June 02, 2023
Season 10 Episode 47 | 57m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
An Indepth discussion on the legislative session with a panel of veteran Capitol reporters
Our year-long series on Black Frontier Towns moves to Tullahassee- the oldest historic town of all. More details on the deaths of two women in an Oklahoma jail. Oklahomans who have lost their expanded pandemic-era health benefits now face another problem- phone scammers. The Obama Foundation selects Tulsa for a pilot program to mentor young men of color.
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June 02, 2023
Season 10 Episode 47 | 57m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Our year-long series on Black Frontier Towns moves to Tullahassee- the oldest historic town of all. More details on the deaths of two women in an Oklahoma jail. Oklahomans who have lost their expanded pandemic-era health benefits now face another problem- phone scammers. The Obama Foundation selects Tulsa for a pilot program to mentor young men of color.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> MY GRANDMOTHER GREW UP HERE, SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW HOME WERE SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW HOME WERE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
TULLAHASSEE WAS FULL OF HOMES TULLAHASSEE WAS FULL OF HOMES AND NO TREES.
AND NO TREES.
>> SCAMMERS TARGET THE HEALTH >> SCAMMERS TARGET THE HEALTH CARE OF VULNERABLE OKLAHOMANS.
CARE OF VULNERABLE OKLAHOMANS.
>> THE REASON THAT WE ARE >> THE REASON THAT WE ARE GETTING THE CALLS THEY WORK.
GETTING THE CALLS THEY WORK.
>> AND THE INSPECTOR FOUND IS >> AND THE INSPECTOR FOUND IS THAT THE JAIL WAS NOT DOING THAT THE JAIL WAS NOT DOING VITAL CHECKS ON INMATES THERE VITAL CHECKS ON INMATES THERE WHO WERE IN CRITICAL CARE.
WHO WERE IN CRITICAL CARE.
>> THE OBAMA FOUNDATION SELECTS >> THE OBAMA FOUNDATION SELECTS TULSA FOR A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
TULSA FOR A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY ARE PREPARED.
AND THEY ARE PREPARED.
>> OKLAHOMA'S BEST POLITICAL >> OKLAHOMA'S BEST POLITICAL REPORTERS SIT DOWN FOR REPORTERS SIT DOWN FOR A SUGGESTION.
A SUGGESTION.
>> I THINK THAT CAME AT A COST.
>> I THINK THAT CAME AT A COST.
EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED TO OR NEEDED TO GET DONE AND IT TO OR NEEDED TO GET DONE AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AND IT CAUSED A NEVER HAPPENED AND IT CAUSED A LOT OF FROM YOUS TRACINGS.
LOT OF FROM YOUS TRACINGS.
>> THOSE STORIES AND ABORTION >> THOSE STORIES AND ABORTION LAWS STRUCK DOWN BY THE LAWS STRUCK DOWN BY THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT NEXT ON OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORTS.
THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORTS.
I AM RICH LEN I AM RICH LEN Z.
Z.
THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT RULED THAT THE ABORTION LAWS RULED THAT THE ABORTION LAWS PASSED IN 2022 IS PASSED IN 2022 IS UNCONSTITUTIONALMENT SENATE UNCONSTITUTIONALMENT SENATE BILL 1503 AND HOUSE BILL 4307 BILL 1503 AND HOUSE BILL 4307 WILL ALLOW SOMEONE TO SUE WILL ALLOW SOMEONE TO SUE SOMEONE INVOLVED IN AN ABORTION SOMEONE INVOLVED IN AN ABORTION PROCEDURE.
PROCEDURE.
THEY REQUIRE A MEDICAL THEY REQUIRE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY BEFORE THE DOCTOR CAN EMERGENCY BEFORE THE DOCTOR CAN PERFORM THE ABOFRMTHZ LEADERS PERFORM THE ABOFRMTHZ LEADERS ISSUED A STATEMENT.
ISSUED A STATEMENT.
>> THE VALUES ALL LIFE.
>> THE VALUES ALL LIFE.
HOUSE MINOR ITY LEADER HOUSE MINOR ITY LEADER DISAGREED AND SAID S, 1503 AND DISAGREED AND SAID S, 1503 AND HB ASH ADVANCED THROUGHOUT HB ASH ADVANCED THROUGHOUT LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS QUESTION THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS QUESTION THE CONSTITUTIONAL ITY.
CONSTITUTIONAL ITY.
TODAY'S RULING IS A REMINDER TODAY'S RULING IS A REMINDER THAT PUTTING FORTH A EXTREMIST THAT PUTTING FORTH A EXTREMIST LEGISLATION IS A WASTE OF LEGISLATION IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER TIME AND MONEY.
TAXPAYER TIME AND MONEY.
NOW, WE REACHED OUT TO THE NOW, WE REACHED OUT TO THE LEGISLATOR WHO AUTHORED THOSE LEGISLATOR WHO AUTHORED THOSE BILLS.
BILLS.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR JULIE REPUBLICAN SENATOR JULIE DANIELS WAS BARTLESVILLE.
DANIELS WAS BARTLESVILLE.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACLU OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACLU OF OKLAHOMA TO HEAR THEIR REACTION OKLAHOMA TO HEAR THEIR REACTION TO THE DECISION.
TO THE DECISION.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THOSE TWO >> THE BEAUTY OF THOSE TWO LAWS, IT WAS NOT THE STATE LAWS, IT WAS NOT THE STATE DOING THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE DOING THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE STATE UNDER RESTRICTIONS ON THE STATE UNDER ROE WERE NOT IN PLACE.
ROE WERE NOT IN PLACE.
IN 2021, THE UNITED STATES IN 2021, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT UPHELD A SIMILAR SUPREME COURT UPHELD A SIMILAR CIVIL STATUTE IN TEXAS.
CIVIL STATUTE IN TEXAS.
OUR COURT IGNORED THAT.
OUR COURT IGNORED THAT.
ALL.
ALL.
ARGUMENTS THAT THERE WAS NO ARGUMENTS THAT THERE WAS NO DEFENDANT TO SUE BECAUSE THEY DEFENDANT TO SUE BECAUSE THEY WERE SUING THE STATE TO WERE SUING THE STATE TO OVERTURN THE LAW AND THE STATE OVERTURN THE LAW AND THE STATE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT.
>> WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE >> WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE OKLAHOMA STATE SUPREME COURT OKLAHOMA STATE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN TWO HARMFUL BILLS.
STRUCK DOWN TWO HARMFUL BILLS.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OKLAHOMANS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OKLAHOMANS TO REMEMBER THAT OKLAHOMA LOST TO REMEMBER THAT OKLAHOMA LOST ACCESS NOT BECAUSE OF ACCESS NOT BECAUSE OF OVERTURNING ROE V WADE BUT THE OVERTURNING ROE V WADE BUT THE TWO BILLS.
TWO BILLS.
TO SEE THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO SEE THE STATE SUPREME COURT SIDEDED TO US.
SIDEDED TO US.
>> WE WERE TOLD A LIE FOR 50 >> WE WERE TOLD A LIE FOR 50 YEARS THAT THERE WAS A RIGHT TO YEARS THAT THERE WAS A RIGHT TO ARGS BORGZ IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
ARGS BORGZ IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
WE NEED TO THINK VERY CAREFULLY WE NEED TO THINK VERY CAREFULLY NOW THAT THAT IS NOT THE LAW OF NOW THAT THAT IS NOT THE LAW OF THE LAND.
THE LAND.
HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH THE HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH THE ISSUE IN OKLAHOMA, I BELIEVE IN ISSUE IN OKLAHOMA, I BELIEVE IN SAVING THE LIFE OF EVERY UNBORN SAVING THE LIFE OF EVERY UNBORN CHILD.
CHILD.
>> WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE >> WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE BACK IN MARCH, THE OKLAHOMA BACK IN MARCH, THE OKLAHOMA STATE SUPREME COURT DID FIND STATE SUPREME COURT DID FIND THAT OKLAHOMANS DO HAVE THAT OKLAHOMANS DO HAVE A LIMITED RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
A LIMITED RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
SPECIFICALLY TO PROTECT THE SPECIFICALLY TO PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER OR THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER OR THE PREGNANT PERSON.
PREGNANT PERSON.
SO IF THAT PERSON'S LIFE IS IN SO IF THAT PERSON'S LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY THEN AN ABORTION IS JEOPARDY THEN AN ABORTION IS ALLOWED.
ALLOWED.
THIS EXPANDED THE MEDICAL THIS EXPANDED THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY DEFINITION THAT WE EMERGENCY DEFINITION THAT WE HAVE HEARD SO OFTEN BY THE HAVE HEARD SO OFTEN BY THE SUPREME COURT LEGISLATURE.
SUPREME COURT LEGISLATURE.
>> IN LIGHT OF THE OKLAHOMA >> IN LIGHT OF THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON THESE TWO BILLS, JUDICIAL THESE TWO BILLS, JUDICIAL REFORM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY REFORM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE FUTURE.
THE LEGISLATURE IN THE FUTURE.
GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT AH THE GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT AH THE BUDGET WILL BE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUDGET WILL BE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT HE DID NOT SIGN IT SAYING BUT HE DID NOT SIGN IT SAYING LAWMAKER ARE NOT FISCALLY LAWMAKER ARE NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE.
WITH THAT THE LEGISLATIVE WITH THAT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS OVER.
SESSION IS OVER.
WE GATHERED TOGETHER A PANEL OF WE GATHERED TOGETHER A PANEL OF VETERAN REPORTERS WHO COVER THE VETERAN REPORTERS WHO COVER THE CAPITAL TO GET THE TAKE ON THE CAPITAL TO GET THE TAKE ON THE LAST FOUR STRESSFUL MONTHS.
LAST FOUR STRESSFUL MONTHS.
THAT IS THE TOPIC WITH THE THAT IS THE TOPIC WITH THE MODERATOR REESE WEN ZEL.
MODERATOR REESE WEN ZEL.
>> THE INFIGHTING AMONG THE >> THE INFIGHTING AMONG THE REPUBLICANS THIS LEGISLATIVE REPUBLICANS THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SESSION.
WE SAW IT IN THE EDUCATION PLAN WE SAW IT IN THE EDUCATION PLAN AND A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS.
AND A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS.
I SAW THIS IN '96 AND '97 WHEN I SAW THIS IN '96 AND '97 WHEN DEMOCRATS HAD MEGAMAJOR ITIES DEMOCRATS HAD MEGAMAJOR ITIES IN THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
>> I WILL SAY ESPECIALLY THIS >> I WILL SAY ESPECIALLY THIS SESSION, A LOT OF THE BIG NAME SESSION, A LOT OF THE BIG NAME POLICYS, DID COME THROUGH IN POLICYS, DID COME THROUGH IN THE LAST WEEK OF SESSION WHICH THE LAST WEEK OF SESSION WHICH MAKES IT HARDER ON THE PUBLIC MAKES IT HARDER ON THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> THIS YEARS UNUSUAL BECAUSE >> THIS YEARS UNUSUAL BECAUSE OF THE CHEER NUMBER OF OF THE CHEER NUMBER OF GUBERNATORIAL VET OS THAT CAME GUBERNATORIAL VET OS THAT CAME DOWN.
DOWN.
I THINK THAT STITT IS UP TO 46 I THINK THAT STITT IS UP TO 46 VETOS AND YOU DON'T SEE THAT VETOS AND YOU DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN WHEN HE'S TRYING TO MAKE OFTEN WHEN HE'S TRYING TO MAKE A POLITICAL POINT.
A POLITICAL POINT.
>> AND ACTUALLY FINDING A HARD >> AND ACTUALLY FINDING A HARD TO SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY?
TO SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY?
OIR IS IT FINDING A WAY TO OIR IS IT FINDING A WAY TO SPEND THE SURPLUS?
SPEND THE SURPLUS?
>> THAT'S WHAT SURPRISED ME >> THAT'S WHAT SURPRISED ME THAT THAT WAS LOG JAMMED THAT THAT WAS LOG JAMMED AESPECIALLY AROUND THE AESPECIALLY AROUND THE EDUCATION ISSUE.
EDUCATION ISSUE.
