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!

Babies behave better than us

Two-month-old Lydia suddenly feels uncomfortable, so she begins twisting her little head back and forth, whimpering, and when that doesn’t bring her mom, she begins shifting her body around.

10 Most Wanted Campaign targets Oklahoma fugitives

This month my office launched a new campaign to help capture some of Oklahoma’s most wanted fugitives from justice. Easily accessible on the Attorney General’s website at Oklahoma.gov/oag, this 10 Most Wanted list is created to assist the incredible work of our partners in the U.S.

Learn about the toothpaste

Have you ever tried to help your significant other with something only to be told you did it wrong? For example, you went shopping for a few personal hygiene products because you knew your home was running low – your spouse usually does that sort of thing but you thought you would help out.

Stock Market Insights

The Fed's Bold Cut: Effects and Expectations When my cousin was five years old, she cut her ponytail off while playing beauty shop. When her Mom went to take her hair out of the ponytail, the whole thing fell into her hand.

Over-regulated in Oklahoma

Oklahoma is known as a conservative state, but you wouldn’t know it from the number of regulations imposed.In its “Snapshots of State Regulations” report, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranked Oklahoma 17th nationally in the number of regulatory restrictions imposed.

Studies Starting Soon

The House Children, Youth and Family Services Committee that I have chaired for the past two years has organized six studies this year which will begin on Monday, September 30.

The average American can’t afford an average house

More precisely, according to data compiled by the National Association of Realtors, buying an average home is now out of reach for the majority of Americans, as the annual household income needed to afford a medianpriced home without too much financial strain has shot up 60% since January 2022.

Stock Market Insights

Economic Tests: Surviving and Thriving My kids are far enough into the new school semester that they are starting to take tests. They don’t like them, but they are a necessary evil in education. It seems to me that the US economy and stock market have also been tested lately.