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The American Bankers Association (ABA) has just named former Okla. Governor Frank Keating as their next president & CEO.
The National Federation of Independent Business has named Jerrod Shouse as state director for Oklahoma. NFIB/Oklahoma represents 3,200 members and is the state’s leading small business association.
Should a city tell a business owner that they cannot allow smoking if it means improving the overall health of the community?
Lawmakers are looking into what it would take for the state of Oklahoma to move to electronic textbooks rather than traditional textbooks. Association Lobbyist Jerrod Shouse tells the committee publishers are supportive of digital learning.
Have you ever walked into the voting booth, read a state question, and had a no idea what it was about? I certainly have. So below are my short, non-partisan explanations for each of the eleven state questions you’ll see on the ballot next week.
It happens almost every election cycle: candidates for public office talk about their desire to limit the role of lobbyists in the legislative process.
Clayton Taylor, president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City; Burns Hargis, President OSU; Gabe Zablatnik, Rotary Chair of the Day; Jerrod Shouse, Explanation of State Questions on the November 2010 general election ballot
But I think we have much to learn from the Lone Star State. And I hope you’ll think about how the legislature has shaped where our state has been, helped create the image our state has, and will play a role in what lies ahead for our future.
Imagine for a moment that the state of Oklahoma was a corporation. (Okay … I know it’s not a corporation, but humor me and play along. You’ll see where I’m going). Imagine that the C.E.O. leading that corporation is retiring. It’s something that happens from time to time at a company. No one is ever
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