"Schools did not cause the divisions (Richard) Dreyfuss references — that comes from the attitudes and behaviors of adults," says editorials editor Ginnie Graham.
Bixby's school superintendent writes the idea didn't work when President Obama and others tried it. So why are Gov. Stitt and State Superintendent Ryan Walters pushing it? #oklaed
Sen. J.J. Dossett, D-Sperry, discusses bills related to tagging military surplus vehicles, easing the process of classroom transfers and opposing lottery-backed teacher raises.
Skiatook resident Dixie Freeman notes that a college degree wasn't needed for several U.S. presidents to do their jobs.
Dave Whamond, Cagle Cartoons
An issue that I passionately believe in is that every Cherokee woman should feel safe in her community and in her home. That’s why I was so proud this week to attend the formal announcement of the reauthorized and expanded Violence Against Women Act.
We passed several bills off the floor Monday and Tuesday this past week. Among those were a couple of mine, including one to allow brewers to import seltzer to make this product in state, and another to standardize how Oklahoma’s two largest online property rental companies pay the state’s l…
Bruce Plante, Cagle Cartoons
In the Cherokee Nation, we love to celebrate our achievements in education, business and the arts. We honor Cherokee scientists, entrepreneurs, National Treasures, and other leaders and award-winners in many different fields. But we should hold a special place of honor for those focused on h…
Five weeks down, many more to go. At the beginning of the week, we had nearly 330 Senate bills left on the floor agenda to get through by March 24. Given that this coming week is Spring Break and we’ll be adjourning on Tuesday, we’d need to hear at least 30 bills a day to get through them al…
Jeff Koterba, Cagle Cartoons
Bruce Plante, Cagle Cartoons
Two years ago, I introduced a bill which would name a portion of U.S. Highway 75 the “OHP Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway.” Captain Jackson was from Collinsville, and he was killed in a plane crash in 2008. He flew for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for almost 20 years and had recently r…
Good thing we got a jump start on committee work this session because the winter weather really threw a wrench in our plans this week. For everyone’s safety, the Senate was closed Wednesday and Thursday, meaning we had to cancel five committee meetings, including Appropriations, which typica…
Jeff Koterba, Cagle Cartoons
We kept the momentum going this week, hearing around 150 more bills in committee and more than 30 bills on the floor. I’m happy that four of mine were among those reported out of committee.
Recently an online school in Georgia assigned a disturbing writing prompt. The school asked students to theoretically argue why removing the Cherokee people from their homelands on the Trail of Tears would “help the United States grow and prosper.”
Many of you know in addition to being a former teacher, I am also a member of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. Here in the Senate, I’m a member of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, and I am also honored to serve as the Senate co-chair of the Legislative Veterans Caucus, a bicamera…
Bruce Plante, Cagle Cartoons
The 2022 legislative session got underway this past week, and on the first day, we joined our fellow legislators in the House for a joint session to receive the governor’s annual State of the State address.