>> THE REST OF THAT COMING UP >> THE REST OF THAT COMING UP IN THE NEWSCAST.
IN THE NEWSCAST.
WE ARE NEARLY A HALF A YEAR IN WE ARE NEARLY A HALF A YEAR IN THE LOOK AT THE BLACK TOWNS.
THE LOOK AT THE BLACK TOWNS.
VIEWERS ARE ENJOYING LEARNING VIEWERS ARE ENJOYING LEARNING ABOUT THE 13 TOWNS AND PRIDE ABOUT THE 13 TOWNS AND PRIDE AND DETERMINATION THAT PEOPLE AND DETERMINATION THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THEM FULLY PROSPER.
WANT TO SEE THEM FULLY PROSPER.
WE STARTED WITH RENTSVILLE AND WE STARTED WITH RENTSVILLE AND THEN NOW IN TATUM.
THEN NOW IN TATUM.
STEVE?
STEVE?
>> TULLAHASSEE IS 45 MILES >> TULLAHASSEE IS 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TULSA IN WAGNER SOUTHEAST OF TULSA IN WAGNER COUNTY AND FOUNDED IN 1850, IS COUNTY AND FOUNDED IN 1850, IS IT IS OKLAHOMA'S OLDEST AND IT IS OKLAHOMA'S OLDEST AND HISTORIC BLACK TOWN.
HISTORIC BLACK TOWN.
>> THE MAYOR OF THE 13 >> THE MAYOR OF THE 13 REMAINING HISTORIC OKLAHOMA REMAINING HISTORIC OKLAHOMA BLACK TOWNS, MEET ONCE A MONTH.
BLACK TOWNS, MEET ONCE A MONTH.
BACK IN APRIL, THEY MET IN THE BACK IN APRIL, THEY MET IN THE SMALL CIVIL CENTER IN SMALL CIVIL CENTER IN TULLAHASSEE.
TULLAHASSEE.
>> THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON IN >> THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE, THERE IS THINGS GOING ON STATE, THERE IS THINGS GOING ON FROM STATE LEADERS THAT IMPACT FROM STATE LEADERS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES.
OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT PAYS US TO BE PART OF WHAT IT PAYS US TO BE PART OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
IS GOING ON.
>> THE CIVIC CENTER IS THE ONLY >> THE CIVIC CENTER IS THE ONLY PUBLIC BUILDING LEFT.
PUBLIC BUILDING LEFT.
TULLAHASSEE STARTED IN 1850, TULLAHASSEE STARTED IN 1850, WHEN CREEK NATION APPROVED THE WHEN CREEK NATION APPROVED THE BUILDING OF A SCHOOL.
BUILDING OF A SCHOOL.
BY THE 1880'S TOWN POPULATION BY THE 1880'S TOWN POPULATION INCREASED DRAMATICALLY BECAUSE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF FREED OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF FREED SLAVES AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
SLAVES AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
THIS BUILDING SHELL WAS THE THIS BUILDING SHELL WAS THE TOWN'S FIRST POST OFFICE AND TOWN'S FIRST POST OFFICE AND GENERAL STORE WHEN TULLAHASSEE GENERAL STORE WHEN TULLAHASSEE RESIDENTS OPENED IT IN 1889.
RESIDENTS OPENED IT IN 1889.
TULLAHASSEE THRIVED IN THE LATE TULLAHASSEE THRIVED IN THE LATE 1800'S AND WELL IN TO THE FIRST 1800'S AND WELL IN TO THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1900'S FOR THE SAME HALF OF THE 1900'S FOR THE SAME REASON IT THRIVED IN ALL 50 OF REASON IT THRIVED IN ALL 50 OF OKLAHOMA'S HISTORIC BLACK OKLAHOMA'S HISTORIC BLACK TOWNS.
TOWNS.
AGRICULTURE.
AGRICULTURE.
ALLEN THOMPSON IS A TULSA ALLEN THOMPSON IS A TULSA NATIVE WHOSE PARENTS GREW UP IN NATIVE WHOSE PARENTS GREW UP IN TULLAHASSEE.
TULLAHASSEE.
>> IT ALL STARTED WITH SLAVERY >> IT ALL STARTED WITH SLAVERY IN THOSE DAYS, BUT YOU KNOW, IN THOSE DAYS, BUT YOU KNOW, THE SHARECROPPING WHEN IT CAME THE SHARECROPPING WHEN IT CAME TO PASS, BLACK FARMERS WERE TO PASS, BLACK FARMERS WERE EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TYPES OF SOIL AND GRASS AND TYPES OF SOIL AND GRASS AND TREES AND ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE TREES AND ALL OF THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT WAS FROM GENERATIONAL THAT WAS FROM GENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE.
>> MY FATHER PASSED 10-11 YEARS >> MY FATHER PASSED 10-11 YEARS AGO AND WE WERE OUT IN THE AGO AND WE WERE OUT IN THE FIELD ONE DAY AND HE SAID FIELD ONE DAY AND HE SAID BUBBA, EVERYTHING FROM HERE TO BUBBA, EVERYTHING FROM HERE TO THE RIVER USED TO BE COTTON.
THE RIVER USED TO BE COTTON.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
HOW MANY ACRES AND HOW MUCH HOW MANY ACRES AND HOW MUCH COTTON COULD THAT HAVE BEEN.
COTTON COULD THAT HAVE BEEN.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIG COTTON THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIG COTTON MILLS, YOU KNOW, AND HORSE AND MILLS, YOU KNOW, AND HORSE AND MULE AND WAGONS WITH BALES OF MULE AND WAGONS WITH BALES OF COTTON TO THE MARKET.
COTTON TO THE MARKET.
THAT WAS OUR ONLY WAY OF BEING THAT WAS OUR ONLY WAY OF BEING ABLE TO EXCEL IF YOU WILL.
ABLE TO EXCEL IF YOU WILL.
A LOT OF RICH BLACK FOLKS IN A LOT OF RICH BLACK FOLKS IN THE EARLY '20'S AND '30'S, THE EARLY '20'S AND '30'S, PEOPLE WOULDN'T THINK THEY PEOPLE WOULDN'T THINK THEY WOULD BE.
WOULD BE.
>> THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.
>> THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.
>> AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH >> AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH GREAT WEALTH BACK THEN, GREAT WEALTH BACK THEN, THOMPSON SAID LARGELY STAYED IN THOMPSON SAID LARGELY STAYED IN THE SHADOWS.
THE SHADOWS.
>> IN THE EARLY '20'S AND >> IN THE EARLY '20'S AND '30'S.
'30'S.
BLACKS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BUY BLACKS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BUY LAND.
LAND.
BUT WHITE PEOPLE WOULD NOT SELL BUT WHITE PEOPLE WOULD NOT SELL IT TO THE BLACK GUY.
IT TO THE BLACK GUY.
MY GRANDFATHER PARTNERED WITH MY GRANDFATHER PARTNERED WITH A WHITE GUY IN PORTER.
A WHITE GUY IN PORTER.
THE WHITE GUY WOULD BUY THE THE WHITE GUY WOULD BUY THE LAND AND THE GRANDFATHER WOULD LAND AND THE GRANDFATHER WOULD BUY IT FROM HIM AND THAT'S HOW BUY IT FROM HIM AND THAT'S HOW GRANDPA ACQUIRED HIS LAND.
GRANDPA ACQUIRED HIS LAND.
I THINK MY GRANDFATHER WHEN HE I THINK MY GRANDFATHER WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN '96 OR '97 HE PASSED AWAY IN '96 OR '97 HE HAD ACCUMULATED SEVERAL HUNDRED HAD ACCUMULATED SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES.
ACRES.
QUICHA CURAN IS A FOURTH QUICHA CURAN IS A FOURTH GENERATION TULLAHASSEEAN.
GENERATION TULLAHASSEEAN.
MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS.
MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS.
SHE HAD JUST LEARNED THAT 22 SHE HAD JUST LEARNED THAT 22 PEOPLE EITHER FROM TULLAHASSEE PEOPLE EITHER FROM TULLAHASSEE OR HAD TIES TO TULLAHASSEE HAD OR HAD TIES TO TULLAHASSEE HAD PASSED AWAY IN THE FIRST TWO PASSED AWAY IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF APRIL.
WEEKS OF APRIL.
>> YES, SIR.
>> YES, SIR.
>> MAN, THAT IS A LOT.
>> MAN, THAT IS A LOT.
>> THAT IS.
>> THAT IS.
THAT MAKES ME THINK OF HOW MANY THAT MAKES ME THINK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FROM TULLAHASSEE.
PEOPLE ARE FROM TULLAHASSEE.
WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER GROUP HERE, WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER GROUP HERE, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE HOMES SHE TALKED ABOUT THE HOMES RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
THERE WERE NOT TREES.
THERE WERE NOT TREES.
IT WAS FULL OF HOMES.
IT WAS FULL OF HOMES.
200 PEOPLE AND THEY HAD A LOT 200 PEOPLE AND THEY HAD A LOT OF CHILDREN INCLUDING MY OF CHILDREN INCLUDING MY GRANDPARENTS.
GRANDPARENTS.
THEY HAD TEN CHILDREN.
THEY HAD TEN CHILDREN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL OF THE CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL OF THE FAMILIES HAVING BIGGER FAMILIES FAMILIES HAVING BIGGER FAMILIES AS WELL.
AS WELL.
TULLAHASSEE PRODUCED A LOT OF TULLAHASSEE PRODUCED A LOT OF NATIVES FROM HERE.
NATIVES FROM HERE.
>> UNTIL IT CLOSED DOWN IN >> UNTIL IT CLOSED DOWN IN 1990.
1990.
CARTER G. WILSON K- 12 SCHOOL CARTER G. WILSON K- 12 SCHOOL WAS THE CENTER OF ACTIVITY HERE WAS THE CENTER OF ACTIVITY HERE IN TULLAHASSEE.
IN TULLAHASSEE.
THE SCHOOL ONCE HAD A LARGE GYM THE SCHOOL ONCE HAD A LARGE GYM BUILT IN 1950 WHERE EVERY BUILT IN 1950 WHERE EVERY WEEKEND THERE WERE ACTIVITIES WEEKEND THERE WERE ACTIVITIES AND SOMETIMES BASKETBALL GAMES.
AND SOMETIMES BASKETBALL GAMES.
BENNY ADAMS IS MAYOR CURAN'S BENNY ADAMS IS MAYOR CURAN'S FATHER.
FATHER.
>> PLAYED BALL IN TULLAHASSEE.
>> PLAYED BALL IN TULLAHASSEE.
PICKED PECANS AND HAULED HAY PICKED PECANS AND HAULED HAY FOR 30 YEARS AND PICKED GREENS.
FOR 30 YEARS AND PICKED GREENS.
GROWED HORSES.
GROWED HORSES.
SWIMMED IN PONDS H. A LOT OF SWIMMED IN PONDS H. A LOT OF FRIENDS GROWING UP HERE.
FRIENDS GROWING UP HERE.
IT WAS A GOOD COMMUNITY.
IT WAS A GOOD COMMUNITY.
>> BACK IN THE DAY, BENNY SAID >> BACK IN THE DAY, BENNY SAID HE COULD BALE 2 OR 3000 BALES HE COULD BALE 2 OR 3000 BALES WAS HAY A DAY.
WAS HAY A DAY.
THE DISCIPLINE TO EXCEL WAS THE DISCIPLINE TO EXCEL WAS BORN OUT OF THE CARTER G. BORN OUT OF THE CARTER G. WOODSON SCHOOL EVERYBODY LOVED.
WOODSON SCHOOL EVERYBODY LOVED.
>> SO MANY TEACHERS GAVE SO >> SO MANY TEACHERS GAVE SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE TO US.
MUCH KNOWLEDGE TO US.
I MEAN, IF WE ONLY LISTENED TO I MEAN, IF WE ONLY LISTENED TO HIM.
HIM.
I HAD TO LISTEN TO LEARN.
I HAD TO LISTEN TO LEARN.
I HAD TO LISTEN.
I HAD TO LISTEN.
>> YOU KNOW, RESPECT FOR OUR >> YOU KNOW, RESPECT FOR OUR ELDERS WENT OUT OF THE WINDOWS.
