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All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. — John 6:37

I am continually amazed by the number of emails I get with questions about Social Security from people who don’t even pay into the system. Who are these folks? They are primarily teachers in some states and police officers and firefighters in other states. A lot of these employees are covered by other retirement plans and not by Social Security.

OKLAHOMA CITY – All stakeholders will be at the table in public meetings to craft an actionable rural broadband expansion plan for Oklahoma under legislation enacted by veto override Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans.

Today is Tuesday, May 26, the 147th day of 2020. There are 219 days left in the year.

A PARADE from family and friends was held this week for residents of Creekside Village. This has been a difficult time for many residents not being able to see their families. A parade brought a smile to their faces.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Kevin Stitt has named Oklahoma Air National Guard surgeon Col. Lance Frye of Tulsa as interim commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health as the state continues to reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill Thursday designed to fund his own Medicaid expansion plan, leaving it unclear how his proposal would be paid for.

It’s hard to believe, but I’m officially not a freshman senator anymore. What an interesting time to be in the legislature and have a front row seat to history in the making. Unfortunately, it’s been sad history the last couple of months, but I’m so proud of our state employees, especially in the Senate.