
July 21, 2023
Season 11 Episode 3 | 57m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A civil rights trail connecting Oklahoma’s 13 historic black towns is closer to reality.
A civil rights trail connecting Oklahoma’s 13 historic black towns with Oklahoma City and Tulsa is one step closer to reality. Plans to build a $2 billion dollar theme park and resort in northeast Oklahoma. The efforts being made to fix thousands of dangerous abandoned oil wells. An exclusive “all access” pass into the unfinished OKPOP museum in Tulsa. A small business hires disabled workers.
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July 21, 2023
Season 11 Episode 3 | 57m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A civil rights trail connecting Oklahoma’s 13 historic black towns with Oklahoma City and Tulsa is one step closer to reality. Plans to build a $2 billion dollar theme park and resort in northeast Oklahoma. The efforts being made to fix thousands of dangerous abandoned oil wells. An exclusive “all access” pass into the unfinished OKPOP museum in Tulsa. A small business hires disabled workers.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> THE REVITALIZATION OF OKLAHOMA'S HISTORIB BLACK TOWNS GETS A BOOST FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR.
>> IT IS THE SIGNING OF SENATE BILL 509 IS GOING TO MAKE HISTORY FOR STATE.
>> EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REMEDIATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ASHES BANDONED OIL AND GAS WELLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
>> IT WILL DRIVE OUT RURAL OKLAHOMA AND FIND THE WELLS.
>> IT IS KIND OF SAD.
>> AMBITIOUS PLANS TO BUILD A THEME PARK AND RESORT IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
>> THE IMPACT WILL BE MAKING EVERYBODY'S LIVES BETTER AND VERY EXCITING.
SNSHG THE EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT OK POP MUSEUM FUND-RAISING TO FINISH.
>> IT IS NOT ABOUT GETTING A QUICK FIX.
THIS IS DOING SOMETHING THAT IS LASTING AND PERMANENT.
>> THOSE STORY AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS JOIN OUR CONVERSATION TO DISCUSS NEW LAWS NOW IN EFFECT NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.
HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.
I'M RICH LENZ.
AS WE PROCEED WITH OUR REPORTS OF OKLAHOMA'S 13 REMAINING BLACK FRONTIER TOWNS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A MOMENTUM TO TRY TO REVITALIZE THESE TOWNS TO MAKE THEM DESTINATION FOR VISITORS AND BETTER FOR THE RESIDENT'S TOO.
JAP JASON DOYLE JOINS US NOW.
>> RICH, THIS LEGISLATION SETS UP A OKLAHOMA CIVIL RIGHT'S TOWN AND PUT THE TOWNS THEMSELVES ON THE TOURISM MAP.
CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER ON THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL BRING MORE ATTENTION TO THE CIVIL RIGHT SITES IN THE ALL BLACK TOWNS.
>> I AM SO EXCITED BECAUSE I THINK THIS CEREMONIAL SIGNING OF SENATE BILL 509 WILL MAKE HISTORY FOR THE STATE.
>> MATTHEW HAS BEEN WORKING WITH LAWMAKER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO CREATE THE TRAIL.
IT WILL FEATURE THE OKLAHOMA BLACK TOWN AND OFFER MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA.
>> IT'S EXCITING TO CONNECT GREEN WOOD RISING AND TELL THE STORY OF BLACK WALL STREET AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1929 MASSACRE BEFORE AND DURING AND AFTER TO DECLARING THE CIVIL RIGHT'S CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY BEING BUILT AND IN PONCAN AND THE FAIRFAX REIGN OF TERROR.
NAND THEY WILL DEVELOP GRANTS FOR SENATE BILL 509.
>> IT CREATES A REVOLVING FUND LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT IN THE OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER AND THAT WILL HOUSE THE FUNDS AND MONITOR THOSE FUNDS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE USED APPROPRIATELY.
>> IT WILL BE FUNDED BY PUBLIC AND PIEFT FUNDS.
THEY WILL PUT MONEY IN FROM THE STATE.
BEFORE THEY CAN ACCESS THE GRANT MONEY, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WORKABLE PLAN.
>> NUMBER TWO, THEY HAVE TO HAVE AGENDA.
TODAY, THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE A CENTER AND WE ARE WORKING WITH STATE TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH VIVID TULSA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND TELL THEM CONSISTENT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IN THE CENTER.
>> SEVERAL BLACK MAYORS WERE IN ATTENDANCE IN SAYING THEY ALREADY HAVE PROJECTS IN MIND.
>> IT IS EXPANDING THE BUSINESS CENTER AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
THE SIGNAGE AND YOU KNOW, THAT IS A STATE HIGHWAY THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> WE ARE PLANNING OUR VISITOR CENTER AND WHAT WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE AND SAY, OKAY, WE ARE PLANNING THAT FOR A WHILE.
>> JASON LOWE GUIDED IT THROUGH THE HOUSE.
NCREATING THE VISITOR CENTER AND REBUILDING THE TOWNS.
ORIGINALLY OKLAHOMA HAD 15 BLACK TOWNS AND NOW THERE IS 13.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE TOWNS AND FOCUS ON THE KIND OF GREAT JOBS AND MAKE SURE THOSE AREAS ARE REBUILT.
>> THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE PEOPLE DISCOVERING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
>> IT IS BLACK HISTORY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE GROWING UP IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEIR HISTORY IS.
THIS IS THE START OF THE BILL.
>> THE MAYOR AGREES.
>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU CAME FROM, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THING AND DO THINGS AND TAKE PRIDE IN WHO I CAME FROM.
>> IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR OKLAHOMA TO HIGHLIGHT THE CIVIL RIGHT'S LEADER AND THAT WILL BENEFIT THE BLACK TOWNS AND HISTORICAL SITES.
