Pay hike should lead to more professional state lawmakers

A pay cut tends to focus one’s attention on the task at hand. Exhibit 1 is the Oklahoma Legislature. The lawmakers justifiably deserved the punitive 8.

GUEST OPINION: How Efficient is Transparency?

Governor Stitt may know a lot about private business, but he and a host of Oklahoma legislators have a lot to learn about state government. Exhibit 1 is Senate Bill 271, which imposes requirements for “the disclosure of federal funds and analysis regarding reliance and costs for compliance.