>> LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WEIGH IN ON A THE AISLE WEIGH IN ON A NOW-TERMINATED STATE CONTRACT NOW-TERMINATED STATE CONTRACT UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE O.S.B.I.

O.S.B.I.

>> FIND OUT AND WEED OUT THE BAD >> FIND OUT AND WEED OUT THE BAD ACTORS AND MAKE SURE THE ACTORS AND MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

DEPARTMENT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON >> THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON SPROUTS A FEW SURPRISES AS SPROUTS A FEW SURPRISES AS GARDENERS SHIFT THEIR GARDENERS SHIFT THEIR PRIORITIES.

PRIORITIES.

>> PEOPLE ARE BUYING EARLIER AND >> PEOPLE ARE BUYING EARLIER AND EARLY, LITTERY EVERY GARDEN EARLY, LITTERY EVERY GARDEN CENTERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF CENTERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF VEGETABLES EARLY.

VEGETABLES EARLY.

>> OSU CLEARS ALL THE HURDLES TO >> OSU CLEARS ALL THE HURDLES TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS OKLAHOMA'S HORSE INDUSTRY OKLAHOMA'S HORSE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GROW.

CONTINUES TO GROW.

>> I THINK HORSES AND THE STATE >> I THINK HORSES AND THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, WE ARE JUST OF OKLAHOMA, WE ARE JUST INTERTWINED IN A FABRIC INTERTWINED IN A FABRIC TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

>> AFTER SIX YEARS OF PLANNING, >> AFTER SIX YEARS OF PLANNING, THE BOB DYLAN CENTER IS SET TO THE BOB DYLAN CENTER IS SET TO OPEN IN OKLAHOMA.

OPEN IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THOSE >> THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THOSE SORTS OF EASTER EGGS, I THINK SORTS OF EASTER EGGS, I THINK FOR FOLKS TO FIND IF THEY ARE FOR FOLKS TO FIND IF THEY ARE DYLAN FANATICS.

DYLAN FANATICS.

>> PLUS, OUR IN-DEPTH SEGMENT >> PLUS, OUR IN-DEPTH SEGMENT FOCUSES ON A CITY-SPONSORED FOCUSES ON A CITY-SPONSORED RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE TULSA RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE.

RACE MASSACRE.

WILL REPARATIONS BE PART OF THAT WILL REPARATIONS BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION?

NEXT ON THE DISCUSSION?

NEXT ON THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

"OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>> HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO >> HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT", I'M THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT", I'M RICH LENZ.

RICH LENZ.

SAYING IT WAS NO LONGER, QUOTE, SAYING IT WAS NO LONGER, QUOTE, IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OKLAHOMA TAXPAYERS" OKLAHOMA TAXPAYERS" THIS WEEK, THE "STATE TOURISM THIS WEEK, THE "STATE TOURISM AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT", AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT", TERMINATED IT'S LEASE AGREEMENT TERMINATED IT'S LEASE AGREEMENT WITH "SWADLEY'S FOGGY BOTTOM WITH "SWADLEY'S FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHENS" TO OPERATE RESTAURANTS KITCHENS" TO OPERATE RESTAURANTS IN SOME OF IT'S STATE PARKS, BUT IN SOME OF IT'S STATE PARKS, BUT THAT'S FAR FROM THE END OF THE THAT'S FAR FROM THE END OF THE STORY.

STORY.

JASON DOYLE JOINS US NOW WITH JASON DOYLE JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ORGANIC CONTROVERSIAL MORE ORGANIC CONTROVERSIAL AGREEMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER AGREEMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THE OSBI AND INVESTIGATIVE THE OSBI AND INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE ARE COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE CONTRACT TAKING A LOOK AT THE CONTRACT BETWEEN SWADLY'S AND THE BETWEEN SWADLY'S AND THE GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT.

WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY.

THE FOGGY BOTTOM RESTAURANT SIGN THE FOGGY BOTTOM RESTAURANT SIGN WAS COVERED UP AT ROMAN NOSE WAS COVERED UP AT ROMAN NOSE STATE PARK.

STATE PARK.

LESS THAN A MONTH EARLIER THE LESS THAN A MONTH EARLIER THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM WAS DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM WAS DEFENDING THE RESTAURANT.

DEFENDING THE RESTAURANT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START >> I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START IF WE USED THIS METHODOLOGY WE IF WE USED THIS METHODOLOGY WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF WE DIDN'T WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF WE DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING.

FIX ANYTHING.

>> THAT WAS DURING LAST MONTH >> THAT WAS DURING LAST MONTH DURING THE HEARING ON THE DURING THE HEARING ON THE SWDLEY'S CONTRACT.

SWDLEY'S CONTRACT.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUR >> WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUR GUESTS TO THE LODGE TEN MILES GUESTS TO THE LODGE TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO EITHER ROLLER DOWN THE ROAD TO EITHER ROLLER DOG AT THE -- EAT A ROLLER DOG DOG AT THE -- EAT A ROLLER DOG AT THE GAS STATION.

AT THE GAS STATION.

I THINK THAT'S THE WHAT OUR I THINK THAT'S THE WHAT OUR GUESTS WERE COMING THERE FOR.

GUESTS WERE COMING THERE FOR.

>> WHEN THE TERMINATION WAS >> WHEN THE TERMINATION WAS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, THEY STATED ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, THEY STATED IN PART FINANCIAL PAYMENTS FOR IN PART FINANCIAL PAYMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE IMMEDIATELY HALTED IN SEPTEMBER IMMEDIATELY HALTED IN SEPTEMBER WHILE MANAGEMENT FEES WERE WHILE MANAGEMENT FEES WERE SUSPENDED IN DECEMBER.

SUSPENDED IN DECEMBER.

IT'S BECOME CLEAR THE IT'S BECOME CLEAR THE CONTINUATION OF THE AGREEMENT CONTINUATION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHEN IS WITH THE FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHEN IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OKLAHOMA TAXPAYERS.

OKLAHOMA TAXPAYERS.

SWADLY'S COME BACK WITH A SWADLY'S COME BACK WITH A STATEMENT OF THEIR OWN.

STATEMENT OF THEIR OWN.

WE STAND BY ORTEAM AND ALL WE WE STAND BY ORTEAM AND ALL WE HAVE DONE TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE.

OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE.

MIKE JACKSON SAYS HIS AGENCY'S MIKE JACKSON SAYS HIS AGENCY'S REPORT ON THE STATE PARK SYSTEM REPORT ON THE STATE PARK SYSTEM INDICATES THERE WAS AN ISSUE INDICATES THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH RECORD KEEPING.

WITH RECORD KEEPING.

>> WHAT WE OBSERVED WAS NOT A >> WHAT WE OBSERVED WAS NOT A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION, NOT A LOT LOT OF DOCUMENTATION, NOT A LOT OF OVERSIGHT ON THE CONTRACT OF OVERSIGHT ON THE CONTRACT ITSELF.

ITSELF.

WE SAW WHERE SOME EXPENSES WE SAW WHERE SOME EXPENSES TENDED TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER TENDED TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE COULD FIND, EVEN THAN WHAT WE COULD FIND, EVEN WITH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH.

WITH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH.

>> FEES BEING CHARGED BACK TO >> FEES BEING CHARGED BACK TO THE STATE KEPT INCREASING.

THE STATE KEPT INCREASING.

>> THE CHANGE THAT HAPPENED >> THE CHANGE THAT HAPPENED ALMOST WITH EVERY INVOICE, SO IT ALMOST WITH EVERY INVOICE, SO IT WOULD GO FROM 5% TO 25% TO 30 TO WOULD GO FROM 5% TO 25% TO 30 TO 35% AND THAT SEEMED TO CHANGE 35% AND THAT SEEMED TO CHANGE WITH EVERY INVOICE WITH NO RHYME WITH EVERY INVOICE WITH NO RHYME OR REASON.

OR REASON.

>> HE ADD SAID THE CONTRACT >> HE ADD SAID THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT BETWEEN THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT AND SWADLY'S WAS NOT THE NORMAL AND SWADLY'S WAS NOT THE NORMAL TYPE OF CONTRACT A STATE ISSUES.

TYPE OF CONTRACT A STATE ISSUES.

>> IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE >> IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE STANDARDS THAT OKLAHOMA HAS IN STANDARDS THAT OKLAHOMA HAS IN PLACE.

PLACE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRACTING WE ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRACTING STANDARDS.

STANDARDS.

>> NOW, LAWMAKERS WANT TO LOOK >> NOW, LAWMAKERS WANT TO LOOK EVEN DEEPER.

EVEN DEEPER.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY, TAY ARE FORMING A THURSDAY, TAY ARE FORMING A BIPARTISAN SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BIPARTISAN SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

>> THE SPEAKER IN THE HOUSE VERY >> THE SPEAKER IN THE HOUSE VERY MUCH REALIZED THAT IT IS OUR JOB MUCH REALIZED THAT IT IS OUR JOB TO TRACK DOWN EVERY SINGLE TO TRACK DOWN EVERY SINGLE TAXPAYER DOLLAR AND FIND OUT TAXPAYER DOLLAR AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

>> REPRESENTATIVE RYAN MARTINEZ >> REPRESENTATIVE RYAN MARTINEZ WILL CHAIR THE COMMITTEE.

WILL CHAIR THE COMMITTEE.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THOSE WILL BE >> I WILL TELL YOU THOSE WILL BE PUBLIC EXCEPT FOR A FEW CAVEATS.

PUBLIC EXCEPT FOR A FEW CAVEATS.

I HAD QUITE A FEW WHISTLERS I HAD QUITE A FEW WHISTLERS REACH OUT TO BE.

REACH OUT TO BE.

>> I FIRST THOUGHT WHO HAS THE >> I FIRST THOUGHT WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY HERE.

AUTHORITY HERE.

LOFT POINTED QUICKLY THE LOFT POINTED QUICKLY THE AUTHORITY IS NOT IN THE BOARD AUTHORITY IS NOT IN THE BOARD ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

>> SENATOR JULIA SITS ON THE >> SENATOR JULIA SITS ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR LOFT.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR LOFT.

THE SUDDEN CANCELLATION FOR THE THE SUDDEN CANCELLATION FOR THE CONTRACTED HAS RAISED ANOTHER CONTRACTED HAS RAISED ANOTHER CONCERN FOR JULIA.

CONCERN FOR JULIA.

>> I WILL WONDER WHAT WILL >> I WILL WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FOR HAPPEN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FOR THIS COMMUNITIES.

THIS COMMUNITIES.

>> THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE >> THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING THAT CONTRACT IS PART OF SAYING THAT CONTRACT IS PART OF A PATTERN THEY HAVE SEEN SINCE A PATTERN THEY HAVE SEEN SINCE STITT TOOK OFFICE.

STITT TOOK OFFICE.

>> JUST LOOK AT CANOE, THEY >> JUST LOOK AT CANOE, THEY RECEIVED $300 MILLION YOURSELF RECEIVED $300 MILLION YOURSELF MONEY.

MONEY.

ARKANSAS GAVE THEM $100 MILLION.

ARKANSAS GAVE THEM $100 MILLION.

SOMEBODY TELL ME WHERE THEIR SOMEBODY TELL ME WHERE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS GOING TO BE.

HEADQUARTERS IS GOING TO BE.

NOT OKLAHOMA.

NOT OKLAHOMA.

THEY PUSHED BACK PRODUCTION IN THEY PUSHED BACK PRODUCTION IN OKLAHOMA BY A YEAR.

OKLAHOMA BY A YEAR.

THEY ARE GOING TO START THEY ARE GOING TO START PRODUCTION IN ARKANSAS.

PRODUCTION IN ARKANSAS.

GOOD JOB, GOVERNOR STITT, YOU GOOD JOB, GOVERNOR STITT, YOU ARE QUITE THE NEGOTIATOR.

ARE QUITE THE NEGOTIATOR.

YOU PAID THREE TIMES WHAT YOU PAID THREE TIMES WHAT ARKANSAS DID AND YOU DON'T HAVE ARKANSAS DID AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE FIRST LINE OF PRODUCTION, THE FIRST LINE OF PRODUCTION, NOR DO YOU HAVE THEIR NOR DO YOU HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS.

HEADQUARTERS.

>> WINCHESTER SHOULD NOT >> WINCHESTER SHOULD NOT CONTINUE AS THE EXECUTIVE CONTINUE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR TOURISM.

DIRECTOR FOR TOURISM.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING >> THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING OUT AND TERMINATED THE CONTRACT OUT AND TERMINATED THE CONTRACT WITH SWADLEY.

WITH SWADLEY.

>> I AM PRETTY SURPRISED BY >> I AM PRETTY SURPRISED BY THAT.

THAT.

THAT'S NOT WITHIN MY PURVIEW TO THAT'S NOT WITHIN MY PURVIEW TO HIRE AND FIRE THAT PERSON.

HIRE AND FIRE THAT PERSON.

THAT'S UP TO THE EXECUTIVE THAT'S UP TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

BRANCH.

IT'S CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE I IT'S CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT SEEM QUESTIONABLE AND A LOT THAT SEEM QUESTIONABLE AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ASKED AND ANSWERED.

ASKED AND ANSWERED.

>> LAWMAKERS COULD CONSIDER >> LAWMAKERS COULD CONSIDER LIMITING THE GOVERNOR'S POWER.

LIMITING THE GOVERNOR'S POWER.

>> I THINK ALL STRUCTURE WILL BE >> I THINK ALL STRUCTURE WILL BE LOOKED AT, ACCOUNTABILITY LOOKED AT, ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURES, IF THERE IS A STRUCTURES, IF THERE IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM, PERSONNEL STRUCTURAL PROBLEM, PERSONNEL PROBLEM, YOU NAME IT WE WILL PROBLEM, YOU NAME IT WE WILL LOOK AT AT ALL OF IT.

LOOK AT AT ALL OF IT.

