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Drummond praises signing of laws to combat illegal marijuana operations

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 19, 2023

Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the governor and state Legislature today for approving a suite of legislation this year to help law enforcement crack down on Oklahoma’s plethora of illegal marijuana grow operations.

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Walters: 'The Southern Poverty Law Center has a nasty and terrible history of going after Republicans'

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R-Okla.) criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after the group released its “Year In Hate and Extremism 2022” report.

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Lankford Continues to Stand Up for Rural Access to Quality Health Care in Oklahoma

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on June 8 participated in a Senate Finance Committee hearing entitled, “Consolidation and Corporate Ownership in Health Care: Trends and Impacts on Access, Quality, and Costs,”

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Lankford Pushes to Remove Government Red Tape to Ensure CBP Has Necessary Resources to Secure Border

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on June 8 participated in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing entitled, “FASTA implementation and optimizing the efficient use of federal property.”

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Mullin: “We don’t have a plastics problem; we have a recycling problem”

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) delivered the opening statement and questioned witnesses during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing on the impacts of plastic production and disposal on underserved communities.

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Lankford, Rubio, Wicker Call Out Biden for Sidestepping Spy Balloon Inquiry

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) vice chairman on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with 15 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Biden calling out a continued lack of transparency related to the takedown of a Chinese spy balloon in February.

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Governor Stitt Signs SB 200, Starts Process for Oklahoma Delegation of Carbon Sequestration from EPA

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

Earlier this week Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB 200, starting the process to gain program delegation from the EPA for Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI carbon sequestration projects in Oklahoma.

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Lankford Wants Oklahomans to Pay Less at the Pump

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) to introduce the Pay Less at the Pump Act to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion “Superfund Tax” on American energy production.

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Mullin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce “Save Our Gas Stoves Act” in Senate

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and seven colleagues have introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves.

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Drummond joins 26-state coalition fighting OMB rule change

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined a coalition of 26 state attorneys general pushing back against the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rule change to increase state regulation.

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Mullin, Colleagues: EPA’s Proposed Emission Standards Rule Increases Costs for Americans

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan detailing how the agency’s recent proposed federal emission standards will limit choices and increase costs for Americans when buying vehicles.

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Lankford, Sinema Bill Cracking Down on Cartel Recruitment & Smuggling on Social Media Passed by Homeland Security Committee

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today approved bipartisan legislation offered by the Border Management Subcommittee Ranking Member Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Chair Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).

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Lankford Continues to Push for Reduced Dependence on China for Critical Minerals

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to reduce the United States’ reliance on China and other adversarial nations for critical minerals.

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Drummond challenges California truck ban

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a coalition of 19 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency decision allowing California to illegally ban trucks.

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Lankford Exposes Biden Fudging the Illegal Border Crossing Numbers to Fake Success of Their Plan

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on June 7 spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden Administration’s latest press release saying their border plan is working as intended, when in reality they have changed how they report the numbers of illegal crossings so the numbers sound better, even though they’re the basically the same as a few months ago.

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Drummond comments on clemency denial for Jemaine Cannon

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks after the state Pardon and Parole Board today rejected clemency for death row inmate. Jemaine Cannon.

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Drummond says religious charter school approval is unconstitutional

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 9, 2023

Following the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s approval today of an application for what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the decision is unconstitutional and that legal action is likely after a contract for the school is signed.

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Lankford Pushes to Nullify Transformer Rule that Will Lead to Shortages, Put National Security in Jeapardy, and Weaken Supply Chains

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 9, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and 45 of their colleagues in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, raising their concern about a proposed rule by the DOE that increases efficiency standards on distribution transformers—critical grid products—at a time when the availability of essential grid components remains a significant challenge for the electric power industry, and while the industry is struggling due to a substantial increase in demand, supply chain issues, and skilled workforce shortage.

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Lankford, Senate Intel Republicans Demand Answers from Intelligence Community on Biden Laptop Letter

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 9, 2023

On October 19, 2020, 51 former intelligence officials signed an open letter concluding a New York Post article relating to then-candidate Joe Biden’s son had “all the classic earmarks” of Russian disinformation. The letter was used by the press to ignore the story and by social media companies to censor content related to the story.

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Governor Stitt Applauds Statewide Virtual Charter School Board's Vote to Approve Religious Charter School

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statement applauding the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s vote to approve the nation’s first religious charter school: