State Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, will seek the GOP nomination for U.S. Congress in the 2nd District. Silk, a champion for the rights of unborn children, will probably face U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullins, R-Oklahoma. Mullins has not formally announced his intention to run for a fifth term. When Mullins first ran, he committed to…
The Oklahoma Young Republicans at their state convention elected a new slate of officers by acclamation. Among the officers chosen to lead the youth organization were Sen. Nathan Dahm, who will serve as vice chairman for the 1st Congressional District, and Senator Joseph Silk, who will serve as vice chairman for the 2nd Congressional District….
There was some good accomplished in the 2019 session of the Oklahoma Legislature. Teachers got a raise. Gov. Kevin Stitt put aside an extra $200 million for a rainy day (we’ve had a bunch of rainy days). Reforms were passed that transferred power from agency heads to the governor’s office. And there were no tax…
State Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, said he is being blacklisted by Republican leaders because he authored a bill to abolish abortion in Oklahoma. Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, removed Silk from a committee vice chairmanship because Silk promoted Senate Bill 13, which would have made abortion illegal in the state. That…
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…
Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2597, which establishes “Constitutional Carry” in the state of Oklahoma. “Oklahomans are strong supporters of the Second Amendment, and they made their voice known as I traveled across all 77 counties last year,” said Stitt. HB 2597 establishes “Constitutional Carry,” allowing the concealed or unconcealed carry of firearms by…
The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma is publicly opposing Senate Bill 13, the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act. Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, is the author of SB13, which would bring an immediate end to legalized abortion in Oklahoma. “The BGCO’s letter asserts Senate Bill 13 would be invalidated by the courts, but the…
Not too long ago, efforts to stop abortion were stopped in the Legislature by Democrat committee chairmen in the Oklahoma Senate. That was back when the Democrats controlled both houses of the Legislature. Now, self-labeled “pro-life” Republican leaders are rejecting legislature to get abolish abortion as the GOP controls both the House and the Senate….
Abortion abolitionists from around the country will gather February 11-13 in Oklahoma for the Abolish Abortion OK Conference 2019. Abolitionists from around the country are assembling in Oklahoma to support Senate Bill 13, which criminalizes abortion as murder in Oklahoma. Some of the scheduled speakers are State Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow; former legislator Pastor…
Grassroots groups throughout Oklahoma will rally February 11-13 in Oklahoma City to support the abolishment of abortion in the state and support Senate Bill 13. Sen. Joseph Silk, R-Broken Bow, spoke at a rally Saturday in Edmond and was joined by leaders of the abolishment movement. Senate Bill prohibits the use of abortion under any…