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Showing: May, 2008

Participants in the first ever “Komen Advocacy Day” at the State Capitol are calling the event a tremendous success. State Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, D-Tulsa, and Rep. Lucky Lamons, D-Tulsa, co-authored legislation to bring awareness to the event and to the organization dedicated to helping more women have greater access to breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs.
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Sen. Eason McIntyre got involved with the Komen Foundation after her breast cancer.
Rep. Lucky Lamons  got involved after his wife's diagnosis of breast cancer.
Alberta Jones of Tulsa is an 11 year survivor and participated in the Komen Awareness Day.
Christy Southard, Exec. Director Tulsa Susan B. Komen
Lorna Parlmer, Susan B. Komen, Exec Dir. Central OK affiliate.
Lynnie Skeen with Langston University also attended to promote the Komen Foundation.

Republican state senators expressed their disappointment that Senate Democrats voted along party lines to kill a bill designed to stamp out election fraud by requiring voters to show a form of identification at the polls.

Senate Bill 1150 received 24 votes in favor, and 23 votes opposed, but 25 votes were required to pass the bill and send it to the governor’s desk.

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Sen. Ford's reactions to vote on Voter ID bill.

In 1937 Ed Vandergriff was among the very first state troopers to serve the state when the Oklahoma Highway Patrol was first formed. At the age of 97, he is now the oldest living retired trooper in the state.
On Tuesday the State Senate honored Vandergriff with the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 86. Sen. Jeff Rabon was principal author of SCR 86. The measure was co-authored by Rep. R.C. Pruett, Rep. Paul Roan and Rep. Glenn Bud Smithson who are all former state troopers.

Rabon said Vandergriff had been a long-time family friend.
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State's oldest highway patrolman speaks to Senate.

Senator Jay Paul Gumm reacted with frustration to a letter sent to him by House Speaker Chris Benge.

The Speaker responded to a letter by Senator Gumm delivered Tuesday morning about what the House’s solution would be to the near epidemic incidence of autism in the state. Gumm wrote “Nick’s Law,” a measure that would require insurance companies to cover autism diagnosis and treatment for children.

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Sen. Gumm's reactions to Speaker's response.

With his final session in the State Legislature drawing to a close, members of the Oklahoma State Senate paid tribute Tuesday to Sen. Jeff Rabon. The Hugo Democrat leaves office this year due to term limits. read more.

Sen. Rabon addresses his fellow members after being honored

Portraits of Oklahoma’s seven territorial governors were dedicated Monday by officials of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Governor Brad Henry at the State Capitol.

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Art Fund president Charles Ford explains the Territorial Governors.
PSO president Stuart Solomon on sponsoring the portraits.
Gov. Henry discusses the portraits and how they add to the beauty of Capitol.
Sen. Ford further discusses portraits.

Portraits of Oklahoma’s seven territorial governors were dedicated Monday by officials of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Governor Brad Henry at the State Capitol.

read more.
Art Fund president Charles Ford explains the Territorial Governors.
PSO president Stuart Solomon on sponsoring the portraits.
Gov. Henry discusses the portraits and how they add to the beauty of Capitol.
Sen. Ford further discusses portraits.

Portraits of Oklahoma’s seven territorial governors were dedicated Monday by officials of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Governor Brad Henry at the State Capitol.

read more.
Art Fund president Charles Ford explains the Territorial Governors.
PSO president Stuart Solomon on sponsoring the portraits.
Gov. Henry discusses the portraits and how they add to the beauty of Capitol.
Sen. Ford further discusses portraits.

Portraits of Oklahoma’s seven territorial governors were dedicated Monday by officials of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Governor Brad Henry at the State Capitol.

read more.
Art Fund president Charles Ford explains the Territorial Governors.
PSO president Stuart Solomon on sponsoring the portraits.
Gov. Henry discusses the portraits and how they add to the beauty of Capitol.
Sen. Ford further discusses portraits.

State Senate Democrat leaders have refused a request to help bring compromise language for a referendum on term limits for statewide officials to a vote in the State Senate. So, the Senate will have to vote on the existing proposal, the bill’s authors said Monday.

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Audio from Press Conference.