Senate Education Chair John Ford issued a statement on the on approval of education standards by the Oklahoma Legislature.
“Both the Senate and the House have passed legislation approving the new English Language Arts and Mathematics standards. Additionally both resolutions included suggested improvements and instructions intended to assure that the State Department of Education provides assistance to educators in developing their curriculum, and review clarifications and comments.
Obama fan wave with Communist Dictator Raúl Castro
Updated: Columnist Charles Krauthammer slammed President Obama for going on an “ideological holiday trip in Cuba, while the world burns” on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel.
Krauthammer said, “I thought the whole story of this presidency, and its foreign policy, was seen in the split screen.
Sally Howe Smith, Tulsa County Court Clerk
Tulsa County Court Clerk Sally Howe Smith announced today she will not seek another term of office. Smith began as a full-time employee in the Tulsa County Court Clerk’s Office in February 1975, became Chief Deputy Court Clerk in February 1988 and was elected Court Clerk in November 1992.
AccuWeather reports a portion of the southern United States will face the return of severe thunderstorms and flooding downpours at midweek.
Severe weather will erupt as a cold front slices into the surge of warmth set to bring a dramatic temperature upswing during the first half of this week.
Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced today that the Libertarian Party has been certified as a recognized party in the state after election officials reviewed and approved petitions submitted last month.
The Libertarians gathered 42,182 signatures. Of those, 30,517 were deemed valid. The minimum number needed to certify a new party was 24,745.