ELDERS WENT OUT OF THE WINDOWS.
>> YES, NO, MA'AM, AND NO, SIR.
>> YES, NO, MA'AM, AND NO, SIR.
>> THAT DON'T HAPPEN.
>> THAT DON'T HAPPEN.
>> I PASS IT ALONG TO MY >> I PASS IT ALONG TO MY FAMILY.
FAMILY.
YOU GET MORE IN LIFE IF YOU YOU GET MORE IN LIFE IF YOU RESPECT A PERSON OR SOMEBODY.
RESPECT A PERSON OR SOMEBODY.
AND IN FACT, THEN, YOU MESSED AND IN FACT, THEN, YOU MESSED UP, YOU GOT IT WHERE YOU WAS UP, YOU GOT IT WHERE YOU WAS AT.
AT.
IF YOU WERE IN SCHOOL, AND MY IF YOU WERE IN SCHOOL, AND MY COACH, I HAD A COACH NAMED MR. COACH, I HAD A COACH NAMED MR. NEWTON, AND HIS VOICE MADE ME NEWTON, AND HIS VOICE MADE ME STRAIGHTEN UP.
STRAIGHTEN UP.
>> DO NIT O GAY SPENT HIS >> DO NIT O GAY SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER TEACHING IN THE ENTIRE CAREER TEACHING IN THE WILSON SCHOOL AND MUSKOGEE WILSON SCHOOL AND MUSKOGEE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
PUBLIC SCHOOL.
>> YOU WERE NOT LEFT OUT IN >> YOU WERE NOT LEFT OUT IN THAT SCHOOL.
THAT SCHOOL.
A LOT OF THE LEARNING WENT ON.
A LOT OF THE LEARNING WENT ON.
WE HAD PROFICIENT TEACHERS WE HAD PROFICIENT TEACHERS THERE.
THERE.
>> SADLY THE CARTER G. WOODSON >> SADLY THE CARTER G. WOODSON K- 12 SCHOOL BURNED IN THE K- 12 SCHOOL BURNED IN THE GROUND IN 2016.
GROUND IN 2016.
>> WAS IT ARSON?
>> WAS IT ARSON?
>> IT WAS ARSON.
>> IT WAS ARSON.
>> WHAT A SHAME.
>> WHAT A SHAME.
>> IT WAS YOUNG KIDS THAT WERE >> IT WAS YOUNG KIDS THAT WERE NOT FROM HERE AND WENT IN AND NOT FROM HERE AND WENT IN AND STOLE A BUNCH OF THINGS AND SET STOLE A BUNCH OF THINGS AND SET IT ON FIRE.
IT ON FIRE.
ONCE THE SCHOOL IS GONE, ONCE THE SCHOOL IS GONE, EVERYTHING'S GOVENLT BUT THE EVERYTHING'S GOVENLT BUT THE PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE?
PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE?
>> A FEW.
>> A FEW.
THESE ARE DESCENDENTS OF THE THESE ARE DESCENDENTS OF THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE.
ORIGINAL PEOPLE.
>> THEY'RE BEING LOST IN >> THEY'RE BEING LOST IN HISTORY.
HISTORY.
NOT THE TOWN ITSELF.
NOT THE TOWN ITSELF.
BUT THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN.
BUT THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN.
TULLAHASSEE HERE IS THE OLDEST TULLAHASSEE HERE IS THE OLDEST BLACK TOWN IN OKLAHOMA.
BLACK TOWN IN OKLAHOMA.
NOT JUST THE OLDEST REMAINING NOT JUST THE OLDEST REMAINING BLACK TOWN, BUT THE OLDEST.
BLACK TOWN, BUT THE OLDEST.
>> MAYOR CURAN SAID THE LAST >> MAYOR CURAN SAID THE LAST CENSUS SHOWED 106 PEOPLE STILL CENSUS SHOWED 106 PEOPLE STILL CALL TULLAHASSEE HOME.
CALL TULLAHASSEE HOME.
>> TULLAHASSEE HAS SURVIVED >> TULLAHASSEE HAS SURVIVED REDLINING AND RACISM, NOT BEING REDLINING AND RACISM, NOT BEING RELEVANT.
RELEVANT.
YOU KNOW, EVEN IN THIS DAY AND YOU KNOW, EVEN IN THIS DAY AND AGE, PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHERE ARE AGE, PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
YOU FROM?
I NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE.
I NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE.
IT WAS STRANGE.
IT WAS STRANGE.
THERE WERE 50 HISTORICAL BLACK THERE WERE 50 HISTORICAL BLACK TOWNS AND ONLY 13 REMAINING AND TOWNS AND ONLY 13 REMAINING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT US.
ABOUT US.
>> BUT LYDIA GAINS WILL NOT >> BUT LYDIA GAINS WILL NOT FORGET HER TOWN.
FORGET HER TOWN.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE STORY OF TULLAHASSEE ALIVE AND STORY OF TULLAHASSEE ALIVE AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TOWN I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TOWN LIVE AGAIN AND I CAN STILL SEE LIVE AGAIN AND I CAN STILL SEE MY DADDY'S TRACKS AND ALL OF MY DADDY'S TRACKS AND ALL OF THAT AND HE DID GROW FOOD ALL THAT AND HE DID GROW FOOD ALL OVER THE TOWN.
OVER THE TOWN.
>> LYDIA RETIRED FROM A CAREER >> LYDIA RETIRED FROM A CAREER WORK NOTHING CORRECTIONS, FIRST WORK NOTHING CORRECTIONS, FIRST IN VIRGINIA AND THEN IN DALLAS IN VIRGINIA AND THEN IN DALLAS AND SAID IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME.
AND SAID IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME.
>> WE LEARNED HOW TO COOK BY >> WE LEARNED HOW TO COOK BY WATCHING OUR MOTHER.
WATCHING OUR MOTHER.
SHE CANNED.
SHE CANNED.
MADE QUILTS AND MADE CLOTHES.
MADE QUILTS AND MADE CLOTHES.
FIXED SHOES.
FIXED SHOES.
THESE KIDS WITH 2 OR $300 PAIR THESE KIDS WITH 2 OR $300 PAIR OF SHOES AND SEVERAL OF THEM.
OF SHOES AND SEVERAL OF THEM.
WE HAD ONE PAIR AND I REMEMBER WE HAD ONE PAIR AND I REMEMBER RUNNING AROUND LOOKING FOR THE RUNNING AROUND LOOKING FOR THE MATE TO IT.
MATE TO IT.
THOSE WERE REALLY GOOD DAYS.
THOSE WERE REALLY GOOD DAYS.
REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIMES AND I REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIMES AND I LEFT HOME WITH A MIXED LEFT HOME WITH A MIXED PERCEPTION THAT COMMUNITY WAS PERCEPTION THAT COMMUNITY WAS GOING TO BE THE SAME EVERYWHERE GOING TO BE THE SAME EVERYWHERE I WENT AND I COME TO FIND OUT I WENT AND I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THAT WAS NOT TRUE.
THAT THAT WAS NOT TRUE.
ON THE FOURTH WEEKEND OF JULY, ON THE FOURTH WEEKEND OF JULY, TULLAHASSEE HOSTS WHAT THEY TULLAHASSEE HOSTS WHAT THEY CALL THE BICENTENNIAL, THEY CALL THE BICENTENNIAL, THEY USED TO DO IT EVERY OTHER YEAR USED TO DO IT EVERY OTHER YEAR AND IN AN EFFORT TO REBRAND THE AND IN AN EFFORT TO REBRAND THE TOWN.
TOWN.
THEY DECIDED TO DO IT EVERY THEY DECIDED TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
YEAR.
COMING UP NEXT MONTH.
COMING UP NEXT MONTH.
JASON DOYLE REPORTS ON THE JASON DOYLE REPORTS ON THE DOUVEN BOYLE AND THE FAMOUS DOUVEN BOYLE AND THE FAMOUS RODEO.
RODEO.
>> THANK YOU, A STATE HEALTH >> THANK YOU, A STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR DETERMINED DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT TWO WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE THAT TWO WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE CORRECTIONAL CENTER WERE NOT CORRECTIONAL CENTER WERE NOT SUPER VISED.
SUPER VISED.
I SPOKE WITH OUR REPORTER WHO I SPOKE WITH OUR REPORTER WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THE STORY HAS BEEN COVERING THE STORY MANY MONTHS.
MANY MONTHS.
WHITNEY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE WHITNEY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE TIME LINE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE TIME LINE FOR TWO WOMEN IN THE CLEVELAND FOR TWO WOMEN IN THE CLEVELAND COUNTY JAIL?
COUNTY JAIL?
>> WELL, ONE OF YOUR VIEWERS >> WELL, ONE OF YOUR VIEWERS ALREADY HEARD THE STORY OF ALREADY HEARD THE STORY OF CATHERINE MILAN O AND SHANNON CATHERINE MILAN O AND SHANNON WHO WAS THE COOKIE QUEEN TO A WHO WAS THE COOKIE QUEEN TO A LOT OF FOLKS IN NORMAN.
LOT OF FOLKS IN NORMAN.
THEY WERE ARRESTED IN NOVEMBER THEY WERE ARRESTED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR IN WHAT WAS OF LAST YEAR IN WHAT WAS A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND BOTH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND BOTH OF THEM WERE IN THE CLEVELAND OF THEM WERE IN THE CLEVELAND COUNTY JAIL WAITING FOR COUNTY JAIL WAITING FOR A MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WHEN A MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WHEN THEY DIED IN DECEMBER OF LAST THEY DIED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
YEAR.
>> WHITNEY, GIVE US DETAILS >> WHITNEY, GIVE US DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THE STATE HEALTH ABOUT WHAT THE STATE HEALTH INSPECTOR DISCOVERED.
INSPECTOR DISCOVERED.
THEY FOUND THAT THE JAIL WAS THEY FOUND THAT THE JAIL WAS NOT DOING VITAL CHECK ON NOT DOING VITAL CHECK ON INMATES THERE WHO WERE IN THE INMATES THERE WHO WERE IN THE CRITICAL CARE AND THAT SPOKE TO CRITICAL CARE AND THAT SPOKE TO FOLKS WHO ARE NOT VIOLENT AND FOLKS WHO ARE NOT VIOLENT AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SUICIDAL AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SUICIDAL AND PLACED UNDER THE CRITICAL PLACED UNDER THE CRITICAL WATCH.
WATCH.
THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON EVERY 15 MINUTES TO INSURE THE EVERY 15 MINUTES TO INSURE THE SAFETY.
SAFETY.
THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS MISSED THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS MISSED IN THE JAIL AS WELL AS HOURLY IN THE JAIL AS WELL AS HOURLY CHECKED THAT HAPPENED FOR CHECKED THAT HAPPENED FOR ANYONE DETAINED IN THE JAIL ANYONE DETAINED IN THE JAIL WHETHER THEY ARE IN CRITICAL WHETHER THEY ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION OR NOT.
CONDITION OR NOT.
>> WHITNEY WHAT WAS THE >> WHITNEY WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR THE TWO WOMEN?
TWO WOMEN?
>> THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER >> THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS NOT RULED YET ON THE HAS NOT RULED YET ON THE DEATHS.
DEATHS.
SO AT THIS POINT WE DON'T KNOW SO AT THIS POINT WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIED.
WHY THEY DIED.
WE JUST KNOW THEY WERE AWAITING WE JUST KNOW THEY WERE AWAITING MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTES IN MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTES IN THE CLEVELAND COUNTY JAIL WHEN THE CLEVELAND COUNTY JAIL WHEN IT HAPPENED.
IT HAPPENED.
>> AND WHAT ARE THE >> AND WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE SURE IT RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?
DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?
>> WELL, THE INSPECTORS MAKE >> WELL, THE INSPECTORS MAKE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY VIOLATIONS THAT THEY CITE IN VIOLATIONS THAT THEY CITE IN A JAIL IN THE STATE OF A JAIL IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
OKLAHOMA.
