Washington, D.C. – Congressman Josh Brecheen reintroduced the Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act. This legislation would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from mandating speed limiters on vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) above 26,000 pounds. The speed limiter rule, originally proposed by the Obama Administration and revived under President Biden, would harm both the agricultural and trucking industries by impacting commercial transport. This rule would impact semi-trucks, grain haulers, large bulk feed trucks, large flatbed trucks, dump trucks, furniture trucks, and other vehicles with a GVWR exceeding 26,000 pounds if they cross state lines.

SOPER — Candidates interested in filing for Trustee of the Township of Soper will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, April 28.

Turnpike Bill Pits Governor against Lawmakers I am getting numerous questions about a vote I took last week. The Oklahoma Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 675, which would allow the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunication System to identify tribal citizens’ vehicle information for the purpose of charging turnpike fees.

the point Much has been written and a good bit of bloviation has followed announcements by our federal government more than a year ago about converting over $40 Billion in taxpayer dollars into better Internet service to much of rural America. Since that time, many states, (Oklahoma included) have created government agencies whose purpose revolves specifically around the implementation of federal grants to Internet service providing companies.

FORT TOWSON –– Fort Towson Historic Site will host “History Day Camp” for kids ages nine to 13 from Tuesday, May 27, through Thursday, May 29. The camp takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

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19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.

1 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers. 2 So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida.

Legal counsel representing the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Fund Board of Investors filed a petition with the Oklahoma Supreme Court today seeking a declaratory judgment after a formal vote of the Board authorized legal action against improper interference by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation on Wednesday unveiled its new Center for Biomedical Data Sciences, which promises to accelerate the foundation’s cutting-edge studies and benefit research throughout the state.