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Oklahoma Ethics Commission: We Need More Money Because Last Year’s Increase Went For Pay Raises

By Glenn Church | Related entries in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission thinks it needs more money to investigate ethic violations by politicians.
The commission, with seven staff members, feels “stymied” without more funds. They are asking for an additional $360,000 to add five more employees.
Legislators are not too crazy about giving them the money.
Are they afraid of increased investigations?
No, the lawmakers are more [...]

January 24th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

McCain Wins Tennessee, Oklahoma and West Virginia

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, McCain, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia

No surprises here.
A total of 23 electoral votes.
Still…losing Pennsylvania was a killer.

November 4th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Obama Picks Up 2 More Superdelegates

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Oklahoma, Super Delegates!!!, Wisconsin

They seem to come in pairs of two lately, don’t they?
DNC member Lena Taylor of Wisconsin…
State Sen. Lena Taylor from Milwaukee announced her support for Obama on Wednesday afternoon. Late Tuesday night University of Wisconsin-Madison student Awais Khaleel announced his endorsement for Obama on a YouTube video.
That makes 11 superdelegates in Wisconsin for Obama with [...]

May 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Obama Picks Up Oklahoma Superdelegate

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Hillary, Oklahoma, Super Delegates!!!

Get ready for a lot of posts like this, because there really aren’t a ton of superdelegates left and this math matters now more than ever.
From NewsOK:
Gov. Brad Henry, who said earlier he would not endorse a Democratic presidential candidate until this summer’s national convention, announced this morning he is supporting Barack Obama.
The endorsement means [...]

April 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »