January 24, 2025 archive

Lucas to chair House subcommittee on Conservation

  During the House Agriculture Committee’s organizational meeting, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) was named the chair of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. He will also serve on the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. He is the most senior Republican on the committee. Congressman Lucas released the following quote after …

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State Treasurer upset over supreme court ruling

Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ expressed deep concerns today over the Supreme Court’s decision to allow enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a law he contends hurts small businesses in the country. This federal requirement mandates owners of over 32.6 million small businesses nationwide to register personal information, including photo IDs and home addresses, …

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First woman chair of Tulsa Port Authority

  For the first time in the history of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, a woman has been named Chair of the Board. Deanne Dutton Hughes, who has served on the Board since 2021 is the first woman to hold the position with the Port Authority in its 54 years of operation. She …

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