Senator Hall: State budget will be far more difficult
For the past couple of weeks, Senate Committees have been meeting virtually to work through executive nominations—these are appointments by the governor to various posts…
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Rep. Mize: Reopening Oklahoma cautiously
Oklahoma has begun the process of reopening, and while it’s encouraging to know our lives will begin to look a little more normal, we still…
Meridian graduates reach for their goals
This month, nearly 400 high school and adult students will be graduating from Meridian’s full-time career training programs. Even though we won’t be able to…
Supt. Simpson: Graduation cannot occur as scheduled on May 19
Sometimes, you just don’t know where to start! We had such a busy time over the last few weeks that it all seems like a…
Mayor: Thank You
By: Steve GentlingSpecial to Guthrie News Page THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! To the citizens of Guthrie, I would like to thank you for…
Sen. Hall: Oklahoma is ranked 42nd in the 2020 U.S. Census
Last week I took part in a subcommittee hearing that was really a first for Oklahoma—in order to protect the safety of all involved, we’ve…
Rep. Mize: Social distancing is working in Oklahoma
There’s good news about Oklahoma’s fight against COVID-19. Projections show that we are flattening the curve, and the situation looks better now than it did…
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…
Rep. Pfeiffer: House nears third-reading deadline
Now that the committee deadline has passed, the countdown for bills to be passed out of their chamber of origin is quickly approaching. We started…
Senator Hall: Long but productive days coming up
Thursday, February 27 marked the deadline for Senate committees to vote on bills that started out in this chamber. By the time we hit that…