Dr. Jay Bhattachrya for NIH Praised

By David Arnett

Today, the Organization for Competitive Markets, and Competitive Markets Action, released the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump and future HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s selection of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as head of the National Institutes of Health:

“We applaud President Trump and future Secretary Kennedy’s courageous and decisive move to Make America Healthy Again with the nomination of Dr. Bhattacharya as head of NIH and believe his confirmation will uncover the truth behind COVID, Dr. Fauci, and the Chinese enemies who created the pandemic intended to oust President Trump from office in 2020,” said Marty Irby, president at Competitive Markets Action and secretary at the Organization for Competitive Markets.

National Institutes of Health (Photo: Wikipedia)
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Thunder Hosts Tulsa Youth Camps

By Staff Report

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced in a release today the opening of registrations for its winter Thunder Youth Basketball camps, presented by Simple Modern.  

Two camps will take place in Tulsa and include one Crossover Camp for kids ages 12–16, and one Hustle Camp for kids ages 6-14. Crossover Camps are 4-hour sessions that focus on sharpening intermediate to advanced dribbling, defense, and shooting skills. Hustle Camps focus on technical fundamentals and development drills to improve skill sets within defense, ball-handling, shooting, layups, and more.  Each participant will receive a jersey (Crossover Camp) or T-shirt (Hustle Camp), basketball, Simple Modern water bottle, and a ticket to a select 24-25 Thunder home game. 

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Proposals could cut red tape in OK

By Jonathan Small

Analysis: Despite being a conservative electorate, Oklahomans still face more state regulations than citizens in most other states. The accumulation of those rules impedes economic growth and job creation.

Fortunately, legislative leaders are preparing to tackle this problem.

At a recent meeting jointly led by state Rep. Gerrid Kendrix and state Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, who each chair their respective chamber’s administrative rules committee, lawmakers reviewed initiatives that have pared down regulations elsewhere.

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National Summit on Education

By Staff Report

Oklahoma State Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, chair of the Senate Education Committee, welcomed Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today at the National Summit on Education, hosted by ExcelinEd in Oklahoma City. 

The event, running from Nov. 13 to 15, brought together policymakers, educators and thought leaders to discuss transformative strategies for improving education nationwide.

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AG Drummond: “Reject Clemency”

By David Arnett

In a press release today, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to reject clemency for a child sexual predator and murderer who committed one of the most depraved and gruesome crimes in Oklahoma history.

Kevin Ray Underwood is scheduled to be executed Dec. 19 for the attack and murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin, who resided next door to him in Purcell. Underwood planned the murder over the course of several months, scheming to abduct, rape and kill the innocent fifth-grader… then he give in to his fantasies of cannibalism.

Photo: The Purcell Register
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