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...

The final days of the first session of the 60th Legislature have been full as lawmakers worked to finalize legislation and pass the state budget. This week, I presented the Senate amendments to House ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Prior to the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1, commonly called the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Act. The vote of 215-214 fell almost exactly on a party-line...

¿aVonnCvà I have stood beside those I respect in authority and I have also lead with that same authority when I saw the need for change. Whether personally or professionally one thing is constantly co...

--------------- current events through a historical lens------------------------ There is a popular meme going around the internet. The caption to the picture reads, “We’ve done this mass tariff thing...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma this week ann ounced the life sentence of Heath Lloyd Taylor, a drug trafficker who led an organ ization in eastern Oklahoma wh...

557-7302 As we enter the final stretch of this year’s legislative session, I’m proud to report that the Oklahoma House is making real, tangible progress. We are not only advancing sound legislation, b...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2025 Oklahoma legislative session is almost three-fourths of the way done for the year with adjournment occurring in late May, and a good number of positive bills are moving forwar...

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery for the health of the daughter of my people? In Jeremiah 8:22 these questions are asked, but I find myself asking...

This was a special week for me in the House of Representatives. I got to recognize two extraordinary basketball teams. First up was the Connors State College Men’s Basketball Team under Head Coach Bil...