Capitol Report

This year, the Legislature approved several bills to improve and increase Oklahoma’s teacher workforce by creating programs to incentivize high school students to become teachers.

Don’t confuse losing with failure

I have what you might call a competitive spirit and I HATE to lose—always have, probably always will. I mostly hate to lose at sports, but I can make a competition out of most anything, and I still hate losing, even a board game or an arcade game, but mostly sports.

Visit To The Border

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit McAllen, Texas, with the Select Committee on the Economy.

Love to see the Sooners bring home the wins

As an OU student, I love following our athletic teams and right now, there’s no better time to be a Sooner sports fan.

Letters To The Editor

There was a time not so long ago that downtown Shawnee began undergoing a revitalization. A 15-member board of volunteers called the Historic Shawnee Alliance (HSA) worked enthusiastically with the city and businesses to encourage improvements.

Haney tours castles in Ireland and Scotland

Ever heard the saying, “A man’s home is his castle.”? Webster defines a castle as “a large fortified set of buildings with high walls and towers and a strong gate often belonging to a nobleman.”

Save Women’s Sports

School districts across the state are discussing implementation plans for a piece of legislation signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt this spring for the 2022-2023 school year. SB2, the Save Women’s Sports Act, was signed into law on March 30, 2022.

Summer Vacation Equals Fun In The Sun

Summer vacations are wonderful things, especially for children. The end of the school year was much anticipated. Cumbersome book bags were tossed into the darkest recesses of our closets and forgotten until September.

Capitol Report

The Legislature met this week in a special session, which we called last month, to distribute $1.8 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help Oklahoma’s economy continue to recover from the pandemic.

Capitol Comments

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a strong supporter of our brave troops and veterans, it is an honor to work on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) every year.