>> THAT WILL PROMOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BLACK HISTORIC TOWNS AND NATIVE AMERICAN TOWNS AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS TO MOVE AND COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO WORK ON GETTING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> AS THE VISITOR CENTER, EVERY OTHER AILMENTES WILL BEGIN TO BE USED.
>> IT IS WHERE THE TOWNS ARE.
WE ARE GOING TO USE, QR CODES AND TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE CAN HAVE HISTORIC AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND LEARN ABOUT THE HOUSTON.
>> AND THE CIVIL RIGHT'S TRAIL WILL BRING TOURISM DOLLARS.
>> ENVIT EVERYONE TO STOP BY.
YOU CAN HAVE A GUMBO VISITAL.
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME.
>> ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, YOU WANT TO COME BACK.
>> WE ARE LIKING EVERY OKLAHOMAN TO COME.
GO TO TATUM AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
SOME OF THE TOWNS AND SUPPORT.
FIND OUT AND TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OKLAHOMA THAN THEY KNOW.
>> AND WE WANT TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW THAT TAELYR JACKSON WILL HAVE THE NEXT INSTALLMENT WHEN SHE VISITS A TOWN IN AUGUST.
RICH.
>> THANK YOU VERY OF.
THE SENATE WILL VOTE FOR THE SECOND TIME TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR STITT.
MORE THAN 50 NEW LAWS ARE EFFECTIVE AND IN THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH CONVERSATION, WE'LL DISCUSS IT WITH A SPECIAL PANEL OF GHEFTS.
HERE IS A PREVIEW WITH MODERATOR REESE WETZEL.
>> WE'VE ADDED MORE MONEY IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THAN THE 27 YEARS COMBINED.
THAT'S WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
THIS WAS THE HIGHEST CREASE FOR COMMON EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA DONE WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE.
IT WAS TIED TOGETHER WITH A LARGER VIEW OF THINGS AND HOW TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGES.
HOUSE BILL 1031 CREATES 10, 2 PROGRAMS, THE HOME BUILDER PROGRAM AND THE OKLAHOMA INCREASED HOUSING PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRIBAL COMPACT AND SET TO COME BACK IN ON NEXT MONDAY TO ADDRESS THE VET O OF THE TRIBAL CONTRACTS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA.
THE GOVERNOR HAS CHOSEN ONE PATHWAY AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS CHOSEN TO WHAT WE BELIEVE WILL HAVE MORE HARMONY WITH THE 39 TRIBES THAT WE HAVE.
>> THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.
>> THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA CARRIED OUT THE SECOND EXECUTION.
51-YEAR-OLD JERMAINE CANNON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
HE WAS SENTENCED TO DIE AFTER STABBINGA I TULSA WOMAN TO DEATH IN 1995.
THERE IS MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE WINTER STORM.
HE SAID THE OIL AND GAS AND ENERGY PROVIDERS WERE NOT TO BLAME FOR THE HIKE.
OKLAHOMA IS ABOUT TO GET A $2 BILLION AMUSEMENT PARK.
IS IT AM ARE ON ROUTE SIX NEAR VINITA.
IT WILL BE 125 ACRES AND 1000 ACRES FOR AN RV PARK AND CAMPGROUND AND A HOTEL AND A MODERN IN DOOR WATERPARK.
THE RV PARK WITH CABINS IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN 2025 WITH THE THEME PARK POOPEN IN 2026.
IT WILL BE IN LIBERTY VILLAGE AS YOU GO THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
THE GREAT PLAINS AREA, THE BAYOU BAY AND BIG TIMER FALL AND STONY POINT HARBOR AND A FOUR STAR HOTEL WITH A BOARDWALK THAT WILL BE THERE AND THEN ELECT POLLIS.
WE WANT IT TO BE A HEART AND SOUL OF ENTERTAINMENT.
FOR FAMILIES TO FEEL SAFE AND COME AND BE A FAMILY.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY REALLY HARD TO KEEP IT DOWN TO WHERE A FAMILY OF FOUR, THEY CAN AFFORD AND NOT SPEND THEIR LIFE SAVINGS TO COME AND SPEND A WEEK WITH US.
>> AND THE COMPANY BEHIND THE PROJECT EXPECTS TO DRAW 5 MILLION VISITORS TO OKLAHOMA WUBS THE PARK IS FULLY OPENED.
>> NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY HOW MANY ABANDONED WELLS EXIST IN OKLAHOMA.
SOME SAY 16000 AND SOME SAY THOUSANDS MORE.
A NONPROFIT COMPANY IN EDMOND IS COMMITTED TO BRING THAT NUMBER DOWN TO A MANAGEABLE SIZE.
>> ABANDONED WELLS AROUND THE STATE ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND A ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.
THE PROBLEM IS SAFELY PLUGGING AND REMOVING THEM IS EXPENSIVE.
>> WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF PEIDMONT IN CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CITY BASED RED DIRT ENERGY WAS HARD AT IT, PLUGGINGA KNOW ABANDONED WELL.
THEY TELL ME, IT TAKES 3- 5 DAYS TO DO IT, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.
>> THIS IS HOW MANY PLUGGED WELLS WE HAVE SO FAR.
THIS IS AS OF I BELIEVE IN THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS JUNE 30TH.
MATT SKINNER, SPOKESMAN FOR THE OKLAHOMA STATE COMMISSION REGULATE THE OIL AND GAS ENERGY WHICH IS MASSIVE IN OKLAHOMA.
HE SAID THERE IS AS MANY AS 18000 UNPLUGGED OIL AND GAS WELLS IN THE SOONER STATE.
MANY ARE A CENTURY OLD GIVE OR TAKE AND THAT NUMBER CAN BE HIGHER.
THEY JUST DON'T KNOW.
IT IS A CONUNNED RUM THAT IS A CENTURY IN THE MAKING AND A PROBLEM THAT COAST MORE THAN 200 MILLION TO FIX.
