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Oklahoma’s 31 tornadoes in October was a record

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Oklahoma set a record for tornadoes with 31 in October, according to Gary McManus, associate state climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey. “Oklahomans are growing accustomed to Mother Nature’s October weather shenanigans following a snowstorm of up to 13 inches in 2019 and a crippling ice storm in 2020,” McManus said. “A spring severe weather motif was…

Unwise for kids: Biden’s push for 5- to 11-year-olds draws fire

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Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, criticized the Biden administration’s continued push for children as young as 5 years old to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden administration officials laid out plans on October 20 to ensure that close to 25,000 pediatric or primary care offices, thousands of pharmacies and hundreds of schools and rural health clinics would…

Apologize for the FBI probe

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Reps. Sherrie Conley, R-Newcastle, and Wendi Stearman, R-Collinsville, with 13 of their colleagues sent a letter to Shawn Hime, executive director of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA), requesting that he take action to stop the National School Board Association (NSBA) from requesting federal assistance on behalf of Oklahoma and for an apology to…

Birth Certificate honesty

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Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, filed SB 1100, which would require male and female to be the only options on birth certificates to identify a child’s sex at birth. “I was assured by the State Department of Health a couple months ago that they had no intention of adding another sex option to birth certificates, but…

Fixing teacher shortages

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Finding innovative approaches to Oklahoma’s teacher shortage while improving teacher quality was the focus of an interim study held Monday before the House Common Education Committee. The study’s host, Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon. Baker, chairs the committee. “Oklahoma, like most of the nation, faces an acute teacher shortage,” Baker said. “I first wanted to examine…

Student learning loss study

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Education officials offered differing explanations and solutions to recent student learning losses during a joint legislative interim study held amid state education funding increasing 35% in the past five years to a record $3.2 billion. Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, the chair of the House Common Education Committee, and Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, chair of the…

Medical data censorship

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On Oct. 13, Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, hosted a SARS-COV-2 presentation and roundtable with fellow legislators and other government officials. Topics included SARS-COV-2 death rates, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing, masks, herd immunity, natural immunity, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting (VAERS) data, and alternative therapeutics. “During this presentation, we had great discussions revolving around research that…

Bill filed to halt federal look at bank accounts in Oklahoma

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Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, filed Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, urging Congress to protect consumers from harmful Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules, such as burdensome reporting requirements for financial institutions. The resolution is a response to the Biden administration’s push to have the IRS monitor all U.S. bank transactions over $600. “Recent IRS rules proposals from…

Tulsa gasoline prices jump again

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Tulsa gas prices have risen 9.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.06/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Gas prices in Tulsa are 18.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.39/gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest…

Threat of foreign animal diseases

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Foreign animal diseases are a constant threat to Oklahoma’s livestock. An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) on American soil would have devastating consequences for agriculture producers and our state’s economy. That’s according to Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, who expressed his complete support for any measures taken to curb foreign animal diseases, like ASF, from…