The 2011 Oklahoma legislative session is right around the corner. State representatives and senators have already filed their bills for next year, and legislative committees begin meeting in about four or five weeks. So let’s take a look at some important numbers to know for this next session.

Jerrod Shouse, Oklahoma state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, issued the following statement today in response to Attorney General-elect Scott Pruitt’s decision to file an independent lawsuit challenging the federal healthcare overhaul signed into law this spring

Some issues never go away, and sometimes you have an issue come out of left field that you never knew existed (do you remember when horse teeth floating became an extremely hot topic in 2009?).

The NFIB is the leading small-business association representing small and independent businesses. Our mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate, and grow their businesses.

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.

Jerrod Shouse, a lobbyist for the Association of American Publishers, said the publishing industry already has content available electronically, but warned there are a number of “implementation issues” lawmakers should consider, like a lack of technology infrastructure among schools.

My pollster and Republican campaign consultant friends had been telling me that yesterday’s election would mean huge gains for the GOP. But I didn’t realize just how huge.

This election will be historic. After all, we’re electing the first female governor in Oklahoma history. And in my book, the rhyming first names of Jari Askins and Mary Fallin make the match-up even more unique.