Black Friday: 31% no savings

By WalletHub

RetailBlackFridayWith 63 percent of American consumers saying that Black Friday doesn’t offer the best deals of the year, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst Items to Buy on Black Friday.

To find out whether shoppers are really getting the best deals, the WalletHub research team compared the “Pre-Black Friday Price” and the “Black Friday Price” of a broad selection of items and isolated the offers that are truly worth the hassle of participating in America’s biggest shopping craze of the year.

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2018 Governor’s Race: Who’s favored?

By Mike McCarville, McCarville Report

McCarvilleIn three years, Oklahoma voters will select a new governor and although that election seems far distant, the speculation about Republican candidates is rampant.

Will Attorney General Scott Pruitt run? Congressman Jim Bridenstine? Lt. Governor Todd Lamb? How about Treasurer Ken Miller? How about Insurance Commissioner John Doak? How about…? The list goes on and on. But the three most often heard are those in focus today, Pruitt, Bridenstine, Lamb. The race likely will be hotly contested with numerous candidates and a likely runoff for the GOP nomination.

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Brian Kilmeade speaks in Tulsa

By David Arnett

TripoliPiratesToday bestselling author Brian Kilmeade of the Fox News Channel will speak and sign copies of his new book THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES: The Forgotten War That Changed American History at Barnes & Noble.

In the vein of his acclaimed bestseller George Washington’s Secret Six, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES tells the story of the American President who refused to “pay for peace” and the tiny flotilla he tasked with establishing America’s sovereignty on the high seas—which would go on to inspire the creation of the future U.S. Marine Corps.

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Sen. Lankford votes to disapprove EPA plans

By Staff Report

Sen. James Lankford

Sen. James Lankford

WASHINGTON, DC—  Senator James Lankford (R-OK) Tuesday voted on two resolutions of disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan, a rule to force states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Senator Lankford co-sponsored both resolutions.

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Gov. Fallin applauds Syrian legislation

By Staff Report

Governor Mary Fallin

Governor Mary Fallin

Governor Mary Fallin Tuesday applauded U.S. House Republican leaders for committing to take swift action to draft legislation to halt President Barack Obama’s plan to accept thousands of refugees from Syria. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he wants a vote on the matter this week.

“There is a legitimate public safety concern and more oversight is needed of the refugee program,” said Fallin, who has demanded that the president suspend accepting Syrian refugees into the United States after last week’s terror attacks in Paris. “This is a federal program and states lack any authority to deny refugee resettlement in their jurisdictions.”

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