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Coburn, Burr Unveil Plan to Save Medicare, the Seniors’ Choice Act
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and Richard Burr (R-NC) unveiled the Seniors’ Choice Act, a legislative proposal to help America’s seniors by building a stronger, more sustainable Medicare program through immediate and longer-term reforms, many rooted in long-standing, bipartisan ideas. Non-partisan experts have warned the current Medicare program is facing insolvency due to unsustainable growth, and the Seniors’ Choice Act would fix its shortcomings so that it remains a viable option for seniors participating in the program now and for future enrollees.

February 16, 2012
Fallin highlights more cuts to Oklahma income tax
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin provided more details of her plan to cut the personal income tax for all Oklahomans during her State of the State address to lawmakers on Monday, but had few specifics on how she plans to pay for the ambitious proposal.

February 6, 2012
Lawmaker seeks spending limit on Okla. Legislature
An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing legislation that would place new constitutional limits on state spending.

Republican state Rep. Elise Hall of Oklahoma City says that Oklahoma's public sector could grow too fast without more spending limits.

January 27, 2012
Dr. Coburn Releases New Report on Wasteful Government Spending in 2011:
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released a new oversight report, “Wastebook 2011” that highlights over $6.5 billion in examples of some of the most egregious ways your taxpayer dollars were wasted. This report details 100 of the countless unnecessary, duplicative and low-priority projects spread throughout the federal government.

December 20, 2011 1 Photo
House unveils DHS strategy
House Speaker Kris Steele and a bipartisan group of five representatives today unveiled the first steps of a strategy to reform the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

The House’s aggressive, four-pronged strategy is designed to improve DHS through significant study of and potential reforms to governance structure, agency structure, personnel policy and resource allocation. The plan is in response to a shared desire between House members, agency officials and other stakeholders to improve delivery of services by DHS, particularly for children in state custody.

October 19, 2011
Kern Urges Opposition to “Common Core” Standards
State Rep. Sally Kern said today that lawmakers should oppose adoption of “common core” academic standards to prevent greater federal encroachment into state issues.

October 10, 2011
Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Saves Taxpayer Money
Drug testing welfare recipients saved Florida taxpayers nearly $1 million in the first month of implementation, leading two Oklahoma lawmakers to announce they will re-file similar legislation in Oklahoma.

September 19, 2011
Governor, cabinet talk education
A critical step toward advancing Oklahoma’s economy is ensuring the state has a qualified work force, Gov. Mary Fallin said Wednesday.

Fallin, Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb and members of Fallin’s cabinet spoke at a town hall forum at Oklahoma State University’s Wes Watkins Center Wednesday afternoon. During the forum, Fallin and other speakers discussed the role of education in the state’s overall economic health.

August 25, 2011
Coburn urges shared sacrifice
Sen. Tom Coburn faced pointed questions and fired back some similarly pointed responses during a Town Hall meeting Wednesday at Rogers State University.

August 18, 2011 1 Photo
Cole: Some Congressional agreements likely in the future
The country’s political and financial systems face huge problems, but may not be as hopelessly messed up as they seem.

August 12, 2011
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