Last week after learning about America’s bombing of Iran, two debates emerged: Did we do the right thing? And did President Trump have the legal authority to attack Iran without congressional authorit...

What a month it’s been for me personally and in our close-knit communities. Trying to cope with the loss of loved ones has been extremely difficult and downright demanding. Yet having to come to terms...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Over the past month, I have highlighted portions of the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, the bill is under consideration by the U...

I started last Saturday June 21, bright and early at Stigler Reunion Days. I kicked things off at the Haskell County GOP Tent, answering questions and catching up with friends and supporters. Then I h...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Neil Hays, R-Muskogee, today expressed strong support for Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” (MOHA) executive order, which targets artificial food additives and ...

I am the product of a wannabe hippie. While Dad grew an afro for a time, he was far from an actual hippie, but he absolutely loved the music of his generation. The soundtrack of my childhood includes ...

We Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Our United States Army Happy 250th birthday to the United States Army. Thank you to all my many friends and family who bravely served and to all the soldiers toda...

Christ paid the ultimate sacrifice to extend forgiveness for all. So God, why is forgiveness so hard? Why do bad things happen to us and those we love? Why is there so much anger and animosity in the ...

The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate in...

Historically, there have been periods of specific times when Americans have stood together, a united front, daring anyone that might come against us. Often in response to significant circumstances or ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As a former lawmaker and someone who continues to work publicly in policy, the horrific act which happened over this past weekend in Minnesota with the murder and attempted murder of s...

To better understand economic thought, I decided to tackle Mark Skousen’s 2007 book “The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes.” Not written as an economics textbook bu...

This week I want to break away from my normal history and political writing and talk about endings. Most associate spring with beginnings, but for those with high school seniors, especially ones in sp...

To say I have been broken in the past week would be quite an understatement. I have been utterly devastated as I received the worse possible news any family member could ever hear last Tuesday -our pr...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, we discussed the cuts to programs through HR 1 at the federal level and what those cuts would do to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds allocated to state...

The first session of the 60th Legislature has adjourned. We’ll soon begin work on interim studies and preparing for the next year’s budget as well as planning legislation for next year. This week, I w...

REPRESENTATIVE NEIL HAYS (405) 557-7302 The 2025 legislative session is now in the books, and I want to take a moment to share what we accomp lished, how it impacts you, and why it matters to the futu...

With Memorial Day last week, I felt it appropriate to write something patriotic in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to our nation. One idea I have been mulling over for a wh...

Imagine being tiny and defenseless and being tossed out like trash on the road where the only shelter you had was the thicket of wild brush poking at your tender pink skin. That was the reality of fiv...

I am excited to share that at least eight of the rural fire departments within House District 15 have been awarded grants to purchase new gear ranging from trucks, Jaws of Life and personal protective...