>> GOVERNOR STITT ISSUED A >> GOVERNOR STITT ISSUED A STATEMENT AFTER THE HOUSE STATEMENT AFTER THE HOUSE ANNOUNCED THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND ITS MISSION SAYING I HAVE AND ITS MISSION SAYING I HAVE CALLED FOR MORE AUDITS THAN ANY CALLED FOR MORE AUDITS THAN ANY OR THE GOVERNOR IN STATE HISTORY OR THE GOVERNOR IN STATE HISTORY AND WELCOME THE LEGISLATOR IN AND WELCOME THE LEGISLATOR IN JOINING ME TO PROTECT THE JOINING ME TO PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS AND SHINE A LIGHT ON TAXPAYERS AND SHINE A LIGHT ON ANY TYPE OF CORRUPTION OR BAD ANY TYPE OF CORRUPTION OR BAD ACTORS IN STATE GOVERNMENT.

ACTORS IN STATE GOVERNMENT.

THE STATE DOES BUSINESS WITH THE STATE DOES BUSINESS WITH MORE THAN 46 COMPANIES.

MORE THAN 46 COMPANIES.

>> WHILE THERE WAS A LOT OF >> WHILE THERE WAS A LOT OF ATTENTION PAID TO THE ATTENTION PAID TO THE TOURISM-SWADLEY CONTRACT, THAT TOURISM-SWADLEY CONTRACT, THAT WASN'T THE ONLY CONTROVERSIAL WASN'T THE ONLY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK.

ISSUE AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK.

ON THURSDAY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS ON THURSDAY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS SUSPENDED RULES TO PREVENT SUSPENDED RULES TO PREVENT DEBATE ON SENATE BILL 1503, DEBATE ON SENATE BILL 1503, WHICH IS THE TEXAS STYLE WHICH IS THE TEXAS STYLE ABORTION BAN ALLOWING A PERSON ABORTION BAN ALLOWING A PERSON TO SUE SOMEONE WHO FACILITATES TO SUE SOMEONE WHO FACILITATES AN ABORTION.

AN ABORTION.

THAT MEASURE IS HEADED BACK TO THAT MEASURE IS HEADED BACK TO THE SENATE FOR FINAL THE SENATE FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDERATION.

RICH.

RICH.

>> JASON, THANK YOU.

>> JASON, THANK YOU.

WITH MORE ON THE OTHER WITH MORE ON THE OTHER LEGISLATION PASSED OR STILL LEGISLATION PASSED OR STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION THIS WEEK, UNDER CONSIDERATION THIS WEEK, WE TURN THINGS OVER TO KENNEDY WE TURN THINGS OVER TO KENNEDY SEPULVADO AND QUORUM CALL SEPULVADO AND QUORUM CALL PUBLISHER, SHAWN ASHLEY AT THE PUBLISHER, SHAWN ASHLEY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

STATE CAPITOL.

THANK YOU, RICH.

THANK YOU, RICH.

THIS WEEK THE HOUSE PASSED A THIS WEEK THE HOUSE PASSED A BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD.

STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD.

WHAT WOULD THAT BOARD DO IF THIS WHAT WOULD THAT BOARD DO IF THIS BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW?

BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW?

THE BOARD WILL TAKE OVER FOR THE THE BOARD WILL TAKE OVER FOR THE STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.

THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.

A BIG PART OF AUTOMAKERS ITS A BIG PART OF AUTOMAKERS ITS RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE OVER RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE OVER SEEING STATEWIDE CHARTER SEEING STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOLS LIKE EPIC FOR EXAMPLE SCHOOLS LIKE EPIC FOR EXAMPLE THAT RAN INTO PROBLEMS LAST THAT RAN INTO PROBLEMS LAST YEAR.

YEAR.

THE BOARD WOULD ALSO HAVE THE THE BOARD WOULD ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSEEING RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSEEING CERTAIN OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS, CERTAIN OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS, BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS, WHICH BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS, WHICH COULD BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE COULD BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE STATE UNDER ITS SPORTSMANSHIP.

STATE UNDER ITS SPORTSMANSHIP.

THE BOARD -- SPONSORSHIP.

THE BOARD -- SPONSORSHIP.

THE BOARD WOULD REPLACE THE THE BOARD WOULD REPLACE THE STATEWIDE CURRENT CHARTER SCHOOL STATEWIDE CURRENT CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD.

BOARD.

AT LEAST THREE OF ITS MEMBERS AT LEAST THREE OF ITS MEMBERS WOULD BE A PART OF THAT NEW WOULD BE A PART OF THAT NEW NINE-MEMBER BOARD.

NINE-MEMBER BOARD.

>> THE HOUSE ALSO PASSED A >> THE HOUSE ALSO PASSED A RESOLUTION AUTHOR BY THE SENATE RESOLUTION AUTHOR BY THE SENATE PRESIDENT TO ASK VOTERS TO PRESIDENT TO ASK VOTERS TO REFORM THE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS.

REFORM THE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS.

HOW DOES SENATOR TRAIT ENVISION HOW DOES SENATOR TRAIT ENVISION REPLACING THE STATE'S CURRENT REPLACING THE STATE'S CURRENT PORT SYSTEM.

PORT SYSTEM.

>> WHAT THE SENATOR WOULD LIKE >> WHAT THE SENATOR WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT OKLAHOMA WOULD TO SEE IS THAT OKLAHOMA WOULD MOVE MORE TOWARDS THE SYSTEM MOVE MORE TOWARDS THE SYSTEM LIKE WE HAVE AT THE FEDERAL LIKE WE HAVE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WHERE THE PRESIDENT LEVEL, WHERE THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS CERTAIN JUDGES AND APPOINTS CERTAIN JUDGES AND JUSTICES WHO ARE THERE CONFIRMED JUSTICES WHO ARE THERE CONFIRMED BY THE SENATOR.

BY THE SENATOR.

CURRENTLY IN THE STATE OF CURRENTLY IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE OKLAHOMA, APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE VIA A RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM.

VIA A RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM.

THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR WHO THEN TO THE GOVERNOR WHO THEN APPOINTS INDIVIDUALS TO THE APPOINTS INDIVIDUALS TO THE VARIOUS JUDGESHIPS ACROSS THE VARIOUS JUDGESHIPS ACROSS THE STATE INCLUDING THE APPELLATE STATE INCLUDING THE APPELLATE COURTS.

COURTS.

THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE CURRENT THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE CURRENT PROCESS AND REPLACE IT WITH A PROCESS AND REPLACE IT WITH A PROCESS VERY MUCH LIKE THAT USED PROCESS VERY MUCH LIKE THAT USED IN WASHINGTON, D.C IN WHICH THE IN WASHINGTON, D.C IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR WOULD MAKE THE GOVERNOR WOULD MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF RECOMMENDATION FROM ANY OTHER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM ANY OTHER BODY AND THEN THE SENATE WOULD BODY AND THEN THE SENATE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFIRMING OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFIRMING OR NOT APPROVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

NOT APPROVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

>> GOVERNOR STITT VETOED A BILL >> GOVERNOR STITT VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE HIS CABINET THAT WOULD REQUIRE HIS CABINET AND STATE AGENCY APPOINTEES TO AND STATE AGENCY APPOINTEES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROVIDE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS.

STATEMENTS.

WHY DID HE VETO THIS WHY DID HE VETO THIS TRANSPARENCY MEASURE?

TRANSPARENCY MEASURE?

>> THE GOVERNOR'S VETO WAS >> THE GOVERNOR'S VETO WAS RATHER INTERESTING BECAUSE WHAT RATHER INTERESTING BECAUSE WHAT HE NOTED WAS THAT IT WOULD HE NOTED WAS THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF REQUIRE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, THOSE HE'S POINTED INDIVIDUALS, THOSE HE'S POINTED TO THOSE CABINETS AND THOSE HE'S TO THOSE CABINETS AND THOSE HE'S APPOINTED TO STATE AGENCIES TO APPOINTED TO STATE AGENCIES TO FILE THOSE DISCLOSURES.

FILE THOSE DISCLOSURES.

HE SAID IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HE SAID IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE GOING TO DO SO, PERHAPS WERE GOING TO DO SO, PERHAPS OTHER INDIVIDUALS SHOULD DO AS OTHER INDIVIDUALS SHOULD DO AS WELL.

WELL.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE BILL TO >> IT LOOKS LIKE THE BILL TO CONSOLIDATE MANY OF THE STATE'S CONSOLIDATE MANY OF THE STATE'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IS MOVING FORWARD.

MOVING FORWARD.

THE OFFICE SAYS IT STILL NEEDS THE OFFICE SAYS IT STILL NEEDS SOME WORK BEFORE IT CAN MAKES IT SOME WORK BEFORE IT CAN MAKES IT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.

TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BILLS >> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BILLS THAT'S BEEN RATHER INTERESTING THAT'S BEEN RATHER INTERESTING TO WATCH BECAUSE IT'S CHANGED TO WATCH BECAUSE IT'S CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES.

SEVERAL TIMES.

THE BILL WOULD BRING TOGETHER THE BILL WOULD BRING TOGETHER THE FOUR LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT THE FOUR LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE UNDER ONE AGENCIES IN THE STATE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.

UMBRELLA.

INITIALLY, THE BILL PROPOSED INITIALLY, THE BILL PROPOSED THERE WOULD BE A COMMISSIONER OF THERE WOULD BE A COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSEEING ALL OF PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSEEING ALL OF THESE AGENCIES, BUT SOME MEMBERS THESE AGENCIES, BUT SOME MEMBERS OBJECT TODAY THAT IDEA.

OBJECT TODAY THAT IDEA.

NOW, WHAT IS PROPOSED IS THERE NOW, WHAT IS PROPOSED IS THERE BE A COMMISSION MADE UP OF A BE A COMMISSION MADE UP OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPOINTEES NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPOINTEES THAT WOULD OVERSEE THE POLICY THAT WOULD OVERSEE THE POLICY SIDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND SIDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND LIKELY HIRE AN ADMINISTRATOR TO LIKELY HIRE AN ADMINISTRATOR TO IMPLEMENT THE VARIOUS POLICIES IMPLEMENT THE VARIOUS POLICIES THAT THEY CREATE.

THAT THEY CREATE.

JOHN ECHOLS, THE HOUSE AUTHOR OF JOHN ECHOLS, THE HOUSE AUTHOR OF THE MEASURE SAYS YOU HAVE THIS THE MEASURE SAYS YOU HAVE THIS OBVIOUS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OBVIOUS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BETWEEN HOW HOUSE AND THE SENATE BETWEEN HOW THIS COMMISSION AND CONSOLIDATED THIS COMMISSION AND CONSOLIDATED AGENCY WOULD WORK.

AGENCY WOULD WORK.

THE BILL NEEDS TO GO TO A THE BILL NEEDS TO GO TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO HAMMER CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO HAMMER OUT THE FINE DETAILS.

OUT THE FINE DETAILS.

HE'S NOT SURE THE BILL WILL MAKE HE'S NOT SURE THE BILL WILL MAKE IT OUT OF CONFERENCE AND WILL IT IT OUT OF CONFERENCE AND WILL IT WILL ACTUALLY GO TO A VOTE OF WILL ACTUALLY GO TO A VOTE OF LAWMAKERS BEFORE THE END OF THIS LAWMAKERS BEFORE THE END OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.

>> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.

>> OKLAHOMA IS MOURNING THE LOSS >> OKLAHOMA IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF KELLY HANEY, WHO SERVED AS OF KELLY HANEY, WHO SERVED AS BOTH AS A SEMINOLE NATION BOTH AS A SEMINOLE NATION CHIEF.. CHIEF.. AND STATE LEGISLATOR, SERVING AND STATE LEGISLATOR, SERVING FOR 22 YEARS IN BOTH THE HOUSE FOR 22 YEARS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

AND SENATE.

HANEY WAS ALSO A NOTED ARTIST, HANEY WAS ALSO A NOTED ARTIST, AND HIS SCULPTURE OF "THE AND HIS SCULPTURE OF "THE GUARDIAN" SITS ATOP THE DOME OF GUARDIAN" SITS ATOP THE DOME OF THE STATE CAPITOL.

THE STATE CAPITOL.

HANEY WAS THE FIRST FULL-BLOODED HANEY WAS THE FIRST FULL-BLOODED NATIVE AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THE LEGISLATURE, BEFORE BEING LEGISLATURE, BEFORE BEING ELECTED PRINCIPAL CHIEF OF THE ELECTED PRINCIPAL CHIEF OF THE SEMINOLE NATION IN 2005.

SEMINOLE NATION IN 2005.

KELLY HANEY WAS 81 YEARS OLD.

KELLY HANEY WAS 81 YEARS OLD.

WE WANT TO ALERT YOU TO STAY WE WANT TO ALERT YOU TO STAY WITH US COMING UP IN THIS WITH US COMING UP IN THIS NEWSCAST AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION NEWSCAST AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION TO ADDRESS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO ADDRESS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE NEXT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED NEXT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE.

BY THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE.

COMMUNITY LEADERS WEIGH IN ON COMMUNITY LEADERS WEIGH IN ON WHAT THAT PROCESS SHOULD LOOK WHAT THAT PROCESS SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND INCLUDE.

LIKE AND INCLUDE.

>> I DO BELIEVE, NUMBER ONE, >> I DO BELIEVE, NUMBER ONE, THAT THERE IS FINANCIAL THAT THERE IS FINANCIAL RESTITUTION THAT IS DUE TO THE RESTITUTION THAT IS DUE TO THE SURVIVORS AND TO THE DESCENDANTS SURVIVORS AND TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT WHO OF THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT WHO LOST PROPERTY AND LIVES AND LOST PROPERTY AND LIVES AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN THIS GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN THIS MASSACRE.

MASSACRE.

>> SO IF THE CITY OWNS LAND THAT >> SO IF THE CITY OWNS LAND THAT THEY STOLE FROM THE MASSACRE, THEY STOLE FROM THE MASSACRE, GIVE IT BACK.

GIVE IT BACK.

IF THE CITY PUT A HIGHWAY DURING IF THE CITY PUT A HIGHWAY DURING URBAN RENEWAL, REMOVE IT.

URBAN RENEWAL, REMOVE IT.

THESE THINGS ARE NOT ROCKET THESE THINGS ARE NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

SCIENCE.

>> SO WHO PAYS FOR IT?

>> SO WHO PAYS FOR IT?

AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THAT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION IS A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT OWES.

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT OWES.

I THINK CORPORATIONS OWE.

I THINK CORPORATIONS OWE.

I THINK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS I THINK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OWE.

OWE.

IT'S A CONVERSATION YOU DON'T IT'S A CONVERSATION YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS COMING UP LATER IN WANT TO MISS COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST.

THIS NEWSCAST.

>>> IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE IN >>> IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE IN OKLAHOMA, IT WILL BE THE YEAR OKLAHOMA, IT WILL BE THE YEAR 2076 BEFORE WOMEN WIM ACHIEVE 2076 BEFORE WOMEN WIM ACHIEVE EQUAL PAY WITH MEN.

EQUAL PAY WITH MEN.

THAT'S THE FINDING OF A REPORT THAT'S THE FINDING OF A REPORT BY "UNITED WE" AND OKLAHOMA BY "UNITED WE" AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY'S "SPEARS STATE UNIVERSITY'S "SPEARS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS".... SCHOOL OF BUSINESS"....

RIGHT NOW, OKLAHOMA WOMEN EARN RIGHT NOW, OKLAHOMA WOMEN EARN 75-CENTS FOR EVERY ONE-DOLLAR A 75-CENTS FOR EVERY ONE-DOLLAR A MAN MAKES.

MAN MAKES.

THE REPORT'S "LEAD" AUTHOR SAID THE REPORT'S "LEAD" AUTHOR SAID DURING A VIRTUAL NEWS CONFERENCE DURING A VIRTUAL NEWS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY THAT OKLAHOMA WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY THAT OKLAHOMA WOMEN ARE LAGGING BEHIND THE REST OF ARE LAGGING BEHIND THE REST OF THE NATION IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: THE NATION IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS, HEALTH EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS, HEALTH CARE, CHILD CARE, POVERTY, AND CARE, CHILD CARE, POVERTY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

>> WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA FACE >> WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA FACE CHALLENGES ECONOMICALLY AND CHALLENGES ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY.

POLITICALLY.

A RECENT STUDY THAT RANKED THE A RECENT STUDY THAT RANKED THE BEST AND WORST CASE FOR WOMEN IN BEST AND WORST CASE FOR WOMEN IN TERMS OF EQUALITY FOUND OKLAHOMA TERMS OF EQUALITY FOUND OKLAHOMA 51ST OUT OF THE 50 STATES AND 51ST OUT OF THE 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE STATE HAS LOW RANKINGS BOTH THE STATE HAS LOW RANKINGS BOTH IN TERMS OF WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND IN TERMS OF WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELLBEING.

SOCIAL WELLBEING.

>> THAT REPORT SHOWS THAT >> THAT REPORT SHOWS THAT OKLAHOMA WOMEN ARE BANING OKLAHOMA WOMEN ARE BANING COLLEGE DEGREES AT A HIGHER RATE COLLEGE DEGREES AT A HIGHER RATE THAN MEN.

THAN MEN.

THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON IS THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON IS WELL UNDERWAY IN OKLAHOMA.. WELL UNDERWAY IN OKLAHOMA.. AND LOCAL GREENHOUSES SAY THEY AND LOCAL GREENHOUSES SAY THEY HAVE A "GOOD PROBLEM" ON THEIR HAVE A "GOOD PROBLEM" ON THEIR HANDS: HANDS: MAINTAINING INVENTORY TO MEET MAINTAINING INVENTORY TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF GARDNERS WHO'S THE DEMANDS OF GARDNERS WHO'S PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED DUE TO PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

THE PANDEMIC.

>> RICH, WHEN THE PANDEMIC >> RICH, WHEN THE PANDEMIC SMACKED US OVER THE HEAD TWO SMACKED US OVER THE HEAD TWO YEARS AGO, MASSIVE GREENHOUSES YEARS AGO, MASSIVE GREENHOUSES AROUND THE STATE FEARED THEY AROUND THE STATE FEARED THEY WOULD BE SHUTDOWN.

WOULD BE SHUTDOWN.

INSTEAD, SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD, SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED.

HAPPENED.

GUTHRIE GREENHOUSES, THE HOME OF GUTHRIE GREENHOUSES, THE HOME OF RED DIRT PLANTS HAS BEEN ROLLING RED DIRT PLANTS HAS BEEN ROLLING ALONG SIN 1892.

ALONG SIN 1892.

THAT'S 130 YEARS.

THAT'S 130 YEARS.

THEY ARE THE OLDEST AND BIGGEST THEY ARE THE OLDEST AND BIGGEST BUSINESS OF ITS KIND IN THE BUSINESS OF ITS KIND IN THE INTERSTATE.

INTERSTATE.

WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN IN MARCH 2020, EVERYTHING DOWN IN MARCH 2020, CO-OWNER JESSIE, SAYS THEY HAD CO-OWNER JESSIE, SAYS THEY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PUCKER UP.

NO CHOICE BUT TO PUCKER UP.

HE AND HIS WIFE TERRA HAD HE AND HIS WIFE TERRA HAD $2 MILLION IN INVENTORY THAT WAS $2 MILLION IN INVENTORY THAT WAS GOING NOWHERE FAST.

GOING NOWHERE FAST.

>> WE WERE ANXIOUS IF WE WERE >> WE WERE ANXIOUS IF WE WERE GOING TO SELL EVERYTHING OR GOING TO SELL EVERYTHING OR EVERYTHING WOULD GO OUT OF EVERYTHING WOULD GO OUT OF WASTE.

WASTE.

>> WHEN THE STATE DEEMED THE >> WHEN THE STATE DEEMED THE GUTHRIE GREENHOUSE ESSENTIAL, A GUTHRIE GREENHOUSE ESSENTIAL, A FEW WEEKS LATER HE SAID IT WAS FEW WEEKS LATER HE SAID IT WAS SURPRISINGLY EASY UNLOADING THAT SURPRISINGLY EASY UNLOADING THAT MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HALL.

MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HALL.

>> IT'S BEEN GROWING THE NEXT 15 >> IT'S BEEN GROWING THE NEXT 15 YEARS AND WITH THE PANDEMIC YEARS AND WITH THE PANDEMIC PUSHED IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

PUSHED IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

PEOPLE ARE BUYING THEM EARLIER, PEOPLE ARE BUYING THEM EARLIER, DOING MORE OF THEM.

DOING MORE OF THEM.

YOU HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GARDENING YOU HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GARDENING THAT HAVE NEVER HAD A GARDEN THAT HAVE NEVER HAD A GARDEN BEFORE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER BEFORE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS, YOU HAVE THOSE GENERATIONS, YOU HAVE THOSE FOLKS GETTING OUT THERE AND FOLKS GETTING OUT THERE AND STARTING TO GET VEGETABLE STARTING TO GET VEGETABLE GARDENS.

GARDENS.

IT GOES BACK TO THE OLD DAYS AND IT GOES BACK TO THE OLD DAYS AND GROW YOUR OWN FOOD AND SURVIVE GROW YOUR OWN FOOD AND SURVIVE IF THE GROCERY STORES CLOSE.

IF THE GROCERY STORES CLOSE.

LAST YEAR EVERYBODY BOUGHT STUFF LAST YEAR EVERYBODY BOUGHT STUFF SO EARLY BECAUSE WE RAN OUT SO SO EARLY BECAUSE WE RAN OUT SO EARLY IN 2020, IT CARRIED OVER EARLY IN 2020, IT CARRIED OVER THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR.

PEOPLE ARE BUYING EARLIER AND PEOPLE ARE BUYING EARLIER AND EARLIER, EVERY GARDEN CENTER EARLIER, EVERY GARDEN CENTER THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY EARLY.

VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY EARLY.

>> BY THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL >> BY THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL THEY WERE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

THEY WERE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

THEY SELL THEIR STOCKPILE ACROSS THEY SELL THEIR STOCKPILE ACROSS A 500-MILE RADIUS TO INDEPENDENT A 500-MILE RADIUS TO INDEPENDENT GARDEN CENTERS ALL THE WAY TO GARDEN CENTERS ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS TO HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS KANSAS TO HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS AND WACO AND AMARILLO, TEXAS.

AND WACO AND AMARILLO, TEXAS.

>> THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR US IS >> THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR US IS ENERGY COSTS.

ENERGY COSTS.

WE HAD RECORD NATURAL GAS WE HAD RECORD NATURAL GAS PRICES.

PRICES.

WE NEVER HAD A NATURAL GAS YEAR WE NEVER HAD A NATURAL GAS YEAR OVER $30,000 AND THIS YEAR IT'S OVER $30,000 AND THIS YEAR IT'S PUSHING ALMOST $100,000 A MONTH PUSHING ALMOST $100,000 A MONTH IN NATURAL GAS.

IN NATURAL GAS.

>> THEY RAISED THEIR WHOLESALE >> THEY RAISED THEIR WHOLESALE PRICES ABOUT 10%.

PRICES ABOUT 10%.

TLY ON WEST MEMORIAL IN OKLAHOMA TLY ON WEST MEMORIAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY IS ONE OF THOSE INDEPENDENT CITY IS ONE OF THOSE INDEPENDENT CENTERS THAT SELLS GUTHRIE GREEN CENTERS THAT SELLS GUTHRIE GREEN HOUSE'S RED DIRT PLANTS.

HOUSE'S RED DIRT PLANTS.

THEY HAVE A SECOND LOCATION IN THEY HAVE A SECOND LOCATION IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY AS WELL.

NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY AS WELL.

>> OUR SPRING IS EIGHT WEEKS OF >> OUR SPRING IS EIGHT WEEKS OF BLACK FRIDAY.

BLACK FRIDAY.

IT'S THAT CRAZY AROUND HERE.

IT'S THAT CRAZY AROUND HERE.

YOU GOT TO ONE DAY AT A TIME YOU GOT TO ONE DAY AT A TIME KEEP PUSHING YOURSELF TO GET KEEP PUSHING YOURSELF TO GET THROUGH IT.

THROUGH IT.

WE GROW 50 DIFFERENT VARIETIES WE GROW 50 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF TOMATOES, 10 DIFFERENT OF TOMATOES, 10 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SQUASH AND A TON OF VARIETIES OF SQUASH AND A TON OF MELONS.

MELONS.

>> THE MANAGER SAYS IT'S STILL >> THE MANAGER SAYS IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE VEGETABLES NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE VEGETABLES ARE SO POPULAR.

ARE SO POPULAR.

>> WITH SHORTAGES AT THE GROCERY >> WITH SHORTAGES AT THE GROCERY STORES, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE STORES, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND WANT TO GROW THAT COME IN AND WANT TO GROW THEIR OWN STUFF.

THEIR OWN STUFF.

WE HAD SO MANY FAMILIES GET WE HAD SO MANY FAMILIES GET THEIR KIDS GET INVOLVED NOW.

THEIR KIDS GET INVOLVED NOW.

>> TERRA AND HER DAUGHTER GENTRY >> TERRA AND HER DAUGHTER GENTRY DROVE IN TO TLC FROM CHANDLER DROVE IN TO TLC FROM CHANDLER LAST WEEK.

LAST WEEK.

MOM SAYS THE PANDEMIC WAS A MOM SAYS THE PANDEMIC WAS A CATALYST.

CATALYST.

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE >> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE STARTED GARDENING.

STARTED GARDENING.

WE HAD EXTRA TIME AND IT GAVE US WE HAD EXTRA TIME AND IT GAVE US A WAY TO SEE WHAT WE ARE GROWING A WAY TO SEE WHAT WE ARE GROWING AND HAVE A QUALITY.

AND HAVE A QUALITY.

THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S IMPORTANT.

IT'S EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT IT'S EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR SURE.

WAS GOING TO BE FOR SURE.

PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE GROCERY PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE GROCERY STORES ARE GETTING A LITTLE BARE STORES ARE GETTING A LITTLE BARE RIGHT NOW AND TO BE ABLE TO TO RIGHT NOW AND TO BE ABLE TO TO KNOW WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM KNOW WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM IS IMPORTANT AND THE HEALTH OF IS IMPORTANT AND THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.

OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.

>> TOMATOES HAVE TO BE THE MOST >> TOMATOES HAVE TO BE THE MOST POPULAR AND THEN THE SCORCHING POPULAR AND THEN THE SCORCHING HOT PEPPERS.

HOT PEPPERS.

YOU CAN'T EAT THEM, BUT PEOPLE YOU CAN'T EAT THEM, BUT PEOPLE COME IN AND ASK FOR THE HOTTEST COME IN AND ASK FOR THE HOTTEST OF HOTS.

OF HOTS.

>> THEY LIKE TO COOK WITH IT.

>> THEY LIKE TO COOK WITH IT.

>> THEY LIKE TO COOK WITH IT OR >> THEY LIKE TO COOK WITH IT OR THEY WANT TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE THEY WANT TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE IT.

IT.

>> BESIDES VEGGIES, THE OTHER >> BESIDES VEGGIES, THE OTHER MOST POPULAR PLANTS RIGHT NOW MOST POPULAR PLANTS RIGHT NOW ARE BUBBLE GUM PETUNIAS AND ARE BUBBLE GUM PETUNIAS AND LANTANAS BECAUSE THEY FAIR LANTANAS BECAUSE THEY FAIR BETTER IN THE OKLAHOMA SUMMER BETTER IN THE OKLAHOMA SUMMER HEAT.

HEAT.

SPEAKING OF THAT, SHE SAYS WATER SPEAKING OF THAT, SHE SAYS WATER ONLY IN THE EARLY MORNING OR ONLY IN THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE AT NIGHT.

LATE AT NIGHT.

>> IF YOU HAVE ANY WATER UNDER >> IF YOU HAVE ANY WATER UNDER FOLIAGE BETWEEN 9 AND 3 IN THE FOLIAGE BETWEEN 9 AND 3 IN THE AFTERNOON, YOU CAN SCORCH THE AFTERNOON, YOU CAN SCORCH THE PLANT FROM THE WATER BEING ON PLANT FROM THE WATER BEING ON THE FOLIAGE.

THE FOLIAGE.

