by R3publicans | Jun 6, 2023 | OKGrassroots, R3publicans, Republican Party
On Monday, David Zuckerman wrote a good piece about Peggy Noonan and her WSJ editorial concerning former President Donald Trump. Noonan argues that electing Donald Trump again would destroy the Republican party. Peggy may be right, and I hope that she is. Trump’s...
by R3publicans | Jun 4, 2023 | OKGrassroots, R3publicans
Praise the Lord. The Republic is saved. We have a debt ceiling deal. The high-paid help in Washington finally exercised their 1st Amendment right and talked to each other. They hammered out a deal at the last minute. By the grace of God (or perhaps some other...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 3, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Renewing compacts bad for OklahomaBy Jonathan SmallSpecial interest attempts to force automatic renewal of existing tobacco and license-tag compacts will create enormous challenges for the state.The legal reality that undergirded current compacts is under attack by...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 1, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots, Taxes
Senate Pro Tem Treat Comments on Conclusion of the 2023 Regular SessionOKLAHOMA CITY (May 26th) – Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today commented on the conclusion of today’s regular session that began in February.The pro tem said the Senate...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 1, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots, Oklahoma Constitution
Gann, Rick West Call for Constitutional Amendment to Budget Process OKLAHOMA CITY (June 1st) – In reaction to this year’s nearly $13 billion general appropriations’ bill, State Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, and Rick West, R-Heavener, have proposed capping...
by R3publicans | Jun 1, 2023 | OKGrassroots, R3publicans
We are now enduring the usual competing ads from another primary election. A trend has developed in Republican primaries that sees candidates call each other "RINOs" (Republicans in Name Only). An incumbent GOP candidate insists that his challenger is a...