Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
State Republicans are poised for an intraparty battle this coming legislative session, and Democrats could benefit from the ensuing political fracture.

Commentary
Brandon Dutcher
According to our friends at the Oklahoma Policy Institute, Oklahoma “will face prolonged constraints on the state budget.”

Commentary
David Blatt
The economic downturn has hit the Oklahoma state budget hard. With high unemployment and low commodity prices, we’ve seen revenues plummet by almost 25 percent.

News
Sara Custer
Oklahoma made the international spotlight by becoming the first state to execute a U.S. inmate with a drug normally used to euthanize animals.

CFN
Gazette staff
Lots of press releases related to the Sooner State crossour desk. This week, these titles least screamed “Stop the presses!”

Commentary
Bill Bishop
As a retail liquor store owner, I am against allowing grocery stores to sell wine and high-point beer for many reasons, including the start-up cost of our business and the reality that this is part of our livelihood. However, this issue is not as easy as it might appear, and there are other factors to consider.

CFN
Gazette staff
Tomorrow is the deadline for bill introduction in the Oklahoma Legislature and as a public service, the CFN monkeys compiled a list of the most interesting measures (based on CFN’s rigorously tested method for calculating “interestingness”) heretofore introduced by our esteemed legislators.

Commentary
Roy Williams
The year 1907 was pretty important for our state. It was the year the territorial period ended, and Oklahoma was established as the 46th state. It was also when the state’s laws concerning the sale of alcohol were written into the Oklahoma Constitution.

Letters to the Editor
Larry Stem
Gov. Mary Fallin faces a huge dilemma when state Rep. Randy Terrill’s antiimmigrant bill reaches her desk.