IF YOU WATER THEM EARLY IN THE IF YOU WATER THEM EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEY HAVE TIME TO DRY, DAY AND THEY HAVE TIME TO DRY, THEN YOU ARE PUTTING LESS STRESS THEN YOU ARE PUTTING LESS STRESS ON THEM.

ON THEM.

>> ALSO, WHEN SHOPPING FOR >> ALSO, WHEN SHOPPING FOR FLOWERS, KNOW THE DIFFERENCE FLOWERS, KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT ARE CALLED PER BETWEEN WHAT ARE CALLED PER ANNUALS AND ANNUALS.

ANNUALS AND ANNUALS.

PER ANNUALS COME BACK EVERY YEAR PER ANNUALS COME BACK EVERY YEAR AND ANNUALS DIE OFF IN THE EARLY AND ANNUALS DIE OFF IN THE EARLY FALL.

FALL.

I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.

I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.

RICH.

RICH.

>> THANK YOU, STEVE.

>> THANK YOU, STEVE.

NURSERIES AREN'T THE ONLY LOCAL NURSERIES AREN'T THE ONLY LOCAL BUSINESSES MAKING MONEY THIS BUSINESSES MAKING MONEY THIS WEEK... WEEK...

...HERE'S JASON DOYLE WITH THE ...HERE'S JASON DOYLE WITH THE "OKAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW"... "OKAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW"... >> THE PARENTS COMPANY OF BANK >> THE PARENTS COMPANY OF BANK OF OKLAHOMA BROUGHT IN $62.

OF OKLAHOMA BROUGHT IN $62.

5 MILLION IN THE FIRST 5 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR.

QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR.

IT DIDN'T MEET FINANCIAL IT DIDN'T MEET FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS.

EXPECTATIONS.

TULSA-BASED HIMLER COMPANION TULSA-BASED HIMLER COMPANION REPORTED A NET LOSS OF REPORTED A NET LOSS OF $5 MILLION DURING THE SECOND $5 MILLION DURING THE SECOND FISCAL QUARTER.

FISCAL QUARTER.

171 OF THE ITS RIGS WERE BEING 171 OF THE ITS RIGS WERE BEING ACTIVELY USED.

ACTIVELY USED.

CREDIT RATING AGENCY KBRA CREDIT RATING AGENCY KBRA BELIEVES THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT BELIEVES THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR A STATE LIKE OKLAHOMA.

FOR A STATE LIKE OKLAHOMA.

THE KBRA REPORT NOTED THAT THE KBRA REPORT NOTED THAT PUBLIC POLICY TOWARD FOSSIL PUBLIC POLICY TOWARD FOSSIL FUELS COULD DRIVE DOWN FUELS COULD DRIVE DOWN PRODUCTION LEVELS OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION LEVELS OKLAHOMA CITY-BASED LSB ENERGIES IS CITY-BASED LSB ENERGIES IS WORKING WITH ENERGY TO DEVELOP A WORKING WITH ENERGY TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CAPTURE CARBON IN PLAN TO CAPTURE CARBON IN ARKANSAS.

ARKANSAS.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY 2025.

COMPLETE BY 2025.

THE PLANT PRODUCES BLUE AMMONIA.

THE PLANT PRODUCES BLUE AMMONIA.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> OKLAHOMA HORSE INDUSTRY IS >>> OKLAHOMA HORSE INDUSTRY IS WELL-RESPECTED FOR BREEDING WELL-RESPECTED FOR BREEDING CHAMPION RACING AND REINING CHAMPION RACING AND REINING STOCK.

STOCK.

AND NOW OKLAHOMA STATE AND NOW OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY IS MAKING A "NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IS MAKING A "NATIONAL NAME" FOR ITSELF IN THE SPORT OF NAME" FOR ITSELF IN THE SPORT OF EQUESTRIAN RIDING.

EQUESTRIAN RIDING.

TAELYER JACKSON JOINS US WITH TAELYER JACKSON JOINS US WITH MORE ON THAT.

TAELYR?

MORE ON THAT.

TAELYR?

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM >> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY THE OKLAHOMA STATE HISTORY THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY TEAM WON THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEAM WON THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE EQUESTRIAN STATE COLLEGIATE EQUESTRIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE TEAM IS NO STRANGER TO THE TEAM IS NO STRANGER TO CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WAS SPECIAL.

CHAMPIONSHIP WAS SPECIAL.

>> YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT >> YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT IMAGINE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU IMAGINE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN AND THE SACRIFICES HAVE PUT IN AND THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE, BUT NOT JUST THIS YOU HAVE MADE, BUT NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT ALL THREE YEARS WE YEAR, BUT ALL THREE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN HERE.

HAVE BEEN HERE.

>> THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES IS >> THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES IS LOOKING AT THE SCOREBOARD LOOKING AT THE SCOREBOARD WAITING FOR THE SCORE TO COME WAITING FOR THE SCORE TO COME IN, YOU CAN SEE THE TENSION AND IN, YOU CAN SEE THE TENSION AND THE ANGST ON THEIR FACES AS THEY THE ANGST ON THEIR FACES AS THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE SCOREBOARD.

WERE LOOKING AT THE SCOREBOARD.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THE OSU TEAM HAS WON 7 TWELVE >> THE OSU TEAM HAS WON 7 TWELVE CHAMPIONSHIPS TWO OF THEM BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS TWO OF THEM BACK TO BACK.

TO BACK.

>> WHEN YOU CAN WIN BACK TO >> WHEN YOU CAN WIN BACK TO BACK, TO ME THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO BACK, TO ME THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO LOOK AT YOUR PROGRAM AND SEE THE LOOK AT YOUR PROGRAM AND SEE THE CONSISTENCY.

CONSISTENCY.

>> THE HEAD COACH STARTED THE >> THE HEAD COACH STARTED THE PROGRAM 23 YEARS AGO.

PROGRAM 23 YEARS AGO.

>> COMING IN TO A PROGRAM AND >> COMING IN TO A PROGRAM AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER FROM THE PUTTING IT TOGETHER FROM THE GROUND UP IS REALLY EXCITING.

GROUND UP IS REALLY EXCITING.

ALL THE HORSES THAT WE BROUGHT ALL THE HORSES THAT WE BROUGHT IN FOR THE PROGRAM, IT WAS FUN IN FOR THE PROGRAM, IT WAS FUN GOING OUT AND FINDING GOOD GOING OUT AND FINDING GOOD HORSES.

HORSES.

>> FINDING GOOD HORSES ISN'T >> FINDING GOOD HORSES ISN'T HARD TO DO IN OKLAHOMA.

HARD TO DO IN OKLAHOMA.

>> I THINK HORSES AND THE STATE >> I THINK HORSES AND THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, WE ARE JUST OF OKLAHOMA, WE ARE JUST INTERTWINED IN A FABRIC INTERTWINED IN A FABRIC TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

>> KRISTEN MORRIS STONE, >> KRISTEN MORRIS STONE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE HORSING COMMISSION SAYS OKLAHOMA HORSING COMMISSION SAYS OKLAHOMA ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HORSES.

RELATIONSHIP WITH HORSES.

>> FROM THE LAND RUN, WHAT WOULD >> FROM THE LAND RUN, WHAT WOULD BE THE LAND RUN WITHOUT HORSES?

BE THE LAND RUN WITHOUT HORSES?

I THINK HORSES HELPED OKLAHOMA I THINK HORSES HELPED OKLAHOMA EXPAND.

EXPAND.

WE HAVE GREAT BUSINESSES TODAY.

WE HAVE GREAT BUSINESSES TODAY.

AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF OUR AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST ECONOMY.

LARGEST ECONOMY.

>> WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES IN >> WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE INVOLVING HORSES LIKE THE STATE INVOLVING HORSES LIKE RACING, EDUCATION AND RACING, EDUCATION AND RECREATION, THE HORSE INDUSTRY RECREATION, THE HORSE INDUSTRY HAS A DIRECT STATE IMPACT OF $3.

HAS A DIRECT STATE IMPACT OF $3.

9 BILLION.

9 BILLION.

THE MAJORITY OF THE CONTRIBUTION THE MAJORITY OF THE CONTRIBUTION STEMMING FROM SHOWS, RODEOS AND STEMMING FROM SHOWS, RODEOS AND RECREATION.

RECREATION.

>> FROM THE SPORT OF RECTANGLING >> FROM THE SPORT OF RECTANGLING WE POST TWO OF THE LARGEST WE POST TWO OF THE LARGEST EVENTS IN OKLAHOMA.

EVENTS IN OKLAHOMA.

>> COMPETITORS COME FROM AROUND >> COMPETITORS COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

THE WORLD.

>> 15 COUNTRIES COME IN FOR AN >> 15 COUNTRIES COME IN FOR AN EVENT THAT'S STARTING EVENT THAT'S STARTING THANKSGIVING DAY UNTIL DECEMBER.

THANKSGIVING DAY UNTIL DECEMBER.

>> THAT'S WHERE COACH SANCHEZ >> THAT'S WHERE COACH SANCHEZ FINDS NEW RECRUITS.

FINDS NEW RECRUITS.

>> WE PLAN TO GO TO THOSE >> WE PLAN TO GO TO THOSE COMPETITIONS WHERE THERE WILL BE COMPETITIONS WHERE THERE WILL BE 30 TO 40 TOP RECRUITS THERE.

30 TO 40 TOP RECRUITS THERE.

>> THEY PREPARE YEAR FROWNED >> THEY PREPARE YEAR FROWNED NATIONAL.

NATIONAL.

>> WE PREPARE FOR IT EVERY YEAR.

>> WE PREPARE FOR IT EVERY YEAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE IS HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF DONE IS HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF MY PROGRAM TO RUN FOR THE MY PROGRAM TO RUN FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> IF THE TEAM RUNS SHORT OF >> IF THE TEAM RUNS SHORT OF REACHING THAT GOAL?

REACHING THAT GOAL?

>> WE DEFINITELY ADDRESS ALL OF >> WE DEFINITELY ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD MAKE THE APPROPRIATE WOULD MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES SO THAT WE COULD BE IN CHANGES SO THAT WE COULD BE IN CONTENTION.

CONTENTION.

>> AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP THE TEAM >> AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP THE TEAM COMPETED IN VARIOUS DIVISIONS.

COMPETED IN VARIOUS DIVISIONS.

THE TEAM CAPTAIN WON MOST THE TEAM CAPTAIN WON MOST OUTSTANDING HORSEMANSHIP OUTSTANDING HORSEMANSHIP PERFORMER AND SHE ALSO COMPETES PERFORMER AND SHE ALSO COMPETES IN RAINING.

IN RAINING.

>> IN REIGNING YOU DO A LARGE, >> IN REIGNING YOU DO A LARGE, FAST CIRCLE AND SMALL AND SLOW.

FAST CIRCLE AND SMALL AND SLOW.

HORSEMANSHIP IS MORE CONTROLLED HORSEMANSHIP IS MORE CONTROLLED AND SMALLER MOVERS LIKE MORE AND SMALLER MOVERS LIKE MORE FINE TUNED.

FINE TUNED.

>> TRAINING HAS BEEN IN HER >> TRAINING HAS BEEN IN HER LIFE.

LIFE.

>> MY PARENTS ARE BOTH TRAINERS.

>> MY PARENTS ARE BOTH TRAINERS.

>> REIGNING IS A WESTERN SPORT.

>> REIGNING IS A WESTERN SPORT.

RIDERS MUST GUIDE THEIR HORSE RIDERS MUST GUIDE THEIR HORSE THROUGHPRY DETERMINED PATTERNS THROUGHPRY DETERMINED PATTERNS WHERE THEY ARE JUDGE.

WHERE THEY ARE JUDGE.

ON THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND ON THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND HOW WELL THEY MANEUVER THROUGH HOW WELL THEY MANEUVER THROUGH EACH PATTERN.

EACH PATTERN.

>> THEY ARE SPINNING ON A TIME >> THEY ARE SPINNING ON A TIME WITH CUES FROM THE RIDER AND WITH CUES FROM THE RIDER AND THEN THE SLIDING START AND STOP.

THEN THE SLIDING START AND STOP.

THAT'S ACCELERATION AND THAT'S ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION.

DECELERATION.

>> DURING THE COMPETITION, >> DURING THE COMPETITION, JUDGES PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO JUDGES PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW THE RIDER COMMUNICATES WITH HOW THE RIDER COMMUNICATES WITH THE HORSE.

THE HORSE.

>> WHEN WE TRAVEL ON THE ROAD, >> WHEN WE TRAVEL ON THE ROAD, WE DON'T RIDE OKLAHOMA STATE WE DON'T RIDE OKLAHOMA STATE HORSES.

HORSES.

THE MAIN THING THEY LOOK FOR IS THE MAIN THING THEY LOOK FOR IS CONNECTION OF THE RIDER TO THAT CONNECTION OF THE RIDER TO THAT HORSE.

HORSE.

THE GIRLS THAT MAKE IT LOOK THE THE GIRLS THAT MAKE IT LOOK THE EASIEST ARE USUALLY DOING THE EASIEST ARE USUALLY DOING THE MOST.

MOST.

>> THE COACH AND CAPTAIN SAY >> THE COACH AND CAPTAIN SAY THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN WAS MORE THAN JUST PRECISION AND WAS MORE THAN JUST PRECISION AND SKILL, BUT THE ABILITY TO COME SKILL, BUT THE ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE.

TOGETHER AS ONE.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM GEL AS >> WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM GEL AS WELL AS THIS TEAM DID, IN WELL AS THIS TEAM DID, IN LOOKING BACK AT ALL THE YEARS LOOKING BACK AT ALL THE YEARS THAT WE COMPETED, THE TEAMS THAT THAT WE COMPETED, THE TEAMS THAT GEL LIKE THIS SEEM TO WIN THE GEL LIKE THIS SEEM TO WIN THE MOST AND DO THE BEST AT THE END MOST AND DO THE BEST AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

OF THE SEASON.

>> FAMILY IS SOMETHING THAT WE >> FAMILY IS SOMETHING THAT WE EMPHASIZE HERE AT OSU.

EMPHASIZE HERE AT OSU.

EACH GIRL BOUGHT INTO IT.

EACH GIRL BOUGHT INTO IT.

