Oklahoma Tribes decline Gov. Stitt’s task force on State-Tribal relations
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s largest tribes won’t join Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new task force on law enforcement and jurisdiction issues stemming from the U.S.
Sen. Lankford proposes border deal
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Sen. James Lankford, (R-Okla.), blasted last week’s leak of a draft border and immigration deal — which reportedly would allow 5,000 migrants per day into the US — as a “lie.” “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on,” Lankford posted on X on Saturday, citing a quote from the English Baptist minister Charles Spurgeon.
Race to call Iowa results angers media
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Media spark outrage by calling Iowa early . . . Just 31 minutes after the Iowa caucuses began, the Associated Press already had its final results: a victory for former President Donald Trump. The early call ignited a firestorm of criticism from Trump’s opponents and even some Democrats who questioned the decision. Several other major news outlets called the election in Trump’s favor shortly after 7:30 p.m. local time before some voters even had the chance to cast their ballots at their local precinct. The call sparked outrage among some candidates’ campaigns who argued the call amounted to “election interference” that disenfranchised voters who waited in line in the freezing to choose their preferred nominee.
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the point Only a few frigid weeks into 2024 the process to elect the next American president is in full swing. The opening round has convened in Iowa and as many expected, former President Donald Trump has chalked up a massive victory.
Congressman says 200 FBI assets scattered among Jan. 6 crowd
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A member of Congress investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S.
Rep. Humphrey says District Attorneys charging for services not delivered
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has issued the following response to Oklahoma district attorneys and the Oklahoma attorney general after their replies to his recent request for an examination of the collection of probation fees.
Agribusiness is Choctaw County’s foundation...
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Agriculture has always been either No 1. or No. 2 in contributing to Choctaw County’s annual gross national product.
According to the latest Census data, there are 851 farms in Choctaw County taking up more than 337,000 acres. The average size of those 851 farms is just under 400 acres.
Annual sales for these agribusinesses total more than $50 million dollars.
Get a grip... Here comes 2024!
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The beginning of a new year reminds me of the marquee line in the blockbuster movie Forrest Gump, when Forrest said: “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”’ It’s pretty safe to say that as we stick our toes into the shallow edges of the new year — 2024, we can’t foresee all the twists and turns that lie ahead or how turbulent the waters might ultimately become in the coming year.
Supreme Court’s John Roberts urges ‘caution’ on using artificial intelligence
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing the legal field and will have a major impact in the future, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in his year-end report for 2023.
‘Just flappin’ his gums’
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Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com The old man is sitting on his front porch in his favorite rocking chair and talking to his freshly minted 21-year-old grandson –– attempting to encourage him to think things over clearly before deciding. To make decisions for his life based on clear facts, a living God and real love. Instead of impulse, illogical dreams and irrational hopes.