THEY HAVE SORT OF A FORM AND THEY HAVE SORT OF A FORM AND LIKE A COPY AND PASTE RESPONSE, LIKE A COPY AND PASTE RESPONSE, IN THIS CASE, MISCHECK AND IN THIS CASE, MISCHECK AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO INTERVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO INTERVIEW THE STAFF THAT WERE FEATURED IN THE STAFF THAT WERE FEATURED IN THE VIOLATION.
THE VIOLATION.
PEOPLE WHO WERE TO CHECK ON THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TO CHECK ON THE DETAINEES.
DETAINEES.
IN THE CASE WAS CLEVELAND IN THE CASE WAS CLEVELAND COUNTY JAIL, THEY HAVE A POLICY COUNTY JAIL, THEY HAVE A POLICY THAT PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CARE THAT PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CARE LIKE CATHERINE AND SHANNON THEY LIKE CATHERINE AND SHANNON THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON EVERY 15 HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON EVERY 15 MINUTES AND THAT IS NOT MINUTES AND THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
HAPPENING.
IT IS LEFT UP TO THE JAIL WHAT IT IS LEFT UP TO THE JAIL WHAT IF ANYTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IF ANYTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT.
IT.
>> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.
>> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.
I REALIZE THERE IS NEW LEAD I REALIZE THERE IS NEW LEAD ISHIP IN THE JAIL.
ISHIP IN THE JAIL.
WHAT IS THE LATEST.
WHAT IS THE LATEST.
CARY BRYANT TOOK OVER IN CARY BRYANT TOOK OVER IN FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY.
THIS WAS AFTER CATHERINE AND THIS WAS AFTER CATHERINE AND SHANNON DIED AND AFTER THE SHANNON DIED AND AFTER THE INSPECTORS CAME IN AND DID THE INSPECTORS CAME IN AND DID THE INSPECTIONS AND FOUND INSPECTIONS AND FOUND VIOLATIONS.
VIOLATIONS.
HE'S NOT ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT HE'S NOT ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY OF THE INCIDENTS THAT ANY OF THE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED BEFORE HE TOOK OVER IN OCCURRED BEFORE HE TOOK OVER IN FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY.
BUT HE IS LOOKING CLOSELY AT BUT HE IS LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE JAIL'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
THE JAIL'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
CAY'S BACKGROUND HE USED TO CAY'S BACKGROUND HE USED TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO POLICE OFFICERS IN THE STATE.
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE STATE.
HE IS PASSIONATE AND CARES HE IS PASSIONATE AND CARES ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT IF WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING CHANGES.
ANYTHING CHANGES.
>> BUT AT THIS POINT, NO ONE >> BUT AT THIS POINT, NO ONE WAS HELD ACCOUNTSABLE FOR WHAT WAS HELD ACCOUNTSABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
HAPPENED HERE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
NO ONE WAS PROSECUTED AND THE NO ONE WAS PROSECUTED AND THE INCIDENT WITH CATHERINE AND INCIDENT WITH CATHERINE AND SHANNON, THE DEATH SHANNON, THE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS CANNOT BE CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS CANNOT BE CLOSED UNTIL WE KNOW THE CAUSE OF UNTIL WE KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
DEATH.
AS WE MENTIONED, WE ARE WAITING AS WE MENTIONED, WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE STATE MEDICAL TO HEAR FROM THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER ON THAT NOTHING WILL EXAMINER ON THAT NOTHING WILL BE DECIDED BEFORE THAT HAS BEEN BE DECIDED BEFORE THAT HAS BEEN REVEALED.
REVEALED.
>> OVERALL, WHITNEY, IS IT AN >> OVERALL, WHITNEY, IS IT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR DO OTHER ISOLATED INCIDENT OR DO OTHER OKLAHOMA JAILS HAVE PROBLEMS, OKLAHOMA JAILS HAVE PROBLEMS, TOO?
TOO?
>> A LOT OF THE VIEWERS KNOW >> A LOT OF THE VIEWERS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT THE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL.
THAT IS ONGOING FOR YEARS AND THAT IS ONGOING FOR YEARS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST IN THAT IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST IN THE NATION.
THE NATION.
CERTAINLY CLEVELAND COUNTY IS CERTAINLY CLEVELAND COUNTY IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM HERE IN NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM HERE IN THE STATE OF THE OKLAHOMA.
THE STATE OF THE OKLAHOMA.
I SPOKE WITH THE HEALTH I SPOKE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IN 2023, WE HAVE HAD 14 AGO AND IN 2023, WE HAVE HAD 14 PEOPLE DETAINED IN JAIL IN THE PEOPLE DETAINED IN JAIL IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA WHO HAVE DIED STATE OF OKLAHOMA WHO HAVE DIED THIS YEAR SO FAR.
THIS YEAR SO FAR.
LAST YEAR, IT WAS MORE THAN 40 LAST YEAR, IT WAS MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE WHO DIED IN JAILS ACROSS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN JAILS ACROSS THE STATE.
THE STATE.
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT AN THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
ISOLATED INCIDENT.
>> THOSE ARE ALARMING NUMBERS.
>> THOSE ARE ALARMING NUMBERS.
WHITNEY BRYANT, ALWAYS WHITNEY BRYANT, ALWAYS EXCELLENT REPORTING AND WE EXCELLENT REPORTING AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON, >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON, RICH.
RICH.
>> AND THOUSAND THE OF OKLAHOMA >> AND THOUSAND THE OF OKLAHOMA SAW HEALTH BENEFITS ELIMINATED SAW HEALTH BENEFITS ELIMINATED AND MANY MORE ARE DEALING WITH AND MANY MORE ARE DEALING WITH SCAMMERS.
SCAMMERS.
JOE FILL MINNOW JOIN US US WITH JOE FILL MINNOW JOIN US US WITH THE DETAILS.
THE DETAILS.
>> RICH, PUBLIC OFFICIALS >> RICH, PUBLIC OFFICIALS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SCAMMERS.
EXPECT FROM SCAMMERS.
>> THERE IS A REASON WE GET THE >> THERE IS A REASON WE GET THE CALLS.
CALLS.
BECAUSE THEY WORK.
BECAUSE THEY WORK.
>> THE PUBLIC INFORMATION >> THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AARON, SAID IT IS OFFICER AARON, SAID IT IS HARDER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY HARDER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY ARE CALLING.
ARE CALLING.
>> THEY KNOW THE AREA AND OFTEN >> THEY KNOW THE AREA AND OFTEN TIMES THEY KNOW THE NAMES OF TIMES THEY KNOW THE NAMES OF OUR DEPUTIES AND THEY KNOW THE OUR DEPUTIES AND THEY KNOW THE NAMES OF OUR JUDGES AND WHERE NAMES OF OUR JUDGES AND WHERE THE COURTHOUSE IS AND THEY ARE THE COURTHOUSE IS AND THEY ARE SO SOFISCATED AND SAY I WANT SO SOFISCATED AND SAY I WANT YOU TO CALL ME BACK.
YOU TO CALL ME BACK.
WE HAVE REACHED THE OKLAHOMA WE HAVE REACHED THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> AND THAT IS INCLUDING SOONER >> AND THAT IS INCLUDING SOONER CARE MEMBERS.
CARE MEMBERS.
>> SOMEONE CALLED THE MEMBER >> SOMEONE CALLED THE MEMBER AND SAID YOU OWE MONEY AND YOU AND SAID YOU OWE MONEY AND YOU NEED TO WRITE A CHECK AND NEED TO WRITE A CHECK AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDE PUBLIC PERSONAL HEALTH PROVIDE PUBLIC PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION.
INFORMATION.
>> THAT IS THE OKLAHOMA VERSION >> THAT IS THE OKLAHOMA VERSION OF MEDICAID AND PROVIDING OF MEDICAID AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO OKLAHOMANS.
ACCESS TO OKLAHOMANS.
THAT RUN SOONER CARE AND THE THAT RUN SOONER CARE AND THE CEO KEVIN KOSHIT SAID THE CEO KEVIN KOSHIT SAID THE MEMBERS SHOULD CALL THE AGENCY MEMBERS SHOULD CALL THE AGENCY IF THEY ARE CALLED.
IF THEY ARE CALLED.
>> WE DON'T DO THAT.
>> WE DON'T DO THAT.
IF SOMEONE IS ASKING FOR SOCIAL IF SOMEONE IS ASKING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY OR PERSONAL SECURITY OR PERSONAL INFORMATION, BEST THING TO DO INFORMATION, BEST THING TO DO HANG UP AND CALL BACK TO US.
HANG UP AND CALL BACK TO US.
WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL THREATENED OR VULNERABLE OR THREATENED OR VULNERABLE OR TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PERSONAL THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PERSONAL INFORMATION TO SCAM THEM OUT OF INFORMATION TO SCAM THEM OUT OF THAT INFORMATION ORUTE OF I THAT INFORMATION ORUTE OF I A PAYMENT AND WE ARE TRYING TO A PAYMENT AND WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID THAT AT ALL COST.
AVOID THAT AT ALL COST.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE >> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS TO BE WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS TO BE PROACTIVE AND TAKE ACTION.
PROACTIVE AND TAKE ACTION.
>> HEALTH ALIGNS FOR THE >> HEALTH ALIGNS FOR THE EXECUTIVE JANICE JONES SAID EXECUTIVE JANICE JONES SAID SCAMMERS TRY TO TRICK VICTIMS SCAMMERS TRY TO TRICK VICTIMS FOR MONEY.
FOR MONEY.
>> PLEASE DON'T GIVE PAYMENT >> PLEASE DON'T GIVE PAYMENT INFORMATION OVER THE -- INFORMATION OVER THE -- [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] IT IS PFRPT THAT THE PUBLIC IT IS PFRPT THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE PANDEMIC IS NO LONGER IN PANDEMIC IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
EFFECT.
IT WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH IT WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY THAT OCCURRED AND WE EMERGENCY THAT OCCURRED AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MANY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MANY THINGS IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM THINGS IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND WE CAN PROVIDE CONTINUOUS AND WE CAN PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COVERAGE.
COVERAGE.
THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY ARE THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY ARE GOING AFTER THE MEMBERS IS GOING AFTER THE MEMBERS IS BECAUSE THE HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY BEGAN IN THE POST AUTHORITY BEGAN IN THE POST PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
THIS CONTINUES UNTO THE END OF THIS CONTINUES UNTO THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
IT IS 30000 INDIVIDUALS IT IS 30000 INDIVIDUALS A MONTH.
A MONTH.
WE STARTED THAT MAY ONE AND WE STARTED THAT MAY ONE AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THAT WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GROUP THAT BECOMES DISENROLLED IN JUNE.
BECOMES DISENROLLED IN JUNE.
>> CAR CORBIT SAID THEY PLANNED >> CAR CORBIT SAID THEY PLANNED THE MEMBERS.
THE MEMBERS.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS TREATED IN EVERYBODY IS TREATED IN A COMPASSIONATE WAY.
A COMPASSIONATE WAY.
INFORMATION TO CONTINUE THEIR INFORMATION TO CONTINUE THEIR COVERAGE GET IT TO US.
COVERAGE GET IT TO US.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE DISENROLLED UNTIL THE END OF DISENROLLED UNTIL THE END OF THE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM.
>> HALF MILLION PEOPLE ARE >> HALF MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNINSURED IN OKLAHOMA.
UNINSURED IN OKLAHOMA.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO ALMOST >> THAT BRINGS US TO ALMOST WITH 545,000 UNINSURED AND WITH 545,000 UNINSURED AND HUNDRED THOUSAND APPROXIMATELY HUNDRED THOUSAND APPROXIMATELY PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND 308000 AND HEALTH CARE AND 308000 AND BRINGS US TO A MILLION BRINGS US TO A MILLION UNINSURED BY THE END OF THE UNINSURED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
YEAR.
>> THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ASSESS >> THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ASSESS THE MEDICAL SERVICES.
THE MEDICAL SERVICES.
>> AND THE FREE CLINICS ARE >> AND THE FREE CLINICS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE HEALTH A VITAL PART OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET.
SAFETY NET.
>> THEY ARE TARGETING UNINSURED >> THEY ARE TARGETING UNINSURED OKLAHOMANS AS WELL.
