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Pardoning Proves Power of Presidency

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December 2024 and January 2025 may possibly go down in history as one of the most politically significant moments in recent history. In December then-President Joe Biden broke a record by issuing pardons or commuted sentences of more than 1,500 people. Several of his pardons were preemptive ones for family members and other politicians. Biden’s most controversial pardon was for his son Hunter, which Biden promised during the campaign that he would not do.

Stitt vs. Walters: A GOP bromance hits the skids. Maybe Oklahoma school children will win in the end

Buckle up: The bromance between Kevin Stitt and Ryan Walters is over.

Sen. Bill Coleman

I’m proud to say that one of my committees has put the wheels in motion for Oklahoma to legalize sports betting. The Senate Business and Insurance Committee easily passed three sports betting bills this week. While this is an important first step in the legislative process, I firmly believe that by moving forward on the policy front, we’re forcing stakeholders to work together on this issue. Representatives from the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association and the Oklahoma City Thunder have a meeting set for this coming week to discuss sports betting, which is a major development.

Buc Blab

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Hello Buc Nation! This week there is a basketball game on Monday against Pawnee at home. Districts creep up on us! They will be this Friday and Saturday.

Sermonette

One of the primary ways we learn is by watching what someone does. In his introduction, Luke writes: “I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven.” We learn from what Jesus said and from the things he did.

The Tonkawa News Time Machine

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50 years ago, February 13, 1975

Oklahomans schooled GOP lawmaker on what he should have known: Not to pick on kids with disabilities

Irate parents taught an Oklahoma lawmaker a life lesson I bet he’ll never forget: Do not mess with the education of public school children who have been diagnosed with a disability.

Constitution 101: Senate Qualifications Clause

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As our Founding Fathers were discussing the creation of the Senate, or upper house in Congress, they had to consider qualifications for members to hold such important positions. What they determined constitutes Article I, Section III, Clause III, of the Constitution or what is known as the Senate Qualification Clause. This clause reads, “No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.”

Sen. Bill Coleman R-Ponca City, District 10

The legislative session is off to a busy start. The Senate and the House gaveled in for the four-month legislative session on Monday, Feb. 3. The session officially kicked off with senators and representatives gathering in the House chamber to listen to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s seventh State of the State address.

Ask Rusty - Why was Social Security money moved to the General Treasury?

Why were the Social Security funds moved from the Social Security account to the General Fund with the government? Is it not then called a tax making it an entitlement? That then gives the government control of our retirement. Most of us feel that someone should be in charge and use the Social Security fund with investments that grow our savings.