dawkins taking the pulpit at one of Oklahoma’s...Continued Inside...

This electric vehicle qualifies for Oklahoma Tax Credit.
Oklahoma Tax Commission Withdraws Rule on Electric Cars
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
In October, the Oklahoma Tax Commission withdrew a proposed Emergency Rule concerning the "qualified electric motor vehicle property" income tax credit. The Commission explained that the proposed Emergency Rule was intended to clarify the...... Continued Inside...
Interim Study Shows Danger of SQ 744
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
A constitutional amendment proposed by the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) will have far-reaching ramifications to the state budget and state agencies. In order to finance the proposal, agencies other than Common Education would be forced to have...... Continued Inside...
In The Mail...
IN THE MAIL (Letters to the Editor for Fall 2009)
Constitution StaffFall 2009
Am I Alone ? Am I the only one who looks at unsolicited mail from government agencies as a misuse of taxpayer dollars? Case in point: the letter we all received from the IRS informing us that we might be receiving a tax rebate. Like there was anyone wh...... Continued Inside...
Tidbits...
Fall 2009 TIDBITS
Constitution StaffFall 2009
STATE CAPITOL RALLY It was a day late and peppered with rain, but a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 attended a September 13 rally at the Oklahoma State Capitol to demonstrate their displeasure with the spending habits and increasing role of the fed...... Continued Inside...
Intelligent Design Invades the Temple of Atheistic Evolution
Published: Fall 2009 By: Steve Byas
In a move akin to prominent atheist Richard Dawkins taking the pulpit at one of Oklahoma’s evangelical churches, and delivering a speech ridiculing the idea of God, a leader of the Intelligent Design (I.D.) Movement presented a movie challenging the...... Continued Inside...
State Purchasing Reforms Productive
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
Recent reforms in government purchasing have already resulted in more than $1.2 million in savings and additional reforms could result in state government being more cost efficient and effective. Members of the House Government Modernization Committee...... Continued Inside...
2010 Elections Approach
Published: Fall 2009 By: Constitution Staff
In the non-presidential election years, the governor's seat, a host of secondary statewide offices, and one seat for the Corporation Commission are up for election. In addition to the five U.S. House districts, one of the U.S. Senate seats is up for...... Continued Inside...
Constitution Columnists
Theodore King
THE FEDERAL PAGE
President Obama is receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, despite the fact that he is continuing two...
Charlie Meadows
What Will Become of the New Political Activists?
With the thousands of people attending the tea parties, and 912 Groups and increasing numbers...
Steve Byas
Henry Bellmon
He was known as the Father of the Republican Party in Oklahoma.
In 1962, Henry Louis Bellmon’...
This Week's Oklahoma Conservative PAC Report
02/08/2010 07:42 AM
Members and friends of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action
Committee (OCPAC)
Two items, first an important action item and second, information
about a Tulsa school board race. This week’s regular e-mail will go
out Tuesday morning.
++ ACTION ITEM
Last week one of the member organizations of the Oklahoma ...Continued Inside...
Past Issues of The Oklahoma Constitution
Summer 2009
The Nanny State of the Future | Ed in the Sand | State’s Rights on Steroids | Will a Heavy Federal Boot Cause Okies to Say No More? | Voter Vault 3: This Could Be the Most Important Tool the Republican Party Has in its Arsenal! | Just One Vote | Earmarks, The Real Problem | School Empowerment Bill Opposed by OEA | Haskell County Monument Ruling Appealed | Could 2010 Election Be Like 1994? |Spring 2009
Why I Decided to Run for Governor | Enough Division – It's Time for Addition & Multiplication | Earmarks, The Real Problem | Voter ID Measure to be on Statewide Ballot | School Empowerment Bill Opposed by OEA | 2010 Elections Taking Shape | Oklahoma Tea Party | Oklahoma to Apply for High Speed Rail |This Latest Tweets From The Conservatives At #OKTCOT
02/09/2010 12:49 AM
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02/08/2010 11:46 PM
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02/08/2010 11:02 PM
RT @BATCOT: @randybrogdon on @Kfaq 1170 tomorrow at 7am. #okgov #oktcot #tcot #teaparty
02/08/2010 09:11 PM
@randybrogdon on @Kfaq 1170 tomorrow at 7am. #okgov #oktcot #tcot #teaparty
02/08/2010 08:24 PM
RT @AnthonySykes The first Senator Anthony Sykes update of 2010 http://bit.ly/d3eVpd #OKGOP #OKTCOT #RS #TCOT
02/08/2010 08:21 PM
The first Senator Anthony Sykes update of 2010 http://bit.ly/d3eVpd #OKGOP #OKTCOT #RS #TCOT
02/08/2010 07:59 PM
Check out the Tulsa County Alliance of Young Republicans! http://bit.ly/dCkVDg #oktcot #okgop
02/08/2010 07:47 PM
@randybrogdon Wins Tulsa Co GOP Straw Poll in Landslide Over @maryfallin! http://bit.ly/9eS8fO #oktcot #tcot #oklahoma #okgov2010 #teaparty
02/08/2010 07:26 PM
RT @RandyBrogdon: Ballot Access (SB 359) http://short.to/162cv #tcot #oktcot #teaparty #okgov2010 #oklahoma
02/08/2010 06:59 PM
Straw Poll Results are in from the Tulsa County Meeting last Saturday. BROGDON 68.4%, MF 23.6%, Undecided 7%!!! #OKTCOT #TCOT
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