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Oklahoma State Senator Garvin secures Senate passage of Women’s Bill of Rights
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report, with additional reporting by Patrick B. McGuigan
April 24th, 2024
Oklahoma Senate Approves House Bill 1805, expanding state retirement system to include first responders
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
April 24th, 2024
In the Nuba Mountains of Africa, 20,000 people line up for ONE well
Brad Phillips, president, The Persecution Project
April 22nd, 2024
Oklahoma Legislature sends Stitt bill to ensure kids are taught cursive writing
Patrick B. McGuigan, founder and publisher
April 22nd, 2024
Oklahoma State Senator Dahm contended House bill proposing change in larceny law is ‘based on a lie’ – An Analysis
Patrick B. McGuigan, Founder and Publisher
April 22nd, 2024
Our Allies are under attack — Column
Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City
April 22nd, 2024
Metro Tech Foundation Rewards 2024 Scholarships presented at History Center event
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
April 16th, 2024
Sixty Percent of JNC Members Are Not Republicans: Commentary
Jonathan Small, OCPAThink.org
April 16th, 2024
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Patrick B. McGuigan, in younger days, during an interview at his office near the state capitol.
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Under Construction: Seeking a more perfect union for us all — and a stronger website platform for the labor of love known as CapitolBeatOK
Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK.com
September 16th, 2021

Oklahoma City, September 2021 – As you see this, friends and readers, Constitution Day has neared, arrived or just passed.  On September 17, 1787, 39 men fashioning the greatest instrument for human governance yet devised ended their deliberations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin, the religious skeptic who advocated prayer at a crucial moment of…Continue Reading

Top Oklahoma Stories

Oklahoma State Senator Garvin secures Senate passage of Women’s Bill of Rights
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report, with additional reporting by Patrick B. McGuigan April 24, 2024
Oklahoma Senate Approves House Bill 1805, expanding state retirement system to include first responders
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
Dake Kang and Maia Cheng, Associated Press, CityNewsOKC April 24, 2024
Oklahoma City bombing ‘still heavy in our hearts’ on 29th anniversary, federal official says
Ken Miller, Associated Press, CityNewsOKC April 24, 2024
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin accompanies Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed on visit to military installations
Patrick B. McGuigan April 24, 2024
Oklahoma Legislature sends Stitt bill to ensure kids are taught cursive writing
Patrick B. McGuigan, Founder & Publisher, CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024
In the Nuba Mountains of Africa, 20,000 people line up for ONE well
Brad Phillips, president, The Persecution Project April 24, 2024
Metro Tech Foundation Rewards 2024 Scholarships presented at History Center event
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024

Letter to the EditorView All

COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation

Nathaniel Batchelder   COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation   Dear Editor,   Forty years ago, the Sisters of Benedict taught me that Pro-Life includes opposition to capital punishment.   The Julius Jones case has brought world attention to Oklahoma.   Millions agree that…Continue Reading

Nathaniel Batcher, The Peace House

Recommended Links

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tulsa Today

The City Sentinel

CATO Institute

Heritage Foundation

Brookings Institution

American Enterprise Institute

The McCarville Report

Resources

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Patrick B. McGuigan, in younger days, during an interview at his office near the state capitol.
Breaking News
Under Construction: Seeking a more perfect union for us all — and a stronger website platform for the labor of love known as CapitolBeatOK
Patrick B. McGuigan, CapitolBeatOK.com
September 16th, 2021

Oklahoma City, September 2021 – As you see this, friends and readers, Constitution Day has neared, arrived or just passed.  On September 17, 1787, 39 men fashioning the greatest instrument for human governance yet devised ended their deliberations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin, the religious skeptic who advocated prayer at a crucial moment of…Continue Reading

Top Oklahoma Stories

Oklahoma State Senator Garvin secures Senate passage of Women’s Bill of Rights
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report, with additional reporting by Patrick B. McGuigan April 24, 2024
Oklahoma Senate Approves House Bill 1805, expanding state retirement system to include first responders
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
Dake Kang and Maia Cheng, Associated Press, CityNewsOKC April 24, 2024
Oklahoma City bombing ‘still heavy in our hearts’ on 29th anniversary, federal official says
Ken Miller, Associated Press, CityNewsOKC April 24, 2024
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin accompanies Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed on visit to military installations
Patrick B. McGuigan April 24, 2024
Oklahoma Legislature sends Stitt bill to ensure kids are taught cursive writing
Patrick B. McGuigan, Founder & Publisher, CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024
In the Nuba Mountains of Africa, 20,000 people line up for ONE well
Brad Phillips, president, The Persecution Project April 24, 2024
Metro Tech Foundation Rewards 2024 Scholarships presented at History Center event
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report April 24, 2024

Featured Reports

Oklahoma State Senator Garvin secures Senate passage of Women’s Bill of Rights
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report, with additional reporting by Patrick B. McGuigan
April 24th, 2024
Oklahoma Senate Approves House Bill 1805, expanding state retirement system to include first responders
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
April 24th, 2024
In the Nuba Mountains of Africa, 20,000 people line up for ONE well
Brad Phillips, president, The Persecution Project
April 22nd, 2024
Oklahoma Legislature sends Stitt bill to ensure kids are taught cursive writing
Patrick B. McGuigan, founder and publisher
April 22nd, 2024
Oklahoma State Senator Dahm contended House bill proposing change in larceny law is ‘based on a lie’ – An Analysis
Patrick B. McGuigan, Founder and Publisher
April 22nd, 2024
Our Allies are under attack — Column
Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City
April 22nd, 2024
Metro Tech Foundation Rewards 2024 Scholarships presented at History Center event
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
April 16th, 2024
Sixty Percent of JNC Members Are Not Republicans: Commentary
Jonathan Small, OCPAThink.org
April 16th, 2024

Letter to the EditorView All

COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation

Nathaniel Batchelder   COPY: Letter sent to Oklahoma editors concerning the Julius Jones commutation recommendation   Dear Editor,   Forty years ago, the Sisters of Benedict taught me that Pro-Life includes opposition to capital punishment.   The Julius Jones case has brought world attention to Oklahoma.   Millions agree that…Continue Reading

Nathaniel Batcher, The Peace House

Recommended Links

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tulsa Today

The City Sentinel

CATO Institute

Heritage Foundation

Brookings Institution

American Enterprise Institute

The McCarville Report

Resources