Even though the Oklahoma legislature will probably be called into a special session later this year to address the unconstitutional tax increases they passed back in May, I thought it would be fun to...
It’s no secret that Oklahoma politicians are awful when it comes to doing their jobs as lawmakers, but outside of the halls of the Oklahoma Capitol, many of them enjoy successful careers worth...
Earlier this week, Mary Fallin went to Washington to meet President Trump to discuss workforce apprenticeship programs. I guess Mary got confused and thought it was going to be on The Apprentice...
OOOOk-lahoma, where the absurdity comes sweepin’ down the plain. Earlier this week, R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris – two of the most evil companies in the history of humanity – filed a...
Before we get started, I want to clarify one thing. I believe in the laws and theories of science. I think science does the best job describing the world around us, and is responsible for most of...
I hope everyone had a happy Memorial Day. It’s a great holiday. Where else in the world can you honor fallen soldiers by getting drunk at the lake and eating meat with family and friends? We...
The guy pictured above is Charlie Samples. He’s a former Oklahoma State Trooper seeking the Republican nomination for Oklahoma House District 46. I don’t know where Charlie stands on...
As oil and banking mogul George Kaiser explained a few weeks ago, one of the main reasons Oklahoma finds itself in a seemingly endless budget crisis is that our elected officials refuse to reasonably...
Late last night, an Ogle Mole sent us another undated Instagram of Tess Teague celebrating some legislative accomplishments. It’s not near as ridiculous or annoying as the snap that made the...
Remember Tess Teague? She’s the rookie Oklahoma lawmaker who complained about Internet trolls tweeting about her butt. According to our Capitol Moles, she’s the bossy, high maintenance...
As our informed readers know, the big sticking point in this year’s Oklahoma budget crisis is the gross production tax. Democrats, for the most part, want to go with the Kaiser Plan and see...
Yesterday afternoon, a busload of oil and natural gas industry employees left the corporate high rises of downtown OKC to encourage lawmakers not to raise gross production taxes as part of a new...
The State House GOP finally got around to releasing a budget yesterday, and as expected, it didn’t receive any Democratic support and failed. As a result, expect a special session of the...
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been over a month since we’ve had a really good scandal at the Oklahoma Capitol. With only a few days left before the 2017 legislative session...
Back in 2014, Harold Hamm, Larry Nichols, and Doug Lawler instructed the elected officials they control to lower Oklahoma’s gross production taxes on oil and gas wells to 2%, as opposed to...
Well, it looks common sense isn’t doing so good. Last week, we told you the great news about the folks at Friendly Market being found not guilty on felony charges of “acquiring proceeds...
Before we get to the gist of this post, I’d like to welcome myself back from a brief trip to Denver. I flew there this week to see family and friends, work, watch some Cubs baseball, conduct...
You’re on the clock, Bob Mills! A few weeks ago, I presented a list of dark horse candidates for the 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial race. Number four was the one and only Joe Exotic. Here’s...
Once upon a time, before budget crises, botched executions, earthquakes, four day school weeks and a dry, stagnant economy took center stage, the big thing to complain about in Oklahoma was the...
Oklahoma is home to some pretty stupid laws. I know this because we’ve written about them. My two favorites are the statute that bans whaling at Lake Eufaula, and the law that prohibits...
Earlier today, former Oklahoma Attorney General and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Drew Edmondson – a stalwart of whatever remains of the Oklahoma Democratic party – surprised no one by...
We’re entering the home stretch of the 2017 Oklahoma Legislative session. As a result, Oklahoma lawmakers are hard at work putting the finishing touches on ridiculous legislation that solves...
Say what you want about Oklahoma lawmakers, but they sure are good at resigning in disgrace. Earlier today, Kyle Loveless abruptly resigned from his seat in the Oklahoma Senate. As opposed to sexting...
One of the fun things about the Oklahoma budget crisis is that we’ve been able to watch two of our state’s most powerful and wealthy lobbying groups – the wind power and fossil fuel...
The 2018 Gubernatorial race is starting to pick up steam. Earlier this month, Lt. Governor Todd Lamb – the white, boring, well-funded choice of the local GOP establishment – filed paperwork...