>> BACK IN THE DAY IF A WELL DIDN'T PRODUCE.
THEY KNEW HOW TO DRY A HOLE.
THAT HAS TO BE PLUGGED.
THAT SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR POLLUTION.
SO, IT IS REALLY AN OLD, OLD ISSUE.
THEY DID USE, IF THEY DID BOTHER TO TRY TO PLUG THE WELL.
THEY USED WHATEVER WAS HANDY AND WE HAVE FOUND LOGS AND ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND THE LIST GOES ON.
>> TWO YEARS AGO.
WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, 3.7 BILLION WAS FOR RESTORING AND PLUGGING GAS WELLS NATIONWIDE.
THE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION GOT A CHURCHING OF THE MONEY AND THAT MONEY STARTED TO FLOW TWO MONTHS AGO.
SENSE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA KNEW THE CASH WAS COMING, SKINNER SAID IT ALLOWED THE COOPER RAGSZ COMMISSION TO PLUG 350 WELLS WITH STATE MONEY THAT IS NORMALLY SET ASIDE BY OIL AND GAS OPERATORS EACH YEAR.
67ER SAID BEFORE THE FEDERAL WIND FALL THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OF THE STATE MONEY TO REALLY MAKE MUCH OF A DENT BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE COSTS INVOLVED.
>> SO WE ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE A FAIRLY DECENT CHUNK OF CHANGE TO PLUG FOR THAT.
THAT CAN BE A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
>> SKINNER SAYS COMPANIES LIKE RED DIRT ENERGY OUT OF OKLAHOMA CITY ARE PAID USING THAT FEDERAL MONEY.
SINCE MAY, CREWS HIRED BY THE CORPORATION COMMISSION PLUGGED MORE THAN 40 WELLS AROUND THE STATE.
SKINNER SAID THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB BECAUSE THE STATE HOPES TO GET 51 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS NEXT YEAR.
SKINNER SAID, THERE IS A WILL TO GO MUCH BIGGER >> WE ARE LIMITED.
BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE MORE PLUGGERS COMING FORWARD NOW AND GETTING REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM THAN WE HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
WE ARE SOLICITING FOR MORE.
AND SO IF THERE ARE EXPERIENCED PLUGGERS THAT WANT TO GET IN TO THE PROGRAM, WE ARE HAPPY TO TALK TO THEM.
>> WHICH IS WHERE DEREK, AND'S COMPANY ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATORS OF AMERICA COMES IN.
WE MET HIM IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA COUNTY NEXT TO A WELL, THAT HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR FOUR DECADES.
HE SAID MANY OF THESE THINGS ARE SAFETY HAZARDS.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE A LITTLE BIT WALKING UP THAT LADDER AND JUMPING IN THE TANK.
>> WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE DID AS A KID AND UNMENTIONED IT.
>> WILLIAMS SAID HIS COMPANY IS A NONPROFIT THAT FORMED TWO YEARS AGO.
THEY EMPLOY MILITARY VETERAN AND RAISING FUNDS TO PLUG SIX WELLS NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY RIGHT NOW ON THEIR OWN.
PARKER BOWLS IS VICE-PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATORS.
THEIR GOAL IS TO AUGMENT STATE AND FEDERALESTS.
>> THE WAY WE ARE TRYING TO SET THAT UP.
SINCE WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND TALKED TO THE INDUSTRY AND WE HAVE INDUSTRY PARTNERS THAT HAVE WELLS THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DONATE TO US.
THEY DONATE LIKE A PERSON DONATED A OCCUR TO SALIVATION ARMY.
THEY HAD A TAX WRITE OFF.
SO THAT'S THEIR FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.
IT IS A MONUMENTAL TASK.
WHATEVER THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PLUG OR NOT, THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO US.
THEY HAVE TO MEET THE SAME REQUIREMENTS.
>> BREPT ROONEY IS A VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS AND WORKED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INIVATORS FOR AMERICA.
>> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE LEAN OF WORK.
>> AND THERE IS A LOT OF BOSHING -- WORK TO BE DONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE CAN DRIVE OUT AND FIND ABANDOBBED WELLS WITHOUT LOOKING AT A LIST.
YOU CAN FIND THE ABANDONED WELLS.
>> IT IS KIND OF SAD, ISN'T IT?
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE CORPORATION COMMISSION WEBSITE FOR PLUGGING UP.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH THE STATE, RICH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SEAT SECURED MONEY TO BUILD A POP MUSEUM.
THAT PAID FOR THE GOLD AND SILVER CLAD EXTERROR.
BUT THE INSIDE TAKES TIME.
THERE YEARS.
>> HERE WE ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
THERE IS A LOT OF COOL THINGS AND THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
IT IS FILM, AND TELEVISION AND COMIC BOOKS AND ANYTHING THAT IS NOT MUSIC, IT IS ON THIS FLOOR.
IT IS EXCITING.
>> AND THE THIRD FLOOR HOME OF GARTH AND LEON AND REBA AND CARRY AND THE LIST IS LONG IS HISTORIC.
THE FLOOR IS DEDICATED TO MUSICIANS.
>> IT NEEDED ITS OWN FLOOR.
>> IT WILL INCLUDE LEON'S RUSSELL'S FIRST OF ITSELF KIND 40 TRACK RECORDING.
JESSIE ED DAVIS WITH A GEORGE HARRISON AND JACKSON BROWN.
FEW OF THE TREASURES THAT WILL BE SHOW CASED IN THE EXHIBITS.
>> WE WANT YOU TO COME UP HERE AND LEARN ABOUT ALL OF THESE ARTIST AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO CREATE SOMETHING MUSICALLY YOURSELF WHEN YOU LEAVE.
