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Lankford wants to stop supplying criminal cartels with guns and money coming from the US

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WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act to increase inspections of traffic going from the US to Mexico, which will help combat the flow of illicit firearms and money that fuel drug cartels.

Renewed focus: Drummond tells OPA members he wants transparency, accountability

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SHAWNEE — State Attorney General Gentner Drummond has been on the job now for 20 weeks, and in that time he has been working on a renewed focus on transparency and government accountability. In his short time since taking office, he has made some big decisions that have sometimes put him at odds with some of state’s top elected leaders.

Lankford wants transparency when the federal government uses AI to interact with you

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced a bill to require transparency of the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI). The bill would require federal agencies to notify individuals when they are interacting with or subject to decisions made using certain AI or other automated systems. The bill also directs agencies to establish an appeals process that will ensure there is a human review of AI-generated decisions that may negatively affect individuals.