Opinion

OUR VIEW: Jared Deck is the right choice for HD44

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

In just a few weeks, Oklahomans will trek to the polls for the state’s primary election. This year is notable because voters will begin the process of choosing a governor while, at the same time, several seasoned lawmakers will be forced out of office because of term limits.

EDITORIAL: Voting for Mark Sherwood sends the wrong message

News Staff

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

One visit to Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Sherwood's social media sites might make you think he sees himself as Ronald Reagan reborn. Or, perhaps, Trump triumphant. He exhorts all the requisite conservative rhetoric, to be sure.

Chad Warmington

State Chamber exec opposes SB 1106

Chad Warmington - State Chamber President

Friday, November 26, 2021

Senate Bill 1106 is part of a troubling trend from politicians who claim, when asking for your vote, that they believe in limited government and freedom, but when they get in office start heaping overreaching government regulations on small business owners.

Oklahoma State Capitol

Ladies take lead, new member for Juvenile Justice Board, GOP legislators don’t like Biden

Patrick B. McGuigan Special to Southwest Ledger

Thursday, July 29, 2021

As had been widely speculated, state Senator Kim David, R-Porter, became the first candidate to announce for the State Corporation Commission job that Dana Murphy will vacate next year.

Illustrated group of women

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women swears in new officers

Patrick B. McGuigan Special to Southwest Ledger

Thursday, July 1, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – From a reporter’s notebook, items in the world of news: On June 24 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt presided at the swearing-in ceremony for new officers of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women.

Oklahoma

GUEST COLUMN : How McGirt altered Oklahoma’s tax landscape

News Staff

Thursday, June 17, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma creates tax opportunities for certain tribal members, and will adversely impact state and local tax revenues.

Oklahoma's gun ownership is above 50%

ETTER TO THE EDITOR Grandfield’s William Miller writes about closing policy loopholes to help keep our communities safe

News Staff

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Dear Editor, It is estimated that over 50% of Oklahoma adults are gun owners. So, it is no surprise that Republicans in the state are concerned about federal overreach on law-abiding gun owners, given Democrats control both the House and Senate, as well as the White House.

Open Meeting Law

Democracy dies in darkness

Southwest Editor

Thursday, April 15, 2021

The Washington Post has famously used the phrase “Democracy dies in darkness” to illustrate the crucial nature of its coverage of national government for many, many years. The paper has a point. Democracy does, in fact, die in darkness, where the will of the people is often subverted.

Ledger photo by Bryan M. Richter A line of voters stretches along the perimeter of the parking lot outside the polling place at Southmoore Baptist Church in Moore during the presidential election Nov. 3, 2020.

Senate election bills are sensible proposals

Southwest Editor

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Every year Oklahoma legislators file myriad measures that richly deserve to be tossed into the nearest trashcan. But a couple of Senate bills that would alter state election laws significantly merit serious consideration.

Tommy Tuberville via Twitter Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. shows the senator, right, standing with one of his two sons at the Presidential inauguration.

Legislators should take the civics test, too

Ledger Staff

Thursday, March 18, 2021

The Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives secured passage of a bill he said is intended to “help students become more engaged citizens.” Rep.

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