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Chocolate is really healthy for you

January 27, 2022 John Grimaldi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – News about your health can be quite depressing – especially these days – but the news that eating dark chocolate, the kind that contains lots of cocoa, can be good for your health, can come as a deliciously delightful surprise, said Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]….

Tulsa gas prices rise 13.6 cents/gal

January 27, 2022

Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have risen 13.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 18.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.03/gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest…

SCOTUS rejects only a part of Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates

January 20, 2022

Oklahoma lawmakers praised the decision of the U.S, Supreme Court to strike down President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employers but criticized the decision to keep it for healthcare workers. Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, said, “I am pleased that today the Supreme Court has made the right decision in striking down the Biden Administration’s policy…

More abortion requirements

January 20, 2022

Sen. George Burns has filed Senate Bill 1167, the “Every Mother Matters Act,” also known as EMMA. The legislation is aimed at ensuring that any woman seeking an abortion is given access to resources and programs she may not realize are available. Burns, R-Pollard, said the goal is to give women the support they need…

Bill to secure the southern border

January 20, 2022

As lawbreaking foreigners continue to pour across the open southern border, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed two bills to help secure the border. “As the feds continue to leave the border wide open, either due to utter incompetence or done intentionally to cause disruption in our nation, it has become obvious we as the…

No citizenship for anchor babies

January 20, 2022

Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1226 to prohibit illegal alien anchor babies from receiving citizenship in Oklahoma. “Birthright citizenship was never the intent of the 14th Amendment,” Dahm said. “We remain one of the last western civilized nations that grants citizenship to anchor babies.” The bill requires each birth certificate for a…

Bill would legalize sports betting

January 20, 2022

Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, announced that he has filed House Bill 3008, a bill that would add in-person sports betting to the Oklahoma state-tribal gaming compact. “I have had conversations with our gaming tribes during the interim to gauge their interest on this topic,” Luttrell said. “I feel the time is right for Oklahoma…

Altering medical marijuana law

January 20, 2022

Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, will file legislation modifying the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act. “When medical marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma, it basically created a ‘Wild West’ situation as we did not have enough legal structure in place to address all future issues that could…

Resolution on right to bear arms

January 20, 2022

Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, has announced today that he plans to file a House Joint Resolution that would direct the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that deals with the right to bear arms. “This section of the State Constitution has never been…

At-home COVID tests are being paid for

January 20, 2022

The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a special notice regarding coverage of at-home, over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. Beginning January 15, group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must cover OTC COVID-19 tests. Under the new guidelines, the tests may either be free or reimbursed by the insurer. Health plans…