Last week, I presented Senate Bill 706, which I have authored on the House side. The bill amends one aspect of court hearings for foster children, but would have a huge impact to ensure these kids hav...

We are over halfway through this year’s legislative session. This week House Bill 2398 and House Bill 2684 passed Senate Committees and will continue to progress through the legislative process. You’v...

Corruption seems to be everywhere nowadays but corruption in small towns hits a little closer to home and my heart. Just over 27 years ago, my baby boy was going to be turning one and I wanted to cele...

Oklahomans have had plenty of opportunities to vote lately. They could weigh in on several local and county races on April 4. For some, it was the fourth or fifth time in five months they’d been eligi...

Everyone has different influential people who come into their lives and change them for the better. Most of us have a few influencers who mold and make us into who we are or who we are becoming. Paren...

OKLAHOMA CITY – It is springtime, and the legislative session is moving forward reaching the halfway mark of the 2023 session. The Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in heated debates over substantial ...

My constituent, Mayor Lelia Foley-Davis, was honored with a citation on the House floor, celebrating her 50 anniversary as being elected mayor of Taft, Oklahoma. She was born the youngest child of ten...

As long as I can remember I have always spent Easter Sunday in the house of the Lord. We always wore our Sunday best and had Easter dinner together and an egg hunt afterwards. Of course, I grew up in ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Legislature reached its second major deadline, and several thousand bills have been either rejected in their houses of origin or were simply not heard. Up to now, House bi...

Inflation remains at a 40-year high, and House Republicans are committed to providing Oklahomans much-needed relief. Americans across the nation are feeling the burden of the federal government’s out-...

The event schedule for the Oklahoma Senior Games has been released. There are 29 games for anyone 50 years and older. This year the games will be held from September through October, statewide. Games ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Regan Westbrook, Checotah High School junior, and JaiCee Lester, Checotah High School senior, served as pages for Rep. Neil Hays, R-Checotah, at the Oklahoma State Capitol March 20 -24...

557-7302 State Question 820 failed, sending a clear message that Oklahomans oppose unfettered access to marijuana. This is an opportunity for the Legislature to reexamine reforms of the medical mariju...

WASHINGTON – As a teacher shortage crisis worsens in the U.S. three years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, national and state education leaders said a structural disruption is creating sh...

The power of a name is quite profound. I believe a person’s name is one of the greatest connections to their own identity and individuality. A name ties you to your past ancestry and it ties your chil...

I have chickens. One hen in particular goes broody at least twice a year. She always disappears from the flock, ending up in an old rusty wheelbarrow on the backside of my neighbors shed. Fortunately,...

OKLAHOMA CITY – OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is pleased to be working this year on a project with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma that will raise awareness about acc...

Joe Biden likes to say, “show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” When looking at his latest budget request, it’s clear this president values higher taxes, massive spending and more gov...

This session has been one with many meetings and committee meetings about mental health, health, pandemics, and infrastructure. I recently met with the new CEO of the Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services,...

There is nothing more surreal than the beauty of God’s timing. As I walked through over 150,000 tulips at the “Tulip Extravaganza” in Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs, AR this weekend I stood in awe of H...