>> AND COOL AS THAT SOUNDS, LISTEN TO THE SOUND.
THE SOUND OF AN EMPTY ROOM THAT NEEDS TO BE FULL OF EXHIBIT.
THAT IS GOING TO COST 36 MILLION MORE DOLLARS.
>> THE SECURING MORE ACQUISITIONS EVERY DAY.
>> EMILY MCKENZIE IS THE COLLECTION'S MANAGER FOR OK POP.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET IT AHEAD OF YOU BEFORE IT STEAM ROLLS YOU.
ONCE THESE ARTISTIC ARTIFACTS ARE SQUIRED AWAY IN THE VAULT, THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE EXHIBITS THAT FILL THESE HUGE ROOMS CONTINUES WITH THE STORY TELLERS.
>> THIS IS SET UP LIKE IT IS.
IT IS MARVEL.
>> RYAN ALLEN'S TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN A VAST AMOUNT OF MATERIAL AND THAT INCLUDES VIDEO INTERVIEWS AND CREATED AND EDITED BY THE MUSEUM'S PRODUCTION TEAM LED BY GARRETT WEINDORF.
>> IT IS ALL GOOD.
>> THEY ALSO PRODUCE A WEEKLY PODCAST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE MUSEUM TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> I WISH IT WAS OPEN NOW, ABSOLUTELY.
BUT GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME.
ALL OF US ARE WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES.
THAT IS A LABOR OF LOVE REALLY.
>> IT CAN'T PROCEED UNTIL THE 36 MILLION IS FULLY SECURED.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT 18- 24 MONTHS AFTER THE FUNDING IS IN PLACE.
ONCE IT IS IN PLACE.
WE CAN PUT A BID AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND WORK DONE.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, REMEMBER THE VAULT?
ED IN IS A TREASURE THROUGH OF UNRELEASED MUSIC BY THE MASTERS OF SPACE AND TIME.
HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING.
>> WE HAVE LEON RUSSELL'S ENTIRE MEDIA COLLECTION.
EVERY KIND OF MEDIA YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH VARIOUS GROUPS TO PUT THEM OUT THAT PEOPLE NEVER HEARD.
>> SO YOU ARE SAYING, YOU MAY RELEASE NEW LEON RUSSELL MUSIC?
>> THE OK POP WILL PARTNERING ABOUT THE LEON RUSSELL ESTATE AND GEORGE HARRISON ESTATE AND DARK HORSE RECORDS TO RELEASE THE MUSIC THAT'S NEVER BEEN HEARD.
>> THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS WILL SERVE AS AN EVOLVING AND EXPANDING AND BREATHING NEW LIFE IN THE CAREERS OF OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST ARTIST AND MOORE SAYS, IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT.
>> WE FEEL THAT 60% OF THE VISITORS ARE GOING TO COME OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT IS GOING TO PROMOTE.
YOU KNOW WWHAT A GREAT STATE IT IS.
YOU BRING THEM TO OK POP.
OH, MY GOSH, LOOK AT THE TALENT AND THE PEOPLE HERE.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.
>> AND THAT IS GOING TO BE SIING CANT.
>> CAN'T WAIT.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ROLLING OUT A PLAN B TO PROVIDE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, INCLUDING HERE IN OKLAHOMA.
THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS 11, 530 OKLAHOMANS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF.
THAT TOTALS $550 MILLION.
ONLY LOW INCOME BORROWERS WHO HAVE BEEN REPAIRING THEIR LOANS ARE 20 YEARS OR MORE ARE ELIGIBLE.
>> AND THE U.S. AND NEWS WORLD REPORTS LIST OF AMERICAN COLLEGES RANKS OU NUMBER ONE AND UNIVERSITY OF TULSA NUMBER TWO AND OKLAHOMA STATE AND ROGERS STATE AND NATIONALLY IT IS 120 OVERALL.
LESS THAN HALF OF THE ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
ARE CURRENTLY IN THE WORK FORCE.
BUT THERE IS A SMALL BUSINESS WITH LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE THAT IS DEDICATEED TO CHANGING THAT.
TAELYR JACKSON HAS THE STORY.
>> RICH, NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE.
IT IS A CAFE THAT HELPS ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO LEARN AND EARN AS THEY GO.
PRODUCING WORKERS FOR AN ECONOMY THIRSTY FOR HELP.
>> STEAMING MILK IS A CRUCIAL PART OF MAKING DELICIOUS CAPPUCCINO.
ISAAC MEYERS HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE MIDTOWN LOCATION SINCE FEBRUARY.
I LIKE TO MAKE THE FOOD.
IT IS NEW THINGS I AM WORKING AND LEARNING.
>> HIS OTHER FAVORITE TASK IS WRITING INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ON CUSTOMER CUPS.
>> I PUT INSPIRERATIONAL WORDS ON A CUP BECAUSE WHEN WE MAKE A DRINK, THEY WILL HAVE INSPIRATIONAL WORDS LIKE EXCEPTIONAL OR THANK YOU OR JOE TO GO.
>> THE TORN TIM, CREATED NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE IN 2019 TO HELP ADULTS LIKE SANG SACK TO LEARN NEW SKILLS.
>> AND WE WERE INSPIRED OF SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOOD.
WE WANTED TO CHANGE THE WORLD BECAUSE 80% OF THE ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENT ARE UNEMPLOYED AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
>> ONLY 40 PERCENT OF THE OKLAHOMANS WITH DISABILITIES AGED 21- 64 ARE EMPLOYED COMPARED TO 79% OF THE OKLAHOMANS WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
MEANING THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE WORK FORCE.
>> THAT'S NOT LIKE RIGHT.
I HAVE AN 11-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW WHO HAD CEREBRAL PALSY AND HE WAS ALWAYS EXCLUDED.