GOING INTO NATIONALS, WE EACH GOING INTO NATIONALS, WE EACH BELIEVED INTO EACH OTHER.

BELIEVED INTO EACH OTHER.

>> THE TEAM IS STILL ON A HIGH >> THE TEAM IS STILL ON A HIGH FROM THEIR RECENT VICTORY AND FROM THEIR RECENT VICTORY AND ARE ALREADY PREPARING FOR NEXT ARE ALREADY PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR'S ROUND OF COMPETITION.

YEAR'S ROUND OF COMPETITION.

RICH.

RICH.

>> GREAT STORY.

>> GREAT STORY.

>>> YOU COULD SAY IT'S A DAY SIX >>> YOU COULD SAY IT'S A DAY SIX YEARS...OR MORE THAN SIXTY-FIVE YEARS...OR MORE THAN SIXTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING... YEARS IN THE MAKING... ON MAY 10TH, THE BOB DYLAN ON MAY 10TH, THE BOB DYLAN CENTER WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN IN CENTER WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN IN TULSA.

TULSA.

IT WILL CONTAIN ALMOST SEVEN IT WILL CONTAIN ALMOST SEVEN DECADES OF WORK BY THE DECADES OF WORK BY THE NOBEL-PRIZING WINNING MUSICIAN NOBEL-PRIZING WINNING MUSICIAN PURCHASED BACK IN 2016..

PURCHASED BACK IN 2016.. FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING FANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING FANS AND ACADEMICS ACCESS TO AN AND ACADEMICS ACCESS TO AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF MATERIAL EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF MATERIAL BY A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ARTIST.

BY A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ARTIST.

>> WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN TULSA, >> WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN TULSA, THE CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN THE CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN MUSIC IN SO MANY WAYS.

MUSIC IN SO MANY WAYS.

>> THEY SAY IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU >> THEY SAY IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY IN DO, YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

YOUR LIFE.

THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE FOR STEVE THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE FOR STEVE JACOBS.

JACOBS.

HE BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF THE HE BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOB DYLAN CENTER.

BOB DYLAN CENTER.

>> I BENEFITED FROM HAVING HIP >> I BENEFITED FROM HAVING HIP PARENTS AND AN OLDER BROTHER AND PARENTS AND AN OLDER BROTHER AND SISTER WHO INTRODUCED ME TO VERY SISTER WHO INTRODUCED ME TO VERY GOOD MUSIC AT A YOUNG AGE.

GOOD MUSIC AT A YOUNG AGE.

DYLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR DYLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.

ME.

I WOULD SAY I HAVE BEEN ON A I WOULD SAY I HAVE BEEN ON A DYLAN JOURNEY NOW FOR QUITE SOME DYLAN JOURNEY NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

TIME.

>> WE MET STEVE ON THE SIDEWALK >> WE MET STEVE ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE WHILE WORK ON THE FACADE OUTSIDE WHILE WORK ON THE FACADE AND INTERIOR CONTINUES AT A AND INTERIOR CONTINUES AT A HUSH, HUS PACE.

HUSH, HUS PACE.

>> WE CAN'T GO IN TODAY WE ARE >> WE CAN'T GO IN TODAY WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE SURPRISES TRYING TO KEEP THE SURPRISES INTACT.

INTACT.

AS YOU CAN SEE OUR DOORS SAY AS YOU CAN SEE OUR DOORS SAY THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING THERE IS SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE AND THERE SURE IS.

HERE AND THERE SURE IS.

WE TOOK THAT LINE FROM A DYLAN WE TOOK THAT LINE FROM A DYLAN SONG AND THERE WILL BE EASTER SONG AND THERE WILL BE EASTER EGGS FOR FOLKS TO FIND IF THEY EGGS FOR FOLKS TO FIND IF THEY ARE DYLAN FANATICS.

ARE DYLAN FANATICS.

>> NOTED HISTORIAN DOUG BRINKLEY >> NOTED HISTORIAN DOUG BRINKLEY IS A PATRON OF THE CENTER AND HE IS A PATRON OF THE CENTER AND HE HAS BEEN INSIDE.

HAS BEEN INSIDE.

HE SHARED A FEW NUGGETS OF HE SHARED A FEW NUGGETS OF INFORMATION.

INFORMATION.

THERE WILL BE AN IRON WORKS THERE WILL BE AN IRON WORKS DESIGNED BY DYLAN IN THE DESIGNED BY DYLAN IN THE ENTRANCE.

ENTRANCE.

A VIRTUAL STUDIO THAT IMMERSES A VIRTUAL STUDIO THAT IMMERSES YOU IN A RECORDING SESSION, PLUS YOU IN A RECORDING SESSION, PLUS A VERY SPECIAL JUKEBOX.

A VERY SPECIAL JUKEBOX.

>> ELVIS COST ELLA, WHO -- >> ELVIS COST ELLA, WHO -- COSTELLO, HE VERY GRACIOUSLY COSTELLO, HE VERY GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED OUR OFFER OF ACCEPTED OUR OFFER OF CUREERATING A JUKEBOX THAT WE CUREERATING A JUKEBOX THAT WE HAVE, COSTELLO PUT TOGETHER A HAVE, COSTELLO PUT TOGETHER A COLLECTION OF 160 SONGS, MAYBE COLLECTION OF 160 SONGS, MAYBE BY DYLAN HIMSELF AND THEN OTHERS BY DYLAN HIMSELF AND THEN OTHERS WELL KNOWN AND OBSCURE BY WELL KNOWN AND OBSCURE BY KINDRED ARTISTS.

KINDRED ARTISTS.

VISITORS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO VISITORS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO PUSH BUTTONS ON THE JUKEBOX AND PUSH BUTTONS ON THE JUKEBOX AND PLAY THOSE TUNES.

PLAY THOSE TUNES.

>> THE HEART OF THE CENTER FOR >> THE HEART OF THE CENTER FOR HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS WILL BE HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS WILL BE THE ARCHIVES.

THE ARCHIVES.

100,000 ITEMS IN ALL PURCHASED 100,000 ITEMS IN ALL PURCHASED IN 2016 BY THE GEORGE KAISER IN 2016 BY THE GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA REPORTED UNIVERSITY OF TULSA REPORTED $15 MILLION.

$15 MILLION.

IT'S PRICELESS AND WORTHY OF IT'S PRICELESS AND WORTHY OF ACADEMIC STUDY.

ACADEMIC STUDY.

>> IT'S MASSIVE.

>> IT'S MASSIVE.

IT WILL TAKE SCHOLARS 100 YEARS, IT WILL TAKE SCHOLARS 100 YEARS, 200 YEARS REALLY TO WORK THEIR 200 YEARS REALLY TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH IT AND MAKE SENSE OF WAY THROUGH IT AND MAKE SENSE OF THE KINDS OF BRIDGES THAT ARE IN THE KINDS OF BRIDGES THAT ARE IN IT.

IT.

>> THIS ENGLISH PROFESSOR WAS >> THIS ENGLISH PROFESSOR WAS TAPPED TO OVERSEE THE TAPPED TO OVERSEE THE CURRICULUM.

CURRICULUM.

>> WE NEED SOMEBODY TO BE >> WE NEED SOMEBODY TO BE TEACHING DYLAN.

TEACHING DYLAN.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TEACHING HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TEACHING DYLAN?

DYLAN?

I TAUGHT MY FIRST COURSE AND I TAUGHT MY FIRST COURSE AND DYLAN AND I HAVE BEEN TEACHING DYLAN AND I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY COURSES ON DYLAN MY COURSES ON DYLAN CONTINUOUSLY.

CONTINUOUSLY.

I TAUGHT GRADUATE DOCTORAL I TAUGHT GRADUATE DOCTORAL COURSES ON DYLAN.

COURSES ON DYLAN.

>> HE ARRIVED AT TU21 YEARS AGO >> HE ARRIVED AT TU21 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF HIS WORLD CLASS BECAUSE OF HIS WORLD CLASS ARCHIVE OF IRISH AUTHOR JAMES ARCHIVE OF IRISH AUTHOR JAMES JOYCE.

JOYCE.

>> IN MANY WAYS JOYCE IS THE >> IN MANY WAYS JOYCE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

WITH DYLAN'S ARCHIVE WE HAVE THE WITH DYLAN'S ARCHIVE WE HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

>> HE'S BEEN GIVEN THE ENVIABLE >> HE'S BEEN GIVEN THE ENVIABLE TASK OF GOING OVER -- TASK OF GOING OVER -- >> MAKE SURE TO DO THIS ARCHIVAL >> MAKE SURE TO DO THIS ARCHIVAL PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE CONDITION OF THESE LETTERS CONDITION OF THESE LETTERS REALLY WELL FOR A LONG TIME SO REALLY WELL FOR A LONG TIME SO SCHOLARS AFTER ME CAN STUDY SCHOLARS AFTER ME CAN STUDY THEM.

THEM.

>> TO SAY BLUE HAS GOTTEN >> TO SAY BLUE HAS GOTTEN TANGLED UP IN DYLAN IS AN TANGLED UP IN DYLAN IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

UNDERSTATEMENT.

HE'S WRITING HIS DOCTORAL HE'S WRITING HIS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION ON THE LETTERS.

DISSERTATION ON THE LETTERS.

>> IT'S JUST A THRILLING >> IT'S JUST A THRILLING EXPERIENCE TO OPEN THEM.

EXPERIENCE TO OPEN THEM.

IT'S A TIME CAPSULE TO DIVE INTO IT'S A TIME CAPSULE TO DIVE INTO THIS LETTER THAT WAS WRITTEN 65 THIS LETTER THAT WAS WRITTEN 65 YEARS AGO BY A FAN JUST LIKE ME.

YEARS AGO BY A FAN JUST LIKE ME.

>> THAT'S AN ENDURING PHENOMENON >> THAT'S AN ENDURING PHENOMENON OF DYLAN'S LEGACY, HIS ABILITY OF DYLAN'S LEGACY, HIS ABILITY TO GATHER NEW FANS.

TO GATHER NEW FANS.

HE'S 57 YEARS OLDER THAN NATHAN HE'S 57 YEARS OLDER THAN NATHAN BLUE.

BLUE.

>> I THINK THE BIG DRAW AT THE >> I THINK THE BIG DRAW AT THE SAME TIME DYLAN IS SOMEONE WHO SAME TIME DYLAN IS SOMEONE WHO DOES REINVENT HIMSELF DOES REINVENT HIMSELF CONSTANTLY.

CONSTANTLY.

IN HIS CAREER HE WAS THE ARTIST IN HIS CAREER HE WAS THE ARTIST THAT KEPT CHANGING HIM.

THAT KEPT CHANGING HIM.

HE MADE ME WANT TO CHANGE MYSELF HE MADE ME WANT TO CHANGE MYSELF AND GROW AND LEARN.

AND GROW AND LEARN.

>> WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION, >> WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION, BEYOND THE KAISER COMPETITION, BEYOND THE KAISER COMPETITION, WHY DID THIS WORLD CLASS WHY DID THIS WORLD CLASS COLLECTION FIND A PERMANENT HOME COLLECTION FIND A PERMANENT HOME IN OKLAHOMA?

IN OKLAHOMA?

>> DYLAN IS NOT FROM OKLAHOMA, >> DYLAN IS NOT FROM OKLAHOMA, BUT TULSA HAS RESONATED STRONGLY BUT TULSA HAS RESONATED STRONGLY WITH HIM.

WITH HIM.

HE WAS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE HE WAS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT OUR UMBRELLA FACT THAT OUR UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION ALSO COVERS THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COVERS THE WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER WHICH WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER WHICH OPENED HERE IN THE ARTS DISTRICT OPENED HERE IN THE ARTS DISTRICT OF TULSA ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO OF TULSA ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO AND IS UP THE STREET.

AND IS UP THE STREET.

THERE IS A LOT OF SYNERGY THERE IS A LOT OF SYNERGY BETWEEN GUTHRIE AND DYLAN.

BETWEEN GUTHRIE AND DYLAN.

>> DYLAN HIMSELF EXPLAINED TO >> DYLAN HIMSELF EXPLAINED TO BRINKLEY IN THE VANITY ARTICLE, BRINKLEY IN THE VANITY ARTICLE, THERE IS MORE VIBRATIONS ON THE THERE IS MORE VIBRATIONS ON THE COAST FOR SURE, BUT I AM FROM COAST FOR SURE, BUT I AM FROM MINNESOTA AND I LIKE THE CASUAL MINNESOTA AND I LIKE THE CASUAL HUM OF THE HEARTLAND.

HUM OF THE HEARTLAND.

[ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] BOB DYLAN AND HIS BAND WERE IN BOB DYLAN AND HIS BAND WERE IN CONCERT AT THE TULSA THEATRE ON CONCERT AT THE TULSA THEATRE ON APRIL 13TH BUT WE'RE TOLD... APRIL 13TH BUT WE'RE TOLD...

..HE DID *NOT* CHECK OUT THE ..HE DID *NOT* CHECK OUT THE CENTER BUT HE *HAS* VISITED THE CENTER BUT HE *HAS* VISITED THE WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER ON PREVIOUS WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER ON PREVIOUS VISITS TO OKLAHOMA...

VISITS TO OKLAHOMA... >>> A CONTINGENT OF FRENCH >>> A CONTINGENT OF FRENCH STUDENTS ARE ALSO VISITING STUDENTS ARE ALSO VISITING OKLAHOMA AND ON SATURDAY THEY OKLAHOMA AND ON SATURDAY THEY GATHERED WITH THEIR AMERICAN GATHERED WITH THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS FOR A RECEPTION IN COUNTERPARTS FOR A RECEPTION IN THEIR HONOR AT THE OKLAHOMA THEIR HONOR AT THE OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER.

HISTORY CENTER.

THE "ELEANOR KIRKPATRICK THE "ELEANOR KIRKPATRICK FRANCO-AMERICAN FELLOWS PROGRAM" FRANCO-AMERICAN FELLOWS PROGRAM" FUNDS A TWO-WEEK TRIP FOR FUNDS A TWO-WEEK TRIP FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-AND-22 TO STUDY IN AGES OF 16-AND-22 TO STUDY IN FRANCE AND THEIR STUDENTS DO THE FRANCE AND THEIR STUDENTS DO THE SAME HERE.

