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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…

Family gas bills to rise in 2020

February 20, 2020

BOSTON — While American households are expected to spend nearly $2,000 on fuel in 2020, families can fork out an additional $200 more on gas per year if they aren’t careful, according to a new study released by GasBuddy. The study finds that 37% of Americans are already overpaying for gasoline, with more than 50%…

School board runoff vote April 7th

February 20, 2020

Jerry Griffin got 377 votes (37%) and incumbent Ruth Ann Fate got 335 votes (33%) February 11 to force a runoff vote in the race for Tulsa School Board, Office 6. In TPS District 1 Office 5, John Croisant got 1,063 votes (44%) and Shane Saunders got 633 votes (26%) to force a runoff. The…

Senate votes to clear Trump of all impeachment charges

February 13, 2020

Trump honors Oklahoma family in his State of the Union address Efforts by Congressional Democrats – including U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Oklahoma – to remove President Donald Trump from office were easily defeated February 5 as a majority of U.S. senators voted down both articles of impeachment. It was a bitter pill to swallow for…

A bill to temporarily revoke a doctor’s license called ‘comical’

February 13, 2020

The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation directing the Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to temporarily revoke the licenses of physicians who perform abortions. House Bill 1182, authored by State Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, would revoke the license for one year. An amendment filed prior to…

Immigration cooperation bill advances

February 13, 2020

Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, passed House Bill 3195 through the House . The legislation would direct all sheriffs, jailers and deputies to comply with any request made in an immigration retainer request provided by the federal government. The legislation would require the person identified in the immigration detainer to be informed they are being held…

Raise Rainy Day cap

February 13, 2020

State Sen. Joe Newhouse, R-Broken Arrow, said Oklahomans should decide if the legislature can save additional funds each year by increasing the constitutional savings cap on the Rainy Day Fund, which is the state’s emergency savings account. The legislature has the discretionary power to decide how much money to save while building the yearly state…

Stitt battling red tape, regulations

February 13, 2020

Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order to address Oklahoma’s excessive red tape and implement regulation reform. “Oklahoma’s administrative code is double the size of the state of Kansas and 20 percent more than Missouri and New Mexico,” said Stitt. “In order for us to become a Top Ten State, we must reduce outdated…

Court blocks redistricting petition

February 13, 2020

A group vowed to refile Initiative Petition 420 to create an independent redistricting commission after the Supreme Court of Oklahoma announced their ruling against the policy. “This proposal has been misleading and overly-complicated from day one, and we are pleased the court recognized that by striking it down,” said House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. “The…

GOP, Democrat senators to cooperate

February 13, 2020

Two Tulsa senators serving as caucus chairs have pledged to work together in the 2020 Legislative Session currently underway. Sen. Dave Rader, a Tulsa Republican elected to the Senate in 2016, is the Majority Caucus Chair. Rader helps develop the majority caucus agenda, presides over caucus meetings and assists with policy development. “I’m looking forward…