Tips for safe and informed charitable giving

OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 24, 2025) – As the holiday giving season approaches, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is reminding Oklahomans to take precautions to ensure their charitable donations reach legitimate organizations and the causes they care about.Giving Tuesday is Dec.

CAPITOL REPORT

One of the most important responsibilities of the Legislature is to ensure that state government remains accountable to the people it serves. One of the ways that we do this is by overseeing how administrative rules are written, reviewed, and enforced in Oklahoma.

Forgiveness Sought in Advance

What I am about to reveal is unthinkable in the Southwest. It concerns something that could get me killed--and not a jury in Oklahoma would convict you! At four score plus, my conscience demands I reveal it. In computer-eeze, I must defrag my internal hard drive.

Protecting your generosity

As we approach the holiday season, Oklahomans will once again demonstrate the extraordinary generosity that defines our state.

Capitol Comments

After 43 days of a Democrat-driven shutdown, the government finally reopened last week. This legislation was identical to a package that Republican leadership offered in the Senate weeks ago, showing that this entire situation was political and avoidable.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Are you 65 years of age? Are you bored with life? Are you feeling lonely? Then the Golden Age Center is the place you need to be. It is a nutrition site for seniors.

Building a Fair, Accountable Government

One of the most interesting parts of serving in the Legislature is seeing how all the pieces of state government fit together. It’s a privilege to watch laws evolve over time to better serve Oklahomans, and it’s something I’m proud to be part of.

Roosters are mean

I love all animals, let me make that perfectly clear from the beginning. That, and roosters are mean. Not just mean, but a dastardly evil kind of mean.Being a child of New York suburbia, country- living hadn’t been on my radar as I grew into adulthood.

Supporting Those Who Served

I am proud to say that this year’s legislative session brought meaningful progress for Oklahoma’s veterans and military families.

You Can’t Go Home Again!

Thomas Wolff wrote a best-seller by the same name. In summary, it is an autobiographical search for identity and life’s meaning. Wynonna Judd has a song by the same name.She sings about “flies on the butter” and “yellow jackets on the watermelon.