SAME HERE.

THE RECEPTION WAS SPONSORED BY THE RECEPTION WAS SPONSORED BY THE "ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF THE "ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF OKLAHOMA CITY" AND THE STATE OKLAHOMA CITY" AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>> I JUST LOVE LEARNING >> I JUST LOVE LEARNING LANGUAGES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S LANGUAGES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE ACROSS COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST ACROSS THE THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT ACROSS THE WORLD.

COUNTRY, BUT ACROSS THE WORLD.

I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO GET I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO GET TO LEARN THINGS FROM OTHER TO LEARN THINGS FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK HAVING A GRASP OF THEIR LANGUAGE HAVING A GRASP OF THEIR LANGUAGE HELPS YOU DO THAT AND HELPS YOU DO THAT AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND LEARN A BIT ABOUT THEIR DAILY LEARN A BIT ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.

LIVES.

WE GOT TO GO TO A FRENCH THEATRE WE GOT TO GO TO A FRENCH THEATRE SCHOOL WHILE WE WERE THERE AND SCHOOL WHILE WE WERE THERE AND WE GOT TO WATCH THEM PERFORM WE GOT TO WATCH THEM PERFORM SCENES BY MULL AREA WHO WAS THE SCENES BY MULL AREA WHO WAS THE FRENCH SHAKESPEARE.

FRENCH SHAKESPEARE.

TO SEE HIM PERFORMED AND WATCH TO SEE HIM PERFORMED AND WATCH THEIR DIRECTOR ADJUST THEIR THEIR DIRECTOR ADJUST THEIR SCENES AND SEE WHAT KIND OF SCENES AND SEE WHAT KIND OF NOTES THEY ARE GIVEN FOR THEIR NOTES THEY ARE GIVEN FOR THEIR SCENES WAS INCREDIBLY SCENES WAS INCREDIBLY INTERESTING.

INTERESTING.

>> I REALLY WAND TO GO SEE A >> I REALLY WAND TO GO SEE A BASEBALL GAME.

BASEBALL GAME.

I AM GOING TO DO IT ON TUESDAY.

I AM GOING TO DO IT ON TUESDAY.

I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.

I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.

I ALSO WENT TO SEE A SOCCER GAME I ALSO WENT TO SEE A SOCCER GAME AND I PLAY SOCCER IN FRANCE, SO AND I PLAY SOCCER IN FRANCE, SO IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES IN FRANCE AND IN THE DIFFERENCES IN FRANCE AND IN AMERICA.

AMERICA.

THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.

DIFFERENCES.

>> THREE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA >> THREE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA TEACHES HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED TEACHES HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM FRANCE THANKS TO A NEW FROM FRANCE THANKS TO A NEW GRANT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS GRANT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS OKLAHOMA FACULTY THE OPPORTUNITY OKLAHOMA FACULTY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER EDUCATION FOR THEM FOR FURTHER EDUCATION FOR THEM IN FRANCE AS WELL.

IN FRANCE AS WELL.

>>> TULSA MAYOR G.T.

BYNUM HAS >>> TULSA MAYOR G.T.

BYNUM HAS SIGNED A RESOLUTION CREATING A SIGNED A RESOLUTION CREATING A COMMUNITY-LED PROCESS TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY-LED PROCESS TO DISCUSS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE NEXT TO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE NEXT TO ADDRESS THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE ADDRESS THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE AND IT'S AFTERMATH.

AND IT'S AFTERMATH.

WHAT WILL THAT ENTAIL AND WHAT WHAT WILL THAT ENTAIL AND WHAT COULD IT LEAD TO?

COULD IT LEAD TO?

WE ARE GOING TO TACKLE SOME OF WE ARE GOING TO TACKLE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS IN OUR IN-DEPTH THOSE QUESTIONS IN OUR IN-DEPTH SEGMENT THIS WEEK WITH A PANEL SEGMENT THIS WEEK WITH A PANEL OF GUESTS DETERMINED TO SEE OF GUESTS DETERMINED TO SEE ACTION AND NOT JUST WORDS.

ACTION AND NOT JUST WORDS.

WE ARE JOINED THIS AFTERNOON BY WE ARE JOINED THIS AFTERNOON BY VANESSA HALL, HARPER TULSA GREEN VANESSA HALL, HARPER TULSA GREEN WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.

WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.

TULSA ATTORNEY SIMMONS AND TULSA ATTORNEY SIMMONS AND QURAYSH ALI LANSANA AND DIRECTOR QURAYSH ALI LANSANA AND DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER FOR TRUTH AND FOR THE CENTER FOR TRUTH AND RACIAL HEALING AND RACIAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION AND A NOTED TRANSFORMATION AND A NOTED EDUCATOR AND WRITER AT OKLAHOMA EDUCATOR AND WRITER AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.

STATE UNIVERSITY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COUNSELOR, LET'S BEGIN WITH >> COUNSELOR, LET'S BEGIN WITH YOU, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF YOU, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BEYOND APOLOGY FOR THE TULSA BEYOND APOLOGY FOR THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE.

RACE MASSACRE.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH?

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH?

>> WHAT WE AS A COUNCIL SET OUT >> WHAT WE AS A COUNCIL SET OUT TO ACHIEVE IS TO START WITH AN TO ACHIEVE IS TO START WITH AN EVALUATION OF THE 1921 RIOT RACE EVALUATION OF THE 1921 RIOT RACE REPORT AS IT WAS CALLED IN REPORT AS IT WAS CALLED IN BECAUSE THERE WERE FIVE BECAUSE THERE WERE FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS HANDED DOWN SO RECOMMENDATIONS HANDED DOWN SO LONG AGO.

LONG AGO.

IT BASICALLY SAT ON THE SHELF.

IT BASICALLY SAT ON THE SHELF.

IT WAS DELIVERED TO MUNICIPAL TO IT WAS DELIVERED TO MUNICIPAL TO COUNTY GOVERNANCE AND IT WAS A COUNTY GOVERNANCE AND IT WAS A STATE LED STUDY, BUT NOTHING STATE LED STUDY, BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OF THEM.

EVER CAME OF THEM.

WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AT THE WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AT THE LOCAL CITY COUNCIL WHAT WE COULD LOCAL CITY COUNCIL WHAT WE COULD DO THAT WAS IN OUR PURVIEW WAS DO THAT WAS IN OUR PURVIEW WAS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS IT RELATES TO THE MASSACRE IN IT RELATES TO THE MASSACRE IN MOVING FORWARD.

MOVING FORWARD.

SO THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SO THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IS GOING TO BE THE START PROCESS IS GOING TO BE THE START OF THAT.

OF THAT.

SO THAT'S SIMPLY WHAT IT IS.

SO THAT'S SIMPLY WHAT IT IS.

WE WANT TO ENGAGE AND WE WANT TO WE WANT TO ENGAGE AND WE WANT TO INFORM AND WE WANT TO GET SOME INFORM AND WE WANT TO GET SOME INPUT.

INPUT.

>> WHO SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE?

>> WHO SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE?

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE.

WE BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT WE BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT THE INFORMATION LIKE VANESSA THE INFORMATION LIKE VANESSA SAID, THE COUNCILWOMAN STATED IS SAID, THE COUNCILWOMAN STATED IS VERY CLEAR, WE KNOW WHAT WE VERY CLEAR, WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT.

WANT.

WE UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

WE UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO BRING US BACK TO BE WHOLE.

TO BRING US BACK TO BE WHOLE.

THOSE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE AT THOSE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE ARE THE SURVIVORS.

THE TABLE ARE THE SURVIVORS.

107-YEAR-OLD MOTHER FLETCHER.

107-YEAR-OLD MOTHER FLETCHER.

THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE NUMBER ONE, PERIOD, AND THEN THE NUMBER ONE, PERIOD, AND THEN THE MANY HUNDREDS OF DESCENDANTS IN MANY HUNDREDS OF DESCENDANTS IN OUR NETWORK THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OUR NETWORK THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF GREENWOOD.

GREENWOOD.

THOSE DESCENDANTS AND THEIR THOSE DESCENDANTS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO BE AT REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO BE AT THAT TABLE.

THAT TABLE.

YOU NEED THE REMAINING CHURCHES YOU NEED THE REMAINING CHURCHES WHO ARE SURVIVING CHURCHES OF WHO ARE SURVIVING CHURCHES OF THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE TO BE A THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

PART OF THIS PROCESS.

MORE THAN ANYTHING WE ARE READY MORE THAN ANYTHING WE ARE READY TO MOVE BEYOND DISCUSSION INTO TO MOVE BEYOND DISCUSSION INTO ACTION.

ACTION.

I HAVE THREE SURVIVORS WHO I I HAVE THREE SURVIVORS WHO I JUST TOLD YOUR THEIR AGES, WE JUST TOLD YOUR THEIR AGES, WE ALL LIVE DAY BY DAY, BUT THEY ALL LIVE DAY BY DAY, BUT THEY HAVE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME HAVE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY WITH WAIT LONGER.

THAT THEY WITH WAIT LONGER.

THEY ALREADY WAITED 100 YEARS.

THEY ALREADY WAITED 100 YEARS.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO BE AT THOSE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO BE AT THE TABLE.

THE TABLE.

>> THERE THREE OF YOU ARE IN >> THERE THREE OF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THE REPARATIONS FOR THE FAVOR OF THE REPARATIONS FOR THE LIVING DESCENDANTS OF THE LIVING DESCENDANTS OF THE MASSACRE AND THE DESCENDANTS OF MASSACRE AND THE DESCENDANTS OF THE VICTIMS.

THE VICTIMS.

WHAT CAN THOSE REPARATIONS BE?

WHAT CAN THOSE REPARATIONS BE?

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

YOU KNOW, I AM A HISTORIAN AND A YOU KNOW, I AM A HISTORIAN AND A SCHOLAR ON GREENWOOD.

SCHOLAR ON GREENWOOD.

SO I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS.

SO I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS.

I AM NOT A DESCENDANT, SO I CAN I AM NOT A DESCENDANT, SO I CAN GIVE YOU MY OPINION, BUT I WON'S GIVE YOU MY OPINION, BUT I WON'S SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR THREE SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR THREE REMAINING SURVIVORS OR THE REMAINING SURVIVORS OR THE DESCENDANT BECAUSE I AM NOT OF DESCENDANT BECAUSE I AM NOT OF THAT.

THAT.

BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS, YES, I DO BELIEVE NUMBER ONE YES, I DO BELIEVE NUMBER ONE THAT THERE IS FINANCIAL THAT THERE IS FINANCIAL RESTITUTION THAT IS DUE TO THE RESTITUTION THAT IS DUE TO THE SURVIVORS AND TO THE DESCENDANTS SURVIVORS AND TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT WHO OF THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT WHO LOST PROPERTY AND LIVES AND LOST PROPERTY AND LIVES AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN THIS GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN THIS MASSACRE.

MASSACRE.

I BELIEVE ALSO VERY STRONGLY I BELIEVE ALSO VERY STRONGLY THAT REPARATIONS SHOULD ALSO THAT REPARATIONS SHOULD ALSO TAKE TERMS IN GUARANTEED TAKE TERMS IN GUARANTEED ECONOMIC SED ASIDES FOR BLACK ECONOMIC SED ASIDES FOR BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

WE DON'T OWN THING.

WE DON'T OWN THING.

WE BARELY OWN OUR HOMES, RIGHT?

WE BARELY OWN OUR HOMES, RIGHT?

I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A VERY I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A VERY SUSTAINED AND SUBSTANTIAL SUSTAINED AND SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC SET ASIDES FOR ECONOMIC SET ASIDES FOR DEVELOPMENT, FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP, FOR GROWTH, FOR JOB TRAINING AND FOR GROWTH, FOR JOB TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES.

OTHER RESOURCES.

I THINK THIRDLY, OF COURSE, I AM I THINK THIRDLY, OF COURSE, I AM AN EDUCATOR, SO I WILL ALWAYS AN EDUCATOR, SO I WILL ALWAYS LEAN ON EDUCATION.

LEAN ON EDUCATION.

I DO BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY AS I DO BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY AS WELL THAT EDUCATION IN NORTH WELL THAT EDUCATION IN NORTH TULSA AND I THINK WE NEED TO TULSA AND I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE GREENWOOD REMEMBER THAT THE GREENWOOD DISTRICT IS NOT JUST THE 100 DISTRICT IS NOT JUST THE 100 BLOCK.

BLOCK.

THERE IS A BIG EIGHT FOOT SIGN THERE IS A BIG EIGHT FOOT SIGN THAT SAYS THERE IS GREENWOOD.

THAT SAYS THERE IS GREENWOOD.

THERE ARE 36 TO 40 BLOCKS OF THERE ARE 36 TO 40 BLOCKS OF NORTH TULSA, AND FOLKS ARE NORTH TULSA, AND FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING, RIGHT?

STRUGGLING, RIGHT?

BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS, BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS, BECAUSE OF LACK OF CARE AND LACK BECAUSE OF LACK OF CARE AND LACK OF ATTENTION.

OF ATTENTION.

I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL AND I BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL AND I THINK THERE NEED TO BE THINK THERE NEED TO BE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FOR OUR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FOR OUR OLDER FOLKS AS WELL IN TERMS OF OLDER FOLKS AS WELL IN TERMS OF BEING DESCENDANTS AND FOLKS WHO BEING DESCENDANTS AND FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT.

LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT.

THOSE ARE THE BIG THINGS FOR ME.

THOSE ARE THE BIG THINGS FOR ME.

>> COUNCILOR, I GUESS YOU ECHO >> COUNCILOR, I GUESS YOU ECHO WHAT CURATION SAID.

WHAT CURATION SAID.

DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?

DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?

>> I AM ON THE RECORD FOR NOT >> I AM ON THE RECORD FOR NOT TAKING A STANCE ON THAT BECAUSE TAKING A STANCE ON THAT BECAUSE THE ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT THE ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE, IT NEEDS WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE, IT NEEDS TO BE PERMANENT AND IT NEEDS TO TO BE PERMANENT AND IT NEEDS TO BE PERPETUAL.

