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GOP Easily Holds Legislative Majorities In Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Republicans easily held onto their supermajorities in the state legislature during this week’s elections, emerging unscathed. Republicans went into the 2024 election cycle holding 81 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives to the 20 districts held by Democrats, while in the Senate the GOP held 40 seats to the eight held by Democrats….

Large Voter Turnout for November 5 Vote

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Regular voting on November 5 saw some precincts with long lines and waits of 2-3 hours while other precincts had much shorter lines and waits around 20 minutes. The voters were casting their ballots in a variety of races: Presidential, U.S. congressional house, state senate and house races, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, retention of Oklahoma Supreme…

Arm of Oklahoma Supreme Court engages in campaigning for justices

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Under state law, the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) is considered “an official arm” of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. As a result, when Oklahoma Bar Association President Miles Pringle used the association’s resources to email all licensed attorneys in the state, urging them to retain three members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court facing retention-ballot elections this…

Early Voting Breaks Records

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Oklahomans came out in droves to cast their ballots early and set a record for early voting in Oklahoma according to the State Election Board.  The old record from 2020 was 167,000 voters and in 2024 the total was 293,000.  Of the 293,000 voters 182,423 were Republicans, 74,117 were Democrats, 34,372 were Independents and 1,543…

VETERAN’S DAY Activities and Closings

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There are several Veterans Day events to be held on Veteran’s Day in the Tulsa area. The 106th annual Tulsa Veteran’s Day Parade will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday November 11.   The parage doute starts at 3rd and Cincinnati and ends on 6th and Frankfort. The Parde is hosted by VFW Post 57…

OK voter registration surpasses 2.4 million

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(Oklahoma City) – The State Election Board has released its official pre-election voter registration statistics and the report shows that Oklahoma has reached a milestone – surpassing 2.4 million voters as of November 1, 2024. This year’s report shows a net increase of more than 141,023 registered voters since January 15 and a net increase…

Report finds Oklahoma professors overwhelmingly support Democrats

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Based on campaign contributions, university professors are overwhelmingly left-wing—and Oklahoma is no exception. According to a recent report, “Educators Overwhelmingly Support Democrats, Even in Republican States,” 93 percent of political contributions made by professors nationwide went to Democratic candidates in 2022. In Oklahoma, the share of professor contributions going to Democrats was 92 percent. “Both…

CORRECTION

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In the October 31, 2024 issue Jeff Boatman was incorrectly identified as the District 25 Senate race incumbent.  Brian Guthrie did defeat Boatman in the primary, but the seat was an open seat due to Sen. Joe Newhouse opting not to run for reelection.

October Avoids Record Dry Mark

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As October drew to a close, much of Oklahoma had gone over a month without significant moisture—and for some areas, over two months. A new record for the all-time driest October seemed inevitable. However, a remarkable storm on October 30 changed that trajectory, bringing much-needed rain and a severe weather threat. A confirmed EF1 tornado…

Grow healthier gardens with a soil test

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Soil is the foundation of a healthy garden, but let’s be honest, most gardeners don’t like spending time, energy, and money on it. It’s more fun to show off pretty flowers or share tasty vegetables. But creating a healthy soil foundation will increase your growing success which means more beautiful flowers, larger harvests, and a…