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The chairman of the Tulsa Regional Chamber complained Friday that “nut jobs on the periphery” wield too much influence in the Oklahoma Legislature.

“We value our relationship with legislators,” Chairman Jeff Dunn said during the chamber’s annual recap of the legislative session. “(But) I would submit we need some counseling.”

The “nut jobs,” Dunn said, are preventing the rest of the lawmakers from being as productive as they might be.

Dunn, president and CEO of Mill Creek Lumber, was upset by what he called a “disappointing” legislative session, particularly in regard to education and long-term reform of the state’s finances.

Earlier, in opening remarks, Dunn said legislators are too prone to “go off on tangents” instead of concentrating on state government’s core missions.

“When we go off on tangents, we look like North Carolina,” Dunn said. “And when we look like North Carolina, it’s bad for business.”