tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69401343951838236012011-12-05T12:03:56.454-06:00Christopher Arpsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-39497870151547066982011-12-05T11:57:00.001-06:002011-12-05T12:03:56.512-06:00

Last year, I filed Legislation that would apply Oklahoma’s open meetings and records laws to the Legislature. As you are probably aware, these are the important laws designed to ensure that transparency follows the taxpayer dollar. Whenever the government spends your money, these laws are supposed to provide you with access to the documents and meetings affecting the decision to spend your money.

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-80375435686124991092011-10-31T09:33:00.000-06:002011-10-31T09:35:13.873-06:00

If you have read very many of these updates in the past, you are familiar with the savings to taxpayers due to the modernization of state government processes. However, it is important to note that the commitment of the Legislature and Governor to make state government processes more efficient does not just result in savings in state government. Because of these reforms, the taxpayers are

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-59190318384947121672011-10-17T10:48:00.000-06:002011-10-17T10:52:35.790-06:00

The Legislature has greatly benefited this year from the influx of a large number of freshmen members elected during the 2010 election cycle. Because they are a product of this important election cycle, they know firsthand how important it is for Oklahoma’s policy makers to cut government spending. Here is one example:For years, various attempts have been made in the Legislature to bring some

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-83027008181178994742011-10-10T08:38:00.000-06:002011-10-10T08:56:19.747-06:00

I wanted to write just one more article describing some of the reform in this year’s successful Government Modernization legislation. These reforms put into place a comprehensive framework to increase the transparency of state government process, lower the cost of government to the taxpayer, and significantly enhance the ability of the citizen to access government documents and records.Reducing

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-76683112726136940942011-10-03T08:58:00.001-06:002011-10-03T09:01:03.456-06:00

Last week I wrote about the large number of modernization initiatives that were approved this year by members of the Government Modernization Committee, the Legislature and Governor. In that article I described a small sampling of these initiatives. These efforts were designed to result in cost savings and greater transparency. In this week’s update I have described House Bill 2140 and House Bill

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-59026434082068419672011-09-26T10:29:00.000-06:002011-09-26T10:40:24.852-06:00

This year was by far the most successful year for legislative state government modernization reform proposals. In all, 23 significant government modernization initiatives have been identified. Each of this initiatives was considered by either the House Government Modernization standing or conference committee and all were approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. These

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-17118893401617192402011-09-19T08:44:00.000-06:002011-09-19T08:52:19.148-06:00

Later this month, State Representatives Corey Holland, Leslie Osborn and I, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs (OCPA), will conduct a study of the state’s higher education system. During the past few weeks, OCPA (OCPAThink.com), OklahomaWatchdog.com and CapitolBeatOK.com have written a series of articles detailing the spending practices of Oklahoma’s higher education

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-43182200477238282342011-08-29T08:18:00.000-06:002011-08-29T08:27:30.352-06:00

There is no question that when properly used, technology provides the public with insight into government as never before. All too often, people will express dissatisfaction with the size of government and state their belief that there is too much waste in government, but fail to provide a concrete example of substantive government waste. Technology changes this. In my view, new technologies

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-43844796271477879162011-08-21T21:43:00.001-06:002011-08-22T08:30:43.463-06:00

Earlier this year, I wrote about my decision to help bring attention to the need for a federal balanced budget amendment. I enjoyed the opportunity to document the significant amount of support in the Oklahoma Legislature for ratifying the amendment if Congress would just give us the opportunity to do so. I also mentioned my hesitance to take on new tasks. Over the past few years I have become

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-39383495589795432922011-08-08T09:05:00.001-06:002011-08-08T09:15:26.960-06:00

In last week’s article, I articulated my support for the proposal to change House rules so that all bills receive a hearing in committee. I strongly believe in the principle that each proposal should receive an on-the-record vote so the constituents of each Representative will know where their legislator stands on each issue. It has been my challenge to reconcile this belief with the fact that

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-12180097950658503342011-07-18T08:35:00.001-06:002011-07-18T08:37:16.209-06:00

During the past three weeks I have used this medium to describe the role Oklahoma’s newly elected officials have played in working toward smaller state government.I initially envisioned that I would write about this in just one article. However, I have observed so many different attempts by these officials to eliminate wasteful spending, that one article has grown into four. I enjoyed the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-83584092879611164512011-07-11T10:06:00.000-06:002011-07-11T10:16:10.939-06:00

During the recently concluded legislative session, I enjoyed the opportunity to place transparency and openness proposals from newly-elected Oklahoma statewide elected officials into modernization legislation. Under the leadership of Superintendent Janet Barresi the Department of Education requested legislation to bring transparency to the department’s conference and training processes. In the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-11281822922886840572011-07-04T09:03:00.000-06:002011-07-04T09:04:26.167-06:00

