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Sheriff declares a ‘2nd Amendment sanctuary county’

February 20, 2020

Logan County Sheriff opposes new gun laws Guthrie — Logan County Sheriff Damon Devereaux has declared Logan County as Oklahoma’s first 2nd Amendment sanctuary county. According to the Guthrie Leader, Devereaux said he will oppose any laws that infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms and he won’t enforce any state laws contrary to…

More rural physicians

February 20, 2020

House Speaker Charles McCall has introduced a measure aimed at encouraging more doctors to practice in rural areas of the state. House Bill 3823 would allow doctors who practice in rural communities to claim a $25,000 tax credit for the tax year beginning in 2021. The bill defines rural communities as any municipality with a…

Certification bill for teachers

February 20, 2020

Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, is the author of Senate Bill 1125 directing the State Board of Education to issue a teaching certificate to anyone who holds a valid out-of-state teaching certificate, with no other requirements except a criminal history record check. “We’ve got to be more innovative when recruiting teachers. One way we can help…

Manslaughter bill is passed

February 20, 2020

The full Senate has voted in favor of a bill that would increase Oklahoma’s statute of limitations for both first and second degree manslaughter. Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, is principal author of Senate Bill 414. The Senate gave unanimous approval to SB414, the first bill to pass off the floor during the 2020 legislative session….

Bible scholars coming here for a prophecy conference

February 20, 2020

What does the Bible say about end times in the light of worldwide pandemics, killer storms, wars in the Middle East, eroding morality and political unrest? Some answers in the light of the Bible will be explained in Tulsa March 19-21 during the 11th Annual Mid-America Prophecy Conference, presented by www.Bibleprophecyaswritten.com Tulsa Southern Hills Marriott….

Resuming the death penalty

February 20, 2020

Lethal drugs available State officials including Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Mike Hunter and Department of Corrections (DOC) Director Scott Crow said they have found a reliable supply of drugs to resume executions by lethal injection. The state will use an updated version of the previous protocol that includes recommendations by the 2016 multicounty grand…

Trump to fund a new VA hospital in Downtown Tulsa

February 20, 2020

In his new Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal, President Donald Trump has appropriated $120 million to fund a veterans’ hospital in Downtown Tulsa. The total cost for the project would be $173 million The veterans’ facility would be a 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical hospital and would be built where the Kerr Edmondson Building stands, next to…

Millions for a new Gilcrease Museum

February 20, 2020

Instead of repairing and revamping Gilcrease Museum, city officials plan to tear it down and build a new facility at the cost of tens of millions of dollars. The Gilcrease Museum, home to more than 350,000 art objects will get a new building paid for a tax increase package approved by Tulsa voters. Surveyors examined…

Shoji Tabuchi to the Fiddler HofF

February 20, 2020

The Tabuchi Family and Shoji Entertainments, Inc. announced that Branson showman Shoji Tabuchi, will be inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2020. Tabuchi will be honored at a gala, headlined by Grammy Award recipient Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers, on April 18, at the Mabee Center in Tulsa. The National Fiddler Hall…

Oklahoma Gardening back on air

February 20, 2020 Trisha Gedon

STILLWATER – Super Bowl LIV is now history and there is Easter candy on the shelves at the store. This can mean just one thing – it is time for a brand new season of the longest-running gardening show on television. Oklahoma Gardening will hit the airwaves Feb. 15 and promises to be chocked full…