Let us begin at the beginning – Builder Registration

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Mike Means
By MIKE MEANS OSHBA Executive Vice President Oklahoma's home builders descend on the state Capitol Wednesday afternoon to "walk the halls" in a show of support for issues impacting the construction industry. Mike Means We have overco...
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Legislative Update: Registration bill alive

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Mike Means
Hello HBA Members: Hope you are having a fun Spring Break. This week looks to be fairly slow because of it at the Capitol. Our Registration Bill -- HB 1828 --- was reconsidered and passed late last week. Now it is on to the Senate. I have a...
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By All Means: It Takes a Village…

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mike Means
Editor's Note: This column is reprinted from the March editions of Oklahoma Builder Magazine By Mike Means Executive Vice President, OSHBA A firestorm happened many years ago when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton published a book using an Af...
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Legislative update: Registration bill voted down

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Mike Means
Hello HBA Members;Another week of the session is down. One more week until another deadline is here.Week didn't end well as our Registration bill was voted down. We will try to resurrect and get reconsideration early next week to keep it alive. Some issue...
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Legislative update: Registration bill advances

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Mike Means
Hello HBA Members:I'm including a short video message if you want to get the main point of this week's message.But for those who like to read and browse the list...here goes:Last week was a deadline week at the Capitol. You may recall at the beginning of ...
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State of the State subdued -- why?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Mike Means
Hello HBA Members! Mike Means Last week saw the official beginning of the 55th Legislative Session. As usual, it began with the Governor's State of the State speech. Unlike the past few years, the Governor's speech did not have the usual "ap...
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