Oklahoma and Georgia Governors Sign Conservative Justice Reform Bills into Law
This past Wednesday, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a package of justice reform bills into law, making the Sooner State the latest conservative state to adopt these “smart-on-crime” policies.
Justice Reform Package Passes through Oklahoma Legislature, Soon to be Signed into Law
In recent years, several conservative states have been at the forefront in tackling justice reform. As documented in the report Federalism in Action: How Conservative States Got Smart on…
Justice Reform Legislation on the Move in Oklahoma
Three bills that would overhaul Oklahoma’s sentencing policies and another offering more drug treatment programs are moving toward a final vote in the state Senate. The bills, which have already…
Mary Fallin should get behind the effort to protect innocent Oklahomans from civil asset forfeiture
During a recent a recent discussion with Oklahoma journalists, Gov. Mary Fallin indicated that reforms were necessary to the Sooner State’s awful civil asset forfeiture laws. How far she is…
Oklahoma becomes the latest Republican state to enact meaningful justice reforms
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a major bill into law allowing judges to sentence nonviolent offenders below mandatory minimum sentences, a big government, one-size-fits-all policy that costs taxpayers big bucks.
Hey Governors, Stop Asking for Crony Handouts
What do conservatives stand for? In theory, they’re supposed to support less government intervention in markets, responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, an equal playing field under the law, and a…
FreedomWorks Activists Send Thousands of Messages to Oklahoma Governor’s Office to Repeal Common Core
In the final days before the deadline to sign HB 3399, FreedomWorks grassroots activists are sending thousands of messages to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to repeal Common Core in Oklahoma.