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House Speaker McCall reacts to audit finding $30M in questionable state spending

by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

This is a week old, but I thought this statement from House Speaker Charles McCall regarding State Auditor Cindy Byrd’s recent audit finding $30,000,000 in questionable pandemic-related grant spending deserved getting posted: OKLAHOMA CITY (June 27th) –...

Small on Oklahoma’s plunging reading, math scores: “Back to the ’70s”

by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

Back to the ‘70sBy Jonathan SmallThe surge of inflation under President Joe Biden has given many people flashbacks to the 1970s. Sadly, the latest data released by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) evokes a similar sense of déjà vu.The National...

The Founding Fathers and the Wicked Stepfounders

by R3publicans | Jul 4, 2023 | OKGrassroots, R3publicans

Many children of divorce experience a kind of exile. Although you are told your home has not shrunk, but expanded, it rarely feels that way. Not only has the place you used to think of as home changed many of its rituals and rules, but it has altered how you are...

There are plenty of reasons to boo Lindsey Graham off a stage

by R3publicans | Jul 4, 2023 | OKGrassroots, R3publicans

Let us count the ways. There are plenty of reasons to boo Senator Lindsey Graham. The longtime South Carolina Republican was booed so spectacularly by a Donald Trump rally audience in his own home state on Saturday that he had to leave six minutes into his speech. He...

Oklahoma leaders celebrate after ending June with major conservative wins at the Supreme Court

by Jamison Faught | Jul 3, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots, Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ended June (or as I saw one person dub it, "LGBT Ramadan") with a string of major wins for conservatives. Below are press releases from Congressmen Brecheen and Hern, Senator Lankford, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, and OCPA on several...

Does OKGOP “Deputy” Counsel Sarah Clutts Align with Republican Values?

by Sandra Crosnoe | Jul 2, 2023 | Election Integrity, OKGrassroots, Openness & Transparency, Republican Party, Washington County

Who is Sarah Clutts? Sarah is an Attorney for Spencer Fane offices in Oklahoma City. Spencer Fane is where AJ Ferate (former OKGOP Chair) works as well. Sarah’s area of expertise is Corporate Probate Matters Sarah was appointed by AJ Ferate in 2022 but has not...