WHEN HE WAS OUT SHOPPING, HE WAS PUSHED IN A CORNER AT TIMES IN SCHOOL IN HIS WHEELCHAIR.
HE KNEW HE DIDN'T WANT OTHERS TO FEEL LEFT OUT.
>>IN AM GOING TO PUSH FOR THE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
>> HE TOOK OVER THE LEASE OF A SHOP AND NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE WAS BORN.
>> A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALLABILITIES CAN BE INCLUDED.
WE HAVE A TRA DEGREESAL WORLD IS ONE OF A KIND.
I'M BETTER THAN YOU, YOU KNOW.
SO IT IS A HEISMAN POSE.
BUT EXCEPTIONAL ACCEPT INSTEAD OF EXCEPT, AND THAT ENCLUDES PEOPLE OF ALLABILITIES.
>> NOT JUST WORK BUT PLAY.
>> I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO 37.
NAND THEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE NORTH LAND LOCATION ON NORTH MAIN.
>> WE WORK WITH THEM AND TRAINING THEM IN JOB SKILL ASKS THEY LEARN THE POINT OF SALE AND HOW TO MAKE IT.
>> NEW EMPLOYEES SPEND A YEAR GETTING ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING BEFORE GOING TO THE LARGER LOCATION.
>> THEY LEARN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRINKS TO MAKE AND LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.
THEY LEARN HOW TO STEAM MILK AND THEY LEARN HOW TO MAKE WRAPS.
>> AND I LOVE WORKING HERE, BECAUSE I LOVE MAKING THEM A DRINK.
>> TRAINEE HAN'S KOPER SAID HE ENJOYED LEARNS ON THE JOB AND WAS NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE.
>> I THINK MRS. SHELLEY HAS HELPED ME A LOT.
BY MAKING SURE I AM ON TIME AND MY HAIR IS IN A PONYTAIL SO IT WILL NOT BE IN THE WAY.
>> SO WE MATCH THE DRINK WITH THE DESCRIPTION.
SKILLS TAUGHT IN THE TRAINING CENTER WILL LEAD THOSE EMPLOYEES TO GAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE.
>> SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN WHATEVER JOB THEY ARE DOING WHETHER THEY ARE WORKING WITH US OR WORKING ELSEWHERE.
WE WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> ONCE THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETE, EMPLOYEES ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO A NEXT CAFE LOCATION.
>> WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR INTEREST ARE AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY WANT TO MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT CAREER.
>> IT WILL GIVE THEM THE SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL THERE.
OR LOOK AT HOW THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED DIFFERENT THINGS AND SEE WHICH LOCATION BEST FITS THEM.
>> AND WE GO TO DIFFERENT SPORTING EVENTS OR THEATRICAL EVENTS.
OUR FRIENDS GET TOGETHER ON A REGULAR BASIS, NOT ONLY WITH ANOTHER FRIENDS.
BUT WITH EVERYONE.
INCLUDED.
WE DO THINGS TOGETHER.
WE LIVE THE FABRIC OF LIFE TOGETHER.
>> HE HOPES TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS TEAM TO LEARN ABOUT COFFEE.
>> WE WANT TO TAKE 12 FRIENDS AND 12 ADULTS TO PUERTO RICO NEXT YEAR.
FRIENDS DON'T GET TO TRAVEL.
ON THE NOT WHAT THEY DO.
THEY DON'T LEAVE THEIR CARE GIVER.
SO WE'VE EARNED THAT TRUST AND IF WE RAISE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND WE'LL TAKE A COFFEE TRIP TO PUERTO RICO WHERE THEY CAN GO TO A COFFEE FARM.
SO I DID A SITE VISIT FOR THEM.
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE.
>> CUSTOMERS LOVE OUR FRIENDS AND DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.
A CUSTOMER WENT TO BUY A BIRTHDAY CAKE FORRON OF OUR FRIENDS.
WE HAVE LOYAL CUSTOMERS TO COME IN AND INTERACT WITH OUR FRIENDS.
MEYER AND KOPER SAID THEY ENJOY THEIR CUSTER AND BEING A PART OF THE NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE FAMILY.
>> WE WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE WELCOME.
>> AND I LOVE IT HERE AND LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE I GET TO SEE MY FRIENDS HERE.
>> NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE HAS FIVE LOCATIONS.
THREE IN OKC.
ONE IN NORMAN AND BROKEN ARROW WITH HOPES TO OPEN MORE SOON.
>> AND HIRE MORE FRIENDS.
THANK YOU.
A NEW ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IS PROPOSED WITH OKLAHOMA CITY.
HERE'S JASON DOYLE WITH THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.
COLORADO BASED NOTES LIVE IS LOOKING TO BUILD A AMP THEATER IN MUSTAN CREEK.
IT WILL 1208 PERSON VIP FIRE PIT SUITES AND 12 SUPER SUITES AND LOWER AND UPPER BOWL FIXED SEATING.
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED BY SUMMER OF 2025.
OKLAHOMA CITY BASED BANK SEVEN CORPORATION IS REPORTED A 39% NET INCOME IN 2022.
THE BANK AND PARENT COMPANY HAVE CAPITAL LEVELS THAT PLACE THEM IN THE DEDZINATION.
BANK SEVEN CORP IS DEBT FREE; AND MORE THAN EIGHT PERCENT OF ALL HOME SALES IN OKLAHOMA ARE BEING PURCHASED BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND NOT INDIVIDUALS.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE REAL ESTATE DATA COMPANY.
8.2 PERCENT OF ALL SALES WENT TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN OKLAHOMA.
GEORGIA TOPS THE LIST WITH NINE PERCENT OF ALL HOME SALES.
THAT IS A DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S 7.4%.
TULSA BASED ONE GAS HAS DECLARED A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 65 C70S A SHARE.
THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO INCREASE THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS THROUGH 2027.
