The U.S. State Department is urging any Americans remaining in Russia to leave immediately, citing an elevated risk of arbitrary arrest by Russian security officials amid a more general warning of “unpredictable consequences” stemming from the Ukraine war and the “possibility of terrorism.”

the point Oklahoma lawmaking underway... Publisher The Oklahoma Legislature has been back in session for about two weeks now, and thousands of legislative bills are in the pipeline for consideration.

“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” — Saint Augustine.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A trio of bills aimed at recruiting, retaining and rewarding Oklahoma teachers passed the House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee for Education on Monday. The legislation is authored by Subcommittee Chair Mark McBride, R-Moore, and Common Education Committee Chair Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon.

During Gov. Kevin Stitt’s first term in office, he cut taxes, expanded school choice, restrained government growth to build up record state savings, and imposed COVID restrictions that were far more limited in scope and duration than those in many states.

Former Governor Frank Keating Chairs Effort to Stop Recreational Marijuana A coalition of community, business, and law enforcement leaders filed papers with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission this week to oppose SQ 820, the effort to legalize recreational marijuana under state law. Official documents list former Governor Frank Keating as the chairman of the organization, Protect Our Kids No 820.

the point Publisher In the coming five weeks, Oklahoma citizens and voters are going to be inundated with advertisements and information about one of the most consequential elections in our state’s history — whether or not to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in all 77 counties. The election will be March 7, 2023.

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It is an incredible honor to serve you in Washington. Our unsustainable deficit spending, open border, unchecked bureaucracy, and woke policies are undermining our Republic.

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.