Everyone has different influential people who come into their lives and change them for the better. Most of us have a few influencers who mold and make us into who we are or who we are becoming. Paren...

My constituent, Mayor Lelia Foley-Davis, was honored with a citation on the House floor, cele brating her 50 anniversar y as being elected mayor of Taft, Oklahoma. She was born the youngest child of t...

OKLAHOMA CITY – It is springtime, and the legislative session is moving forward reaching the halfway mark of the 2023 session. The Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in heated debates over substantial ...

As long as I can remember I have always spent Easter Sunday in the house of the Lord. We always wore our Sunday best and had Easter dinner together and an egg hunt afterwards. Of course, I grew up in ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Legislature reached its second major deadline, and several thousand bills have been either rejected in their houses of origin or were simply not heard. Up to now, House bi...

Inflation remains at a 40-year high, and House Republicans are committed to providing Oklah omans muchneeded relief. Americans across the nation are feeling the burden of the federal government’s out-...

Oklahoma’s oddly persistent caste-like rainfall pattern—with those to the north and west of Interstate 44 seeing near-record dryness and those to the south and east experiencing abundance—continued du...

OKLAHOMA CITY – OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is pleased to be working this year on a project with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma that will raise awareness about acc...

State Question 820 failed, sending a clear message that Oklahomans oppose unfettered access to marijuana. This is an opportunity for the Legislature to reexamine reforms of the medical marijuana indus...

The power of a name is quite profound. I believe a person’s name is one of the greatest connections to their own identity and individuality. A name ties you to your past ancestry and it ties your chil...

To the Editor: It seems to be a very short time since Sue and I moved to Eufaula, but it has been nearly 36 years. We are thankful that we were lead here in 1987. During this time, our daughter and tw...

There is nothing more surreal than the beauty of God’s timing. As I walked through over 150,000 tulips at the “Tulip Extravaganza” in Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs, AR this weekend I stood in awe of H...

Joe Biden likes to say, “show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” When looking at his latest budget request, it’s clear this president values higher taxes, massive spending and more gov...

This session has been one with many meetings and committee meetings about mental health, health, pandemics, and infrastructure. I recently met with the new CEO of the Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services,...

Two area students attending the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond have made Fall semester honor rolls. Ashton Marie Mayle of Eufaula is on the President’s Honor Roll and Jayden Lynn Carter of P...

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Monday, March 6, Oklahomans gathered at the State Capitol Building at 6 a.m. to honor the memory of those Oklahomans who fell victim to COVID 19. Organized by state Sen. Paul Rosino...

Does anyone ever really benefit by the blame game? Whether an adult or a child, nobody does well with shaming and blaming. In fact, I believe the blame game is nothing but a losing game. Blaming doesn...

On Wednesday, March 8, the Oklahoma Youth Expo officially started. OYE is the world’s largest junior livestock show. Every March, more than 7,000 4-H and FFA members bring more than 13,000 head of cat...

State Rep. Randy Randleman (405) 557-7375 randy.randleman@okhouse.gov Over the next several weeks, I want to dive into the bills I filed for the 2023 legislative session. Starting with House Bill 1040...

One thing I’ve learned over the years as a woman, we are all beautiful in our own way and we are beautifully broken to let the light out to bless and lead others. I am reminded of the beautifully brok...