This year I enjoyed the opportunity to work with several of Oklahoma's new statewide elected officials in their efforts to modernize state government. I served as the House author for modernization legislation on behalf of State Treasurer Ken Miller, State Auditor Gary Jones, Attorney General Scott Pruitt and State Superintendent Janet Barresi. When State Treasurer Ken Miller took office, he

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-85878789602205277492011-06-27T08:05:00.000-06:002011-06-27T08:06:46.118-06:00

In past updates I have described how Governor Mary Fallin has played an important role in calling for and ensuring the passage of innovative proposals to cut the size of state government and make it more open and transparent.In addition to getting the word out about the Governor’s hard work for reform, I feel it is also important to mention the work of other newly elected and appointed statewide

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-23543419524589122352011-06-20T09:05:00.000-06:002011-06-20T09:08:55.569-06:00

The Oklahoma Constitution contains a clause that says that for any speech or debate in the Legislature, legislators shall not be questioned in any other place. In other words, the speech of Representatives while considering legislation is sacrosanct. The clause mirrors a provision in the US Constitution and places a priority on the ability of legislators without fear of retribution to expose any

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-56990509626025217652011-06-06T09:34:00.000-06:002011-06-06T09:43:48.353-06:00

Three weeks ago I wrote an article in which I described how most our 2011 modernization initiatives were still pending in the legislative process. With only one week left in the session, it was our challenge to win approval for all these initiatives.I am happy to report that during the last week of session, each of these proposals were approved by the Legislature and all the legislation has been

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-32633642522678328682011-05-23T08:02:00.000-06:002011-05-23T08:11:56.434-06:00

Last week appears to have been the last time during which the Legislature will meet in 2011. While the Legislature could technically still return this week, it is unlikely we will do so. The last few days of this legislative year contrasted heavily from the last days of previous sessions. I think this is probably the first year where I did not feel like I had been run over by a truck during the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-9680587557791738912011-05-16T09:40:00.000-06:002011-05-16T12:32:22.621-06:00

Legislative leaders negotiated a budget agreement with the Governor last week and came to terms with proposals for redistricting the House and Senate. With these issues addressed, legislators have been encouraged to move their bills through the conference committee process with the expectation that the group could adjourn for the year as soon as this week. The House officially approved the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-41144881573081218572011-04-11T06:51:00.001-06:002011-04-11T07:01:04.300-06:00

In last week’s update I wrote about a series of what I believe to be innovative transparency and accessibility enhancing reforms which are part of House Bill 1086 that I authored with state Senator Clark Jolley.In addition to the reforms that I wrote about in last week’s update, the bill also proposes to make state governance processes open to the public.For instance, all too often, governments

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-7242504423464479032011-04-03T21:45:00.000-06:002011-04-03T21:47:07.684-06:00

During last year’s legislative session, I served as the House author for Senate Bill 1759 which was sponsored in the Senate by state Senator Anthony Sykes. Our goal was to codify what may be the first in the nation’s Government 2.0 legislation to be approved at the state level. The bill established the data.ok.gov web portal. This site is the framework through which all kinds of government data

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-71031421220150207692011-03-27T18:41:00.000-06:002011-03-27T18:42:36.111-06:00

Last week presented Oklahoma lawmakers with the second major legislative deadline of this year’s legislative session. It is at this point that I can start to get a feeling for how well the efforts to reduce the size of government are proceeding. I believe this year’s state government modernization agenda is much more aggressive then ever before with several major multi-million dollar cost saving

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-79507586447503780002011-03-21T08:20:00.000-06:002011-03-21T08:21:21.556-06:00

During the upcoming weeks I will be issuing a survey to House District 31 constituents. The survey serves as a forum for those who live in the district to offer their input about some of the more high-profile issues being considered during the current legislative session. I have benefited from this input in the past and look forward to the feedback from this year’s survey. I will distribute a

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-87525801699955528982011-03-18T12:19:00.001-06:002011-03-18T12:19:59.240-06:00

GUTHRIE - State Rep. Jason Murphey continued his mid-March tradition of presenting a yearly donation of $8,241.92 from his legislative salary to officials from Crossroads, An Open Door For Life Choices, Inc., located in Guthrie. Crossroads provides faith-based, pro-life counseling and support services to expectant mothers. Murphey said that Oklahoma legislators are some of the highest paid

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-50474352013516764992011-03-14T08:43:00.000-06:002011-03-14T09:43:12.666-06:00

There have been significant advances this year in the amount of transparency afforded to Oklahoma citizens through the Legislature’s web presence.In the past, keeping track of legislation online was difficult because users of the Oklahoma House of Representatives website were required to navigate to several different web pages, depending on the status of the bills they were attempting to

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-14774684115494525392011-03-11T11:18:00.001-06:002011-03-11T11:23:42.665-06:00

