Gov. Stitt: The time is now for Congress to ratify USMCA for the benefit of Oklahoma

  • By Gov. Kevin Stitt | State of Oklahoma

Earlier this summer, President Trump gave his 30-day notice, required by law, that he intends to submit the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal to Congress for ratification. USMCA rebalances the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and is, undoubtedly, a benefit for Ok…

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Gov. Stitt responds to Inter-Tribal resolution
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Gov. Stitt responds to Inter-Tribal resolution

  • By Gov. Kevin Stitt | State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma is comprised of 39 federally recognized tribes and roughly 4 million people, and I was elected to give a fresh eye to all agreements, laws, and actions by state government and to make the hard decisions that consider every individual who calls this great state home.

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Have you thought of becoming a physician?

Have you thought of becoming a physician?

  • By Dr. Kayse Shrum and Gov. Bill Anoatubby

Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor? That’s the question more and more Native American and rural Oklahoma high school students are asking as America’s first tribally affiliated medical school is becoming a reality in northeastern Oklahoma. The innovative new medical school, located…

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'Constitutional carry' in Oklahoma
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'Constitutional carry' in Oklahoma

  • By Richard R. Barron | Chief Photographer

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed the so-called “permitless carry” bill.

Cole applauds passage of 2018 Farm Bill

Cole applauds passage of 2018 Farm Bill

  • By U.S. Rep Tom Cole Oklahoma Fourth Congressional District

"Protecting our farmers and ranchers is essential to the agriculture community and our nation’s economy."

COLUMN: President Trump’s war with the press

COLUMN: President Trump’s war with the press

  • By Bill Ketter | CNHI News Service

One of the most unsurprising things about President Donald Trump’s first days in office is that it was full of surprises in the voices and images that consumed the national media’s attention.

Trump's dangerous appeal to gun owners

Donald Trump’s impromptu comment Tuesday regarding the Second Amendment might have been a rallying cry for gun owners to vote for him, but the words carried a dangerous underlying message.

Judge relents on gagging the press in East Texas mass murder case

  • The Palestine Herald-Press

State District Judge Deborah Oakes Evans got her prior-restraint priorities right Tuesday when she excluded the press from an earlier unconstitutional court order restricting news coverage of the East Texas mass murder case.

Netanyahu brings sobering warning to Congress

  • Congressman Tom Cole

Certainly the most valuable friends in life are those who are unafraid to speak the honest, unapologetic truth when it desperately needs to be heard. Through his powerful speech before Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proved that he, and his country, remains exactly that k…

The public has a right to know

As Oklahoma legislators prepare once again to meet in open session, it seems an appropriate time to renew a fundamental reality involving the public’s right to know. It is this: Public notices printed in newspapers and published on newspaper websites are vital to maintaining transparency. 

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DUNCAN, Viviane Jul 17, 2019 - Jul 17, 2019

ADA [ndash] A visitation for Viviane Hope Duncan will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Viviane Hope, the infant daughter of Richard and Melissa Duncan, was born and died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at a local hospital. Survivors include her parents, Richard and Melissa…