by Jamison Faught | Jun 1, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots, Taxes
Senate Pro Tem Treat Comments on Conclusion of the 2023 Regular SessionOKLAHOMA CITY (May 26th) – Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today commented on the conclusion of today’s regular session that began in February.The pro tem said the Senate...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 1, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots, Oklahoma Constitution
Gann, Rick West Call for Constitutional Amendment to Budget Process OKLAHOMA CITY (June 1st) – In reaction to this year’s nearly $13 billion general appropriations’ bill, State Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, and Rick West, R-Heavener, have proposed capping...
by Jamison Faught | May 26, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Will funding produce results?By Jonathan SmallPublic-school advocates have long suggested that if Oklahoma schools had more money, then student outcomes would increase as well. That theory is being put to the test.When they announced this year’s education-funding...
by Jamison Faught | May 24, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Family focus desperately neededBy Jonathan SmallU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on a “loneliness epidemic.” Murthy noted “about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cut off so...
by Jamison Faught | May 23, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
This is a few days old (sorry, been swamped with work), but some significant education news worth recording:Legislature Sends Historic Education Package to GovernorOKLAHOMA CITY (May 19th) – The Legislature today gave final passage to a set of bills directing a...