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved legislation designed to transform inefficient state agency financial services systems. House Bill 2107, by state Rep. Jason Murphey, (R-Guthrie), state Rep. Josh Cockroft, (R-Tecumseh) and state Sen. Anthony Sykes (R-Moore), was proposed following a report by the Hackett Group, which demonstrated massive inefficiencies

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-57686621034851514592011-03-06T19:48:00.001-06:002011-03-06T19:51:36.886-06:00

Without a doubt, the issue about which I receive the most passionate constituent feedback is the demand for property tax reform.We have now reached the first deadline in the legislative session and I am happy to report that there are a series of property tax reforms proposals which have been approved in committee and are still viable for legislative approval during this session. Last week, I was

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-6144789353128709102011-02-28T10:58:00.001-06:002011-02-28T11:00:29.525-06:00

This week presents the first deadline of the 2011 legislative session. The deadline provides the first definitive metric by which we can judge if this is going to be a successful session.This has been by far the busiest I have ever been as a legislator. Much of my time is spent working on Government Modernization initiatives. Because the Government Modernization Committee is now in its third year

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-43561006148610171732011-02-24T17:22:00.001-06:002011-02-24T17:24:42.182-06:00

OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today praised the Oklahoma House Government Modernization Committee for the passage of several initiatives to streamline and modernize government operations.“I’m pleased the Legislature is moving forward with several government modernization proposals. Streamlining government operations, consolidating agencies and sharing administrative costs are all important

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-92022822859864274532011-02-21T09:59:00.001-06:002011-02-21T10:15:04.135-06:00

After last week’s article about the census, I received responses asking that I follow up and provide an update about the new census report.The report stated that House District 31 now has 44,222 residents. This represents an increase of about 10,000 over the last ten years, and it means that House District 31 will be required to give up about 7,000 residents in the upcoming redistricting process

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-25924451246151853962011-02-17T19:11:00.000-06:002011-02-17T19:12:29.570-06:00

OKLAHOMA CITY – A significant consolidation of state government administrative overhead could be set to take place following today’s approval of House Bill 2140 by the House of Representatives Government Modernization Committee. House Bill 2140 proposes to consolidate seven of Oklahoma’s central service state agencies into one agency. “We are committed to right sizing state

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-57947617408888077072011-02-14T09:49:00.001-06:002011-02-14T10:32:58.262-06:00

Last summer I wrote an article describing the upcoming re-districting process and some of the potential implications of the 2010 census report. The implications are significant. The north Oklahoma and Logan county areas are exploding in residential growth and the 2010 census should reflect that growth. Proceeding the 2010 census, Logan County officials were asked to update the census map to show

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-42711490984149208662011-02-06T13:57:00.001-06:002011-02-06T14:01:47.174-06:00

This is the time of year when the previous year’s legislative initiatives have started to go into law and they are quickly becoming of significant effect. For instance, in the next few weeks the first State Government 2.0 data feeds, sponsored by Senator Anthony Sykes and myself, are set to go online. These were approved in last year’s Senate Bill 1759. I look forward to providing you with the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-8227493691492810462011-02-03T13:54:00.001-06:002011-02-03T14:00:35.063-06:00

GUTHRIE - Local State Representative Jason Murphey has been appointed as a member of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s Government Reform Transition Committee.Murphey, who chairs the House of Representatives’ Government Modernization Committee has provided Fallin’s committee with updates and insights regarding recent and ongoing efforts to reform Oklahoma State Government.“I have enjoyed the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-56987831167019481122011-01-31T14:42:00.000-06:002011-01-31T14:44:29.660-06:00

State officials are preparing to conclude an extensive study of the state’s segmented and costly information technology systems. As part of this study, officials are required to review state technology assets and assemble a report which demonstrates how many millions of dollars will be saved if the state adopts an enterprise-wide IT plan.This research has already exposed many duplicative

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-53974360041769794742011-01-24T11:24:00.001-06:002011-01-24T11:30:39.730-06:00

In last week’s update I described my plan to use social media as a delivery vehicle for videos of what I believe to be definitive debates in the House of Representatives. I decided to test this policy last week and sent the following message out on Twitter, Facebook and Google Chat:“Should cities publish ordinances online? 2010 House debate: Video: http://hd31.org/23. Bill: http://hd31.org/25.

