The Senate Public Safety Committee approved a measure to better prepare inmates to rejoin society and the workforce. Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1679, the “Sarah Stitt Act,” by Reps. Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany, and Brian Hill, R-Mustang. The measure would require the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to…
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation to better protect the health of residents in long-term care and assisted living centers. House Bill 1877, by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, creates new procedures to further slow the over-prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to elderly Oklahomans in such facilities. Coleman said, “This will ensure…
The Senate will soon be considering legislation designating Oklahoma’s wrecker safety statute in honor of an Oklahoma man who lost his life while on the job. Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, is the principal Senate author of House Bill 1584, also known as Bernardo’s Law. Born in Texas, Bernardo Martinez had lived in Oklahoma for…
A bill that would require initiative petitions to indicate if the proposed measure will have a fiscal impact on the state, and if so, name the potential funding source passed the House Appropriations & Budget Committee. Senate Bill 947, by Rep. Tammy West, R-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, would require the fiscal…
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents has selected Dr. Kayse Shrum as the 19th president of Oklahoma State University. The announcement follows an extensive national search by representatives from faculty, students, staff and alumni. Shrum is the current president of the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa. Shrum will be…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be the recipient of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair’s 2021 Citizenship Award. “Few people have done more to increase educational opportunity for children of all backgrounds, and done so under more challenging circumstances, than Betsy DeVos,” said Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma…
Actor Jim Caviezel, General Flynn, attorney Lin Wood, the Health Ranger host Mike Adams, My Pillow’s Mike Lindell, Dr. Simone Gold Sidney Powell and Patrick Byrne headline Freedom Conference April 16-17 in Broken Arrow. Organizer Clay Clark said the goal of the conference is “to teach Americans how to fight back against the tyrannical left…
Longtime Oklahoma City pastor Christine Byrd has announced her candidacy to run for chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. Byrd’s announcement follows that of incumbent Alicia Andrews, who, in November, announced her intent to stand for re-election and Sean Cummings who announced his candidacy in December. The election of chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and…
(PRNewswire) – Southern Nazarene University (SNU), a private Christian liberal arts university that offers flexible degree-completion and graduate programs for working adults through its College of Professional and Graduate Studies, released “The Ultimate Career Roadmap for MBA Graduates.” The report offers guidance on the benefits of obtaining an MBA while navigating both the challenges of…
The City of Tulsa is receiving bids for surplus property online at the Purple Wave auction website through April 13. Many of the items are office cubicles, furniture, framed wall art, file cabinets and restaurant-type furniture from employee break areas. Other items going up for auction are vehicles, computers and monitors, office supplies, generators and…