>> AND THE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDING AN AND UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ARE EXPECTED TO GET GRANT MONEY FROM PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION.
IT WILL HAVE EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR CANCER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND BLINDNESS AND HEALTHY AGY AND GENETIC HEART DEFECTS.
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS BEGIN BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANTS WORTH $215 MILLION SINCE THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 1985.
>> THANK YOU.
WHILE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REMAINS OPEN.
DOZENS OF NEW LAWS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN EFFECT.
SOME WILL IMPACT THE GREATER NUMBER OF OKLAHOMANS THAN OTHERS.
IT WILL HELP THOSE WHO COVER THE LAWS AND MAKE THE LAWS.
>> THANK YOU, RICH.
WE'LL BREAK DOWN A NEW LAW THAT TOOK PLACE IN JULY 1ST IN OKLAHOMA.
SHAWNEE ASHLEY REPRESENTATIVE OF QUORUM CALL.
ROGER THOMPSON JOINING US VIA ZOOM AND REPUBLICAN CHAIR OF THE SENATE APPROPRIATION'S COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I WANT TO POSE A QUESTION TO EVERYBODY HERE.
WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC PIECE OF LEGISLATION PASSING THIS SESSION.
SHAWNEE WHY?
>> IT WAS THE EDUCATION PACKAGE THAT PASSED.
PROVIDING THE TAX CREDITS FOR HOME SCHOOL AND PROVIDE SCHOOLING AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPONENTS.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING A FUTURE PAY RAISE.
MAATTORNEY ITY -- MATERNITY RATES.
THAT CAME TOGETHER IN THE LATTER PART OF THE LEGISLATION.
>> I WOULD SAY BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, IT WAS THE ENTIRE EDUCATION PACKAGE.
DURING MY TIME AS FLOOR LEADER AND IT IS A HONOR TO BE ON THE TERMS.
WE HAVE ADDED MORE MONEY TO COMMON EDUCATION THAN 20 YEARS COMBINED.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND THIS WAS THE HIGHEST INCREASE FOR COMMON EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA ALL DONE WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE.
THE PROCESS WAS LONG AND DIFFICULT.
THE PROCESS SHOULD BE LONG AND DIFFICULT.
EVERYONE HAD A VOICE IN WHAT WAS THE SUSPECTING GREATEST EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE.
REMEMBER HOUSE BILL 1017 REQUIRED A TEACHER WALK OUT.
REQUIRED THE DEMONSTRATION AT THE CAPITAL, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS TO HAVE HISTORIC FUNDING.
SCHOOL SECURITY, WE DID IT.
HAVING ADDITIONAL MATERNITY LEAVE, WE DID IT.
ALL OF THAT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF AWESOME EFFORTS.
YOU ADD CHAIRMAN McBRIDE AND BAKER AND SENATE SIDE ADAM HUGH AND PEMBERTON.
EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER.
YEAH, THERE WAS A LOT OF FRICTION REGARDING THAT.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT.
>> A TOPIC AS BIG AS OKLAHOMA.
>> AND THERE NEEDS TO BE FRICTION.
WE ACCOMPLISH THAT WHILE GIVING THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE.
>> AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS SHOWN THEY ARE COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA STUDENTS.
WE DID A LOT OF PHENOMENAL THINGS AND THINGS THAT WE ARE PROUD OF.
IT IS A GENERATIONAL THING.
WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THIS SESSION, THEY WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DID IN EDUCATION.
IT WAS THE SINGLE GREATEST IN HISTORY AND ON THE TAIL END OF HISTORIC INVESTMENT WITH THE LEADERSHIP.
SENATOR THOMPSON?
>> WE AGREE THAT EDUCATION DOMINATED THE SESSION AS IT NEEDED TO DOMINATE THE SESSION.
WE NEED TO MOVE THE NEEDLE IN EDUCATION AND NOT ONLY ACCOMDOITIDATE IT BUT IN HIGHER ED.
THAT EXTENDED IN CAREER TECH AND THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR WORK READINESS FORCE THAT IS COMING FORWARD.
THAT IS IN OU AND OSU.
I FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT IT.
I THINK THAT EDUCATION IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND LEO ECHOLS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AS THE MARIJUANA LAWS ENFORCEMENT.
OUR MARIJUANA GROVES, THE CHINESE OWNERSHIP.
THOSE AREAS HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPACT OUR AREA IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO THE LAST YEAR UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OTHERS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE SIGNIFICANTLY AND PUTTING MORE MONEY IN THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND OMEA STAND ALONE AGENCY.
HOPEFULLY THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WILL STOP INSIDE OF OKLAHOMA.
I THINK THE MARIJUANA LAWS AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA AUTHORITY WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OKLAHOMA.
>> REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS, HOW HARD WAS IT TO GET PASSED.
>> I AM A OKLAHOMA CITY GUY.
NORTHWEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
IN THE RURAL AREAS, OUR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM IS OUT OF CONTROL.
I THINK REPUBLICANS IN FAVOR OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
I AM AGAINST RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
I APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN AND SENATOR PAXTON DESERVES THE PRAISE FOR THE WORK HE'S DONE.
CHAIRMAN THOMPSON AND IN THE HOUSE, THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE WAS CRITICAL.
WE PASSED LAWS FOR THE SILENT OWNERSHIP AND GHOST OWNERSHIP.
WE ARE DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL GANGS THAT TAKES THAT.
WE THINK THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
THAT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU DON'T FUND THE ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT.
INSIDE OF OUR BUDGET, CHAIRMAN WALLACE DID A GREAT JOB OF MRIERITIZING THE FUNDING.
YOU NEED BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN RURAL OKLAHOMA.
WE HEARD YOU AND LISTENED TO YOU AND PUT THE FUNDING AND ENFORCEMENT ON THE GROUND.
