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A mix of incumbents and newcomers to the political arena filed for office last week during the threeday candidate filing period, which closed Friday, April 15.
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Director of Government and Community Affairs for PayCom will be the guest speaker for a graduation luncheon for Leadership Seminole Class XXI to be held Wednesday at Seminole State College.
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With the arrival of Spring, the number of area boaters that are hitting the water will continue to rise. The boating industry and natural resource agencies strongly encourage everyone to enjoy the wonderful lakes of Oklahoma, which helps local economies. However, they warn that there are some new threats that can take the “wonderful” out of those lakes if they are allowed to spread. Fortunately, stopping the spread is not that hard.
Read moreSeminole State College’s Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions grant program hosted the Disability Awareness in Education Conference on April 15.
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It was an extremely busy week as we wrapped up committee work on House bills that were approved in their chamber and sent to us for another look. We had about 370 pieces of legislation to review and further approved around 280. I am the Senate author of 19 House bills, and all 19 passed by committee. Ten House bills I’m carrying in the Senate were heard and passed by my colleagues this past week.
Read moreMonday Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) honored its hard-working and dedicated line crews for National Lineman Appreciation Day, an annual recognition of the crews who construct, maintain and repair electric power lines. In OG&E’s service area, line crews of more than 275 employees work tirelessly to ensure customers can count on reliable electricity as they care for their families, work, operate businesses and go about their daily lives.
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