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Although there were a few “controversial” moments in the 65th Annual Grammy Awards program Sunday night, there were some awards that were more “acceptable,” and few people would deny one of the most deserving winners, Kitt Wakeley, who won a Gramm
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Monday a bicameral group of legislators, together with numerous pro-life organizations, released the following statement in support of Oklahoma’s current abortion laws.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nelson Onaro, age 61, of McAlester, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Count Six of a Superseding Information which charged him with six counts of Unlawful Distribution and Dispensing of a Controlled Substance in violation of Title 21 U.S.C §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), punishable by up to 20 years of imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000,000 or both.
Read moreOklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a coalition of 21 states, led by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, urgently calling on President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) under federal law.
Read moreSen. Bill Coleman announced Wednesday that he will be signing on as the Senate author of fellow Ponca City Republican Rep. Ken Luttrell’s House Bill 1027 to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma. An avid sports enthusiast, Coleman said the change would be an economic boon for the state and he hopes the Legislature seizes the opportunity before it’s too late.
Read moreLast week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) announced Tuesday the official launch of the first phase of the new Employer Portal, which will dramatically change the way employers interact with the agency.
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