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Welcome to Fried · Kilpatrick · Guinn
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Fried · Kilpatrick · Guinn is a government affairs and business consulting firm specializing in the representation of clients before the executive and legislative branches of Oklahoma state government. The principals of FKG have nearly 80 years combined individual experience in state government in the legislative, legal, and executive branch arenas and nearly 25 years experience representing clients before the Oklahoma Legislature, governor’s office, state agencies, and state boards and commissions.
FKG has an excellent track record representing clients in many diverse areas such as communications, health care, finance, education, economic development, and energy. FKG employs an aggressive government affairs strategy – always striving to learn the issues of importance to our clients and communicating those issues in a clear, concise, and meaningful manner to state government decision makers.
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Current News
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House Republicans name Benge, Steele to top leadership spots
Saturday, November 08, 2008
OK-House Republicans name Benge, Steele to top leadership spots
Author: Erin Boeckman
Date: 11/07/2008
(OK) Members of the House Republican Caucus on Friday re-elected current House Speaker Chris Benge as speaker designate and Rep. Kris Steele as speaker pro tempore designate for the next session.
Friday's meeting was held behind closed doors, but members seemed to be in good spirits as applause could be heard periodically throughout the almost three-hour meeting. Votes were cast by secret ballot during the meeting, and vote totals were not released.
Initially, it appeared that Benge would be facing opposition for the speaker's position from Rep. Mike Reynolds, of Oklahoma City, but he withdrew his name from consideration for the post. As a result, Benge said he was named speaker designate by unanimous acclamation. He said receiving such support was a great feeling. He also spoke of the unity felt among members.
"We are very unified," Benge said. "You could feel it in the meeting."
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New lawmakers to take office, begin bill filing mid-November
Thursday, September 11, 2008
New lawmakers to take office, begin bill filing mid-November
Author : Shawn Ashley
Date : 09/10/2008
(OK) Lawmakers elected this year will take officially their offices two weeks after the general election and will be able to hit the ground running as bill filing gets underway immediately.
Members of the 52nd Legislature will gather at the Capitol Nov. 18, two weeks after the general election, to be sworn into office. Ceremonies are planned in the Senate for 11 a.m. and in the House at 1 p.m.
Senate members may begin pre-filing bills in advance of the legislative session on Nov. 15. That date falls on a Saturday, so the first bills are not expected to be pre-filed until Monday, Nov. 17, said Senate Chief of Staff Tom Walls. House members must wait until after the swearing-in ceremony to begin pre-filing legislation. Pre-filing begins for House members on Nov. 19.
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FKG Review of the 2008 Session
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Slowing State Economy, Falling Tax Revenues
The story of the 2008 Oklahoma legislative session began well before the opening gavel came down on the first Monday in February. The state’s economy, which had fortunately lagged behind the declining national financial picture, finally began to slow down. The result of the economic restriction was a loss of state revenue that would limit the ability of the legislature and governor to provide increases in state services for the 2009 fiscal year. Had it not been for the continuing health of the state’s oil and gas industry, the situation would have been much worse. As it was, energy revenues helped offset the loss in other areas of tax collections and allowed the legislature to write a budget that at least did not include significant reductions in budgets for state agencies and education institutions.
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