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Sen. Roger Thompson Named CEO and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, announced today that he has accepted the role of CEO and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association (OOA), effective July 1. 

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Senator Roger Thompson comments on canceled Senate Appropriations meeting

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, commented on his decision to cancel Wednesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee meeting.

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Senator Roger Thompson comments on lack of House budget numbers

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, commented Wednesday on abruptly ending a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting less than five minutes after it started on Wednesday without hearing any House bills.

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Thompson celebrates Senate passage of bill to create child abduction response teams

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Tuesday secured unanimous support in the Senate for his bill that would ensure a quick and coordinated law enforcement response when a child is abducted.

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Sen. Roger Thompson expresses support for Oklahoma’s two-year colleges

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Thursday issued a statement to express support for Oklahoma’s two-year colleges as Gov. Kevin Stitt has urged the consolidation of some of the state’s junior colleges.

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Sen. Roger Thompson expresses support for Oklahoma’s two-year colleges

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Thursday issued a statement to express support for Oklahoma’s two-year colleges as Gov. Kevin Stitt has urged the consolidation of some of the state’s junior colleges.

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Senate’s budget transparency initiative ramps up with unprecedented, marathon hearing

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee held an all-day meeting on Wednesday to publicly vet proposed budgets for 55 state agencies.

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Sen. Roger Thompson comments on AG’s involvement in Okmulgee County jail situation

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, issued a statement Friday in response to Attorney General Gentner Drummond asking a federal judge to dismiss tribal charges against an Okmulgee County jail officer who was involved in a physical altercation with Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police. 

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Sen. Roger Thompson offers update on Senate’s budget transparency efforts

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, said the Oklahoma Legislature’s upper chamber is on its way toward making this year’s budget process more transparent than ever.

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Senate panel approves Thompson bill to create child abduction response teams

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill from Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, to better mobilize law enforcement when a child is abducted. 

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