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-3900086288255462642011-01-17T11:25:00.002-06:002011-01-17T11:39:12.046-06:00

During the past few weeks I have been giving some thought about how to use social media to provide a higher level of service to House District 31 constituents.The use of social media has provided me with the obvious benefit of being able to communicate with a number of constituents and hear ideas to which I would not otherwise be exposed. This has been a resource which has made the commitment to

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-6556116517552695922011-01-10T11:28:00.000-06:002011-01-10T11:29:21.196-06:00

Last month, the Government Modernization Committee conducted an interim study to analyze the possible benefits of consolidating some of Oklahoma’s central service agencies. Central service agencies are the state agencies which provide services to other Oklahoma state agencies. These agencies include: The Department of Central Services (DCS) provides state agencies with purchasing assistance,

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-22260528130613025612011-01-03T02:27:00.000-06:002011-01-03T02:29:08.939-06:00

In last week’s article I wrote about the 1995 report which had been commissioned by then Governor Frank Keating. The Keating report was entitled, “A Government As Good As Our People,” and analyzed some of the challenges to holding Oklahoma state government accountable. The report was produced by the Commission of Government Performance which was comprised of business and community leaders from

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-40403917347024388592010-12-27T11:40:00.001-06:002010-12-27T13:17:35.968-06:00

Last month the House of Representative’s Government Modernization Committee conducted a study to examine cost savings and efficiencies which could occur as a result of consolidating state agencies. As part of that study, we heard testimony about the unusually high number of agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) which are a component of Oklahoma state government. One of the reports stated that

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-36281142756011650462010-12-19T16:55:00.000-06:002010-12-19T16:56:49.955-06:00

This past week presented the first of a series of legislative deadlines which legislators met in order to propose and advance legislation for the upcoming session. Lawmakers were required to meet a December 10 deadline when they were required to submit the first request for registering possible legislation for the 2011 session. Throughout the year I am asked to propose any number of ideas. These

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-45426747349366210122010-12-13T13:00:00.001-06:002010-12-13T13:03:40.603-06:00

One of my favorite stories about Oklahoma history involves the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention which met in Guthrie and the development of the preamble to the Oklahoma Constitution.You may recall that the preamble reads as follows: “Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessing of liberty; to secure just and rightful government; to promote our mutual

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-37162884477016373592010-12-05T18:47:00.001-06:002010-12-05T18:50:02.900-06:00

This next legislative session will represent the first session during which Republicans will have control of both the legislative and executive branches of state government. As you might imagine this has raised the expectations of Oklahoma conservatives who desire the reform of state government.In the past, even though Republicans controlled the Legislature, the Democrats remained in charge of

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-43165079199689682902010-11-27T13:21:00.001-06:002010-11-27T13:27:42.125-06:00

In last week’s article I commented on the fact that this is the time of year when policy is already starting to be established for the upcoming session of the Oklahoma Legislature. I noted that the important issue of property tax reform is set to be discussed as Representative David Dank has once again filed the property tax reform proposal. I also pointed to the encouraging sign that perhaps

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-5000422296354592292010-11-21T20:52:00.002-06:002010-11-21T20:56:40.348-06:00

Last week the new members of the Oklahoma Legislature took their oath of office. This action officially commenced the term of the 53rd Legislature which will last for the next two years. Unlike Congress, the Oklahoma legislature does not have much opportunity to conduct business as a lame duck legislature. The new legislators are taking office just two weeks after being elected. This sets in

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-45171636695949377102010-11-15T13:31:00.001-06:002010-11-15T13:33:51.909-06:00

The events of the most recent election cycle have reminded me of the importance of what I believe to be one of the important governing principles established by our nation’s and state’s founding fathers.When I sought election to office in 2006, one of the key components of my message to prospective voters was my opposition to efforts in the Legislature to increase State Representatives’ term of

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-83410468882354295562010-11-07T22:09:00.000-06:002010-11-07T22:10:35.841-06:00

Last week the House of Representatives’ Republican caucus met for the first time since the recent election to elect new officers and prepare for the upcoming legislative session. The 70 person caucus contains members from every part of Oklahoma, including districts which have never before elected Republican representatives. Since the next Legislature will take office next week, a number of the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-2093904479890028942010-11-01T10:58:00.001-06:002010-11-01T11:26:05.067-06:00

During the past few days I have received several questions from those who are worried about the possible implications of voting for State Question 754. They are worried because of this statement which has been appended to the question’s ballot title: “Thus, under the measure, once adopted, the measure could not be effectively amended. Nor could it be repealed.” This is understandably a reason for

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-89376145419843862682010-10-24T16:36:00.000-06:002010-10-24T16:37:41.682-06:00

This is the time of the year where the political candidates who are trailing their opponents in the polls realize that unless they start producing negative campaign pieces then they will probably lose in the upcoming election. I don’t enjoy watching these commercials, especially when the person being attacked is someone I know and respect and when I know, based on my experience as a Legislator,

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-32451371482010135952010-10-22T10:36:00.000-06:002010-10-22T10:37:13.717-06:00

Study Finds Modernization Reforms On Track FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Jason Murphey State Rep. David DerbyCapitol: (405) 557-7350 Capitol: (405) 557-7377 OKLAHOMA CITY – State and local governments are set to save $21 million each year due to purchasing reforms enacted in recent years

