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Release: Republican Women Shine in Special Elections

Release: Republican Women Shine in Special Elections

By OKGOP | Blog, News

(Oklahoma City)- The Oklahoma Republican Party released the following statement this morning in response to the primary victories by Katie Henke (HD71) and AJ Griffin (SD20). Both will now move on to general election races to be held on April 3rd: “I want to congratulate both Katie and AJ on their primary wins last night.

Pruitt Opposes Insurance Mandate; AGs Prepare Court Challenge

Pruitt Opposes Insurance Mandate; AGs Prepare Court Challenge

By OKGOP | News

AGs oppose insurance mandate; prepare to challenge in court OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt joined attorneys general from Nebraska, Texas, Maine and six other states in a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, expressing “strong opposition” to an upcoming health insurance mandate that requires religious employers to provide coverage

Governing Magazine Rates Fallin Among Top Performing New Governors

Governing Magazine Rates Fallin Among Top Performing New Governors

By OKGOP | News

Rookie Governors: Who’s Doing Very Well? Louis Jacobson | February 10, 2012 It’s been over a year since the governors of the Class of 2010 began their tenures. How are they doing? I decided to find out. I took a look at the 26 governors elected in 2010. This group includes Iowa’s Terry Branstad, California’s Jerry Brown

Inhofe Blasts Obama Budget

By OKGOP | News

President Spending More Money We Don’t Have (Link to official release) (Washington D.C.) – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a leading fiscal conservative, today blasted President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 (FY2013) budget as election year politics that will saddle future American generations with more debt. “In an effort to win re-election, President Obama’s budget uses

The Conservative Bedrock

The Conservative Bedrock

By OKGOP | Blog, News

By Chairman Matt Pinnell Historically more delegates can be won on Super Tuesday than on any other single day of the primary calendar, and as such, a clear front runner can emerge. In 2008, 41% of the total of the Republican Party delegates were at stake. In 2012, Super Tuesday will be March 6th with

Gov. Mary Fallin: Tax proposal is a game-changer for Oklahoma

Gov. Mary Fallin: Tax proposal is a game-changer for Oklahoma

By OKGOP | News

The following column appeared in the Sunday, February 12 addition of the Oklahoman. Gov. Mary Fallin: Tax proposal is a game-changer for Oklahoma BY GOV. MARY FALLIN Oklahoman Published: February 12, 2012 Last week, I asked legislators to support me in implementing the most significant income tax reduction plan in state history: the Oklahoma Tax Reduction and Simplification