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The Claremore Progress newspaper is reporting that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced plans to join 10 of his GOP counterparts at the Mexican border this week.
Facebook in the hot seat...
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Senators piled criticism onto Facebook Tuesday as a whistleblower accused the company of making choices that put profits over people. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, testified in person before a full Senate Commerce subcommittee panel, urging Congress to hold the tech giant accountable for what she said was the harm it inflicted on children and its refusal to properly police its content.
Humphrey criticizes Biden mandates...
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has emailed a letter to President Joe Biden telling the nation’s executive that his actions are an embarrassment and destructive to the nation and its allies. The full text of the letter is below.
Which way were they going? I’m their leader!
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The past few weeks have been very trying for many families as COVID and pneumonia put out a doublewhammy on far too many people. We can’t say enough praise about our doctors, nurses and health care workers, who are really in the trenches fighting COVID and all its iterations.
From Congressman Markwayne Mullin
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WASHINGTON — Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting no on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. “I will always fight hardest in Washington for our service members who put their lives on the line to defend our freedoms every single day,” Mullin said.
Why did DOJ drop charges against China spies?
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Top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday asked Attorney General Merrick Garland why the Justice Department has dismissed charges against six suspected Chinese spies. The GOP lawmakers – Rep.
More implications against Clintons...
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Nearly two years after evidence emerged that the infamous Steele dossier was a political dirty trick filled with Russian disinformation and disproved allegations, Special Counsel John Durham unloaded a new indictment that exposes a parallel effort by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to flood the FBI with more dubious Trump-Russia collusion dirt.
Vanishing Corporate citizens...
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One of the biggest disappointments Hugo’s business community has experienced over several decades has been the exodus of its top three or four corporate business offices. We’re talking about Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; Lone Star Gas and Public Service Company.
Audits of taxpayer money aren’t attacks
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In the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary, then candidate Kevin Stitt promised to have the State Auditor and Inspector audit every major state agency if he was elected. He wasn’t the only one. Every candidate followed then State Auditor Gary Jones’ lead and said they would audit every dime of taxpayer dollars, but then the campaign ended and the promises forgotten — until this week.
Senate Review
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As we enter into fall, things are ramping up at the Capitol with interim studies, which are in-depth discussions and presentations over a variety of topics that are of interest to Legislators across the state. Oftentimes, legislation is crafted from the findings of these studies, which bring together leaders and experts from their respective fields for meaningful discussions.
