FreedomWorks Leads Letter to Oklahoma Senate Opposing Prescription Drug Price Controls in SB 734
Today, FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon sent a letter alongside 190 of our Oklahoma activists to the Oklahoma State Senate in strong opposition to Senate Bill 734: An Act relating to…
Support the Union Accountability Act, H.R. 814
On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and urge him or her to cosponsor the Union Accountability Act, H.R. 814. Introduced by Rep. Kevin…
Recent Abuse of Forfeiture Law Highlights Need for Reform in Oklahoma
FreedomWorks has been a strong supporter of civil asset forfeiture reform. In the past we’ve put forward stories like that of Mandrel Stuart whose money was seized by…
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…
In Search of State Pension Reform
Recently, the public debt crisis in Puerto Rico has sparked widespread discussion about the need for public pension reform. The island territory is already $72 billion in debt, with…
Oklahoma to Continue Trend of Conservative Justice Reforms
While the junior senator from neighboring Arkansas continues to seriously mischaracterize legislation designed to reform the federal sentencing and corrections policies, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signaled in her State of…
Oklahomans Overwhelmingly Support Legislation to End Civil Asset Forfeiture
Legislation introduced in Oklahoma to require a criminal conviction before property can be forfeited to the government has strong backing from likely voters in the Sooner State, according to a…
Elderly Oklahoma couple experienced government overreach first-hand in a botched raid
In March 2012, Linda Goss was in her residence at 238 Navajo Place in Mannford, Oklahoma, a small town located about 25 miles west of Tulsa, waiting for her husband,…