OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed Senate Bill 720, to ensure firearm suppressors and the basic materials used to manufacture them in Oklahoma are not subject to federal laws or regulations.

the point Sometimes I get the feeling we’re afraid to look too closely at a situation for fear we might find the truth... and that it doesn’t fit our political ideals.

the Time is right to address Okla. point education needs...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed Senate Bill 456, which would eliminate the ability to claim any portion of a landowner’s property by adverse possession or “squatting.” “While squatting has always been an issue, we saw a huge uptick in recent years as buildings were vacated during the pandemic,” Burns said.

Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, recently announced it will award a $30,000 grant to the University of Central Oklahoma School of Engineering to advance its new makerspace. The grant will fund the Boeing Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Lab, which will be in the new engineering makerspace located on Central’s campus.

NEW YORK CITY — According to a recent account in the EPOCH TIMES, a former top FBI official in New York has been arrested due to his alleged ties to a Russian oligarch, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday.

Letter to the Editor, In mid-December, we received a call from one of our tenants that she could hear water sounds under the bathroom floor. We responded immediately, could hear water sound, called the plumber and turned off the water.

the point Publisher I can’t remember when so many political wars were being fought on so many fronts. Both parties continue to demonstrate the very lowest level of statesmanship as voting on important legislation generally follows party lines.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. debt ceiling will come due on Jan. 19, as socalled “extraordinary measures” of refinancing the debt up to the current limit $31.4 trillion are reached, setting up a showdown in Congress as the newly elected U.S. House majority led by Republicans looks to trim the federal budget by capping discretionary and mandatory spending in key areas.

• Open amendment process allows members to bring spending cut amendments from the floor on all general appropriation bills. This hasn’t been allowed under an “open rule” in six years. Members could only vote yes or no on bills — they couldn’t legislate under an “open rule.”