--------------- 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...

There are many like me who may be a bit confused about tariffs. In theory, tariffs, taxes on imported goods, seem like something I would support. After all, if nothing else, I am pro-America. And anyt...

Rep. Neil Hays 405-557-7302 The last two weeks have been full of meaningful work at the Capitol, especially within the Government Oversight Committee. I’m proud to report that as the vice chair of the...

I believe one of the greatest privileges as a parent is the responsibility of teaching your children about Jesus. Do you talk to your kids about Jesus? Deuteronomy 6:7 says “You shall teach them dilig...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Do you consider your world view as “black & white” versus “shades of gray?” For my entire life, I can only remember a few times in my younger days that I felt so strongly about one sid...

Oklahoma Senate and House Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Dear Senate Pro Tempore Paxton, Speaker Hilbert, Chairman Hall, Chairman Caldwell and App...

This week, the Oklahoma Legislature convened in a joint session to remember the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. My constituents Billy and Joyce Cleve...

The Capitol is full of energy as we approach another key legislative deadline. This week, House oversight committees are diligently working through a large volume of Senate bills that must be heard be...

was named Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Rifle Association. I am honored to have been chosen for this award as I believe our citizens’ ond Amendment rights are very valuable and worth protecti...

One thing in this life is certain - that is the fact that we all have an appointment with death. Hebrews 9:27 states “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” Though ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - When it comes to ideas emanating from the State Capitol, there is no perfect solution to problems faced by what a bill might address. Such is the case with Senate Bill 105. The bill wo...

Who would’ve thought that Josh Brecheen and Markwayne Mullen were forward thinkers? (Who would’ve thought they were thinkers?) But they figured out years ago to do telephone town hall meetings instead...

So far in President Trump’s short second term his greatest adversary has been the judicial branch. Some of his programs have been blocked by federal judges while others already have been overturned. T...

Animosity or altruism, the choice is yours. These two contrasting concepts describe the different attitudes in society today One can harbor animosity towards anyone who thinks differently than they do...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Beyond the positive legislation that survived the Legislature’s deadline last week, many with overwhelming support, there was a tremendous financial gift given to Oklahoma. This suppor...