One interesting attribute of Americans is their willingness to contribute copious amounts of their time in support of some endeavor that they believe will enhance the quality of life for individual or even broad niches of their fellow man.

A fun quote for today: “June is bustin’ out all over, all over the meadow and the hill! Buds’re bustin’ outa bushes and the rompin’ river pushes, ev’ry little wheel that wheels beside the mill!” — Rogers and Hammerstein.

We’ve officially concluded the 2021 legislative session and along with it, there have been some big “wins” for the citizens of Oklahoma. Just more than 3,000 bills were filed head of the session, and at the end, more than 550 ended up being signed by the governor into law.

We have finished the regular legislative session for this year. I wanted to report some of the important legislation passed this session.

“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional theory is that we the people are the sovereigns, the state and federal officials only our agents.

I can’t remember when I’ve seen so much hustle and bustle in Oklahoma and the Midwest as I’m currently noticing. There’s no doubt that both citizens and business are coming out of a forced hibernation and business shut down as a result of the COVID-19 virus that is on the downturn.

The fallout from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared a tribal reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma has now led lawmakers to create a new fund to cover millions of dollars in anticipated state legal expenses.

Last week the Oklahoma legislature passed the 2022 fiscal year budget. The total budget is $8.8 billion, an increase of +14.3% over last year’s $7.7 billion. Oklahoma has a ‘balanced budget’ amendment in the state constitution.

I’ve never had a problem dealing with change. In fact, there is a lot of change that I enjoy.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sophomores will be able to participate in more school-sponsored career opportunities beginning with the 2021-2022 school year under legislation signed into law Wednesday.