Muskogee Politico

1 week ago | muskogeepolitico.com | Jamison Faught

Senate Approves Lankford Bill Establishing National Monument in North TulsaWASHINGTON, DC (May 23rd) – Thursday, the United States Senate approved the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act by unanimous consent. The legislation will designate as a national monument the Historic Greenwood District of North Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre took place.

1 week ago | muskogeepolitico.com | Jamison Faught

A big win for children with special needsBy Jonathan SmallSince its creation in 2010, the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (LNH) program has provided a lifeline to families whose children have special needs and cannot receive appropriate educational services in their local district. Under longstanding Oklahoma law, local school districts receive additional state funds for each child with special needs.

1 week ago | muskogeepolitico.com | Jamison Faught

Why I Voted Yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Good commentary from Oklahoma's best member of Congress, explaining his rationale on joining all but three House Republicans in voting for President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful [mega-spending] Bill': by Congressman Josh Brecheen (R, OK-02) Writing to Henry Knox in 1795 as he faced the intense national debate over the Jay Treaty, George Washington described his lack of perfect wisdom: “I have found no better guide hitherto than upright intentions,...

1 week ago | muskogeepolitico.com | Jamison Faught

I have been swamped with work, family, and church activities for the last few weeks, and it's taken a big toll on my blogging time availability, so I'm going to attempt a brief summary here of just 16 of the 100+ news and press releases I've received in the past two weeks, including the state budget agreement, income tax cuts, economic development projects, audits, and more.

2 weeks ago | muskogeepolitico.com | Jamison Faught

The political fringe should not control petition processBy Jonathan SmallSupposed advocates of “good government” often decry low voter turnout, arguing that more citizens need to be involved in our political process. Yet, for some reason, many of those same advocates hold a very different view when it comes to Oklahoma’s initiative petition process.