Legislature Overrides Governor’s Budget Veto
With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down work at the Capitol for a month and a half, legislators were forced to reprioritize our work this year,…
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Sen. Hall: No choice but to write the budget based on projection
Senator Hall: State budget will be far more difficult
Rep. Mize: Reopening Oklahoma cautiously
Meridian graduates reach for their goals
Supt. Simpson: Graduation cannot occur as scheduled on May 19
Mayor: Thank You
Sen. Hall: Oklahoma is ranked 42nd in the 2020 U.S. Census
Rep. Mize: Social distancing is working in Oklahoma
Mayor Gentling: Taking care of each other
By: Mayor Steve GentlingSpecial to Guthrie News Page Well Guthrie, we are in the throes of this COVID-19 challenge and here is what I have…
Senator Hall: Budget will be the top priority moving forward this session
On Monday, after nearly three weeks of conducting meetings and briefings remotely, we returned to the Capitol for a special session to consider the governor’s…
Legislature meets to approve emergency declaration, address revenue failure
The Legislature re-convened on Monday to address several necessary items to continue government services for all Oklahomans. The House first convened in special session to…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State Update
While most members of the state Legislature are not at the Capitol right now, because of the threat of COVID-19, we are at home in…
Supt. Simpson: “Our lives have been turned upside down by a pandemic”
I write this column from home as our routines were altered more than any of us could have imagined only three weeks ago when my…
MTC Supt. Major: We’re Here for You
At Meridian our mission is to educate, enrich lives and secure economic futures. At times like this, our mission has never been more important in…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Legislators continue work
The one thing the Legislature is constitutionally required to do each year is to pass a balanced budget. This year, that is as important as…
Mayor: The new normal For Guthrie
As we head into another week of the COVID-19 invasion, we are clearly experiencing a new normal. Life as we have known it for a…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Republican and Democrat Caucuses met Monday with state Health Commissioner Gary Cox to receive an update on the…
Senator Hall: Business of the people will continue
Oklahoma, like most of the nation and the world, is in the midst of an unprecedented public health event. The situation seems to be changing…
Rep. Mize: House completes floor work
It’s been a busy week at the Oklahoma Legislature, but it’s also been incredibly productive as well. We completed our deadline on Thursday to hear…