The bipartisan task force assigned to evaluate the House of Representatives’ Page Program has voted unanimously to restart the program beginning this week with immediate changes. The Page Program Task Force has recommended moving to male only and female only weeks through the end of the legislative session as they continue to evaluate the program…
The Oklahoma House wants to liberalize state liquor laws by legalizing “bottle service” in “club suites.” Proponents claim it will boost tourism as visitors have more opportunity to drink alcohol. House Bill 2651, authored by Rep. Ajay Pittman, D-Oklahoma City, passed by a 90-9 House vote. It provides a definition of “bottle service” as used…
A bill authorizing local school boards to adopt policies allowing authorized personnel to carry guns on campus passed the Oklahoma House . House Bill 2336 would allow districts to authorize certain personnel to carry a handgun on school property, as long as the personnel holds a valid reserve peace officer certification or possesses a valid…
The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill from President Pro Tempore Greg Treat that would put a legislative referendum on the 2020 ballot to let voters decide whether to restrict the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ability to construe a right to an abortion in the state constitution. Senate Bill 195 passed on a 40-8 vote and now…
The Oklahoma Senate approved legislation to encourage more classroom time for students. Senate Bill 441 by Senator Marty Quinn is one of four agenda items of Senate Republicans. The bill passed on a 31-17 vote and now goes to the House for consideration. “What’s best for students is to spend as much time as possible…
Tulsa is one of the fattest cities in the nation, according to a WalletHub study of 100 major cities. Tulsa is the No. 6 fattest city, behind only McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas; Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; and Mobile, Alabama. WalletHub’s “2019 Fattest Cities in America” compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas…
Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show – the biggest show of its kind in the world – will be at Expo Square April 6-7. From a modest start in 1955, the show has grown to almost 6 miles of exhibits. The world’s largest gun and knife show will fill the 11-acre building with more than 4,250 exhibits…
The board of Oklahoma Wesleyan University has appointed Dr. Jim Dunn to replace Dr. Everett Piper as president of the Bartlesville-based Christian University. Piper is an accomplished author, a popular public speaker and a national spokesman for evangelical Christianity. His books include bestseller Not a Daycare: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth and Why I…
Car insurance rates are at an all-time high in the United States, but rates are holding steady in the Tulsa metro area, according to The Zebra’s just-released 2019 State of Auto Insurance Report. That’s good news, even though Tulsa residents still pay 13 percent ($190) more than the national average for car insurance. Here are…
OHAI will host their first annual Statewide Tai Chi-A-Thon fundraiser on April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at five locations – Oklahoma City, Durant, Enid, Catoosa, and Lawton. Registration is $40 and includes a free event T-shirt for those registered by April 5. Tai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. …