Rice says he'll run for Senate seat again
Sen. Andrew Rice sent a letter to supporters Wednesday saying he plans to seek another term in Senate District 46. Rice was elected to represent the central Oklahoma City district in 2006. In 2008, Rice unsuccessfully sought to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat.
In his letter to supporters, Rice the budget shortfall will continue to be an issue for lawmakers and “The new Republican leadership in the Oklahoma legislature has shown little interest in good public policy and instead …
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Schwartz ponders re-election
Rep. Colby Schwartz, who last week dropped out of the lieutenant governor’s race, will make a decision this fall whether to seek a third term in the House of Representatives.
“I want to take some time,” said Schwartz, R-Yukon.
Right now his political plans are undecided, he said.
Schwartz, elected in 2006 to the House District 43 seat, which includes parts of Oklahoma and Canadian counties, cited economic pressures and challenges in raising money for his first statewide race. He …
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Students, parents react to Obama speech
While politicians traded barbs about President Obama’s speech to students on Tuesday, students had surprisingly mature thoughts and opinions about it. Check out this video:
http://feeds.newsok.tv/services/player/bcpid4659235001?bctid=37913816001
And parents in Edmond protested the showing of the speech.
http://www.newsok.com/multimedia/video/37897777001…
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Obama to speak to school children at 11 a.m., remarks released
President Obama is expected to speak to school children today at 11 a.m. Oklahoma time. His remarks, which have been released already, include his own personal story of his mother teaching him extra lessons at 4:30 in the morning. He even talks about the first-day jitters some students may have upon starting a new school, or grade.
In most of the released remarks, Obama talks about the need for students to value their education and make the most of …
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Conservative lawmakers upset by Obama's plan to address students
President Obama’s plan to address school children on Tuesday is ruffling a few conservative feathers in Oklahoma.
Obama plans to talk to school children in an address that will be streamed live over the Internet on White House Website.
Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said allowing Obama to speak directly to students is “indoctrination.”
“No president, Republican or Democrat, should interrupt the education process in this manner,” Kern said. “Our children should not be exploited this way for partisan purposes.”
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Republican withdrawls from lieutenant governor race
Citing economic pressures and challenges in raising money for his race for lieutenant governor, Rep. Colby Schwartz, R-Yukon, has dropped out of the race. Schwartz said he will continue to represent his district which includes Yukon and Mustang.
“I remain as passionate about Oklahoma and its future as I did when I entered this campaign; but I understand the political reality that an effective statewide bid for public office requires sufficient funds to communicate my message to the entire state.”…
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To stream or not to stream?
The live feed that streams audio and video from a Senate committee room must be more popular than I thought. Initially today’s meeting of the health insurance mandate review task force wasn’t streamed live on the Internet site that Capitol junkies are used to visiting to listen in on Senate committee hearings.
Sen. Cliff Branan, R-Oklahoma City, said it was his decision not to broadcast the meeting. He said he had notified people of the meeting. The folks central to …
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Mobile device restrictions ahead?
What do you think?
A Texas woman whose mother was killed nearly a year ago in an Oklahoma City traffic accident in which the other driver was talking on a cell phone says she will urge a House committee to ban all types of activity with a mobile device while driving.
Legislation should be passed to outlaw …
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