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OkiePundit has obtained a video in which Mark Costello comes out against laws that protect military reservists and National Guardsmen from employment discrimination. In the video, Costello, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Labor Commissioner, tells a group in Bixby that he opposes laws in Oklahoma that will help protect veterans returning from war [...]

The McCarville Report Online is reporting sources have told him that Rep. Tad Jones will drop his bid to become Labor Commissioner.  According to those sources, Jones has been offered a job he can’t refuse–one that will allow him to earn more and spend more time with his family.  Jones’s exit, if true, leaves only [...]

Earlier this week we posted a story on Representative Tad Jones joining the race for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner.  Given his sparse background in labor issues, we were skeptical of his qualifications for the post, so we suggested he explain to the voters why he was qualified and what experience he had in labor issues.  We [...]

Two weeks ago Representative Tad Jones (R-Claremore) announced his intention to seek the Oklahoma Labor Commissioner post.  Jones was considered a prime candidate for State Schools Superintendent due to his legislative background in education, so why did he choose to run for Labor Commissioner?  He has no discernible qualifications or background in labor issues.  Is [...]

With the end of session, several legislators have set their sights on higher offices. Here’s a quick look at the announced candidates for various state offices that will be on the ballot in 2010 as well as the race for the next Republican leaders in the House and Senate.

One of the benefits of being unemployed is that I get to participate in the TEA parties.  I was asked by my friend and OU CR President Tessa Breder to emcee the OU TEA Party on Monday.  Even though it was apparently too early for anyone from the OU newspaper to get out of bed [...]