Coburn Joins President’s Deficit Commission U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released the following statement today regarding his appointment to President Obama’s deficit commission.

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Drug Tests for Elected Officials Approved The State Senate approved legislation Wednesday which would require state elected officials as well as those in the federally-funded Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to undergo random drug testing.

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Historic Federal Deficit The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February. The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that the deficit totaled $220.9 billion, 14 percent higher than the previous record set in February of last year.

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Tulsa Today

Questioning Beck and Palin

Written by David Arnett, Publisher Friday, 12 March 2010 17:01

At any moment Glenn Beck and or Sarah Palin’s “people” may call. Tulsa Today has requested interviews with both – they have our numbers. Regardless, this writer and publisher will attend the “Taking Back Our Country Tour” Saturday at the Convention Center and publish reports here. What follows are questions I hope to ask.

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Senate Approves Ending Grocery Sales Tax

Written by Staff Report Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:34

Senator Jay Paul Gumm won Senate approval today for a bill to end the sales tax on groceries throughout Oklahoma once the state recovers from the recession - maybe.

The measure, which was approved on a bipartisan 33-11 vote, contains provisions to protect cities and counties dependent on those revenues. Those entities would be reimbursed by the state for the tax they no longer would be able to collect on the sale of groceries.

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