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  Woodstock Town Manager Vern Maxfield (standing on trailer) explains a warrant article at Monday night’s drive-in town meeting held in the town office parking lot. The meeting lasted about an hour. Alison Aloisio WOODSTOCK — With plenty of flag waving and horn honking, Woodstock voters Monday approved all but one article on their town meeting warrant. It was the second year the annual town meeting took place outside in the town office parking lot, due to COVID concerns. Voters stayed in...

Share on LinkedIn DUNCAN Okla. (TNN) - A local sheriff is among gun rights activists who are proud that Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill making Oklahoma a Second Amendment Sanctuary State. Stephens County Sheriff Wayne McKinney was the second sheriff in the state to make his county a Second Amendment Sanctuary County last year. “We will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” McKinney said. In early April, President Biden announced half a dozen executive orders after se...

On Monday, the state Senate in Arkansas voted to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill declaring the National Firearms Act and the Gun Control Act of 1968 null and void, as well as making it a misdemeanor crime for state or local law enforcement to cooperate in any way with the enforcement of any federal gun laws. I wrote this morning that the House originally approved the bill by an even larger margin than the Senate, so the votes should be there for an override as well. Instead, the...

Oklahoman A local activist wants Oklahoma voters to weigh in on a new law that would grant immunity to motorists who unintentionally injure or kill Oklahomans in certain situations.  To qualify the measure for a statewide vote, Harris-Till and supporters of the effort would have to collect nearly 60,000 signatures in 90 days. By Monday afternoon, more than 500 people had signed up to help circulate petitions and collect signatures, Harris-Till said. Signature-gathering has not yet begun. ...

With just a month left in the legislative session, the bill still needs approval from the state Senate.

Oklahoman Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed bills to limit abortions in Oklahoma, make the state  a "Second Amendment Sanctuary" and prevent the government from closing places of worship during emergency situations.  The bills were hotly debated in Oklahomas Republican-led Legislature, but had widespread support among GOP legislators.  Heres a look at some of the legislation the governor signed Monday.  New anti-abortion laws could be challenged Stitt signed three bills that seek to limit the n...

Governor Signs Bill Making Oklahoma a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed into law a bill that makes the state a Second Amendment Sanctuary State. “My team is hard at work again, reviewing bills and signing them into law. As of today, Oklahoma is officially a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State!” Stitt, a Republican, announced on Twitter. The new law, also known as the “Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act,” or SB 631, would prevent any lawmakers in the...

(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a Second Amendment Sanctuary bill was handed down last Friday, but the governor may end up not getting his way on the bill. On Monday the Arkansas State Senate voted to override Hutchinson’s nixing of the Arkansas Sovereignty Act 2021, and now the bill heads back to the House for a final vote on the measure. SB 298 originally passed the Senate by a vote of 28-7, and while the override vote was closer, 21 members of the state Senate st...

Oklahoman Corporate filings show Chad Richison, founder of Oklahoma City-based Paycom, received more than $211 million in compensation last year for his role as president and CEO of the company. The New York Times reported last week that his earnings in 2020 were the most among all CEOs, about four times as much as most others who cracked the Top 10. But theres a catch. The companys compensation report to the Securities and Exchange Commission shows Richisons annual pay grew nearly tenfold ...

Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a news conference in Oklahoma City. Gov. Stitt is signing three anti-abortion bills into law. Stitt announced on Twitter Monday, April 26, 2021, that hed signed bills requiring physicians who perform abortions to be certified in obstetrics, adding performing abortions to the list of unprofessional conduct by d...