Capitol Report

This week, I want to highlight several public finance bills the Legislature approved this spring.The most major of these bills is Senate Bill 1125, which was our general appropriations bill that provided the $12.47 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2024.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

The seniors at the Golden Age Center are proof that you are never too old to enjoy life!

Breaking The Silence: Oklahoma’s Fight Against Domestic Violence

Many Oklahomans look forward to October – it’s usually a time of cooler temperatures and a chance to cheer on our favorite teams on the football field. But more importantly to me, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Superstition Ain’t The Way

Advice from Stevie anyone? “When you believe in things That you don’t understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way.”The Halloween playlist is in full swing in the Talton home.

Building a Better Mouse Trap

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 pinup pose, but I don’t. First, I’m too old to be a “Pinup.” Second, Mr. Right and I live amidst rural forestry.

Thank God For Grandmas

Hitch a ride with me on the Way Back Machine and we’ll stop in the 1940’s and l950’s. Let me introduce you to my grandmas. (BTW: Neither grandma ever bought me, or any other grandkid, anything.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

The Golden Age Center is decorated for fall so that we can celebrate the cooler weather and lots of birthdays. We wish Patrick Breen, Phillip Cimei, Anita Combs, Dean Eggleston, Dean Greenlee, Martha Sliger, Kay Whaley, and Nell Young many more happy birthday celebrations in October!

CAPITOL REPORT

This week, I am going to talk about recent changes to pensions and retirement benefits in Oklahoma, particularly affecting law enforcement, emergency personnel, and volunteer firefighters.Senate Bill 102 increases the benefit multiplier, employee contribution rates, and employer contribution rates...

Celebrating Mom’s Unforgettable Spirit

I miss my mom; she was a class act. She had style, looks, and most of all brains. She knew how to dress, how to talk, and, according to my father, how to walk. Dad was a New York beat cop in a small, somewhat affluent village on Long Island.

A Call To Action On Border Security

The crisis at the southern border has endangered every single state and community in our nation. Due to the policies of this administration, we are seeing increased national security threats from terrorists entering the country, human and drug trafficking, and countless deaths from fentanyl.