Swinging for the fences

CUSHING - There’s not a lot of places left where you can go out and feed two people a hearty Oklahoma barbecue dinner for just $30. There’s only one place in Cushing where you can do that and see 100-percent of the proceeds go to a program that helps local youth.

AG Drummond awards sheriff office assistance grants to all Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma City — Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office has awarded grant funding totaling $18 million to provide support for every county sheriff’s office in Oklahoma through a new program created by the state Legislature this year to enhance law enforcement services.

Pro Tem-Elect Paxton and Sen. Thompson to Refile Legislation to limit Virtual Days in Public Education

OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle and Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, today announced their plans to refile legislation to reduce the use of virtual school days in public education.

Standridge Files OTA Due Process Guarantee Bill

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, has filed Senate Bill 80, legislation aimed at increasing transparency and public involvement in the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s (OTA) projects.

Lawmakers Appeal OG&E rate increase; Ask OK Supreme Court to Rule on Hiett’s Failure to Disqualify and OCC’s One-Page Audits

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Drummond declares lack of confidence in Stitt budget projections, calls for increased legislative involvement

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced shortly before today’s Board of Equalization meeting that he lacks confidence in the budget numbers provided by the Stitt Administration, calling instead for increased legislative involvement in the process “I come from the private sector,...

Holiday Spirit

The world-famous jolly old elf made his way down from the North Pole into Cushing just before his big day, to share some Christmas spirit with the Cushing Tiger Spirit squad during the Tigers’ game against the Mannford Pirates.