I currently serve as the District Attorney appointee to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. The mission of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board is to reduce the number of domestic viol...

Even during interim, the Legislature is focusing on how to improve Oklahoma’s public education system. On Tuesday, I attended an interim study held by the House Common Education Committee to examine t...

When you look at Oklahoma’s budget, it’s a little over $7.8 billion. While many people are probably aware the lion’s share of that goes to education, they may not realize that health care is the secon...

The greatest gift you can ever give the world is the unique, one-of-a-kind, best version of YOU and your God-given talent. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize that God gave us certain talents to ...

People throughout the country are aware of Oklahoma’s high incarceration rate. We know that a criminal justice system should seek justice and achieve restoration, not cost millions of taxpayers’ dolla...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) applauded a federal court decision last week that ordered the extension of the Census deadline to the original Oct. 31 date. That extra month will make...

It is often said that words matter. Historically speaking, this is often seen by using a particular word to connect to the past. The Whig Party chose that name because in the 1830s everyone knew that ...

Oklahoma State Question 805 (the Criminal History of Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative) is not just a quick yes or no check mark on your voting ballot on Nov. 3. For some it may mean the...

It’s often said the most important responsibility of the Legislature is to write and pass a balanced budget. As Senate Appropriations chair, I can tell you that the budget impacts every single man, wo...

Speaker Pelosi and the Radical Left have been dead set on resisting President Trump and anything he stands for at all costs. They have blamed the rioting, violence and hatred in our country on Preside...

State Question 805 seeks to change the Oklahoma Constitution to prohibit the use of prior criminal convictions to increase the range of punishment for repeat offenders. This prohibition against senten...

Dear Editor, A recent letter in your newspaper presented a misleading and incomplete picture of Walmart and what our store means to the Eufaula community. Unlike what’s stated in the discredited study...

SPC Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and horrific murder earlier this year shined a light on the systemic issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault within our military. Her name made headlines acro...

It’s often said the most important responsibility of the Legislature is to write and pass a balanced budget. As Senate Appropriations chair, I can tell you that the budget impacts every single man, wo...

In these crazy, chaotic times I believe people will either turn to suicide or self-preservation. Sometimes it is still hard for me to believe that it has only been a little over ten years since I suff...

One question I like to ask my students is who are the greatest American presidents? After I gather the list of usual suspects, I then ask what makes these presidents great? What I tend to find is that...

Last week, I held an interim study before the House Public Health committee regarding the rights of therapists to help those with unwanted same-sex attraction and the right of individuals to choose t...

At different times I want to make you aware of the kinds of battles we are fighting at the Capitol. Last session, the Democrats tried to pass a bill that would have restricted any therapist or pastor...

Now that the national conventions are over, it is time for the Republicans to comment on the number of Hollywood celebrities who spoke and performed at the Democratic Convention. Of course, this is no...

From 2012 to 2016, more than 3,600 Oklahomans died from suicide. In 2018, Oklahoma was ranked tenth in the country in suicide deaths with more Oklahomans dying of suicide than motor vehicle crashes. B...