OKLAHOMANS AS WELL.
>> IT IS DEVASTATING FOR THE >> IT IS DEVASTATING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND STATE.
INDIVIDUAL AND STATE.
NOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE IN A HEALTH CRISIS.
MAYBE IN A HEALTH CRISIS.
>> AGAIN, THE BEST ADVICE TO BE >> AGAIN, THE BEST ADVICE TO BE CAUTIOUS AND SKEPTICAL IF YOU CAUTIOUS AND SKEPTICAL IF YOU RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM ANYONE SEEKING INFORMATION.
ANYONE SEEKING INFORMATION.
>> BE VIGILANT WHEN IT COMES TO >> BE VIGILANT WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU.
THOSE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU.
>> HANG UP AND VERIFY THAT YOU >> HANG UP AND VERIFY THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO A VALID PERSON.
ARE TALKING TO A VALID PERSON.
>> IF NOT, YOUR NEXT PHONE CALL >> IF NOT, YOUR NEXT PHONE CALL MAY BE TO THE POLICE TO REPORT MAY BE TO THE POLICE TO REPORT BEING SCAMMED.
BEING SCAMMED.
>> UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHANCES >> UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHANCES OF SOLVING THE CASE ARE SLIM.
OF SOLVING THE CASE ARE SLIM.
THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT AND CUT THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT AND CUT THIS OFF IS BEING AWARE OF IT THIS OFF IS BEING AWARE OF IT GOING INTO IT.
GOING INTO IT.
>> OHCAN ASKS MEMBERS TO CALL >> OHCAN ASKS MEMBERS TO CALL 800- 987- 67, 67 FOR ADDITIONAL 800- 987- 67, 67 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
INFORMATION.
RICH.
RICH.
>> JOEL, THANK YOU.
>> JOEL, THANK YOU.
WITH THE U.S. SENATE FACING THE WITH THE U.S. SENATE FACING THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT ON THURSDAY NIGHT, THE U.S. RAISED THURSDAY NIGHT, THE U.S. RAISED THE DEBT CEILING.
THE DEBT CEILING.
THE BILL MADE IT OUT OF THE GOP THE BILL MADE IT OUT OF THE GOP CONTROLLED HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY CONTROLLED HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY WITH MORE DEMOCRATS THAN WITH MORE DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR THE MEASURE AND RAISE THE DEBT MEASURE AND RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT SPENDING.
LIMIT SPENDING.
IT REQUIRES WORK REQUIREMENTS IT REQUIRES WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS.
FOR CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS.
OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN GUIDED THE OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN GUIDED THE LEGISLATION THROUGH THE FIRST LEGISLATION THROUGH THE FIRST HURDLE.
HURDLE.
THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE.
THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE.
>> TODAY'S BILL WAS A PRODUCT >> TODAY'S BILL WAS A PRODUCT OF COMPROMISE AND REFLECTS THE OF COMPROMISE AND REFLECTS THE REAL ITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
REAL ITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
I HAVE OFTEN SAID IN A TRUE I HAVE OFTEN SAID IN A TRUE NEGOTIATION YOU ALWAYS GET LESS NEGOTIATION YOU ALWAYS GET LESS THAN A WANT AND MORE THAN I THAN A WANT AND MORE THAN I LUKE.
LUKE.
THE PASSAGE OF THE FISCAL THE PASSAGE OF THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT AND WE'LL RESPONSIBILITY ACT AND WE'LL AVOID A DEFAULT.
AVOID A DEFAULT.
WE WILL ACHIEVE REAL REDUCTIONS WE WILL ACHIEVE REAL REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING WHILE DOING SO.
IN SPENDING WHILE DOING SO.
>> PRESIDENT PRESIDENT >> PRESIDENT PRESIDENT NEGOTIATED THE DEAL WITH HOUSE NEGOTIATED THE DEAL WITH HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY AND WILL SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY AND WILL SIGN IT IN TO LAW.
SIGN IT IN TO LAW.
>> AND TULSA IS ONE OF THE FOUR >> AND TULSA IS ONE OF THE FOUR MODEL COMMUNITIES.
MODEL COMMUNITIES.
SEEKS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SEEKS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP FOR YOUNG MEN AND MENTORSHIP FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR.
WOMEN OF COLOR.
>> TAYLOR JACKSON JOINS US NOW.
>> TAYLOR JACKSON JOINS US NOW.
>> RICH, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD >> RICH, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD THE CLOSED THE GAP.
THE CLOSED THE GAP.
IT IS NOW MAKING A DIFFERENCE IT IS NOW MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE TULSA COMMUNITY.
IN THE TULSA COMMUNITY.
>> EVERY SINGLE DAY, THERE WERE >> EVERY SINGLE DAY, THERE WERE YOUNG MEN WHO WERE DROPPING OUT YOUNG MEN WHO WERE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL.
>> 2019, THE FORMER PRESIDENT >> 2019, THE FORMER PRESIDENT SPOKE ON THE PROBLEM MY SPOKE ON THE PROBLEM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER WAS CREATED TO BROTHER'S KEEPER WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS AND IN TULSA, PROGRESS ADDRESS AND IN TULSA, PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.
IS BEING MADE.
IT IS 1 OF 4 REBBING NEWSED FOR IT IS 1 OF 4 REBBING NEWSED FOR IMPROVING OUTCOME FOR YOUNG MEN IMPROVING OUTCOME FOR YOUNG MEN OF COVER.
OF COVER.
>> TULSA IS A CITY TO SUPPORT >> TULSA IS A CITY TO SUPPORT MEN OF COLOR FROM CRADLE TO MEN OF COLOR FROM CRADLE TO CAREER.
CAREER.
ALL OVER THE NATION, WE SEE ALL OVER THE NATION, WE SEE A NEED FOR TARGETED SOLUTIONS.
A NEED FOR TARGETED SOLUTIONS.
>> THREE OTHER CITIES >> THREE OTHER CITIES DESIGNATED ARE NEWARK, NEW DESIGNATED ARE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND OMHA, NEBRASKA AND JERSEY, AND OMHA, NEBRASKA AND YONKERS, NEW YORK.
YONKERS, NEW YORK.
THEY FOCUS ON SIX MILESTONE.
THEY FOCUS ON SIX MILESTONE.
ENTERING SCHOOL READY TO LEARN ENTERING SCHOOL READY TO LEARN AND READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY AND READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE AND GRADUATING FROM THIRD GRADE AND GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETING SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING AND ALL YOUTH ARE EMPLOYED AND AND ALL YOUTH ARE EMPLOYED AND REMAIN SAFE FROM VIOLENT CRIME.
REMAIN SAFE FROM VIOLENT CRIME.
INTERVENTION IN SIX LIFE INTERVENTION IN SIX LIFE MILESTONES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT MILESTONES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE YOUTH LIVES.
THE YOUTH LIVES.
>> TO ENSURE BOYS AND MEN OF >> TO ENSURE BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL THEY COLOR GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL THEY ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT WHAT LIFE ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE.
LOOKS LIKE.
TWO YEAR COLLEGE OR FOUR YEAR TWO YEAR COLLEGE OR FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY OR TRAINING IN THE UNIVERSITY OR TRAINING IN THE WORK FORCE.
WORK FORCE.
WE ARE TRACKING WHAT OUR WE ARE TRACKING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IS DOING TO SUPPORT THEM.
THEM.
>> MY BROTHER'S KEEPER TULSA, >> MY BROTHER'S KEEPER TULSA, SAID THEY FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON SAID THEY FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND COLLEGE CAREER READINESS.
COLLEGE CAREER READINESS.
>> THAT CONVENES PARTNERS, >> THAT CONVENES PARTNERS, RIGHT.
RIGHT.
ANYBODY WORKING IN AN AREA THAT ANYBODY WORKING IN AN AREA THAT FOCUSES ON YOUTH AND HAVE AN FOCUSES ON YOUTH AND HAVE AN EQUITY BASED APPROACH.
EQUITY BASED APPROACH.
RIGHT NOW, OUR TWO FOCUS IS ON RIGHT NOW, OUR TWO FOCUS IS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND THE PRIMARY YEARS.
THE PRIMARY YEARS.
THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER WORK GROUP THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER WORK GROUP FOCUSED ON SECONDARY READINESS.
FOCUSED ON SECONDARY READINESS.
>> 3000 STUDENTS IN TULSA >> 3000 STUDENTS IN TULSA COUNTY WERE NOT ENROLLED IN COUNTY WERE NOT ENROLLED IN PREK.
PREK.
>> AND OUR DATA SHOWED THAT >> AND OUR DATA SHOWED THAT STUDENTS IN NORTH TULSA AND STUDENTS IN NORTH TULSA AND EAST AND WEST TULSA WERE UNDERY EAST AND WEST TULSA WERE UNDERY REPRESENTED IN PREK.
REPRESENTED IN PREK.
LIKE KIM NEWTON AND GREG LIKE KIM NEWTON AND GREG ROBINSON AND OTHERS SERVED AS ROBINSON AND OTHERS SERVED AS COMMUNITY VALIDATORS AND RAISED COMMUNITY VALIDATORS AND RAISED PREK ABEARNESS AND DISSPELLED PREK ABEARNESS AND DISSPELLED THE MYTHS THAT PREK IS NOT DAY THE MYTHS THAT PREK IS NOT DAY CARE IS SET STUDENTS UP FOR CARE IS SET STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
>> AND THAT HAS MANY BENEFITS >> AND THAT HAS MANY BENEFITS LIKE WORKING WITH OTHERS AND LIKE WORKING WITH OTHERS AND BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL ROUTINE.
SCHOOL ROUTINE.
>> THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT >> THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT NAVIGATING SPACE.
NAVIGATING SPACE.
WHILE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING WHILE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE LIKE THAT, THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE PLAYING.
PLAYING.
THEY ARE GAINING MATH AND THEY ARE GAINING MATH AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND THEY WILL EMBED LITERACY THEY WILL EMBED LITERACY LESSONS.
LESSONS.
THE PREK ENROLLMENT IN TULSA THE PREK ENROLLMENT IN TULSA COUNTY HAS INCREASED.
COUNTY HAS INCREASED.
BLACK AND HISPANIC MALES ARE BLACK AND HISPANIC MALES ARE LIKELY TO BE DISSPELLED THAN LIKELY TO BE DISSPELLED THAN OTHER STUDENTS.
OTHER STUDENTS.
>> WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE >> WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT FEEDING THE SCHOOL TO ARE NOT FEEDING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON LIFELINE.
PRISON LIFELINE.
WE ARE WORKING WHAT THE WE ARE WORKING WHAT THE STRATEGIES LOOK LIKE IN STRATEGIES LOOK LIKE IN A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THIS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THIS DECREASE IN THAT DISPARITY.
DECREASE IN THAT DISPARITY.
>> WHEN THEY POLLED THE >> WHEN THEY POLLED THE PARTNERS WITH TULSA PUBLIC PARTNERS WITH TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY REAPEDNESS SAID THE IMPACT HAS REAPEDNESS SAID THE IMPACT HAS IMPROVED THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS IMPROVED THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS IN PREPARING THE STUDENTS IN PREPARING THE STUDENTS EFFORTS FOR THE FUTURE.
EFFORTS FOR THE FUTURE.
>> THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH THE >> THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH THE CYCLE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CYCLE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND WE CAN MAKE SYSTEMIC AND WE CAN MAKE SYSTEMIC DHAFRMG IN POST SECONDARY DHAFRMG IN POST SECONDARY OUTCOME FOR BOYS AND MEN OF OUTCOME FOR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR.
COLOR.
>> AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO >> AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER OR PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER OR COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE >> THEY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR STATE IN THE WORK FORCE OR OR STATE IN THE WORK FORCE OR MILITARY, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MILITARY, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS US TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF ALL OF THE OPTIONS ARE AWARE OF ALL OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND KNOW WHAT TO TAKE AVAILABLE AND KNOW WHAT TO TAKE TO GET A JUMP-START ON THEIR TO GET A JUMP-START ON THEIR PARTICULAR PATH.
PARTICULAR PATH.
