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Ken Walker, Nathan Dahm saluted as champions of prosperity

Americans for Prosperity is encouraging Oklahomans to express their appreciation to legislators that they've named "Champions of Prosperity," including State Rep. Ken Walker (HD 70) and State Sen. Nathan Dahm (SD 33). Here are the accomplishments AfP cites: Fought to protect Oklahomans from President Obama's harmful Clean Power Plan. Fought...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 23, 2016 2:00 AM

AG Scott Pruitt on Oklahoma's Obamacare suit

Friday, at Americans for Prosperity's Defending the American Dream Summit in Dallas, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt sat down with the BatesLine team for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues that his office is pursuing on behalf of Oklahomans. Pruitt discussed the EPA's proposed expansion of the definition of "waters...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 1, 2014 3:01 PM

Tweets from Defending the American Dream Summit 2014

I took notes during the breakout sessions but tweeted during the general sessions (too dark to take notes. Here are my tweets from the conference from me and a few others. [View the story "Defending the American Dream Summit 2014" on Storify]...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 30, 2014 5:06 PM

Defending the American Dream update

Just a quick update between sessions at Americans for Prosperity's Defending the American Dream 2014 Summit in Dallas. Yesterday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Dr. Ben Carson, and Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn addressed the conference. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Jeb Hensarling are on tap for...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 30, 2014 10:02 AM

Defending the American Dream, Dallas, 2014

In a few hours, Americans for Prosperity's 2014 Defending the American Dream Summit will be underway. Over the next two days, attendees will be hearing from headline speakers like Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul, and Dr. Ben Carson. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be on...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 29, 2014 2:06 AM

AfP Oklahoma's Jolly reflects on the 2012 legislative session

Americans for Prosperity Oklahoma director Stuart Jolly speaks out on the legislative session just past: UPDATE: Oklahoma's Income Tax Reduction Battle & Budget Agreement: Disappointing! I've racked my brain looking for another word to describe what occurred this legislative session, and sadly, the only word that keeps coming to mind...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 8, 2012 12:31 AM

AfP tracks Oklahoma legislature key bills

The Oklahoma chapter of Americans for Prosperity has posted its list of key bills for the Oklahoma legislature's 2012 session. Groups like AfP use their announced key bills as the basis for rankings of state representatives and state senators. Each bill has information on the sponsor, the purpose of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 19, 2012 8:23 AM

Visit Dan Boren's office on Balanced Budget Day, Thursday, July 14, 2011

Americans for Prosperity is encouraging citizens concerned about the budget deficit to visit the district offices of key congressmen at noon on Thursday, July 13, 2011. A vote on a federal balanced budget amendment, H. J. Res. 1, is expected next week. Here in Oklahoma AFP is focusing on persuading...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 13, 2011 8:33 PM

RightOnline 2011: Freedom of Information and crony capitalism

A quick update before dinner: I went to two excellent presentations this afternoon: Earl Glynn of Kansas Watchdog spoke on "Freedom of Information and How to Use It Effectively." He dealt not only with the federal FOIA, but also with using state and local open records laws to research and...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 17, 2011 6:51 PM

On to RightOnline 2011

In just a few hours, Jamison Faught (the Muskogee Politico) and I will be on our way to Minneapolis for the 4th annual RightOnline conference. As in years past, the conference is scheduled to take place in the same city as the left-wing Netroots Nation convention. The conference is all...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 17, 2011 1:45 AM

National conservative conferences in 2010

While the Republican Party has a quadrennial convention, which not only conducts the official business of the party but provides a networking opportunity for activists, elected officials, bloggers, consultants and others connected with the conservative movement, many conservative non-profit groups hold events every year that allow the networking to continue...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 19, 2010 6:09 PM