Senate Notes

According to the Oklahoma Hospital Association, between 2011 and 2021, Oklahoma saw some 20 hospitals close their doors. Most of those were in rural parts of the state. When a small town loses their local hospital, it is devastating for the entire community.

Senate Review

I was saddened to hear the news that we’ve once again lost an important figure to our community, the Seminole Nation, and our state. Former Senator Kelly Haney was a beloved public servant, always putting the needs of others and the state first.

Protecting Free Speech

Free speech is the bedrock of our nation and essential to a functioning democracy. Under the First Amendment, free speech is guaranteed as an inalienable right of each and every American.

There’s A Mouse In My House, Don’t Panic

Don’t freak out; we have a mouse in the house. My first inclination is to scream Eek! while standing on a table holding up my skirt hem in a sexy pose, but I won’t. We live in the country. They sneak in. That’s the facts. It’s not as if I leave crumbs for them in hopes they’ll come a ‘calling.

CAPITOL NOTES

April 28 was the third-reading deadline for bills to advance from the opposite chamber. In total, the Senate ended up passing 242 House measures, while the House advanced 214 Senate measures.

CAPITOL NOTES

The House this week passed a major bill that lays the framework for bringing thousands of high-paying technology jobs to our state.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Recently I watched a new movie called Uncharted which was an exiting adventure to find the lost ships of Fredinand Magellan and to uncover the legendary sunken treasure.

Senate Notes

This past Thursday, we approved a piece of legislation that represents one of the most exciting, game-changing efforts in economic development and diversification we’ve seen in the history of the state. House Bill 4455 would create the Largescale Economic Activity and Development Act.

CAPITOL COMMENTS

Our nation has finally returned to normalcy. Businesses have reopened, kids are back in school, restaurants are busy, and Americans are traveling again – yet the Biden administration is maintaining unnecessary and out-of-date COVID-19 policies.

What An Experience? What A Performance?

If you saw me as a child or even a teen, you would see a different person. Always the introvert, I would be watching my feet, quiet as a mouse, and like that mouse, trying to avoid attention. Like many people, my worst fear was public speaking, and singing on a stage would have been a nightmare.