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Come on, Man

E arlier this month, President Joe Biden submitted his fiscal year 2024 budget request to Congress, and to use his own words, “Come on, man.” Although this is simply a proposed outline and government funding will be sorted out through the appropriations process in the coming months in Congress, this reckless tax-and-spend budget certainly shows his priorities are not in line with the American people. 03/30/2023 04:00 AM

Senate passes marijuana reforms to better protect youth and patients

Senate passes marijuana reforms to better protect youth and patients

The Senate continued their efforts last Thursday to improve public safety within the medical marijuana industry. Sen. Jessica Garvin, RDuncan, said the bills focus on youth access, medical education, product potency, recalls, and other important issues requested by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA). 03/30/2023 04:00 AM

Senate Republican women push protections for birth control access

Senate Republican women push protections for birth control access

The Senate overwhelmingly passed what has been described as a pro-family measure on Wednesday, March 22 that protects women’s freedom to access birth control. 03/30/2023 04:00 AM

Rerouting the path

Rerouting the path

It happens all too often. We put directions into our phone or GPS, and we seek to follow the provided directions to our desired location. As we are heading to our destination, we get busy talking, or distracted, and we miss our turn or exit. In that moment, a message appears on your navigational device that says, “Rerouting.” As we follow the rerouting directions, thankfully, we soon find ourselves back on the right path. 03/30/2023 04:00 AM

Uncovering a cover up

Uncovering a cover up

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shown the world repeatedly that it cannot be trusted as a global partner. And given its deceptive actions taken at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic when COVID-19 first emerged in China, the CCP has also shown it cannot be trusted as a health partner as well. 03/23/2023 05:00 AM

Busy week in the House

Busy week in the House

We had a long and productive week last week at the Capitol. Representatives have completed their House committees for now and we’ve spent each day on the House floor voting on bills. This week, we heard 163 bills, but that still leaves 380 House bills that are eligible to be considered before the Thursday, March 23, deadline. 03/23/2023 05:00 AM

Legislature discussing lack of maternity leave, affordable childcare

Legislature discussing lack of maternity leave, affordable childcare

Workforce development has been a major focus in the Legislature, especially since the pandemic and the Great Resignation, impacting not only Oklahoma but the entire nation. I held an interim study last fall to see why women, in particular, have been leaving the workforce at such a high rate, and learned that lack of maternity leave and access to affordable childcare were two of the most common reasons. 03/23/2023 05:00 AM

Girls have desire to run for office; they want to know what it’s like

Girls have desire to run for office; they want to know what it’s like

Between running to and from committees presenting and voting on bills, and then meeting for floor sessions, I also had the opportunity to visit with several groups this past couple of weeks. 03/16/2023 05:00 AM

Letters to the Editor Policy

Letters to the Editor Policy

03/16/2023 05:00 AM

Open records, meetings foster better government

Open records, meetings foster better government

As Oklahoma’s Attorney General, I have made it a top priority to aggressively enforce the Open Records and Open Meetings Acts across State government. That is why I am excited to highlight the importance of Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of access to public information and open government. 03/16/2023 05:00 AM

House committee

House committee deadline week

This week at the Capitol was packed with dozens of committee meetings as legislators hurried to ensure their bills were passed ahead of Thursday’s committee deadline. In addition to attending meetings for the committees I sit on, I passed six of my own bills out of their committees prior to the deadline, and those are now eligible to be heard on the House floor. 03/09/2023 05:00 AM

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