On Sat. Feb. 23rd at the Oklahoma State Capitol, we will have an opportunity to assemble and to demonstrate those numbers and make it very clear to our elected representatives that Oklahomans expect their privacy rights to be respected! Continue reading →
Below is video from last Wednesday’s Unicameral floor speeches and the votes to over ride the Governor’s vetoes of LB599 and its funding bill, LB599A. Each video is proceeded by: Senator’s name and district number Re-election status Detailed list of how each Senator voted in each of the four rounds required to pass the bills… more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 19, 2012 Media Inquiries Nebraska Legislature Passes Reckless Medicaid Expansion Providing Benefits to Illegal Immigrants Lincoln, NE Nebraska’s State Legislature voted Wednesday afternoon, the 60th and final day of the 102nd Unicameral, 2nd Session, to override Governor Dave Heineman’s veto of LB599, a bill which creates a separate Nebraska Medicaid… more
How NE State Senators voted on LB599 veto override AND its funding mechanism. We've also provided information on Senators' re-election status. more
Rand Paul to Senate: There’s been a lot of discussion of the PATRIOT Act, and we’re told basically we wouldn’t be able to capture these terrorists if we didn’t give up some of our liberties; if we didn’t give up some of the Fourth Amendment and allow it to be easier for the police to come into our homes.
Kaye Beach April 27, 2011 -This bill was passed this morning I am told. Now you know what you should be mad about! Thank them or Spank them as you see fit- here’s how they voted; HOUSE BILL 1953 [Economic … Continu...
Reaper drone. (Photo: US Air Force) Saturday 16 April 2011 by: Nick Mottern, Truthout Within weeks and possibly days, President Obama is likely to sign into law a bill that will bring unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – into US … Cont...
Kaye Beach April 14, 2011 Random news bits about the state Senate and former state and current US Senators from Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma senator announces resignation as head of Grand River Dam Authority The Republic A Democrat, Easley resigned his &#...
Kaye Beach April 11, 2011 HB1079 by Rep. Martin, Rep. Sears and Sen. Jolley, is a bill requested by OG&E to regulate the information generated by the new Smart Meters that they are installing in some locations in Oklahoma. This … Continue r...
As we complete our analysis of the amendment introduced by Business and Labor Committee Chair, Senator Steve Lathrop, what we’ve found in it during the first full sweep makes us ask the question… Where are our elected officials’ heads? Apparently, Senator Lathrop, and his “working group”, all see the world far differently from that which [...]