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-82818875254147155592010-10-18T11:32:00.001-06:002010-10-18T11:44:35.217-06:00

This week the House of Representative’s Government Modernization Committee will conduct two interim studies designed to analyze the progress of the ongoing modernization reform initiatives and explore the possibility of implementing a new series of transparency and cost saving reforms.The savings from the Legislature’s modernization efforts of the past two years are starting to come online at a

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-76682072939418056482010-10-10T21:05:00.000-06:002010-10-10T21:06:28.061-06:00

During each general election cycle, voters of Oklahoma are asked to vote on whether or not they wish to retain certain judicial officials.This year you will be asked to vote on retaining or removing two Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and four Justices of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.Each Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice is placed on the ballot for retention every six years. This year

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-63539351139973112932010-10-04T10:55:00.000-06:002010-10-04T10:57:04.819-06:00

I very much enjoy the ability to utilize new forms of communication with constituents. This is a unique time in history because these forms of communication are quickly evolving.I was introduced to the idea of using Twitter by Edmond Senator Clark Jolley who was probably the first Oklahoma legislator to make use of the service. In the summer of 2008, I started using the service and over the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-8475554949659928102010-09-27T09:31:00.001-06:002010-09-27T09:33:15.462-06:00

On November 2, there will be 11 state questions put before the voters for their consideration. As a Legislator, I supported all of the questions, with the exception of the first and last ones on the ballot (SQ 744 and SQ 757).State Question 744 dictates that the Oklahoma Legislature appropriate funding for state education entities by a formula which is tied to the amounts appropriated by other

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-32042173320767170012010-09-19T17:42:00.000-06:002010-09-19T17:49:02.629-06:00

One the projects I worked on this last legislative year was the Oklahoma State Government 2.0 legislation (SB 1759) which I authored with Oklahoma State Senator Anthony Sykes and which went into law a few weeks ago.The legalization took several dramatic first steps in establishing the framework by which silos of state government data will be opened up to the purview of the public. I believe this

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-35386973909014837592010-09-14T15:29:00.000-06:002010-09-14T15:31:11.360-06:00

Oklahoma House of RepresentativesMedia DivisionSeptember 13, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govDorman Urges Schools to Recruit Medical VolunteersOKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Joe Dorman urged schools today to start recruiting medical volunteers for school sporting events. House Bill 1658, authored by Dorman, will

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-18328377808091452682010-09-13T10:05:00.001-06:002010-09-13T10:16:25.775-06:00

Last week, the Joint Liaison Committee on State and Education Employees Group Insurance Benefits held a hearing to review next year’s rate schedule for the health insurance the state provides to various Oklahoma government employees. This is always an interesting topic because these rate increases affect the government agencies (state, county and schools) which must pay much of the insurance

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-14720642695738856472010-09-10T23:25:00.002-06:002010-09-10T23:28:45.355-06:00

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I was happy because I got to spend it at baseball with both my sisters' families and celebrate the grand nephews and nieces belated birthdays. It was also great to see the Oklahoma Redhawks clinch a spot in the playoffs also. Good luck to them and also to all the secondary school athletes as they start their sports programs this semester. I was

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Last month the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) took action to approve the latest version of its eight year plan for improving state highways and bridges.This is program has been very conscientiously funded by the Legislature over the past few years. Although I don’t always agree with the funding mechanisms used (I always oppose funding which involves the issuance of debt), I

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-76628613761407062572010-08-30T10:00:00.001-06:002010-08-30T10:06:53.719-06:00

You may recall two updates which I wrote shortly after the conclusion of this year’s legislative session. I explained my opposition to fee and tax increases and talked about how the increases would hurt Oklahoma’s economy by punishing and disincentivizing Oklahoma small business owners.One of the more egregious increases was the 300% increase on vending machine operators. This new law will have a

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-59098599931861115282010-08-23T08:51:00.001-06:002010-08-23T09:14:57.034-06:00

During the most recent legislative session I was privileged to work on two major initiatives designed to open up Oklahoma government to the purview of taxpayers as has never before been possible.One of these initiatives was Senate Bill SB 1759 which is commonly known as the Government 2.0 proposal. I authored this legislation with State Senator Anthony Sykes. This bill contained a series of

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-9278080683735197732010-08-16T09:52:00.001-06:002010-08-16T09:57:14.204-06:00

When I first started to campaign for State Representative in 2004, I did so on a platform of creating a revolution in state government. My idea was that a new generation of legislators would dismantle the legislative process framework which had proven to be so conducive to corruption.By the time I took office in 2007, it became obvious to me that this revolution had not occurred. The new

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-91285243619617121642010-08-09T09:35:00.002-06:002010-08-09T09:49:12.170-06:00

