Oklahoma, like many other states, is facing a shortage of law enforcement officers. The problem stretches from local police departments and sheriff ’s offices to correctional officers. The Legislature...

This week I intended to write about the jobs report put out by the White House and give a historical comparison. Biden claimed that he has the largest growth in jobs throughout history, and I thought ...

The Second Session of 58th Legislature convened Feb. 7 with the governor delivering his fourth annual State of the State address. He outlined several priorities for the coming year that deserve some a...

Where does the truth lie? It seems it is near impossible to sift the truth from all the lies today. The lies too often seem to bombard the world with crazy politics and propaganda. Who is right? Who i...

Session officially began on Monday at noon, Feb. 7! Members of the Senate joined us on the House floor to hear the Governor’s fourth State of the State address. In his speech, the Governor outlined se...

In the wake of the tragic deaths of New York Police Department officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, President Biden traveled to New York City to deliver a speech on gun crime. Rather than using his...

Last week, legislators heard the budget request from the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority (OHCA). OHCA oversees SoonerCare and Insure Oklahoma and requested an additional $80 million for FY23. Chief Exec...

In a world that seems obsessed with the chaos of social media, one can only begin to lose hope for the local newspaper which is being pushed out and shut down every day in small town America. Newspape...

At the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, we are charged with “creating awareness, taking action, and supporting policy to improve the health, safety, and well-being of Oklahoma’s children.” We ta...

We are now just a few weeks away from the new legislative session, and House members and staff are beginning our final preparations. Jan. 20 was the deadline to officially introduce new bills for the ...

President Biden has been in office for one year and it has been a year of crisis. As we recognize the anniversary of the beginning of Washington’s one-party rule, let’s grade President Biden’s work on...

Saying goodbye is never easy. In fact, it is quite hard. We simply don’t want to say goodbye to the people that we know and love. Whether it is a coworker who is taking another job, a best friend who ...

If you are like me, it seems like you get at least one scam call or text daily, often multiple. These scammers seek to catch people unaware, asking them to submit private information or go to a websit...

The men and women of our nation’s law enforcement put their lives on the line every single day to protect our families and our communities. I could not be more grateful to them for their sacrifice. Th...

On Thursday, the Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators hosted a Capitol day. POE is a nonunion, nonprofit and bipartisan organization that serves both public and private educators. Their mem...

Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, was recently appointed to the Human Services & Public Safety Committee for the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of the Council of State Governments (CSG) by House...

Dear Editor, American soldiers have given their lives, their arms, legs, eyes and sometimes their sanity fighting for Democracy. There are representatives in Washington who won’t even give their vote ...

With Martin Luther King Day approaching, I have thought a lot about the man who, more than anyone else, historically represents the Civil Rights movement and social justice. At the same time, I notice...

I have learned by loving the living, that their death often defines us. Though grief is part of the painful process of losing someone, it is also part of the healing process and the beautiful price we...

Many enter the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. January is welcomed with promises of possibility and hope for the best versions of ourselves as we reset the calendar year. Unfortuna...