Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations file Federal Lawsuit to end Compact Renewal Dispute

Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations file Federal Lawsuit to end Compact Renewal Dispute OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 31, 2019) – The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations filed a Federal lawsuit today to bring an end to the uncertainty Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt has attempted to cast over Tribal gaming operations. The...

State extends hunting and fishing compacts with Cherokee and Choctaw nations

GOVERNOR SIGNS 1-YEAR EXTENSION WITH CHOCTAW NATION ON HUNTING, FISHING COMPACT Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (December 31, 2019) – Governor Kevin Stitt announced today that the State of Oklahoma has signed a one-year extension with Choctaw Nation on the hunting and fishing compact that was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2019. Earlier...

Governor announces two tribes sign 8-month gaming extension, responds to federal lawsuit by Chickasaw, Cherokee and Choctaw

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES TWO TRIBES SIGN 8-MONTH GAMING EXTENSION, RESPONDS TO FEDERAL LAWSUIT BY CHICKASAW, CHEROKEE, CHOCTAW Oklahoma City, Okla. (Dec. 31, 2019) – Governor Kevin Stitt today announced two tribes, the Kialegee Tribal Town (“Tribe”) and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, have entered into an eight-month...

LtGov Pinnell invites Okies to participate in State Parks First Day Hikes

Lt. Governor Pinnell Encourages Oklahomans to Participate in State Parks First Day Hikes (Oklahoma City, OK) – Lt. Governor Pinnell is encouraging fellow Oklahomans to kick off 2020 by participating in the nationwide State Parks First Day Hikes program. The initiative takes place at State Parks in all fifty states on New...

OCPA column: Problem gambling must be part of compact debate

Problem gambling must be part of compact debate By Jonathan Small The debate over renegotiating state-tribal gaming compacts, which confer monopoly rights to casinos, has focused mostly on dollars and cents. But the debate should also focus on the societal fallout of casinos: the ripple effects of problem gamblers. The...

OK State Education Dep't promotes progressive activism masquerading as civics

Oklahoma education agency promotes progressive activism masquerading as civics by David Randall, Ph.D. The nonprofit organization Generation Citizen has been busy in Oklahoma these last few years. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) blandly announced this month that Generation Citizen “offers training and...

Merry Christmas!

Have a very merry Christmas! The account of the birth of Jesus Christ, from Luke 2: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his...

Stitt's Sec'y of Native American Affairs resigns in protest of compact negotiations

Former State Rep. Lisa Billy resigned today as Governor Stitt's Secretary of Native American Affairs over his handling of negotiations on renewal of existing tribal gaming compacts. Here is her resignation letter:...

Are You Smarter than a Congressman? Take the Quiz and find out!

From Pursuit: Congress just quickly passed a pair of massive spending bills that package what are supposed to be 12 separate spending bills into two giant omnibuses. Our entire discretionary budget is funded by these two bills (as opposed to programs such as Social Security, Medicare and interest payments that are mandatory)....

AG Hunter applauds Congress for passing legislation to reduce spam calls

Attorney General Hunter Applauds Congress for Passing Legislation to Cut Down on Robocalls OKLAHOMA CITY (December 20, 2019) – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement, applauding members of both Congressional chambers for passing legislation that will cut down on robocalls. The Telephone Robocall...

Music Monday: Angels We Have Heard on High

This week's Music Monday is the Christmas carol Angels We Have Heard on High, performed here by the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers. Enjoy! See below for all previous Music Monday posts. Do you have a song you'd like to suggest for a future Music Monday? Email me at JamisonFaught@MuskogeePolitico.com. December 16th, 2019: I Wonder As I Wander December 9th, 2019: O Come, All...

Small: Time for lawsuit reform to benefit teaching profession

Time for lawsuit reform to benefit teaching profession By Jonathan Small If listening to someone whack a bell at Christmas dinner “to pierce the silence in the face of all forms of oppression including racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, misogyny, and homophobia” sounds like your idea of a good time, then membership in...

Governor, Senate leaders comment on FY2021 Budget certification figures

GOVERNOR STITT ISSUES STATEMENT ON OKLAHOMA BOARD OF EQUALIZATION CERTIFICATION Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (December 20, 2019) – Governor Kevin Stitt today issued the following statement after the state Board of Equalization certified an estimate indicating lawmakers will have $8.3 billion to build a budget for the 2021...

OKGOP comments on Dems and Kendra Horn's impeachment vote

From the Oklahoma Republican Party: Yesterday, Oklahoma's fifth District US Congresswoman Kendra Horn joined Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in a partisan vote to impeach President Donald Trump. In so doing, she rejected her own district and state, who overwhelmingly supported President Trump for the presidency. Instead of...