The state Legislature’s interim studies are ending as lawmakers prepare for the 2022 session. The studies showed lawmakers are focused on relating to children which could make Oklahoma safer for child...

I am inspired this week by an assignment my wife is doing for a Law in Education class. Her assignment was to write about religion in school and particularly release time for religious classes. It is ...

What a wonderful day Checotah had while honoring local veterans on Veterans Day 2021! Checotah Public Schools had breakfast and assemblies and then there was a huge parade downtown which included Stat...

I recently attended the Mental Health Town Hall sponsored by the Oklahoma Academy, which focused on the impact of mental health on children and families, Oklahoma’s education system, our existing and...

115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • November 8, 1907 GOVERNOR FRANTZ A LAWYER Very few people in Oklahoma know that Governor Frantz has been admitted to the bar and can practice law within the new stat...

The number of times Washington Democrats have thrown around the word “trillion” in recent history has numbed the American people to the real effects this level of spending has on our future and our ch...

November is normally the time the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) prepares to kick off OK Foster Wishes. Regrettably, that will not be the case this year. OK Foster Wishes was not selecte...

As the world becomes more wicked in these last days, I still stand on the belief of an eye for an eye. In Leviticus 24, if a man caused harm to his neighbor, the same was to be done back to him: an ey...

It’s been a busy week at the State Capitol. On Monday of last week, the Legislature debuted our proposed maps for Oklahoma’s five congressional districts, as well as the updated maps for legislative d...

On Nov. 1, more than 350 new laws take effect, including one I authored. House Bill 2223 allows for easier updating of the Oklahoma Dyslexia Handbook by transferring responsibility of the handbook to...

Democrats are attempting the largest government overreach of our lifetimes. Included in their proposed $3.5 trillion tax and spend spree is a disturbing provision that authorizes the Internal Revenue ...

I just wanted to thank you ladies for everything you do to help with Community Awareness on all issues. It has been an absolute pleasure to get to know you. Thank you again for your participation with...

From thriller movies to chiller scenes, Halloween tries to be the scariest time of the year. However, Halloween doesn’t have anything on domestic violence. Domestic violence is definitely so much scar...

As a Member of Congress, I have the honor of nominating students from the Second District to our country’s prestigious service academies. The decision to apply to a service academy is an incredibly pe...

The Disabled American Veterans of McIntosh County, Chapter 3, would like to thank the following for their donations to the organization’s annual fund drive. 2021 Donors • Betty Whisenhunt, County Trea...

Apparently Markwayne Mullen doesn’t know how to do anything but lie and whine. In a piece in the Tulsa World earlier this month, he got busted for lying in mailers sent to his brainless supporters. He...

The House is wrapping up its final interim studies for this year, and we expect to complete them by early November. On Thursday, I attended an interim study before the House County and Municipal Gover...

To start, let me say something about myself. I love sports. I was a three-sport athlete in high school and I still love playing sports now (though badly). I love watching sports, both on TV and in per...

Often our former wounds and pain will try to keep us bound to our past, but moving forward out of the disabling damage and the incapacitating injury or insults must be intentional. By deliberately dec...

An issue I’ve been working on for some time on behalf of my constituents is mining near homes. I’ve been joined in this effort by Sen. Roger Thompson, and we’ve been working with the Oklahoma Departme...