Legislative Life Cycle

At the State Capitol this week, legislators held the final interim studies of the year and are looking ahead at their long todo lists before the next session.After the general election on November 5, the Oklahoma State Election Board has two weeks to certify the results.

For The Children

OK Kid Governor Rides Again! OKLAHOMA CITY – On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with Oklahoma 4-H to present our OK Kid Governor program to 59 students in 4th-6th grade from across the state.

Adventures with Allie

Sometimes when you read a book and you get to a new chapter, it starts in the middle of the action, and you have to take a pause and go back a couple of pages to make sure that you did indeed not miss anything important, it’s just the author trying to be artsy and build suspense by throwing you...

Rethinking Cellphones in Schools

November 5 is Election Day across the country, and I want to remind Oklahomans to visit the Oklahoma Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp to find important information to help you vote, such as a preview of your ballot and the location of your polling place.

Breaking the silence:

Many Oklahomans look forward to October – it's usually a time of cooler temperatures and a chance to cheer on our favorite teams on the football field. But more importantly to me, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Adventures with Allie

I have always been an animal lover. Dogs, cats, rabbits, snakes, geckos… it doesn’t matter, I love them all. My love for animals started before I can even remember, according to my siblings, my first word was even “kitty”.

Boosting Oklahoma's Infrastructure

On Tuesday, I attended an exciting event with Centranet, a subsidiary of Central Rural Electric Cooperative in Oklahoma. Centranet is working with the Sac and Fox Nation to build fiber broadband infrastructure, and their first project focuses on the town of Agra, just south of House District 33.

Stock Market Insights

Balancing Acts: What Deserves Our Focus? Since mid-August, my son and I have spent several nights and weekends going to football and baseball practices and games. My daughter doesn't play sports and is currently in a season of fewer activities.

Not Okay

You know those weeks where you feel like you've gone 12 rounds with the universe playing the part of Muhammad Ali — those times where you have been sucker punched so many times that you're not really sure how your eyes open and yet you can still see the next hit coming.

Investing in Our Youth

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hosting a group from Perkins-Tryon High School at the State Capitol!They did a tour of the building, sat in the House Chamber for a while and even got a pretty rare behind-thescenes tour—a climb up into the dome!