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1 week ago | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Tim Bakamjian |Steve Byas
In recent years a state tax revolution has swept the nation. Many states have lowered their income tax rate to attract investment and create jobs. Red states have led the way. Iowa reduced their rate from 5.7% to 3.8% in the last year. Louisiana dropped theirs from a 4.25% top rate to a 3% flat rate. North Carolina has scheduled a gradual decline to 2.49%, South Carolina’s has gone from 6.2% to 3%, and Indiana cut theirs to 3% this year.
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2 months ago | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
The OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION newspaper is sponsoring a Candidate Forum on March 20 for the upcoming elections in Edmond, Oklahoma. Mayoral candidates Mark Nash and Tom Robins are competing in the general election on April 1. Incumbent Marcus Jones and Jim Putnam are running in the general election for the District 5 seat for the Edmond Public School Board.
The four candidates have been invited to participate in the forum which will be held at ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH located at 2001 N.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Linda Murphy |Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
How and why is the state expanding government control of childcare starting at birth in our “red” state? As we have all heard, “just follow the money.” The answer to this question involves money. It also involves people, with a lot of money, who seek and acquire unelected power to control public policies. These top-down social engineering plans come from the far left and have gained control over policies governing our childcare system.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
After the Democrats lost, for the first time in state history, a governor’s race in 1962, they figured it was just an aberration. However, in 1966, the Republicans won again, this time with state Senator Dewey F. Bartlett, by an even larger margin of 82,000 votes.
Bartlett’s election was a sea change in Oklahoma politics. Not only was Bartlett a Republican, he was also a Roman Catholic.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Tim Bakamjian |Steve Byas
The four-year national nightmare known as the Biden administration has mercifully ended. They exited the White House at high noon on Monday, January 20th just the way they entered: Stage Left. But not before they inflicted almost incalculable damage to America both domestically and overseas.
Space limitations won’t allow an adequate recitation of their madness.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
The Jungle Primary being pushed by Democrats, “moderate” Republicans, and political consultants needs to be defeated. One way to make sure that it never becomes law is that it never gets on the ballot. So, do not sign the petition that would place this bad idea on the ballot.
In Oklahoma, if an initiative petition for a proposal gets the signatures of 15 percent of the number of voters who participated in the last election for governor, the present closed primary system could be replaced.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | David J. Deming |Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
President Trump won re-election handily last November, sweeping every swing state and achieving an impressive 312 to 226 margin of victory in the Electoral College. Trump also won the popular vote. Republicans retained a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and secured control of the US Senate with a 53-seat majority.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Allan Wall |Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
Following the biggest comeback in American political history, Donald J. Trump is taking office again. Trump is only the second man in history to win a second non-consecutive term in the White House. The previous man was Grover Cleveland in the 19th century.
Ten years ago, in 2015, Trump came down the escalator and he’s been shaking up the political world ever since.
Neither his supporters nor his enemies can stop talking about him.
Look what Trump has been through.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
After a long and significant career in Oklahoma government, Neal McCaleb died on January 7 at the age of 89. In 1982, I was the media coordinator for McCaleb’s unsuccessful campaign for governor, as he lost the Republican primary contest to State Auditor Tom Daxon. This gave me the opportunity to get to know Neal on a personal level, as well as his accomplishments as a politician.
McCaleb was an airplane pilot, and we flew together to various campaign events.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
oklahomaconstitution.com | Steve Byas |Tim Bakamjian
Oklahoma will dramatically change the way its elections are conducted – going from the present “closed primary” system to an open “jungle” primary method – if a group calling itself Oklahomans United for Progress is able to garner enough signatures on an initiative petition and then win a statewide vote.
While some are referring to the proposal as an “open” primary, the “united” or “jungle” primary is actually quite different.