BE PERPETUAL.

SO I WILL AGREE THAT ALL OF SO I WILL AGREE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE CERTAINLY GOOD THOSE THINGS ARE CERTAINLY GOOD IDEAS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS NOT ONLY IDEAS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS NOT ONLY IN 1921, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN 1921, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE WE GOT OFF IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE WE GOT OFF THE BOAT, HAS BEEN INSTITUTIONAL THE BOAT, HAS BEEN INSTITUTIONAL AND IT'S BEEN SYSTEMATIC.

AND IT'S BEEN SYSTEMATIC.

THERE ARE THOSE THAT WANT TO PUT THERE ARE THOSE THAT WANT TO PUT THIS ISSUE WRITE A CHECK IF YOU THIS ISSUE WRITE A CHECK IF YOU WILL OR DON'T WRITE A CHECK AND WILL OR DON'T WRITE A CHECK AND LET'S GET PAST IT AND LET'S NOT LET'S GET PAST IT AND LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

THAT IN MY OPINION CAN NEVER AND THAT IN MY OPINION CAN NEVER AND SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

AND SO, AGAIN, TO MAKE THAT AND SO, AGAIN, TO MAKE THAT RIGHT REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE RIGHT REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION, TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION OF HOMES, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION OF HOMES, WHATEVER THE CASE MAYBE, TO WHATEVER THE CASE MAYBE, TO CORRECT THAT MUST BE PERMANENT CORRECT THAT MUST BE PERMANENT AND PERPETQUAL -- PERPETUAL.

AND PERPETQUAL -- PERPETUAL.

THE OTHER PIECES OF IT, WE WILL THE OTHER PIECES OF IT, WE WILL FIGURE THOSE OUT, WHETHER IT'S A FIGURE THOSE OUT, WHETHER IT'S A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DOWN TO A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DOWN TO A POLITICAL SYSTEM OR A PROCESS POLITICAL SYSTEM OR A PROCESS THAT GOES TO THE COURT SYSTEM.

THAT GOES TO THE COURT SYSTEM.

I WILL SAY THIS, IN THIS COUNTRY I WILL SAY THIS, IN THIS COUNTRY WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN ANY WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN ANY JUSTICE, IF WE CAN SAY THAT WE JUSTICE, IF WE CAN SAY THAT WE RECEIVED JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY RECEIVED JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY AS BLACK PEOPLE, IT'S BEEN AS BLACK PEOPLE, IT'S BEEN THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM.

THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM.

>> CRITICS SUGGEST A REPARATION >> CRITICS SUGGEST A REPARATION PROGRAM WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT PROGRAM WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ADMINISTER.

TO ADMINISTER.

WHO WOULD DECIDE WHO IS WHO WOULD DECIDE WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

ELIGIBLE?

WHO WOULD DECIDE WHO GETS WHAT WHO WOULD DECIDE WHO GETS WHAT AND AS YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE AND AS YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DESCENDANTS AROUND THOUSANDS OF DESCENDANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, HOW WOULD WE TRACK THE COUNTRY, HOW WOULD WE TRACK THEM DOWN?

THEM DOWN?

WOULDN'T IT BE A DIFFICULT THING WOULDN'T IT BE A DIFFICULT THING TO DO?

TO DO?

>> THAT'S NOT A LEGITIMATE >> THAT'S NOT A LEGITIMATE REASONABLE QUESTION.

REASONABLE QUESTION.

WE ARE NOT WORRYING ABOUT HOW TO WE ARE NOT WORRYING ABOUT HOW TO DO IT.

DO IT.

WE START WITH THE PREMISE SHOULD WE START WITH THE PREMISE SHOULD IT BE DONE.

IT BE DONE.

WE HAVE SEEN REPARATIONS WE HAVE SEEN REPARATIONS PROVIDED TO PEOPLE AROUND THIS PROVIDED TO PEOPLE AROUND THIS WORLD FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

WORLD FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

IT'S NOT HOW DO WE DO THIS?

IT'S NOT HOW DO WE DO THIS?

WE START WITH DO WE NEED TO DO WE START WITH DO WE NEED TO DO THIS?

THIS?

IF WE NEED TO DO THIS, THEN THE IF WE NEED TO DO THIS, THEN THE HOW CAN BE WORKED OUT BY SMART HOW CAN BE WORKED OUT BY SMART PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

THE MAIN THING WE WANT IS THE MAIN THING WE WANT IS RECOGNITION THAT THIS HAPPENED, RECOGNITION THAT THIS HAPPENED, THEN AS THE COUNCILWOMAN SAID THEN AS THE COUNCILWOMAN SAID THEY WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE THEY WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE PERPETUAL AND SUBSTANTIAL THAT PERPETUAL AND SUBSTANTIAL THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR FAMILIES AND WILL IMPROVE THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT LOST COMMUNITIES THAT LOST EVERYTHING, GENERATIONAL WEALTH, EVERYTHING, GENERATIONAL WEALTH, GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, GENERATIONAL POWER.

GENERATIONAL POWER.

THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE RESTORED.

RESTORED.

OUR LAWSUIT, WE HAVE A HISTORIC OUR LAWSUIT, WE HAVE A HISTORIC HEARING COMING UP MAY 2ND AT HEARING COMING UP MAY 2ND AT 1:30, 2022, ROOM 605 JUDGE 1:30, 2022, ROOM 605 JUDGE CAROLYN WALL.

CAROLYN WALL.

OUR CASE IS VERY SPECIFIC AND OUR CASE IS VERY SPECIFIC AND UNIQUE.

UNIQUE.

BECAUSE WE ARE -- PUBLIC BECAUSE WE ARE -- PUBLIC NUISANCE WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF NUISANCE WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF PUBLIC MASSACRE AND CONTINUED PUBLIC MASSACRE AND CONTINUED 100 YEARS ON.

100 YEARS ON.

WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE NUISANCES ARE.

NUISANCES ARE.

JUST LIKE ANY NUISANCE WORKBOOK JUST LIKE ANY NUISANCE WORKBOOK ABATED, THIS CAN BE ABATED.

ABATED, THIS CAN BE ABATED.

IF THE CITY OWNS LAND THAT THEY IF THE CITY OWNS LAND THAT THEY STOLE THROUGH THE MASSACRE, GIVE STOLE THROUGH THE MASSACRE, GIVE IT BACK.

IT BACK.

IF THE CITY PUT A HIGHWAY IN OUR IF THE CITY PUT A HIGHWAY IN OUR COMMUNITY DURING URBAN RENEWAL, COMMUNITY DURING URBAN RENEWAL, REMOVE IT.

REMOVE IT.

THESE THINGS ARE NOT ROCKET THESE THINGS ARE NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

SCIENCE.

DO YOU BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD DO YOU BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM BE DONE AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

THERE.

>> COUNCILOR, WHO PAYS FOR THIS?

>> COUNCILOR, WHO PAYS FOR THIS?

IS IT THE CITY?

IS IT THE CITY?

IS IT THE STATE?

IS IT THE STATE?

IS IT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

IS IT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

>> I THINK FROM A GOVERNMENTAL >> I THINK FROM A GOVERNMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ALL LEVELS OF PERSPECTIVE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT BECAUSE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT BECAUSE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HAD A PART TO PLAY IN GOVERNMENT HAD A PART TO PLAY IN IT.

IT.

SO WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT SO WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT CORPORATIONS THAT BENEFITED, CORPORATIONS THAT BENEFITED, THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT NEED TO THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE.

TAKE PLACE.

AS THE ATTORNEY SAID, THAT'S A AS THE ATTORNEY SAID, THAT'S A PROCESS THAT WE WILL FIGURE OUT.

PROCESS THAT WE WILL FIGURE OUT.

WE CAN, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION.

WE CAN, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION.

WE CAN FIGURE OUT MORE WE CAN FIGURE OUT MORE COMPLICATED THINGS THAN THAT IN COMPLICATED THINGS THAN THAT IN THIS COUNTRY.

THIS COUNTRY.

THIS CAN BE FIGURED OUT.

THIS CAN BE FIGURED OUT.

TO ASK ME SPECIFICALLY CAN I DOT TO ASK ME SPECIFICALLY CAN I DOT EVERY I AND CROSS EVERY T, NO I EVERY I AND CROSS EVERY T, NO I DON'T, BUT I KNOW IT CAN BE DON'T, BUT I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE.

DONE.

THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND WE ARE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT WE ARE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

TAKES TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

WHAT I DON'T THINK ONE PERSON, WHAT I DON'T THINK ONE PERSON, THE MAYOR OR ONE COUNCILOR OR A THE MAYOR OR ONE COUNCILOR OR A GROUP OF CITY COUNCILORS NEED TO GROUP OF CITY COUNCILORS NEED TO HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION.

HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION.

IF YOU CAN CAN CONTINUE TO REAP IF YOU CAN CAN CONTINUE TO REAP THE BENEFIT, THEN YOU SHOULD BE THE BENEFIT, THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE WRONG THAT'S ABLE TO PAY FOR THE WRONG THAT'S BEEN DONE.

BEEN DONE.

WHO PAYS FOR IT?

WHO PAYS FOR IT?

AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THAT'S AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION THAT A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT OWES.

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT OWES.

I THINK CORPORATIONS OWE.

I THINK CORPORATIONS OWE.

I THINK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS I THINK COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OWE.

OWE.

SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK AND HOW IT THAT GOING TO LOOK AND HOW IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED HEAR IN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED HEAR IN TULSA.

TULSA.

>> WHAT OTHER TYPES OF REPAIR DO >> WHAT OTHER TYPES OF REPAIR DO YOU BELIEVE ARE NEEDED TO YOU BELIEVE ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION?

IMPROVE THIS SITUATION?

IMPROVE THE RACIAL DIVIDE THAT IMPROVE THE RACIAL DIVIDE THAT EXISTS IN OKLAHOMA AND THE EXISTS IN OKLAHOMA AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY?

ENTIRE COUNTRY?

WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO BE WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT?

LOOKING AT?

>> THAT'S A BIG QUESTION, RICH.

>> THAT'S A BIG QUESTION, RICH.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG QUESTION.

QUESTION.

IT'S A PRETTY OLD QUESTION, TOO, IT'S A PRETTY OLD QUESTION, TOO, WHICH IS SAD, BUT TRUE.

WHICH IS SAD, BUT TRUE.

DO WE HAVE A HOSPITAL IN NORTH DO WE HAVE A HOSPITAL IN NORTH TULSA, NO?

TULSA, NO?

RIGHT?

RIGHT?

ARE BLACK AND BROWN WOMEN STILL ARE BLACK AND BROWN WOMEN STILL DYING DURING CHILDBIRTH AT DYING DURING CHILDBIRTH AT ALARMING RATES, YES?

ALARMING RATES, YES?

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

SO I DO BELIEVE THE HEALTHCARE.

SO I DO BELIEVE THE HEALTHCARE.

I ALSO AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK I ALSO AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH ABOUT GENERATIONAL ENOUGH ABOUT GENERATIONAL WEALTH, ABOUT THE LOSS OF WEALTH, ABOUT THE LOSS OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND THE FACT GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND THE FACT THAT BLACK FOLKS BARELY OWN THAT BLACK FOLKS BARELY OWN HOMES IN NORTH TULSA AND OWN HOMES IN NORTH TULSA AND OWN BUSINESSES, RIGHT?

BUSINESSES, RIGHT?

SO TO ME THAT ECONOMIC SO TO ME THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PART IS VERY, VERY DEVELOPMENT PART IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, RIGHT?

IMPORTANT, RIGHT?

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FORBES AN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FORBES AN ARTICLE LAST SUMMER, $45 BILLION ARTICLE LAST SUMMER, $45 BILLION LOST IN TODAY'S MONEY, RIGHT?

LOST IN TODAY'S MONEY, RIGHT?

HOW DO WE REPLACE THAT?

HOW DO WE REPLACE THAT?

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A CONCERTED IT'S GOING TO TAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT FROM EVERY LEVEL OF EFFORT FROM EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PHILANTHROPIC GOVERNMENT AND THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY AND ANYONE AND COMMUNITY AND ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT A EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT A WRONG HAS BEEN DONE THAT HAS WRONG HAS BEEN DONE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHTED.

NEVER BEEN RIGHTED.

AND THAT'S, I THINK A CRITICAL AND THAT'S, I THINK A CRITICAL PIECE TO THIS.

PIECE TO THIS.

>> IT APPEARS, BUT IT SOUNDS >> IT APPEARS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING WE HAVE DONE LIKE YOU ARE SAYING WE HAVE DONE ENOUGH TALKING.

ENOUGH TALKING.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?

IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?

I AM GOING TO WRAP IT UP WITH I AM GOING TO WRAP IT UP WITH THAT AND I WILL BEGIN WITH THE THAT AND I WILL BEGIN WITH THE COUNCILOR.

COUNCILOR.

IS IT FAIR TO SAY HOW LONG DO IS IT FAIR TO SAY HOW LONG DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE MONTHS TO COME AND THEN SAY THE MONTHS TO COME AND THEN SAY ENOUGH TALKING, HERE'S WHAT WE ENOUGH TALKING, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED AND LET'S GET GOING.

NEED AND LET'S GET GOING.

>> OF COURSE.

>> OF COURSE.

I AM AND MY COMMUNITY IS FED UP I AM AND MY COMMUNITY IS FED UP WITH THE TALKING.

WITH THE TALKING.

THERE IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE THERE IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN TO GET SOME THINGS TO ENGAGE IN TO GET SOME THINGS DONE AND THAT'S THE POLITICAL DONE AND THAT'S THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

PROCESS.

AT THE ENDED OF THE DAY, WE NEED AT THE ENDED OF THE DAY, WE NEED TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND STOP JUST HEM HAWING IS AND STOP JUST HEM HAWING AROUND AND GET SOMETHING DONE.

AROUND AND GET SOMETHING DONE.

THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED AND RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED AND WHAT I INTEND TO DO AT LEAST WHAT I INTEND TO DO AT LEAST WHILE I AM IN THIS SPACE, AND WHILE I AM IN THIS SPACE, AND THAT IS TO HAVE THIS ENGAGEMENT THAT IS TO HAVE THIS ENGAGEMENT AND SAY WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAN WE AND SAY WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAN WE DO AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF DO AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THIS?

GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THIS?

THE STATE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY, THE STATE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY, THE COURTS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, THE COURTS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED AND ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE AND ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN AND MOVE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN AND MOVE FORWARD.

FORWARD.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

>> DEMARIO, FINAL THOUGHTS FOR >> DEMARIO, FINAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU?

YOU?

>> THE CITY IS NOT DOING >> THE CITY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING.

ANYTHING.

I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

THE CITY HASN'T STEPPED UP.

THE CITY HASN'T STEPPED UP.

THEY NEVER MOVED ANYTHING TO THEY NEVER MOVED ANYTHING TO MOVE THE BALL FORWARD.

MOVE THE BALL FORWARD.

THAT'S KEY.

THAT'S KEY.

WE CANNOT EVEN ALLOW THE WE CANNOT EVEN ALLOW THE PERPETRATORS TO SAY WHAT THE PERPETRATORS TO SAY WHAT THE REMEDY SHOULD BE.

REMEDY SHOULD BE.

THEY ARE THE PERPETRATORS.

THEY ARE THE PERPETRATORS.

I AM A MARRIED MAN.

I AM A MARRIED MAN.

I CAN'T DO SOMETHING TO MY WIFE I CAN'T DO SOMETHING TO MY WIFE AND MAKE HER UPSET AND THEN TELL AND MAKE HER UPSET AND THEN TELL HER WHAT I NEED TO DO WHAT SHE HER WHAT I NEED TO DO WHAT SHE SHOULD ACCEPT AS AN APOLOGY.

SHOULD ACCEPT AS AN APOLOGY.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORK, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORK, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO THAT'S WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO.

DO.

WE ARE NOT WAITING ON THEM AND WE ARE NOT WAITING ON THEM AND TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY AS TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY AS BEST WE CAN.

BEST WE CAN.

>> QURAYSH, DO YOU AGREE WITH >> QURAYSH, DO YOU AGREE WITH DEMARIO?

DEMARIO?

>> I DO.

>> I DO.

YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR FRIENDS GREG YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR FRIENDS GREG ROBINSON AND CHRISTIE WILLIAMS ROBINSON AND CHRISTIE WILLIAMS PRESENTED THIS RESOLUTION ON THE PRESENTED THIS RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR OF CITY COUNCIL WITH FLOOR OF CITY COUNCIL WITH COUNCILWOMAN HAL HALL HARPER AND COUNCILWOMAN HAL HALL HARPER AND TWO COUNCILORS VOTED NO AND THEY TWO COUNCILORS VOTED NO AND THEY VOTED AGAINST THE RESOLUTION VOTED AGAINST THE RESOLUTION CITED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY CITED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY GREG ROBINSON SUPPORTS REB GREG ROBINSON SUPPORTS REB RAISINGS, THEREFORE THEY VOTED RAISINGS, THEREFORE THEY VOTED NO ON THIS RESOLUTION.

NO ON THIS RESOLUTION.

I AM NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN I AM NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN MEETING YOU IN THE MIDDLE MEETING YOU IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE OF YOUR STANCE, THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR STANCE, THAT SPEAKS TO HOW POLARIZED THE CITY SPEAKS TO HOW POLARIZED THE CITY AND THIS COUNTRY IS.

AND THIS COUNTRY IS.

IF WE CAN'T FIND A WAY FOR FOLKE IF WE CAN'T FIND A WAY FOR FOLKE RESPECTFULLY, BUT IF YOU DON'T RESPECTFULLY, BUT IF YOU DON'T ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATIONS ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, ABOUT A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IS WHAT GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IS WHAT COUNCILOR HALL HOPPER AND WHAT COUNCILOR HALL HOPPER AND WHAT ATTORNEY HAS SPOKEN ABOUT IS ATTORNEY HAS SPOKEN ABOUT IS STAGNATION.

STAGNATION.

WE HAVE BEEN STAGNANT ON THIS WE HAVE BEEN STAGNANT ON THIS ISSUE FOR A 100 YEARS.

ISSUE FOR A 100 YEARS.

SO UNTIL WE GET -- MOVE THIS EM SO UNTIL WE GET -- MOVE THIS EM PASSE OF NOT I AM GOING TO PASSE OF NOT I AM GOING TO SUPPORT OR AGREE TO EVEN TALK SUPPORT OR AGREE TO EVEN TALK WITH YOU BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU AND FIND SOME WITH YOU AND FIND SOME COMPROMISE AND THE MIDDLE COMPROMISE AND THE MIDDLE GROUND, THEN WE WILL GO NOWHERE GROUND, THEN WE WILL GO NOWHERE AND NOWHERE BENEFITS NO.

AND NOWHERE BENEFITS NO.

>> I THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS VERY >> I THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS VERY EXCELLENT CONVERSATION AND EXCELLENT CONVERSATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

VANESSA HALL HARPER.

VANESSA HALL HARPER.

DARR DARR AND QURAYSH ALI DARR DARR AND QURAYSH ALI LANSANA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME LANSANA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

TODAY.

>> THANK YOU, IT WAS A GREAT >> THANK YOU, IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION.

>>> SUSAN CADOT WILL RETURN NEXT >>> SUSAN CADOT WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK AS HOST OF OUR IN-DEPTH WEEK AS HOST OF OUR IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION.

DISCUSSION.

HE WAS ONE OF TEN JOURNALISTS HE WAS ONE OF TEN JOURNALISTS INDUCTED INTO THE JOURNALIST INDUCTED INTO THE JOURNALIST HALL-OF-FAME THIS THURSDAY.

HALL-OF-FAME THIS THURSDAY.

WE ARE LUCKY TO WORK WITH HER WE ARE LUCKY TO WORK WITH HER EVERY DAY AND CONGRATULATE HER EVERY DAY AND CONGRATULATE HER ON A MOST DESERVED RECOGNITION.

ON A MOST DESERVED RECOGNITION.

>>> GOVERNOR STITT WAS IN >>> GOVERNOR STITT WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C THIS WEEK AS THE WASHINGTON, D.C THIS WEEK AS THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HOARD ORAL U.S. SUPREME COURT HOARD ORAL ARGUMENT IN THE CASE WHICH IS ARGUMENT IN THE CASE WHICH IS THE OKLAHOMA'S LEGAL CHALLENGE THE OKLAHOMA'S LEGAL CHALLENGE TO SET THE McGIRT'S DECISION.

TO SET THE McGIRT'S DECISION.

GAYLORD NEWS REPORTER REPORTS GAYLORD NEWS REPORTER REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. >> AFTER HALF OF OKLAHOMA WAS >> AFTER HALF OF OKLAHOMA WAS DECLARED INDIAN QUESTION, A NEW DECLARED INDIAN QUESTION, A NEW QUESTION CAME TO LIGHT, WHO QUESTION CAME TO LIGHT, WHO PROSECUTES NOT NATIVE PEOPLE?

PROSECUTES NOT NATIVE PEOPLE?

THE STATE OR THE TRIBE.

THE STATE OR THE TRIBE.

OKLAHOMA BELIEVES THEY HAVE OKLAHOMA BELIEVES THEY HAVE JURISDICTION, BUT THE TRIBE JURISDICTION, BUT THE TRIBE BELIEVES THE LAW SON THEIR SIDE.

BELIEVES THE LAW SON THEIR SIDE.

>> THE STATE'S ARGUMENTS AT >> THE STATE'S ARGUMENTS AT THEIR CORE ASK US TO ACCEPT THE THEIR CORE ASK US TO ACCEPT THE LAWS ON THE GROUND.

LAWS ON THE GROUND.

>> HE BELIEVES THIS CASE IS AN >> HE BELIEVES THIS CASE IS AN ATTACK ON NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY.

ATTACK ON NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY.

>> THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF >> THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA HAS ENGAGED IN OKLAHOMA HAS ENGAGED IN POLITICAL ATTACKS.

POLITICAL ATTACKS.

HE'S FIRED UP THE RHETORIC TO HE'S FIRED UP THE RHETORIC TO CAUSE FEAR AMONG OKLAHOMANS.

CAUSE FEAR AMONG OKLAHOMANS.

AS I MENTIONED HE'S GONE INTO AS I MENTIONED HE'S GONE INTO THE SUPREME COURT, FILED MANY THE SUPREME COURT, FILED MANY PETITIONS IN AN EFFORT TO PETITIONS IN AN EFFORT TO UNDERMINE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.

UNDERMINE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.

>> OKLAHOMA IS ARGUING THE STATE >> OKLAHOMA IS ARGUING THE STATE SHOULD REMAIN THEIR POWER TO SHOULD REMAIN THEIR POWER TO PROSECUTE.

PROSECUTE.

THEY BELIEVE TRIBAL NATIONS LACK THEY BELIEVE TRIBAL NATIONS LACK THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE ADDITIONAL PROSECUTION.

ADDITIONAL PROSECUTION.

GOVERNOR STITT EMPHASIZED HIS GOVERNOR STITT EMPHASIZED HIS LACK OF FAITH IN THE NATIVE LACK OF FAITH IN THE NATIVE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

JUSTICE SYSTEM.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES >> THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROSECUTE CRIMES.

TO PROSECUTE CRIMES.

THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS ASKED FOR MORE MONEY AND HAS ASKED FOR MORE MONEY AND THEY HAVE MADE THE CASE TO THE THEY HAVE MADE THE CASE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THEY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THEY SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROSECUTE ANYTHING BEYOND A TO PROSECUTE ANYTHING BEYOND A MURDER, RAPE, SOME OF THE MOST MURDER, RAPE, SOME OF THE MOST VIOLENT CRIMES.

VIOLENT CRIMES.

THEY ARE JUST GOING UNPUKED IN THEY ARE JUST GOING UNPUKED IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> OKLAHOMA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM WAS >> OKLAHOMA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM WAS QUESTIONED DURING ARGUMENT.

QUESTIONED DURING ARGUMENT.

>> WHY WOULD WE NOT TAKE INTO >> WHY WOULD WE NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN THAT BALANCING TEST ACCOUNT IN THAT BALANCING TEST YOU WOULD HAVE US DO, THE YOU WOULD HAVE US DO, THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM AS GOING IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM AS GOING TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY GIVEN THE TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY GIVEN THE HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY OF HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY OF STATES ABUSING INDIAN VICTIMS IN STATES ABUSING INDIAN VICTIMS IN THEIR COURTS.

THEIR COURTS.

>> HISTORICALLY THE FEDERAL >> HISTORICALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS EXPANDED TRIBAL GOVERNMENT HAS EXPANDED TRIBAL PROSECUTION POWERS TO ADDRESS PROSECUTION POWERS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVES.

VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVES.

THE SAME IDEA IS WHY THE TRIBES THE SAME IDEA IS WHY THE TRIBES WANT TO RETAIN THEIR POWER TO WANT TO RETAIN THEIR POWER TO PROSECUTE.

PROSECUTE.

IF LEFT TO THE STATE, THEY ARE IF LEFT TO THE STATE, THEY ARE WORRIED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WILL WORRIED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE VICTIMIZED.

CONTINUE TO BE VICTIMIZED.

>> PERPETRATORS ARE ABLE TO >> PERPETRATORS ARE ABLE TO TARGET INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITHOUT TARGET INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE.

CONSEQUENCE.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEING SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEING SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

OFTEN THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND OFTEN THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND SUSTAINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUSTAINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO MAKE THIS CRISIS MORE TO MAKE THIS CRISIS MORE SYSTEMATIC IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SYSTEMATIC IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR >> HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR MAINTAINS THAT OKLAHOMA CAN MAINTAINS THAT OKLAHOMA CAN PROVIDE JUSTICE TO NATIVE PROVIDE JUSTICE TO NATIVE PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

>> AS THE GOVERNOR, MY JOB IS TO >> AS THE GOVERNOR, MY JOB IS TO PROTECT LAW AND ORDER AND PROTECT LAW AND ORDER AND ENFORCE JUSTICE FOR NATIVE ENFORCE JUSTICE FOR NATIVE VICTIMS AND ALL FOUR MILLION VICTIMS AND ALL FOUR MILLION OKLAHOMANS.

OKLAHOMANS.

TO ME THE QUESTION REALLY IS WHY TO ME THE QUESTION REALLY IS WHY ARE THE TRIBES FIGHTING AND WHY ARE THE TRIBES FIGHTING AND WHY IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FIGHTING THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FIGHTING THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION AND TO BE ABLE TO PROSECUTE AND TO BE ABLE TO PROSECUTE THESE CRIMES.

THESE CRIMES.

>> THE SUPREME COURT WILL >> THE SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER ARGUMENTS AND EXPECTED CONSIDER ARGUMENTS AND EXPECTED TO ISSUE AN OPINION THIS SUMMER.

TO ISSUE AN OPINION THIS SUMMER.

FOR THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, I FOR THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, I AM PEPPER, GAYLORD NEWS, AM PEPPER, GAYLORD NEWS, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON COMING UP ON THE NEXT "OKLAHOMA COMING UP ON THE NEXT "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT"... NEWS REPORT"... ....OKLAHOMA IS HOME TO 38 ....OKLAHOMA IS HOME TO 38 FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBES THAT FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBES THAT EACH HAVE THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.. EACH HAVE THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.. FIND OUT WHAT SOME TRIBAL FIND OUT WHAT SOME TRIBAL NATIONS ARE DOING TO PRESERVE NATIONS ARE DOING TO PRESERVE THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES-- THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES-- ....AND WHAT ONE OKLAHOMA ....AND WHAT ONE OKLAHOMA MUSEUM IS DOING TO HELP... MUSEUM IS DOING TO HELP... WE WILL SAY SO LONG FOR NOW WITH WE WILL SAY SO LONG FOR NOW WITH A TOUR OF DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA A TOUR OF DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY.

CITY.

I AM RICH LENZ.

I AM RICH LENZ.

STAY TUNED TO O.E.T.A.

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