>> GREAT.
>> SHAWNEE, WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSING SITUATION IN OKLAHOMA.
1031 FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS.
IT IS NOT JUST HOUSING THE LOAN.
IT IS ALSO WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO LOCATE IN AREAS AND NOT A HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR THE WORK FORCE THAT WAS NEEDED.
IT WAS TIED TOGETHER WITH A LARGER VIEW OF THINGS AND SOMETHING THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT.
HOW TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGES.
HOUSE BILL 1031 CREATES TWO PROGRAMS.
HOME BUILDER AND OKLAHOMA INCREASED TAXING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THOSE SHORTAGES AND HELP HOME BUYERS AS THEY MOVE TOWARD PURCHASING THE HOME.
IT IS ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAMS AND THEY DIVIDED IT UP IN THREE COMPONENTS AND A HOME BUILDER SUBSIDY IN ORDER TO HELP BUILD NEW HOMES AND A DEVELOPER SUBSIDY.
A CONSUMER DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST PROGRAM TO HELP HOME BUYERS AS THEY MOVE TOWARD BUYING THE HOMES.
THE OKLAHOMA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING EMERGENCY RULES TO DIVINE HOW THOSE WILL WORK.
SO HA DEVELOPER AND HOME BUYERS CAN BEGIN TO ACCESS THE PROGRAMS.
IT MAKES MORE THAN 200 MILLION AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
>> THANK YOU, SHAWN, REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS.
WHAT D ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR AND TWO CHAMBERS.
WHAT IS IT LIKE IN THE SPECIAL SESSION.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SPEAKER MCCALL WHO HAD'S GREAT LINE.
THE HOUSE, SENATE AND GOVERNOR.
THE WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE IS GOOD AS IT HAS BEEN.
I HAVE BEEN FLOOR LEADER.
THEY HAVE GONE TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.
MY WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH COURTNEY IS AMAZING.
MY WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CHAIRMAN THOMPSON THAT IS PHENOMENAL.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIGHT IT OUT ON ISSUES.
>> IT IS NOT THAT THEY AGREY ON EVERYTHING.
BHU THE ABILITY TO WORK OUT OUR ISSUES AND FIND A WAY TO GET THEM DONE.
THAT IS VERY, SIMILAR SOLID.
>> THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN MORE STRAINED THAN LAST SESSION.
SOME OF THAT ATTENTION.
TENSION TO ME IN GOVERNOR IS NOT BACK.
THAT'S WHAT I REMIND PEOPLE.
THE GOVERNOR IS ONE- THIRD.
THE LEGISLATURE IS A THIRD.
JUDICIARY IS THE THER.
>> IT IS ONE.
I AM 1 OF 1 FROIP PEOPLE FOR OUR GOVERNOR.
HE'S 1 OF 1.
I VENG HE LEARNED'S LOT.
I WILL TELL YOU FROM THE HOSE O ECHAND WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR.
OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SENATE IS STRONG AS IT HAS BEEN.
NOT BECAUSE WE AGREE, BUT STRONG FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS.
MY VIEW TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY, YOUR LEGISLATURE IS WORKING.
>> SENATOR, CAN WE GET YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT ECHOLS HAS SAID.
HE AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
HE IS CORRECT.
WE HAVE GONE AND SHUT THE DOOR AND HAD DIRECT CONVERSATIONS AND I AM HONEST WITH YOU.
WHEN HE LEAVES, HE LEAVES AS WRONG AS HOO WAS WHEN HE WALKED IN.
HOWEVER, ONE OF MY FIRST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR A LITTLE FRICTION PRODUCES DEMOCRACY.
I BELIEVE THAT TO BE TRUE.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE OPEN AND FRANK CONVERSATIONS.
WHAT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS.
AND THAT IS FEDERAL AND ALSO STATE LEVEL.
THEY ARE CRAFTING THEM BY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND THE COURT LOOKS AT THOSE LAWS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE STULGZAL.
WE -- CONSTITUTIONAL.
THAT WILL TAKE AWAY THE FRICTION AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSION.
THERE IS FRICTION BETWEEN US AND THE GOVERNOR.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRAVEL COMPACTS.
WE ARE SET TO BACK IN ON MONDAY AND ADDRESS THE VET O AND PROBLEM WITH THE COMPACTS.
WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA.
THE WE HAVE CHOSE A PATHWAY THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE HARMONY FOR THE 39 TRIBES.
WE'LL DO OUR JOB AS THE LEGISLATURE AND WORKING WITH THE HOUSE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA.
I AM AND THAT CREATES A CONVERSATION AND GOOD LAWS FOR THE STATE OF LEVEL.
>> AND NEXT TO THE TROUBLE COMPAQ.
WHAT ARE WE PARTICIPATING FROM THATMENT >> WE'LL HAVE A VOTE FOR THE OVER NIGHT.
>> I AM ASKS WOFR AND THAT IS FREKZS ELECTION WORKERS.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE LAW AND WHERE IT COMPREHEND AND THAT IS FROM THE ELECTION LEGISLATE ARES.
THE AND THERE IS A LIFE OF CONVERSATION NATIONALLY ON OUR XHVRM.
WE RECEIVED THE LEADERMENT AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST AND HOW FAR, THERE EVER THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO TAKE OUT THEIR ELECTION DIFFER AND SO, IT IS SIMPLY SAYING THAT ELECTRONICEC AND THAT IS A.
THAT IS A REALM OFFICER AND WE WANT TO OFF TO.
AND THAT IS FOR THE LENGDZ WORKERS.
IT IS A GOT JOB OF LEGISLATION.
I REGRET WE LIVE IN A NATION THAT NEILED TO NEEDS TO BE NEEDED THE.