The recent debate over a proposed bond issuance by the Guthrie School District has reminded me of my observations of ever-ongoing legislative efforts to liberalize the protocols and quality controls which govern the bond issuance process. I believe these all-too-often successful efforts have been driven by special interests representing not just Oklahoma’s education establishment but the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-38911986092502940832010-07-21T15:04:00.000-06:002010-07-21T15:05:28.089-06:00

I hope everyone is staying safe in this heat. It has been miserable for many of the people and animals out in the daytime. Please remember to drink plenty of water, and if you have outside pets, keep water available for them in something that will not tip over. We received a notice at the Capitol recently about pets going without shade and water and asking us to communicate this message to our

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During my last three updates I have written about the reforms proposed in this year’s Senate Bill 2052 -- and I have explained our goal of driving down costs to Oklahoma taxpayers by providing health insurance to state and education employees.The bill sought to use some of the more innovative concepts which are working in the free market. I believe if these ideas were replicated by more

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-45867323536649387852010-07-17T06:46:00.001-06:002010-07-17T06:46:48.099-06:00

State of OklahomaHouse of RepresentativesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 16, 2010Representative Joe DormanHouse District 65State Capitol Building 2300 North Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 325Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105joedorman@okhouse.govContact: Valorie Rodgers405-962-7604Dorman Seeks to Shine Light on Conference Committee Process

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-28972435407178593552010-07-12T00:07:00.000-06:002010-07-12T00:08:15.215-06:00

I was privileged to serve on the legislative task force charged with designing this year’s omnibus state employee health care insurance reform plan (Senate Bill 2052). In creating this plan we attempted to draw heavily on best practices which are stabilizing health care costs for other organizations.One of those best practices is the plan used by the State of Indiana to incentivize the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-13639870376117567712010-07-04T23:21:00.000-06:002010-07-04T23:22:23.097-06:00

Last week I wrote an update in which I opined the necessity for state leaders to closely observe the ways free market organizations are using best practices to drive down health care costs. Like all state government spending, it is extremely important for us to work hard to maximize taxpayer dollars through the application of market-based solutions, and pass on as much savings as possible.

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-43545218662845808872010-06-28T12:43:00.001-06:002010-06-28T12:47:48.393-06:00

I have always enjoyed the dialog I have with House District 31 residents following the release of my weekly update. Their responses to these updates provide the opportunity to have an ongoing conversation about the issues of importance and I absolutely benefit from that feedback.I recently wrote an update about the effort to allow you to vote on opting-out of the federal health care proposal

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-62208646448386556892010-06-28T09:59:00.001-06:002010-06-28T09:59:31.864-06:00

Oklahoma House of RepresentativesMedia DivisionJune 28, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govDorman to Hold Three Interim Studies on Health CareOKLAHOMA C IT Y – State Rep. Joe Dorman announced today that he will be conducting three interim studies examining health care issues. “Two of the three studies are

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-37279202780170170172010-06-22T19:49:00.000-06:002010-06-22T19:50:04.153-06:00

I hope everyone had a great Father's Day! I had the pleasure of spending the day with some of my cousins and thinking about my own dad. Our church sermon was tied in with what did we most importantly learn from our fathers. I feel like one of the things my own dad taught me was the willingness to help others and to make personal sacrifices when you are able to help someone else in need. I miss my

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-39689517856924492212010-06-14T11:37:00.001-06:002010-06-14T11:41:44.619-06:00

A few weeks ago I wrote an update regarding the effort to ask the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to create a "No Gifts List" by which lawmakers who do not wish to receive personal gifts from lobbyists would have an official mechanism for making their intentions known.When I first entered the Legislature, I did so on a platform that I would not accept personal gifts or political contributions

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-67351665194107269062010-06-06T11:50:00.000-06:002010-06-06T11:52:59.232-06:00

In the last few days I have started to see firsthand how the legislative actions of the past few weeks are having an immediate effect on those I represent. Last week, I was contacted by an individual who lives in my district. He is a small businessman who owns a vending machine business. He places vending machines at several locations in the Oklahoma City area and supplies those machines with

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-64382278809453347662010-05-31T12:55:00.001-06:002010-05-31T13:08:17.452-06:00

This last week brought about the end of the 2010 legislative session. I must say that this was probably the most intense week of legislative proceedings that I have observed in my four years of legislative service. Much happened in this last week and I could write an entire series of articles about just the happenings of this one week.Legislators worked late into the night each night trying

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-51696469423276274902010-05-24T09:28:00.000-06:002010-05-24T09:29:39.021-06:00

Legislative leadership recently completed negotiations with the Governor regarding the approval of a budget agreement for the state's next fiscal year.As always, the agreement represents negotiated positions by all involved parties and as such does not necessarily represent the stand of a single group. Many times this puts House appropriations officials in the position of having to secure

