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Every so often the Oklahoma Legislature unveils a new policy priority that makes me guffaw.
The latest is courtesy of our new House leadership. Earlier this month, they presented a plan to create a government efficiency portal that is “intended to root out duplication of services, waste and inefficiencies in state government.”
Modeled after a goofy federal initiative created by President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert and his entourage of Republican legislators are encouraging Oklahomans to share examples of how our state government is wasting resources. Hilbert promises the information will be utilized during budget hearings and when crafting the upcoming budget.
At first I thought our House members were joking, because on the surface, this portal seems like a prime example of government wastefulness – and hilarious irony. Why do we need yet one more government function in a state where Republicans are in charge?