I wish there was more good news to report for what our state is facing, but it is important for you to know what Oklahoma has ahead. The anticipation is that the high point of COVID-19 will hit our st...

I, Torie Anderson, would like to thank everyone who contributed food, money, participated in the auction, and helped with my children while I was in the hospital. Thank you for all of your encourageme...

Every 10 years, we are constitutionally required to take a census of all United States residents. The statistics gathered are used to determine how much federal funding each state receives for the nex...

We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our social distancing efforts are proving successful: estimated projections for the number of cases and deaths have been steadily declining ...

This past weekend I finally ventured outside, met up with my best friend and played nine holes of golf. It wasn’t pretty but we played it through, laughing and saying a few other words along the way. ...

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Small businesses make up 99% of businesses in Oklahoma and employ 52 percent of our state’s workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our commun...

Last weekend, Oklahomans joined together to remember the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing and the loved ones left behind on that horrible day 25 years ago. As we mourn the worst act of homegrown t...

While the pandemic has the entire world adjusting to a “new normal” for the time being, some things continue to function without hesitation. One of those was the filing period for elective offices in ...

If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is about Phyllis Schlafly’s successful lobbying against the Equal Right...

There’s good news about the fight against COVID-19. We are flattening the curve, and in fact things are looking better than projections had anticipated. The Governor is working on a plan to reopen non...

Although the Legislature has not met in floor session for several weeks, we have been working virtually every day. Despite not being at the Capitol, lawmakers are working around the clock to address t...

With all the world being turned upside down and inside out over the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m afraid so many are still missing the point. Everyone keeps hoping and praying that this isolation and nightma...

Last week, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. We are in the middle of an unprecedented public health crisis and the Ame...

I hope this update finds you and your family healthy! Governor Stitt announced Tuesday he would order all nonessential businesses in counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases to close for a 21-day period...

During these trying and uncertain times, I’ve been thinking a lot more about growing my own garden to at least have some fresh veggies.? My parents and grandparents grew their own gardens, from corn a...

With many businesses forced to close from the COVID-19 outbreak and traffic severely limited in those that remain open, I’ve had many questions about small business loans. Here is the latest informati...

Coronavirus is impacting everyone and changing our everyday lives. This is a difficult time, but together we will get through this. I wanted to take this opportunity to share some resources for those ...

To better keep you informed, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is planning a telephone town hall for April 1, with hopefully other calls to follow each week. The telephone town hall will allow...

Dealing with the issues of the coronavirus, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic and all the never-ending controversy these past two weeks has been nothing less than nerve-racking and overwhelmingly min...

COVID-19 is a very real and significant challenge that has forced many of us to alter our routines over the last few weeks. We must focus on slowing the virus so that health care facilities are not ov...