On Friday, Feburary 25, 2011 OK Governor Mary Fallin issued a press release announcing ”Oklahoma Will Accept $54 M “Early Innovator Grant” to Support Oklahoma-Based Health Insurance Exchange.” Noticably missing from the announcement is the fact that the “Early Innovators” grants are to fund implementation of the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure needed to operate Health Insurance Exchanges, a cornerstone of [...]
++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETING++ ANNOUNCEMENTS++ WILL GOV FALLIN MISS IT ON THE ECONOMY?++ OCPAC MEMBERSHIP UP-DATE++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETINGOur 12 noon luncheon for Wednesday, March 2nd will be held at Italiano’s restaurant, 4801 North Lincoln in OKC.
As always, the Charlie’s Picks which come out prior to many of the elections are simply my opinions on the races, based on my research orknowledge of the candidates or issues. They are simply for those seeking information...
HB 1571, a bill that defines unborn children as persons will be heard in the House Public Health Committee, Tuesday at 3pm. Please call these committee members and encourage them to take a stand for the most defenseless among us. Oklahoma could be one of the first states to end child murder (abortion)! Thank you, Kenny Bob Tapp via Facebook Note
Listen to what representatives said on the floor about the committee process and hearing the bills. HR 1008 Passed - Votes here
++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETING++ ANNOUNCEMENTS++ REPUBLICAN CONTROL, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY++ CONGRESSIONAL FRESHMEN FLEX THEIR MUSCLES++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETING Our 12 noon luncheon for Wednesday, February 16th will be held at Italiano’s restaurant, 4801 North Lincoln in OKC.
In 1995, Oklahoma voters were tired of the continual debt state legislators were accumilating in the state. As a result, Oklahoma passed the “Balance- Budget Amendment” which required Oklahoma to only spend the money it collected and not a penny ...
Will Rogers' Quotes "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." "Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." "If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress." "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
Yogi Berra "It's like deja-vu, all over again." "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else." "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." "The future ain't what it used to be."
This past week the Oklahoma House of Representative spent the first day of the legislature adopting new rules for engagement. At the beginning of each 2-year session, both the House and Senate adopt rules by which they will operate for those 2years. ...