OKLAHOMA CITY — Agents from the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with several law enforcement agencies, led a raid Aug. 20 at an illegal marijuana grow operation in Okmulgee County that resulted in the confiscation of a large amount of marijuana and plants.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued a formal opinion confirming that Oklahoma legislators are fully authorized to attend executive sessions of every state agency, board and commission.

the point Publisher There is little doubt that free speech is under attack around the globe, with some nations putting people in prison for speaking out on social media. Public officials are having a difficult time differentiating between vile and rancid speech, hate speech, and free speech.

OKLAHOMA CITY — In an expedited opinion to help ensure schools have needed resources for enhanced security, Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a formal opinion today directing the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to send school districts long-overdue security funds.

Our increasingly imperial executive branch has become the center of American politics as the presidency itself shrinks into irrelevancy. It is a dangerous dynamic that threatens the future of our country, and it’s been exposed during our current president’s lamest of lame-duck final months in office.

Oklahoma Watch The initiative petition to gradually raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 per hour is one step closer to appearing before voters. Last week the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s Office verified 157,287 signatures for State Question 832, well above the 92,263 required to make the ballot.

By Andy and Renie Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com The 6-year-old insisted he go with Mom to see Aunt Jeanie. Never having visited a rehab facility before, he was quite excited with the prospect of seeing “Aunt J’s new home.” He had heard his mom talking on the phone about the room where his aunt played with balls and colored blocks and got to ride on a special bicycle. That sounded right down his alley, and he couldn’t wait.

Sen. Burns Stands in Opposition to Hydroelectric Power Plant in Pushmataha County OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen.

• Has the OWRB issued previous stream water permits to out of state corporations for use of Oklahoma stream water that has “no beneficial use” to Oklahoma residents? (OWRB): The term “beneficial use,” as relating to water law, is a term which means “the use of such quantity of water when reasonable intelligence and diligence are exercised for a lawful purpose and as is economically necessary for that purpose.” Oklahoma Administrative Code 785:20-1-2. When evaluating “beneficial use,” OWRB determines whether the purpose for using the water is lawful, and then how much water is reasonable to fulfill that lawful purpose.

I think it’s safe to say that when some business or governmental agency threatens to put dozens of Southeast Oklahoma residents off of their land, which in a number of cases has been held by several generations for more than 100 years... you can expect a battle.