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Women’s Legislative Caucus celebrates Women’s History Month

Women’s Legislative Caucus celebrates Women’s History Month

Members of the Oklahoma Women’s Legislative Caucus are helping bring attention to Women’s History Month, observed each March, celebrating the outstanding contributions women have made throughout the nation’s history. 03/28/2024 05:00 AM

The American Legion – Part 25

The American Legion – Part 25

Last week we learned that in June 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of The American Legion in its case to allow a 40-foot cross-shaped memorial in Prince George’s County, Maryland, to stay on public property. 03/28/2024 05:00 AM

NPS students seeing great success

NPS students seeing great success

Hello Racer Families, 03/21/2024 05:00 AM

Addressing growth, cultivating pride

Addressing growth, cultivating pride

If you haven’t been to a City of Newcastle ribbon cutting or ground breaking, you are missing out. The City has had ground breaking ceremonies on the new fire station, the new wastewater treatment facility, and the Newcastle Animal Shelter. 03/21/2024 05:00 AM

Bills moving through legislature

Bills moving through legislature

The first month of this legislative session was a whirlwind of activity that included dozens of committee hearings to vet legislation and the passage of a historic tax cut that will benefit all Oklahomans. 03/21/2024 05:00 AM

The American Legion – Part 24

The American Legion – Part 24

Last week we learned that in August 2017, Denise Rohan of Wisconsin was elected national commander, the first woman to hold the role in the Legion’s history. 03/21/2024 05:00 AM

FOI Oklahoma announces 2023-24 award winners

FOI Oklahoma announces 2023-24 award winners

Oklahoma Attorney General Genter Drummond, the publisher of the McCurtain County Gazette-News, an Oklahoma attorney who created a freedom of information website, and a longtime journalist have been named as the recipients of the 2023-24 Freedom of Information Oklahoma’s awards. 03/14/2024 05:00 AM

Oil, natural gas driving Oklahoma economy

Oil, natural gas driving Oklahoma economy

Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas sector remains a crucial pillar of the state’s prosperity and is yet again the most significant source of tax revenue. 03/14/2024 05:00 AM

Open government and access

Open government and access

Every year in mid-March, we recognize a week to celebrate the importance of open government and access to public information. Sunshine Week, which this year runs from March 10 to 16, promotes open meetings and open records — topics that have long been near and dear to me. 03/14/2024 05:00 AM

The American Legion – Part 23

The American Legion – Part 23

Last week we learned that in June 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 was passed by Congress in conjunction with the American Legion. This legislation gave the VA Secretary the authority to terminate the employment of VA employees who do not hold the standard of the VA’s missions, to help our veterans. 03/14/2024 05:00 AM

Combatting the Biden Administration’s inflation crisis

Combatting the Biden Administration’s inflation crisis

Throughout the past three years in office, President Biden has embarked on spending spree after spending spree. First, just two months after inauguration, he signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, initiating a spike in prices on consumers just days after the bill was signed into law. Then, in November of 2021, he ran up the federal credit card again by signing the $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” legislation into law, which had fewer than one of every four dollars for what most Americans would consider to be actual infrastructure. 03/07/2024 05:00 AM