Opinions and Columns

Missed But Not Forgotten

People turn over in education just as they do in other jobs. For instance, when the Trotter family arrived in Tecumseh in 1983 and bought The Countywide News, Alva Melot was superintendent at the Tecumseh School System. Mr.
CAPITOL COMMENTS

CAPITOL COMMENTS

CAPITOL COMMENTS

President Biden has been desperately searching for ways to lower record-high gas prices, yet instead of addressing the root causes, he continues to slap a bandage on this self-inflicted crisis by tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Capitol Notes

Capitol Notes

CAPITOL NOTES

For this week’s column, I wanted to discuss Senate Bill 784, which I co-authored, presented and passed in the House State Powers committee earlier in the week.
Senate Notes

Senate Notes

Senate Notes

A couple of weeks ago, I shared our ongoing efforts to further strengthen the Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, which I successfully carried through the Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Stitt in 2019.
Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

In 2022, we will be observing a Christian cultural tradition known as Easter or Resurrection Sunday at one of the latest times it can occur in a year.
The View

The View

THE VIEW FROM THE HILL

On the first day of the Biden presidency, he announced he would not permit the Keystone Pipeline to bring heavy crude oil from Canada, but we could purchase the same amount of heavy crude oil from Russia. How did that foreign policy decision work out?
Capitol Report

Capitol Report

CAPITOL REPORT

The Board of Equalization met Feb. 22 to certify $10.49 billion for state appropriations for the next fiscal year, which begins this July 1. This exceeded the amount the board projected in December, which shows our Oklahoma economy is strong. This record high amount is great news for Oklahomans.
To The Editor

To The Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any crazier, stories are now oozing out of the Washington, D.C.
Capitol Notes

Capitol Notes

CAPITOL NOTES

Last week, the House again passed the Save Women’s Sports Act. If this bill sounds familiar, it’s because we passed it initially last year, but the Senate did not hear it before the session ended.