Audit Shows McAlester Missing Millions

By David Arnett

Analysis: Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd today released her special audit report for the City of McAlester. Auditor Byrd launched the investigation after residents submitted a citizen-petition request. Once again in Oklahoma, it is not elected leaders, but citizens calling attention to waste, fraud, and abuse.

The SA&I examined eight areas of concern regarding statute compliance and proper administration of public funds. Teachers, students and neighbors are missing significant money. Key findings include:

  1. The McAlester Public School District was unable to provide documentation verifying the proper expenditure for $1,036,949.53 worth of McAlester’s sales tax revenue.
  2. The “Share with a Neighbor” program did not have policies, procedures, or guidelines in place for financial transactions.
  3. 6 of 44 Open Record Requests were not fulfilled in a timely manner.
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OTA Film Fight to Circle Cinema Festival

By David Arnett

Pike Off Productions has announced that their feature-length documentary “PIKE OFF OTA – Turnpike Access Denied” has been officially selected for screening in TWO major film festivals this summer, after being named as a finalist at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival this spring!

In Tulsa, the film will be shown at the Circle Cinema Film Festival — July 11–15.

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Public School Parent Warning

By Deborah Campbell

Parents, please proceed with caution when the Oklahoma K-12 schools reconvene for the 2025-2026 school year in August. In June 2025, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Instruction Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) completed the unlawful expansion of school-based services, into Medicaid healthcare clinics, for ALL students. Public School based primary healthcare is not education. This merging of public schools with healthcare circumvents parental supervision.

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No Kings is a Bad Strategy

By Newt Gingrich

Analysis: Five million people across America gathered last Saturday for so-called No Kings rallies.

It was an impressive organizational feat. Some wealthy left-wing Americans clearly put up a lot of money to organize, get demonstration permits, reach out to activists, and create a national event.

No Kings was a clear contrast to the Army’s 250th anniversary parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. The parade was an expression of historic patriotism and pride in America’s past. The No Kings demonstrations were bitter rejections of the current government and anger over Democrats losing in the 2024 elections.

Democrats still haven’t seemed to learn that constantly being negative and hostile – especially during a patriotic moment – is a bad strategy. The majority of Americans see it as an affront.

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Not a Single Illegal Released America

By David Arnett

Analysis: U.S. Border Patrol didn’t release a single illegal immigrant into the interior of the U.S. last month, the New York Post reports — the latest victory in President Donald J. Trump’s relentless commitment to securing the homeland and a remarkable turnaround from the 64,000 illegals released into the country under the Biden Administration (whoever was running the show) just one year ago.
 
Promises made, promises kept the White House proclaims. Yes, that is what we voted for folks.

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