>> TULSA IMPACT REPORT SHOWS >> TULSA IMPACT REPORT SHOWS THAT ONLY 17% OF THE THAT ONLY 17% OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND 13% OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND 13% OF THE HISPANICS HAVE A BACHELORS HISPANICS HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREES OR HIGHER.
DEGREES OR HIGHER.
THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE THEN% THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE THEN% OF THE MIGHT OKLAHOMANS THAT OF THE MIGHT OKLAHOMANS THAT HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES OR HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES OR HIGHER.
HIGHER.
>> IT IS THE SAME THING, AND >> IT IS THE SAME THING, AND THEY DISPORPORTIONATELY, NOT THEY DISPORPORTIONATELY, NOT FILLING THE SAME LEVEL OF FILLING THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR PEERS.
AS THEIR PEERS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REMOVING BARRIERS AND ARE REMOVING BARRIERS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO ALL OF INCREASING ACCESS TO ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT HELP STUDENTS THOSE THINGS THAT HELP STUDENTS GET A JUMP-START ON FUTURE GET A JUMP-START ON FUTURE PLANS.
PLANS.
>> THAT MEANS BRINGING CAREER >> THAT MEANS BRINGING CAREER TECHES AND COLLEGES LIKE TULSA TECHES AND COLLEGES LIKE TULSA COMMUNITIES COLLEGE IN TO COMMUNITIES COLLEGE IN TO SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
>> AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE TO SEE >> AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE TO SEE IT AND KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO BE IT AND KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO BE THERE.
THERE.
>> THE TCC HOSTS COLLEGE >> THE TCC HOSTS COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT SUMMITS.
ACHIEVEMENT SUMMITS.
>> WE FOCUS ON SPECIFIC >> WE FOCUS ON SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS HA WE WANT TO SEE DEMOGRAPHICS HA WE WANT TO SEE A HIGHER SUCCESS RATE.
A HIGHER SUCCESS RATE.
SO WE HAVE HISPANIC COLLEGE AND SO WE HAVE HISPANIC COLLEGE AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND NATIVE COLLEGE ADHEEFMENT NATIVE COLLEGE ADHEEFMENT SUMMIT.
SUMMIT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE THEM IN IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE THEM IN THOSE SPACES AND WE ARE THOSE SPACES AND WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO WE INVITE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO WE INVITE TO SHARE INFORMATION.
TO SHARE INFORMATION.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE UNDERSTAND COMES FROM A LACK OF UNDERSTAND COMES FROM A LACK OF EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE.
>> BAILEY SAID PARTNERSHIPS IN >> BAILEY SAID PARTNERSHIPS IN THE GREEN COUNTRY CAN HELP THE GREEN COUNTRY CAN HELP BRIDGE THE GAP FOR STUDENTS OF BRIDGE THE GAP FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR.
COLOR.
>> WE WANT TO BE EXPOSED TO >> WE WANT TO BE EXPOSED TO WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE, WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE, SPECIFICALLY BLACK AND BROWN SPECIFICALLY BLACK AND BROWN PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE CITY PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE CITY AND EXPOSURE IS REALLY BIG AND AND EXPOSURE IS REALLY BIG AND SUPPORTING THEM AND WE TALK SUPPORTING THEM AND WE TALK ABOUT WRAP AROUND MENTORSHIP ABOUT WRAP AROUND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
>> AND MY BROTHER'S KEEPER >> AND MY BROTHER'S KEEPER TULSA, PLANS TO EXPAND BY TULSA, PLANS TO EXPAND BY INCORPORATING THE FOUR INCORPORATING THE FOUR REMAINING MILESTONES, RICH?
REMAINING MILESTONES, RICH?
>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.
>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.
>> THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS >> THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT.
IT WAS MORE TENSE AS BIG AND IT WAS MORE TENSE AS BIG AND CONTENTIOUS ISSUES.
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES.
SCHOOL CHOICE AND TAX CUT AND SCHOOL CHOICE AND TAX CUT AND TRANSGENDER POLICIES TO NAME TRANSGENDER POLICIES TO NAME A FEW.
A FEW.
WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE ROUNT WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE ROUNT TABLE MODEVATED BY REESE.
TABLE MODEVATED BY REESE.
>> THANK YOU, RICH.
>> THANK YOU, RICH.
WE TAPED IT AT 10:00 ON WE TAPED IT AT 10:00 ON WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE MAY BE WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE MAY BE 1 OR 2 MORE SURPRISES BEFORE 1 OR 2 MORE SURPRISES BEFORE THE SESSION WAS OVER.
THE SESSION WAS OVER.
SHAWN ASHLEY.
SHAWN ASHLEY.
CARL COMAN WITH THE TULSA CARL COMAN WITH THE TULSA WORLD.
WORLD.
DALE DEN WALD REPORTER WITH THE DALE DEN WALD REPORTER WITH THE OKLAHOMA.
OKLAHOMA.
JASON DOYLE, THANK YOU FOR JASON DOYLE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
JOINING US.
>> AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND WE'LL ASK THE SAME >> AND WE'LL ASK THE SAME QUESTION HERE.
QUESTION HERE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU COVERED THE HOW LONG HAVE YOU COVERED THE CAPITAL AND WHAT SURPRISED YOU CAPITAL AND WHAT SURPRISED YOU THE MOST.
THE MOST.
SHAWN?
SHAWN?
>> IT WAS MY 18TH SESSION TO >> IT WAS MY 18TH SESSION TO KOFRP HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN THERE KOFRP HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN THERE 26 YEARS AND WORKING EIGHT 26 YEARS AND WORKING EIGHT YEARS IN THREE DIFFERENT STATE YEARS IN THREE DIFFERENT STATE AGENCIES.
AGENCIES.
I THINK ONE OF THE MORE I THINK ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING THINGS THIS INTERESTING THINGS THIS LEGISLATIVE WAS THE INFIGHTING LEGISLATIVE WAS THE INFIGHTING AMONG THE REPUBLICANS.
AMONG THE REPUBLICANS.
WE SAW IT OVER THE EDUCATION WE SAW IT OVER THE EDUCATION PLAN AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PLAN AND A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS.
AREAS.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT TENDS TO I THINK THAT IS WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN AND I SAW THIS IN '96 HAPPEN AND I SAW THIS IN '96 AND '97 WHEN DEMOCRATS HAD AND '97 WHEN DEMOCRATS HAD MEGAMAJOR ITIES IN THE MEGAMAJOR ITIES IN THE LEGISLATURE AND PROBABLY LEGISLATURE AND PROBABLY SOMETHING TO CONTINUE.
SOMETHING TO CONTINUE.
>> DALE.
>> DALE.
>> I COVERED IT ON AND OFF IN >> I COVERED IT ON AND OFF IN 2006 IN TOTAL EIGHT SESSIONS I 2006 IN TOTAL EIGHT SESSIONS I HAVE COVERED.
HAVE COVERED.
WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THINGS, THERE WERE A FEW, THAT THINGS, THERE WERE A FEW, THAT I SAW THIS YEAR, WAS THE I SAW THIS YEAR, WAS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND GOVERNMENT BRINGING SENATE AND GOVERNMENT BRINGING IN STEPHEN TAYLOR TO MEDIATE IN STEPHEN TAYLOR TO MEDIATE A POLITICAL DISPUTE TO REACH A POLITICAL DISPUTE TO REACH A GOAL THAT EVERYONE AND THEY A GOAL THAT EVERYONE AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS ON BHA HOW TO GET IT.
ON BHA HOW TO GET IT.
THEY BROUGHT STEPHEN TAYLOR AND THEY BROUGHT STEPHEN TAYLOR AND SAT HIM IN THE GOVERNOR'S SAT HIM IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION FOR A WEEKEND AND MANSION FOR A WEEKEND AND SEVERAL DAYS OF THE WEEK AND SEVERAL DAYS OF THE WEEK AND HAMMERED OUT THE EDUCATION HAMMERED OUT THE EDUCATION PACKAGE WOULD WORK.
PACKAGE WOULD WORK.
>> CARMEN?
>> CARMEN?
>> I HAVE BEEN COVERING FOUR >> I HAVE BEEN COVERING FOUR YEARS IN THE STATE CAPITAL AND YEARS IN THE STATE CAPITAL AND BEFORE THAT STATE CAPITALS IN BEFORE THAT STATE CAPITALS IN OTHER STATES.
OTHER STATES.
THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A SHEER THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A SHEER NUMBER OF GUBERNATORIAL VETOS NUMBER OF GUBERNATORIAL VETOS THAT CAME DOWN.
THAT CAME DOWN.
I THINK STITT IS UP TO 46 VETOS I THINK STITT IS UP TO 46 VETOS AND 26 OF THEM CAME EN MASSE.
AND 26 OF THEM CAME EN MASSE.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN.
>> WHAT DOES OKLAHOMA LOOK LIKE >> WHAT DOES OKLAHOMA LOOK LIKE TO OTHER STATES?
TO OTHER STATES?
>> I USED TO WORK IN VIRGINIA >> I USED TO WORK IN VIRGINIA AND ARIZONA AND THEY ARE MORE AND ARIZONA AND THEY ARE MORE PURPLISH STATES.
PURPLISH STATES.
SO I WOULD SAY POLITICALLY SO I WOULD SAY POLITICALLY OKLAHOMA IS VERY RED.
OKLAHOMA IS VERY RED.
AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CHANGE THERE.
BIGGEST CHANGE THERE.
>> JASON, WE'LL TURN TO YOU >> JASON, WE'LL TURN TO YOU HERE?
HERE?
>> YEAH, I HAVE BEEN HERE 20 >> YEAH, I HAVE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW.
EITHER COVERING OR EITHER COVERING OR PARTICIPATING IN THE PARTICIPATING IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
BUT THIS TIME AROUND WHAT BUT THIS TIME AROUND WHAT SEEMED UNUSUAL, THEY COULDN'T SEEMED UNUSUAL, THEY COULDN'T GET THE INCOME TAX ACROSS THE GET THE INCOME TAX ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
FINISH LINE.
IT WAS UNUSUAL.
IT WAS UNUSUAL.
WE WORKED ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF WE WORKED ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW.
EYE COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCHEMES EYE COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCHEMES TO GET THERE, BUT NONE OVER THE TO GET THERE, BUT NONE OVER THE FINISH LEAN.
FINISH LEAN.
>> BEFORE WE DIVE IN THE >> BEFORE WE DIVE IN THE DETAILS.
DETAILS.
HOW ACCESSIBLE DO YOU THINK IT HOW ACCESSIBLE DO YOU THINK IT IS CURRENT LEGISLATIVE LEADERS IS CURRENT LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ARE?
ARE?
IS IT TOUGH TO DO YOUR JOB?
IS IT TOUGH TO DO YOUR JOB?
>> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE >> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION.
SITUATION.
SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO GET THE SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THERE AND WANT TO MESSAGE OUT THERE AND WANT TO DO SO QUICKLY AND THEY ARE DO SO QUICKLY AND THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE AND WILLING TO SHARE ACCESSIBLE AND WILLING TO SHARE INFORMATION.
INFORMATION.
OTHER TIMES WHEN THEY ARE OTHER TIMES WHEN THEY ARE NEGOTIATING AND TIMES LIKE THAT NEGOTIATING AND TIMES LIKE THAT THEY ARE MORE RELUCTANT AND YOU THEY ARE MORE RELUCTANT AND YOU HAVE TO WORK HARDER.
HAVE TO WORK HARDER.
I DON'T THINK IT PROHIBITS US I DON'T THINK IT PROHIBITS US TO DO OUR JOB BUT MAKES IT WORK TO DO OUR JOB BUT MAKES IT WORK HARDER.
HARDER.
>> I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT >> I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT.
ASSESSMENT.
IF THERE IS A LOT OF TENSE IF THERE IS A LOT OF TENSE NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON AND IF NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON AND IF THEY TALK TO THE PRESS.
THEY TALK TO THE PRESS.
THEY TORPEDOWHAT THEY ARE THEY TORPEDOWHAT THEY ARE WANTING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
WANTING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
IN THE END, THEY COME OUT AND IN THE END, THEY COME OUT AND PRESENT THE BILLS.
