Gov. Fallin signed legislation Monday to help further reduce the number of uninsured drivers in Oklahoma. Sen. Ron Sharp is the principal Senate author of Senate Bill 115 to transfer oversight of the Compulsory Insurance Online Verification System (OCIVS) for motor vehicle liability policies from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Continue reading
Sen. Floyd applauds task force on rape kits
By Staff Report
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, more than 1,900 rapes were reported in the state in 2015 alone. Sexual assault forensic evidence kits help collect and preserve evidence following an assault, but there is no law in Oklahoma requiring these kits to be tracked or tested, and national data suggests some kits may never be tested. It’s an issue Sen. Kay Floyd has been working to address this session.
“Frankly, we don’t know what the numbers are and that’s the point of doing a study,” said Floyd, D-Oklahoma City. “But untested kits could represent key evidence that can connect the dots in many assaults. It could mean more prosecutions and prevent additional assaults in the future.” Continue reading
Venezuela’s Tiananmen Square Moment
By Ana Quintana, The Daily Signal
Caracas woman’s protest against Venezuela President Maduro blocks police.(Manaure Quintero/Zuma/Newscom)
Venezuela is no stranger to protests, but the recent uprisings have rocked the country and stirred questions about the nation’s future.
This past week, the “mother of all protests” has seen upward of 2 million Venezuelans take to the streets demanding an end to the notoriously corrupt Maduro regime. Continue reading
Sen. Lankford: Actually getting things done
By Staff Report
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford
Video Report: Sunday morning, Senator James Lankford appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the President’s first 100 days, Washington’s broken budget process, health care reform, North Korea, how we handle imprisoned Americans abroad, and a number of other issues.
News Dogs explained
By David Arnett
In perpetual quest to deliver readers the most insightful, useful and entertaining content; Tulsa Today is proud to present the current national divide between Left and Right media products in cartoon.
This graphic humor is not intended to offend specific broadcast television or radio egos nor specific to failed family publishers or online bloggers in Tulsa, Oklahoma or America. It is simply a reflection of the news product as offered in 2017. Continue reading