OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-Oklahoma) today urged Governor Brad Henry to sign the bipartisan tax relief package sent to his desk by the Oklahoma Senate. The citizen group also warned the Governor against holding tax cuts hostage during budget negotiations.

"The tax cuts contained in this bill represent meaningful tax relief for Oklahoma's hard-working families as well as small...

The Wall Street Journal took notice to Gov. Henry's veto of the TORT reform bill that went unsigned. Gov. Henry claimed to have wanted TORT reform, but when it cam down to it, he vetoed the needed reform. The Wall Street Journal wrote...

This tax harms our already-lagging economy by placing a penalty on businesses for making permanent business investments in our state. Oklahoma corporations currently pay a franchise tax simply for the "pleasure" of doing business here and are forced to pay this franchise tax on their net worth whether they were profitable for the year or not! Oklahoma already has a 6% corporate income tax, this is double taxation. Click below to learn how you can help.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-Oklahoma) today unveiled its legislative agenda for the 2007 state legislative session. Topping the agenda is the goal of making government more transparent and accountable by working for legislation that would create a searchable database of state spending. The proposal mirrors a successful move by Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn to create a searchable federal spending database.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) is pleased to announce Lt. Col. Stuart A. Jolly (retired) as the AFPF Oklahoma State Director. Lt. Col. Jolly, who assumed his new role on December 1, 2006, will be responsible for leading the Oklahoma state chapter of Americans for Prosperity Foundation. Prior to joining AFPF Lt. Col. Jolly worked at the University of Central Oklahoma as the Professor of Military Science.