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Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs announces Co-Hosted Farmer Veteran Field Day

Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) is thrilled to announce its partnership in co-hosting the inaugural Farmer Veteran Field Day, slated for May 7, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 8656 Banner Road, Slaughterville, OK. This special event, aimed at uniting and educating veteran farmers, promises an enriching day of learning, networking, and exploration of the vast opportunities within the agriculture sector.

It’s time to put partisanship aside when it comes to the future of Oklahoma public schools

Over the coming days, lawmakers will be tasked with taking a series of pivotal votes that will help define the path for our public schools.

Broadband expansion is this generation’s rural electrification

From downtown Oklahoma City and Tulsa to the far edges of the panhandle and Ouachita Mountains, highspeed internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity.

Capitol Conversations

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Voting on a state budget is one of the most important things my Senate colleagues and I do during the legislative session. Leaders of the Senate and House appropriations committees have begun negotiating a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This comes after the Senate publicly unveiled its proposed budget in March and voted on it as a full chamber.

Buc Blab

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Hello again, Buc Nation!

Sermonette

Last week I began a thought about God’s eternal plan of salvation. That plan to restore us to His fellowship and deliver us from sin and punishment for our sin was described by Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15.

TIME MACHINE

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50 years ago, April 18, 1974

Historically Speaking

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I think it is safe to say that the most significant event in my lifetime is Sept. 11, 2001. Yet while names like Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda are now household names, the American public at large knows very little about them, how Al-Qaeda works or much about the other founding members or their religious philosophy. Lawrence Wright tackles these issues in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.” Wright not only explains the attacks of that dreadful day but helps readers understand the men behind it that caused so much pain.

Time Machine

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Six Tonkawa High School junior boys have been named delegates by the Tonkawa American Legion Post 71 to attend Oklahoma Boys State, May 25-June 1 at Northeastern State college, Tahlequah, it was announced today. In addition three alternates were named.

Capitol Conversations

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It was another busy week at the Capitol as Senate committees continued meeting to vote on dozens of House bills. Two very important House bills I’m sponsoring passed the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, which I lead.