Sixth-Graders Explain the Capitol

One of the highlights of serving as your state representative is welcoming groups from House District 33 to their State Capitol. I especially love getting to visit with students, and I hosted Lisa Sadler's sixth-grade class from Ripley just a few weeks ago!

OKDHS Oversight Report

Recently, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that I gladly coauthored to help Oklahoma's 4-H students.House Bill 1006 grants 4-H students an excused absence when participating in an approved activity. The author of the bill, Rep.

Adventures with Allie

What do kids think adults do all day? I had a conversation with my nephew a few days ago where he said he couldn’t wait to be a grown up because he just wanted to play video games all day. And of course, when you’re an adult that’s what you get to do right?

Capitol Cliff Notes

On Tuesday, the governor signed Senate Bill 941 into law. For the past four years, we have been working on this piece of legislation during my tenure as Chairman of the Wildlife Committee.

Honoring a Guthrie Veteran

After our mid-March deadline to pass House bills through the House chamber, we've officially swapped bills with the Senate. This is done through a process called 'engrossing,' and it's the formal steps taken to officially move a bill between chambers.

Marked safe from dandelion blowing winds

Judging by Sunday’s severe weather predictions from the Oklahoma TV weather fear mongers, I’d have thought a breadand-toilet-paper-shelf-clearing weather event was coming to our part of the state, complete with papaya-sized hailstones falling out of the sky accompanied by a swarm of F-5 tornadoes...

Adventures with Allie

Taxation without representation is one of the main reasons why the U.S. colonists rose up against Great Britain’s rule, starting the Revolutionary War. So why aren’t there any laws about it today?

Hobby Seeking

When I was young, dumb, and broke I never considered the importance of hobbies — I didn’t have the patience or resources for them anyway.

Third Reading Deadline

Our last day to pass bills through their chamber of origin, also known as our third reading deadline, was on March 14, and I passed three more of my bills through the House ahead of this deadline.

Payne County’s Our Daily Bread Mobile Market has a new director

CUSHING - Our Daily Bread Mobile Market, which delivers groceries to Yale, Glencoe, Cushing, Perkins, and the Family Resource Center at Oklahoma State University, recently selected a new director, Morgan Andrews.