'Unsexiest big deal' on Legislature's agenda could be most important state government reform in year

Civil service reform does not lend itself to inspiring Founding Fathers quotes or emotional appeals for truth, justice and the American way.

It is not the sort of issue that winds up on many push cards — those stiff, full-color campaign flyers stuffed into mail boxes and front doors before every election.

And yet, it touches on every aspect of, in this case, state government — and by extension, every Oklahoman.

“I keep telling ‘em it’s the unsexiest big deal out there,” said state Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond.

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