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State Rep. Mark McBride accused of obscenely abusing think-tank leader

Mark McBride, a Republican Oklahoma state representative from Moore who touts himself as a "lifelong conservative Republican" and founder and president of a mission organization, has been accused of directing a fusillade of obscene verbal abuse at a think-tank president who was walking through the State Capitol. In a...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 10, 2020 9:44 AM

Celebrate school choice with a snowcone in the park tomorrow

The Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs (OCPA) and Americans for Prosperity Foundation are celebrating the 102nd birthday of Nobel Laureate and educational-choice champion Milton Friedman with snowcones at Tulsa's Mohawk Park Pavilion 2, tomorrow, Thursday, July 31, 2014, from 4 pm to 6 pm. It's a come-and-go event for the...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 30, 2014 12:11 PM

Mary Fallin: What's holding her back from bold leadership?

Here we are, the reddest state in the nation: Republican governor, overwhelmingly Republican legislature. (36-12 in the Senate, 72-29 in the House.) But instead of tightening the state's belt, as their constituents have had to do, instead of cutting tax rates significantly so that Oklahomans will be able to keep...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 3, 2013 12:45 AM

Controlling medical costs through price transparency

On Monday in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Oklahoma's free-market policy think-tank, hosted a forum on health care, highlighting the value of transparency and direct payment in medical pricing, and the accomplishments of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City in providing high-quality health care for...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 18, 2012 8:35 PM

Artur Davis to headline OCPA Liberty Gala in Tulsa, October 10, 2012

You'll notice a new ad over in the sidebar announcing that former Alabama Congressman Artur Davis will headline this fall's Liberty Gala, a fundraiser for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Tulsa's Downtown Doubletree Hotel. Click the ad to read all the details, to register,...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 28, 2012 12:58 AM

Mitch Daniels to headline OCPA Tulsa gala, October 6, 2011

The Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs (OCPA), a free-market think-tank focused on state policy, will hold its annual gala here in Tulsa, on October 6, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel. Keynote speaker for the event is Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Single-seat tickets for the gala begin at $125 (of which...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 27, 2011 11:28 PM

Happy birthday, Brandon Dutcher

Please join me in wishing a happy belated birthday to Brandon Dutcher, vice president for policy for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, whose birthday was Sunday, August 16. OCPA is Oklahoma's version of the Heritage Foundation, offering effective free-market approaches for solving Oklahoma's challenges. Probably the best way to...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 17, 2009 10:08 PM