WHAT IS STOOFRPTING THE AND THAT IS A MATTER OF THE LEGISLATUREOARY.
FEFRLT OF ALL, THE NO BILL WILL BIC AM AND THAT IS FOR THE AND THAT IS AN EVAPORATE AND IT.
THIS AND THAT MFRNL CLAUSE NEEDS TWO-THIRDS APPROVE AFL IN EACH EACH RESEARCH.
WE SEE.
REPRESENTATIVE EFSHGS ROOMS WILL.
AND DIRING THE COVID NEAP.
IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE TAKE KNOW EFFECT O IT THOVP.
THEY CAN HOMED ON LINE MEETING IF.
AND WE ALSO SEE FOR AND 199 THIEK AND THINGS VICTIM OFFING THE ENOUGH AND AND THOSE CAN BE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE FALL RESEF AND OF THAT, IT IS AND WE SEE THE MOB AND F. AND IF THAT TIME IS TO ALOWER THE STATE ENEMYING.
ALLOW FOR THE BICHL BE P AND THE HOME BUILD APPROXIMATELY P AM AND THE OWNINGONG HOUSE NOVEMBERING E. AND THEY ARE CREATING AN EMERGENCY RULE TO IMPLEMENT THE LEGISLATION.
THEY HAD TO DO THAT QUICKLY.
REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS WAS CO-AUTHORED OF SENATE BILL 516 THAT CREATES A STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL DOORED.
THAT WILL BE OVERAND A PORTION.
AUTHORITIES ARE TAKEN AFFECT.
AND SO IT IS A MATTER OF THE & THEN THE LAWMAKER MAKE A CHOICE.
NALL RIGHT.
REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OKLAHOMA FRANCHISE TAX ON BUSINESSES AND THE SPECIAL SESSION.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO HELP ATRACK FRAP CHIEZ TAX.
IT WAS AWE I WILL SAY IT IS A COMPROMISE.
WE KCHT HAVE A FRANCHISE TAX.
BUT PART OF THE AND TWO YEARS NOW TO FIND A WAY TO GET.
THEY ARE WORKINGLY WITH EMPLOYEES, STILL AHEAD, WE CALL REMOVAL OF THE.
WE WOULD STILL FAR P HEAD.
SOME: AND NOT A CUT.
I AM MANUFACTURE-COUPLE.
BUT FOREMAN AND THAT OF.
AND I WOULD WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOREVER JOINING YOU WANT SHAWN ASHLEY RE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THIS WEEK, WE'LL GO TO TUCSON AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF SEA DOS ARE DEVELOPED FOR NATION AND OUR THE COMPANY THERE IS TO KEEP YOU ALIVE IN UNFORGIVE BE ENVIRONMENTS.
♪♪ >> TURN ON TO A COMPANY THAT DOES LIVE SUPPORT IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS.
IF THE SPRIERMENT IS TRYING TO KIEM YOU, I WE CONNECT TO KILL IT.
>> ONE THAT YOU WILL AND DAYS OF THE ULTIMATE EXTREME VIEFRMENT WILLAL ON ON D-MIND LEEMPT.
PRETTY MUCH WHERE THE ENVIRONMENT IS HOSTAGEA BEE ARE AND PARAGOP HAS BON.
MOST OF OUR CONTRACT AND DERATIFIED FROM NEGLIGENCE IS TOM: AND THAT IS.
THAT IS BANG IN THE 2003 RAEFRM.
BUT THEENTIAL WORMED IS COMING UP, TO.
THI.
AND SO.
AND IN FACT, EVERY SINGLE I USING PARIF AND WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE HELP SHOP, YOU CAN SEE LARMING RETIM HIECHL AND WE HAVE.
WE HAVE LOY NO& WE HAVE A LOT OF THE HUMOP AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THEM CORRECTLY.
WE STRETCH THE COMPONENTS TO THE BREAKING LIMIT.
WE NEVER HAPPEN.
AND WE TRY TO MEET THOSE SPECIFICATIONS.
AND WE DO A LOT OF MULTIDISFLIP AND MULTICHARACTERIZATION TESTS.
WE DO IT FROM FLUID AND GAS.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES.
SO IN THIS CHAMBER.
WE REPLICATED A ENVIRONMENT AND SPACECRAFT.
WE ARE ABLE TO TEST DIFFERENT FILTER SYSTEMS IN A LOW PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE CERTAIN LEVELS OF CONTAMINANTS AT A CERTAIN RATE.
>> THE SPACECRAFT.
ALL OF THE PRESSURE CONTROL AND ALL OF THE AIR PROVIDING OXYGEN AND SCRUBBING OUT THE XHEM CHEMICALS.
SO IT IS A COMPLEX AND HIGH-TECH SPACECRAFT THAT PEOPLE ARE WALKING AROUND IN.
>> THERE IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH WE GET FROM SPACE, THE HUMAN SPECIES.
IT IS REALLY AN ANSWER TO HAVING UNLIMITED CAPABILITIES.
IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO BEING OUT SEEING THE MOON AND YOU UPON YOU HAVE A VEHICLE CIRCLING THE MOON.
WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
YOU OR YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS MAY BE LIVING OFF EARTH IN A LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM.
>> AND NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.
LATINO REPORT.
NOW IT IS HAPPENING.
JOEL REPORTS ON THE STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.
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♪♪ ♪ [SINGING] ♪ ♪♪ BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE MONEY ♪♪ A WHOLE LOT OF SPENDING MONEY.
♪♪ IT IS GOING TO TAKE MONEY TO DO IT RIGHT, CHILD.
♪♪ IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME.
♪♪ A WHOLE LOT OF PRECIOUS TIME.
♪♪ IT'S GOING TO TAKE PATIENCE AND TIME.
♪♪ TO DO IT, TO DO IT, TO DO IT RIGHT.
♪♪ I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU.

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