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-56210779454512633112010-05-15T20:58:00.000-06:002010-05-15T21:02:09.734-06:00

During the weeks preceding this year's session, I wrote a series of articles in which I explained a proposed schedule of government modernization items designed to cut wasteful government spending and provide more transparency to the way the government spends your money. When I wrote the original articles, I solicited the help of House District 31 constituents in providing ideas and

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-27641156608146116432010-05-10T09:12:00.001-06:002010-05-10T09:14:27.494-06:00

One of the tasks I undertake this time of year is that of updating my list of House District 31 constituents. The yearly updating provides me with several important insights. This process allows me to review the growth in the District. House District 31 (North Oklahoma county and Logan County) contains some of the fastest growing areas in the state. You may recall that I have written about

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-76622953449106835072010-05-04T15:28:00.000-06:002010-05-04T15:39:04.801-06:00

State Representative Jason Murphey (R-Guthrie) has been awarded the designation of Outstanding Conservative State Representative of the Year by the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC).Murphey was presented with the award April 30 during the organization's awards banquet. OCPAC, one of Oklahoma's largest grassroots conservative organizations, awards the distinction each

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-3543442900672444412010-05-03T11:03:00.000-06:002010-05-03T11:05:35.821-06:00

Last week the Oklahoma House approved House Joint Resolution 1054 which is the legislative initiative that would codify an Oklahoma law to state that Oklahomans will not be forced to purchase health care and allows Oklahoma's legislative leaders to file suite against the federal law.I have served as a co-sponsor of the legislation and as a member of the conference committee which approved the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-76431766633624158302010-04-19T12:23:00.000-06:002010-04-19T12:26:36.251-06:00

During last week's update I wrote about the opportunity for individuals to change government by getting involved in local civic affairs. In that update I referenced a recent report by the group Oklahomans for Responsible Government documenting the very low voter turnout in recent local level elections. Some of the respondents to that update referenced the challenge that residents face in

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-48182852149100742462010-04-12T21:54:00.001-06:002010-04-12T22:02:21.690-06:00

Writing these weekly updates has allowed me to engage in a productive, ongoing dialog with those I represent. I receive a number of e-mails in response to each update.One of the most frequent questions I receive is from those who are frustrated with the direction governing policy is taking and they want to get involved and make a difference. I believe the best way to get involved in helping

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-53199184440886578222010-04-05T09:11:00.000-06:002010-04-05T09:14:34.566-06:00

Recent legislative votes have indicated that a strong and bi-partisan majority of Oklahoma legislators are adamantly opposed to greater efforts by the federal government to inject itself into the lives of Oklahomans, with specific opposition to the efforts of Congress to expand federal influence over the health care industry.I believe these legislators have seen firsthand how no one wins

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-39439519137386209392010-03-28T18:43:00.000-06:002010-03-28T18:46:34.657-06:00

The House of Representatives recently approved an importation education reform measure that I believe could have a significant impact on education in Logan County. House Bill 2753 is sponsored by Representative Lee Denney who represents part of eastern Logan County, including the town of Langston. Her legislation would enable Langston to play host to a charter school.Currently, state law limits

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-41323106166610084822010-03-21T21:06:00.000-06:002010-03-21T21:12:25.698-06:00

Over the past weeks and months, I continue to receive e-mails from constituents who are frustrated by the debate over the expansion of the federal government's role in the health care industry. These constituents feel their voices are not being heard and are extremely frustrated because they feel helpless to effect change. This frustration has only increased over last weekend as part of the

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-61327209977690960902010-03-20T20:56:00.000-06:002010-03-20T20:57:13.571-06:00

We finished the deadline week this past Thursday in the State Legislature and saw many bills make it to the exchange point for each body. I had six of my bills pass the House and go to the Senate this session. The House will now consider Senate legislation and the Senate will work on House legislation. We also have many carry-over bills from the previous year which could possibly see some

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-75872776530245736062010-03-15T17:47:00.000-06:002010-03-15T17:56:20.717-06:00

2/15/2010 The state legislature received some good news this week as oil and gas revenue collections improved slightly. This gives the legislature a little more money to appropriate for the session and will reduce the need for some of the cuts. Out of the projections, the legislature would need to reduce $1.3 billion for the budget to be balanced. The increased projections, according to

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-41451115027279045272010-03-15T17:32:00.000-06:002010-03-15T17:36:23.529-06:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govHouse OKs Dorman Bill to Assist Firefighter TrainingOKLAHOMA CITY – Under legislation passed today by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, volunteer firefighters would be eligible for two new levels of tax credits for the training they receive. Current Oklahoma law allows

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-24926470265572149502010-03-15T17:24:00.000-06:002010-03-15T17:32:29.515-06:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govHouse Approves Disaster Relief LegislationOKLAHOMA CITY – Lawmakers voted today to create an income tax check-off to fund the 12.5 percent match required by FEMA to help pay the state portion of disaster response, relief and recovery. House Joint Resolution 1018, by state Rep. Joe

