Thursday, September 12, 2019

[MuskogeePolitico.com] Nat'l Popular Vote lobby continues wine-and-dine trips for Oklahoma Legislators; JJ Stitt files for U.S. Senate

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Excerpts and links to the full article are below: [Excerpt] The Oklahoma Secretary of State has concluded an initial count of the signatures submitted for the anti-Constitutional Carry initiative petition, and found that the campaign collected 37,057 signatures, nearly 23,000 fewer than needed to halt the implementation of Constitutional Carry and out the measure up for statewide vote. [Excerpt] All told, since December 2017, IRPE and the National Popular Vote effort have doled out at least $47,017.53 to bring 8 GOP Senators, 7 GOP Representatives, 7 Democratic Senators, 5 Democratic Representatives, and one Democratic legislative staff member to their conferences in Utah, California, Colorado, and Massachusetts, and New York. [Excerpt] It's been 18 years now since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. I was eleven at the time, and this was by far the most momentous world event of my childhood. [Excerpt] Oil tycoon, billionaire, philanthropist, and Oklahoma State University benefactor T. Boone Pickens passed away earlier today at the age of 91. [Excerpt] JJ Stitt has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, declaring a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Jim Inhofe. JJ Stitt emailed me and said that he and Governor Stitt "are distant cousins". [Excerpt] State Reps. Zack Taylor, Lundy Kiger and Randy Randleman are hosting two interim studies this week to look at several aspects of charter school funding. A third study, hosted by Kiger and Randleman, will focus on charter school sponsor oversight responsibilities. [Excerpt] Terry Neese, conservative Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District released the following statement today calling on Democratic Congresswoman Kendra Horn to support H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would provide long overdue protections to innocent human life left vulnerable following an attempted abortion. [Excerpt] The Bice for Congress campaign today announced that former State Senator and Midwest City Mayor Jack Fry has endorsed conservative Republican leader Stephanie Bice to become the next representative of Oklahoma’s Congressional District 5. [Excerpt] This week's Music Monday is 'I'm Ready To Go', performed by Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
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