PRESENT THE BILLS.
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR AND TALK ABOUT THE BILLS THAT AND TALK ABOUT THE BILLS THAT IS PUTTING ACROSS THE FLOOR.
IS PUTTING ACROSS THE FLOOR.
BUT I WILL SAY, THAT ESPECIALLY BUT I WILL SAY, THAT ESPECIALLY THIS SESSION, A LOT OF THE BIG THIS SESSION, A LOT OF THE BIG NAME POLICIES, THEY DID COME NAME POLICIES, THEY DID COME THROUGH IN THE LAST WEEKEND THROUGH IN THE LAST WEEKEND SESSION AND MAKE ITS HARDER TO SESSION AND MAKE ITS HARDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> CARMEN?
>> CARMEN?
>> LEGISLATIVE, AND I THROW >> LEGISLATIVE, AND I THROW GOVERNOR STITT IN THERE, TOO.
GOVERNOR STITT IN THERE, TOO.
I THINK IT IS NOTEWORTHY HE I THINK IT IS NOTEWORTHY HE STARTED TO DO WEEKLY PRESS STARTED TO DO WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES AND THE PRESS CAN CONFERENCES AND THE PRESS CAN AND HIM EVERYTHING.
AND HIM EVERYTHING.
A LOT OF TIMES HE STAYS ON THE A LOT OF TIMES HE STAYS ON THE TALKING POINT AND SOMETIMES HE TALKING POINT AND SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T.
DOESN'T.
THAT WAS A STEP TO GREATER THAT WAS A STEP TO GREATER ACCESSIBILITY AND MORE ACCESSIBILITY AND MORE INTERESTS TO THE PUBLIC.
INTERESTS TO THE PUBLIC.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN GOVERNOR STITT >> HAVE YOU SEEN GOVERNOR STITT DO THE PRESS CONFERENCES; IS DO THE PRESS CONFERENCES; IS THAT NEW?
THAT NEW?
>> TOTALLY NEW FOR THIS >> TOTALLY NEW FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION.
>> JASON, WHAT SAY YOU?
>> JASON, WHAT SAY YOU?
>> WELL, I WOULD SAY,IN >> WELL, I WOULD SAY,IN ACTUALLY HAVE A COUNTER LOOK AT ACTUALLY HAVE A COUNTER LOOK AT THINGS BECAUSE I HAD A LITTLE THINGS BECAUSE I HAD A LITTLE MORE ACCESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE MORE ACCESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS THAN IN THE PAST.
LEADERS THAN IN THE PAST.
BUT I WAS DOING STORIES THAT BUT I WAS DOING STORIES THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN INTERESTED THEY MAY HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN GETTING OUT.
IN GETTING OUT.
IT WAS MORE OPENNESS FOR ME TO IT WAS MORE OPENNESS FOR ME TO GET TO THOSE PEOPLE.
GET TO THOSE PEOPLE.
LIKE SHAWN, SAID IF THERE WERE LIKE SHAWN, SAID IF THERE WERE TOUGH NOERNGZS GOING ON, THERE TOUGH NOERNGZS GOING ON, THERE WAS A TIGHTENING OF THEIR WAS A TIGHTENING OF THEIR AVAILABILITY.
AVAILABILITY.
BUT OVER ALL, I HAD GOOD ACCESS BUT OVER ALL, I HAD GOOD ACCESS TO THE LEADERSHIP.
TO THE LEADERSHIP.
JASON, WHAT WAS THE SESSION JASON, WHAT WAS THE SESSION LIKE COMPARED TO THE OTHERS IN LIKE COMPARED TO THE OTHERS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS?
THE LAST 20 YEARS?
>> THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT.
>> THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT.
WE WERE BRAGGING ABOUT HOW MUCH WE WERE BRAGGING ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY GOING INTO IT.
MONEY GOING INTO IT.
A LOT OF SESSIONS I HAVE BEEN A LOT OF SESSIONS I HAVE BEEN IN THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY.
IN THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY.
FINDING IT HARD TO SPEND TOO FINDING IT HARD TO SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY, I GUESS IF THAT IS MUCH MONEY, I GUESS IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
OR FIND A WAY TO SPEND THE OR FIND A WAY TO SPEND THE SURPLUS.
SURPLUS.
THAT BECAME LOG JAMMED AROUND THAT BECAME LOG JAMMED AROUND THE EDUCATION ISSUE IN THE THE EDUCATION ISSUE IN THE SESSION.
SESSION.
I THOUGHT IF WE WERE FLUSH WITH I THOUGHT IF WE WERE FLUSH WITH SURPLUS, WE MIGHT PUT SOME BACK SURPLUS, WE MIGHT PUT SOME BACK IN SAVINGS.
IN SAVINGS.
BUT IT DIDN'T FOLLOW THAT THIS BUT IT DIDN'T FOLLOW THAT THIS YEAR.
YEAR.
>> IT WAS INTERESTING FOR ME.
>> IT WAS INTERESTING FOR ME.
WHEN YOU NEED TO MAKE BUDGET WHEN YOU NEED TO MAKE BUDGET CUTS IT IS A TOUGH FIGHT AS IT CUTS IT IS A TOUGH FIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE AS YOU DECIDE THE SHOULD BE AS YOU DECIDE THE PRIORITIES.
PRIORITIES.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SPEND, PARTICULARLY FUNDS TO SPEND, PARTICULARLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, IT IS A TOUGH FIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TOUGH FIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRYING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRYING TO PRESENT DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
PRESENT DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
SO WHILE YOU KNOWLEDGES IT SO WHILE YOU KNOWLEDGES IT WOULD BE EASIER, IT NEVER IS.
WOULD BE EASIER, IT NEVER IS.
>> YEAH, MORE MONEY AND MORE >> YEAH, MORE MONEY AND MORE PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
>> RIGHT, WHEN THE STATE HAS >> RIGHT, WHEN THE STATE HAS MORE MONEY, EVERYBODY IS SAYING MORE MONEY, EVERYBODY IS SAYING GIVE ME SOME.
GIVE ME SOME.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME >> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME REPUBLICANS WERE BATTLING REPUBLICANS WERE BATTLING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO GET THE AGAINST EACH OTHER TO GET THE EDUCATION BILL PASSED.
EDUCATION BILL PASSED.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO COVER WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO COVER THAT.
THAT.
>> I TELL YOU, IT WAS >> I TELL YOU, IT WAS FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE AS FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE AS A REPORTER YOU GO IN AND YOU A REPORTER YOU GO IN AND YOU KNOW WHAT IS ON THE TABLE, KNOW WHAT IS ON THE TABLE, RIGHT.
RIGHT.
YOU KNOW THE TAX CREDIT FOR YOU KNOW THE TAX CREDIT FOR KIDS TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL KIDS TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AND TEACHER PAY RAISE AND MAYBE AND TEACHER PAY RAISE AND MAYBE MORE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION.
MORE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION.
YOU KNOW WHAT IS ON THE TABLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IS ON THE TABLE.
THEN YOU SPEND THE NEXT 3 OR 4 THEN YOU SPEND THE NEXT 3 OR 4 MONTHS WRITING ABOUT SOMETHING MONTHS WRITING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
THEY ARE HAVING MEETINGS AND THEY ARE HAVING MEETINGS AND PRESS CONFERENCES EVERY FEW PRESS CONFERENCES EVERY FEW DAYS.
DAYS.
FOR ME, I FELT LIKE I HAD SEEN FOR ME, I FELT LIKE I HAD SEEN THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY COULDN'T DECIDE ON THE THEY COULDN'T DECIDE ON THE BUDGET AND WE WOULDN'T ALMOST BUDGET AND WE WOULDN'T ALMOST A ENTIRE YEAR.
THERE WAS NOT A ENTIRE YEAR.
THERE WAS NOT MUCH MOVEMENT.
MUCH MOVEMENT.
EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT NEEDED TO EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT NEEDED TO GET DONE.
GET DONE.
BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED AND IT BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED AND IT CAUSED A LOT OF FRUSTRATION.
CAUSED A LOT OF FRUSTRATION.
>> CARMEN, TALKING ABOUT >> CARMEN, TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION WHICH WAS A MASSIVE EDUCATION WHICH WAS A MASSIVE TOPIC FOR OKLAHOMA AND MIGHT BE TOPIC FOR OKLAHOMA AND MIGHT BE A UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY IT IS A UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY IT IS MASSIVE.
MASSIVE.
BUT DO YOU THINK THAT GOVERNOR BUT DO YOU THINK THAT GOVERNOR STITT ACHIEVED THE CAMPAIGN STITT ACHIEVED THE CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO BRING CHOICE.
PROMISE TO BRING CHOICE.
IS IT A FAIR BALANCE?
IS IT A FAIR BALANCE?
>> THE LATTER QUESTION.
>> THE LATTER QUESTION.
IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK IF IT IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK IF IT WAS A FAIR DEAL TAX CREDITS IN WAS A FAIR DEAL TAX CREDITS IN THE FIRST YEARS 150 MILLION FOR THE FIRST YEARS 150 MILLION FOR PARENTS WHO SEND TO PRIVATE PARENTS WHO SEND TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AND PUTTING 625 MILLION SCHOOL AND PUTTING 625 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE FOR PUBLIC IN NEW REVENUE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
ON ITS FACE, THAT IS MORE MONEY ON ITS FACE, THAT IS MORE MONEY FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAN IT FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAN IT IS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL.
IS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL.
BUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES BUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES ARE SALTY ABOUT THE SCHOOL ARE SALTY ABOUT THE SCHOOL CHOICE TAX CREDITLESS.
CHOICE TAX CREDITLESS.
BUT IT IS A WIN FOR GOVERNOR BUT IT IS A WIN FOR GOVERNOR STITT.
STITT.
HE WAS ATTACKED FOR TOUTING HE WAS ATTACKED FOR TOUTING SCHOOL CHOICE LAST YEAR AND SCHOOL CHOICE LAST YEAR AND OPPONENTS SAID THE VOUCHER OPPONENTS SAID THE VOUCHER SCHEME OR THAT VOUCH EVERY SCHEME OR THAT VOUCH EVERY SCHEME AND IT WAS NOT A SCHOOL SCHEME AND IT WAS NOT A SCHOOL VOUCHER PLAN, BUT HE GROT VOUCHER PLAN, BUT HE GROT SOMETHING OVER THE FINISH LINE SOMETHING OVER THE FINISH LINE AND NOW HE CAN TAKE A VICTORY AND NOW HE CAN TAKE A VICTORY LAP AND PAT HIMSELF ON THE BACK LAP AND PAT HIMSELF ON THE BACK LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT.
>> SHAWN?
>> SHAWN?
>> I THINK IT IS INTERESTING IN >> I THINK IT IS INTERESTING IN THE END WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE THE END WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TAX CREDIT AND ONE OF THE TAX CREDIT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT THINGS THAT I THINK THAT DEMOCRATS MISSED OUT ON, IN DEMOCRATS MISSED OUT ON, IN A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THE VALUE OF THE TAX ROAD, THE VALUE OF THE TAX CREDIT $250 MILLION.
CREDIT $250 MILLION.
THAT IS A QUARTER PERCENT THAT IS A QUARTER PERCENT REDUCTION THAN THE INDIVIDUAL REDUCTION THAN THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX.
INCOME TAX.
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT TAX CUT.
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT TAX CUT.
I WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR IT I WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR IT BECAUSE MY KIDS GRADUATED FROM BECAUSE MY KIDS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO COLLEGE AND NOW IN PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE AND NOW IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS.
JOBS.
BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT A SMALLER SEGMENT OF THE A SMALLER SEGMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO TO SPEAK GENERAL PUBLIC SO TO SPEAK RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT EQUAL TO RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT EQUAL TO A QUARTER PERCENTAGE POINT A QUARTER PERCENTAGE POINT REDUCTION.
REDUCTION.
>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TACTICS >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TACTICS THAT THE GOVERNOR USED TO PUSH THAT THE GOVERNOR USED TO PUSH VETOS THE SENATE BILL AND HOUSE VETOS THE SENATE BILL AND HOUSE BILLS.