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-75910441304996106402010-03-15T17:22:00.001-06:002010-03-15T17:24:22.449-06:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govHouse Passes Dorman Legislation to Keep Student Athletes SafeOKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation that would improve emergency medical assistance for student athletes was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives today. House Bill 1658, by state Rep. Joe Dorman, would place health care

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-81318850346107360772010-03-15T17:21:00.000-06:002010-03-15T17:22:35.953-06:00

Representative Joe Dorman House District 65 State Capitol Building 2300 North Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 325 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Contact: Eric Berger 405-962-7819 Dorman offers compromise to restore electric car tax credits OKLAHOMA CITY (March 8, 2010) Honoring his commitment to constituents and other Oklahomans who contacted him in recent months, Rep. Joe Dorman , D-Rush Springs, this week

Rep. Joe Dormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116077908309000262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-42713396305820707452010-03-15T11:37:00.000-06:002010-03-15T11:39:58.153-06:00

I have enjoyed observing first signs of tangible impact from the recent decision by Speaker Chris Benge to provide a live video feed of House proceedings on the Internet.When I served as a City Councilman in Guthrie, I made the observation that the city policy makers' decision to televise city council meeting had an impact on city policy. No longer could councilmen count on supporting bad

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-78627075517746848252010-03-08T11:08:00.000-06:002010-03-08T11:20:39.856-06:00

This week marks the House deadline for voting on legislation before it goes to the Senate, so this is the time of year when Representatives begin to spend a significant deal of time on the House floor. It is also the first major test for many of the more interesting and controversial issues.One of the bills recently considered by the House was House Bill 3393 which was sponsored by state

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-45575989423438483322010-03-01T14:16:00.000-06:002010-03-01T14:23:02.777-06:00

As candidate for State Representative, it was my pledge to the citizens of House District 31 to not accept personal gifts from lobbyists. At that time I had no idea how challenging it would be to enforce this pledge. In the past, these gifts have been mailed to my home, left at the office, or placed on the desk of my legislative assistant even when she was not in the office. These actions force

Jason Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227973761749117067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940134395183823601.post-40152088009154635312010-02-27T09:04:00.000-06:002010-02-27T09:05:22.218-06:00

Oklahoma House of RepresentativesMedia DivisionFebruary 25, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe DormanCapitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govCommittees Pass Dorman Bills to Improve and Assist Emergency ResponseOKLAHOMA C IT Y – State Rep. Joe Dorman announced today the passage of three emergency management bills by House committees this week. House Joint

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Oklahoma House of Representatives Media Division February 24, 2010 Committee Clears Bill Requiring Generators for Assisted Living Facilities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: State Rep. Joe Dorman Capitol: (405) 557-7305 E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.gov OKLAHOMA C IT Y – Legislation requiring assisted living facilities to have an alternate source of power in case of a power outage has passed out of a

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OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 22, 2010) — Legislation expanding Oklahoma’s taxpayer transparency website, Openbooks.ok.gov, to include additional details regarding state expenditures unanimously passed House committee today. House Bill 3422, by Rep. Ken Miller, would make state expenditures more transparent and available online, allowing the public to see exactly where their tax dollars are being spent.

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Last weekend I was privileged to give a presentation to a group of individuals who have become engaged in following political activities due to the recent occurrences in national politics.It is my belief that these developments will give rise to a large number of citizens who become involved in the political scene, stay engaged and work to make a difference for years to come. There is no doubt

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Feb. 19 Emergency Management Conference to RelocateFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: State Rep. Joe Dorman Capitol: (405) 557-7305E-mail: joedorman@okhouse.govContact: State Rep. Gus BlackwellCapitol: (405) 557-7384E-mail: gusblackwell@okhouse.gov OKLAHOMA CITY – An emergency management conference scheduled for Feb. 19 to

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During the past two weeks of the legislative session, Oklahoma State Representatives have mostly focused on committee work. Most legislation is subject to approval by a committee before being considered by the entire House of Representatives. I have previously written about some state's rights initiatives which will be considered by the Oklahoma Legislature in an attempt to counter some recent

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In last week's legislative update, I talked about how social media can be used as a feedback mechanism by businesses. I posited that state government should be allowed to take advantage of these same techniques, and I have heard from state officials how they need a clear set of policies to govern their actions in using social media projects.In that article I wrote about how social media has the

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Last week I enjoyed being in attendance at a Social Media conference which encouraged participants to engage in discussion and strategy sharing regarding their use of social media. Myself and State Representative Joe Dorman were in attendance to share our experiences of using social media as Legislators.This forum provided me with an opportunity to explain how House Bill 2318 will empower the

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