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!

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.