By State Rep. Gus Blackwell
I have no interim studies scheduled for this week at the Capitol. However, I may attend the study on Thursday dealing with Developmental Disabilities Services. This Department of Human Services (DHS) division has over 5,000 people on a waiting list. Since three of my studies deal with DHS, I thought it [...]
By State Rep. Gus Blackwell
To begin this week, I would like to thank those people who responded to last week’s column by contacting me with their suggestions for legislative bills in the 2011 Session. Your help and input is greatly appreciated, in this matter. Feel free to continue contacting me concerning bill suggestions [...]
By Stephen Skacall
One of the number one issues on the minds of Oklahoma’s voters, especially those of us in the Panhandle, is immigration. How do we deal with the problem? It’s clear that the federal government won’t be doing much to solve the problem in the near future, so states have to take action of [...]
By Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The first of many reports on the Class of 2010 are in and we are making strides! The Class of 2010 is the first class of Oklahoma students to graduate under a required work-ready/college-ready curriculum mandated by the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005 (ACE [...]
By State Rep. Gus Blackwell
Last week a person stopped me at a local store in Guymon to discuss an idea for a bill, which they wanted me to file. He asked when Session started again. He did so in order to remind me about his idea in February for the new Session. However, I told [...]
By Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
One out of every six drivers in school zones is distracted by a cell phone, eating, drinking, smoking, grooming or even reading, according to a recent study by Safe Kids USA. Afternoon drivers are 22 percent more likely to be distracted than morning drivers.