BILLS.
DID YOU EVER SEE THE GOFF USE DID YOU EVER SEE THE GOFF USE A TACTIC LIKE THAT.
A TACTIC LIKE THAT.
MAYBE HAVE TO CHANGE TO MAYBE HAVE TO CHANGE TO RENEGOTIATE WITH LAWMAKER?
RENEGOTIATE WITH LAWMAKER?
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF >> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE SEEN FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER GOVERNOR DO THAT.
ANOTHER GOVERNOR DO THAT.
GOVERNOR MARY FALLON WAS NOT GOVERNOR MARY FALLON WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE LEGISLATION THAT HAPPY WITH THE LEGISLATION THAT PARTICULARLY THE HOUSE WAS PARTICULARLY THE HOUSE WAS TAKING UP.
TAKING UP.
AS A RESULT, SHE VETOED 14 OR AS A RESULT, SHE VETOED 14 OR 15 BILLS ON HER DESK ONE DAY.
15 BILLS ON HER DESK ONE DAY.
A PRESS CONFERENCE AND LIKELY A PRESS CONFERENCE AND LIKELY FRONT DAY NEWS.
FRONT DAY NEWS.
BUT THEN THE EVENING, THE STATE BUT THEN THE EVENING, THE STATE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE CLAYTON ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE CLAYTON LOCKETT.
LOCKETT.
IT IS WHERE THE BOTCHED IT IS WHERE THE BOTCHED EXECUTION CAME FROM.
EXECUTION CAME FROM.
HER EFFORTS WERE PUSHED OFF OF HER EFFORTS WERE PUSHED OFF OF THE FRONT PAGE AND DEEP INSIDE THE FRONT PAGE AND DEEP INSIDE OF THE NEWSPAPER AND HAD NO OF THE NEWSPAPER AND HAD NO EFFECT.
EFFECT.
THE SAME WAS TRUE WITH GOVERNOR THE SAME WAS TRUE WITH GOVERNOR STITT'S EFFORTS.
STITT'S EFFORTS.
HE SAID HE WOULD CONTINUE TO HE SAID HE WOULD CONTINUE TO VETO SENATE BILLS UNLESS THERE VETO SENATE BILLS UNLESS THERE WAS ACTION ON THE TAX CREDIT WAS ACTION ON THE TAX CREDIT PROPOSAL AND EDUCATION FUNDING PROPOSAL AND EDUCATION FUNDING AND TAX CUTS.
AND TAX CUTS.
WHAT WAS MENTION THE EARLIER, WHAT WAS MENTION THE EARLIER, THERE WERE NO BROAD BASED THERE WERE NO BROAD BASED INCOME TAX CUTS AND IN THE INCOME TAX CUTS AND IN THE MATTER OF DAYS, HE HAD SIGNED MATTER OF DAYS, HE HAD SIGNED MORE SENATE BILLS THAN HE MORE SENATE BILLS THAN HE VETOED.
VETOED.
IT IMPACTED HIM.
IT IMPACTED HIM.
TWO CABINET SECRETARIES WERE TWO CABINET SECRETARIES WERE DEFEATED AND MAY HAVE HAD DEFEATED AND MAY HAVE HAD A BACK LASH ON HIM.
A BACK LASH ON HIM.
>> INTERESTING TO SEGUE TO TAX >> INTERESTING TO SEGUE TO TAX CUTS.
CUTS.
WHAT TAXES WERE PASSED AND WHAT WHAT TAXES WERE PASSED AND WHAT DEMOGRAPHIC OF OKLAHOMANS WILL DEMOGRAPHIC OF OKLAHOMANS WILL IT AFFECT.
IT AFFECT.
WILL GOVERNOR STITT CALL FOR WILL GOVERNOR STITT CALL FOR A SPECIAL EDITION TO ADDRESS A SPECIAL EDITION TO ADDRESS THEM.
THEM.
>> AND SINCE THE GOVERNOR >> AND SINCE THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE 23450ER DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE 23450ER WHERE THE POREPUBLICANS WANTED WHERE THE POREPUBLICANS WANTED TO GO.
TO GO.
GOVERNOR STITT PUT HIMSELF ON GOVERNOR STITT PUT HIMSELF ON THE LINE MANY TIMES IN SPEECHES THE LINE MANY TIMES IN SPEECHES AND VETOING THE BILLS, SAYING AND VETOING THE BILLS, SAYING HE WANTED A TAX CUT FOR HE WANTED A TAX CUT FOR OKLAHOMANS AND WHAT WE DID GET, OKLAHOMANS AND WHAT WE DID GET, THE ELIMINATION OF THE THE ELIMINATION OF THE FRANCHISE TAX AND THAT IS A TAX FRANCHISE TAX AND THAT IS A TAX ON HOW MUCH BUSINESS YOU HAVE ON HOW MUCH BUSINESS YOU HAVE IN OKLAHOMA.
IN OKLAHOMA.
IT IS COMPLICATED AND I REALLY IT IS COMPLICATED AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
THAT'S SIMPLE AS I CAN SAY.
THAT'S SIMPLE AS I CAN SAY.
IT IS 25 MILL -- 55 MILLION.
IT IS 25 MILL -- 55 MILLION.
>> AND YOU HAVE WHAT >> AND YOU HAVE WHAT REPUBLICANS DISCUSS THE REPUBLICANS DISCUSS THE MARRIAGE PENALTY.
MARRIAGE PENALTY.
ELIMINATING THAT.
ELIMINATING THAT.
IF YOU WIND UP IN TAX BRACKETS IF YOU WIND UP IN TAX BRACKETS FOR A SINGLE FILER OR JOINT FOR A SINGLE FILER OR JOINT FILERS.
FILERS.
IF YOU ARE MARRIED AND FILING IF YOU ARE MARRIED AND FILING JOINTLY FOR A CERTAIN TAX JOINTLY FOR A CERTAIN TAX BRACKET YOU MAY A LITTLE BIT BRACKET YOU MAY A LITTLE BIT MORE.
MORE.
THEY ELIMINATED THAT.
THEY ELIMINATED THAT.
THAT WAS EASY FOR EVERYBODY TO THAT WAS EASY FOR EVERYBODY TO STOMACH.
STOMACH.
TALKING MORE ABOUT THE TAX CUTS TALKING MORE ABOUT THE TAX CUTS THAT MAY COME OR MAY BE TALKED THAT MAY COME OR MAY BE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
ABOUT EARLIER.
THAT WAS DM ABOUT IT.
THAT WAS DM ABOUT IT.
YOU THROW IN A TAX CREDIT FOR YOU THROW IN A TAX CREDIT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL FAMILIES AND PRIVATE SCHOOL FAMILIES AND ESSENTIALLY THAT IS IT.
ESSENTIALLY THAT IS IT.
>> JASON, I WILL TURN TO YOU >> JASON, I WILL TURN TO YOU HERE.
HERE.
WE HEARD ABOUT THE CRACK DOWN WE HEARD ABOUT THE CRACK DOWN IN MARIJUANA AND THE CHANGES TO IN MARIJUANA AND THE CHANGES TO THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM.
THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM.
LAWMAKER WANT TO CONTINUE TO LAWMAKER WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO THE MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM; WHAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM; WHAT DID THEY DO?
DID THEY DO?
>> THERE WAS A HANDFUL OF BILLS >> THERE WAS A HANDFUL OF BILLS IN THE SESSION THIS YEAR.
IN THE SESSION THIS YEAR.
NINE WERE SIGNED OR ON THE NINE WERE SIGNED OR ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK RIGHT NOW AND GOVERNOR'S DESK RIGHT NOW AND RANGE FROM EVERYTHING GETTING RANGE FROM EVERYTHING GETTING OMMA.
OMMA.
OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA AUTHORITY OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA AUTHORITY AND ALLOWS THE NARCOTICS BURRO AND ALLOWS THE NARCOTICS BURRO TO COME AND REVOKE LICENSE FOR TO COME AND REVOKE LICENSE FOR NONCOM MRIIANCE THERE.
NONCOM MRIIANCE THERE.
THOSE ARE ASSURED AND THERE THOSE ARE ASSURED AND THERE WERE OTHER GUARD RAILS THAT WERE OTHER GUARD RAILS THAT WILL AFFECT PATIENTS THAT IS WILL AFFECT PATIENTS THAT IS DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT.
BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS REFORMS, BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS REFORMS, PREVIOUS LLTHORS HAVE PUT IN PREVIOUS LLTHORS HAVE PUT IN PLACE, THEY REALLY HAVEN'T PLACE, THEY REALLY HAVEN'T IMPACTED THE PATIENTS THAT MUCH IMPACTED THE PATIENTS THAT MUCH EXCEPT FOR DEVERSEIFICATION OF EXCEPT FOR DEVERSEIFICATION OF THE LICENSE.
THE LICENSE.
NOW THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON NOW THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON THE DOCTORS YOU CAN GO TO AND THE DOCTORS YOU CAN GO TO AND A LIST OF CONDITIONS THAT A LIST OF CONDITIONS THAT PATIENTS MUST HAVE TO QUALIFY.
PATIENTS MUST HAVE TO QUALIFY.
>> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING.
CARMEN, WHAT ARE THINGS THAT CARMEN, WHAT ARE THINGS THAT LAWMAKER DIDN'T GET TO OR LAWMAKER DIDN'T GET TO OR DIDN'T PASS THAT WE MIGHT SEE DIDN'T PASS THAT WE MIGHT SEE LATER.
LATER.
>> THE BIGGEST ONE IS SPORTS >> THE BIGGEST ONE IS SPORTS BETTING.
BETTING.
YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR STITT WAS YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR STITT WAS ALL FOR IT.
ALL FOR IT.
THE HOUSE PASSED A SPORTS, TO THE HOUSE PASSED A SPORTS, TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING.
LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING.
THEY PASSED A BILL TO DO THAT.
THEY PASSED A BILL TO DO THAT.
THE SENATE WAS COOL TO THE SENATE WAS COOL TO ALMOSTIZING THE SPORTS BETTING ALMOSTIZING THE SPORTS BETTING AND IT COULD BE THREE YEARS AND IT COULD BE THREE YEARS UNTIL WE SEE SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO UNTIL WE SEE SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING BECAUSE LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING BECAUSE THE TRIBES AND GOVERNOR HAVE THE TRIBES AND GOVERNOR HAVE A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP.
A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP.
THE OTHER THINGS THAT DIDN'T GO THE OTHER THINGS THAT DIDN'T GO FAR.
FAR.
HOT BUTTON WITH CULTURE WAR HOT BUTTON WITH CULTURE WAR BILLS TO BAN BOOKS IN LIBRARIES BILLS TO BAN BOOKS IN LIBRARIES AND DRAG SHOWS DIDN'T MAKE IT AND DRAG SHOWS DIDN'T MAKE IT AND THE EVER RECURRING BILL TO AND THE EVER RECURRING BILL TO REDUCE PENALTIES FOR REDUCE PENALTIES FOR COCKFIGHTING DID NOT ADVANCE TO COCKFIGHTING DID NOT ADVANCE TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
>> WHO WON AND LOST IN THE >> WHO WON AND LOST IN THE CISION?
CISION?
>> I THINK CAR MEN IS RIGHT.
>> I THINK CAR MEN IS RIGHT.
THE GOVERNOR SCORED A VICTORY THE GOVERNOR SCORED A VICTORY IN THE SCHOOL CHOICE AND IN THE SCHOOL CHOICE AND EDUCATION FUNDING, BUT I THINK EDUCATION FUNDING, BUT I THINK THAT CAME AT A COST.
THAT CAME AT A COST.
NOT THAT HE IMPOSED.
NOT THAT HE IMPOSED.
BUT THE RESULT OF THE FIGHT BUT THE RESULT OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
I THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY I THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THEY ARE ON GOOD TERMS, SAY THEY ARE ON GOOD TERMS, THAT IS AN ISSUE GOING FORWARD.
THAT IS AN ISSUE GOING FORWARD.
IT IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THEM.
IT IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THEM.
WHEN FACED WITH TOUGH ISSUES, WHEN FACED WITH TOUGH ISSUES, THEY, THEY TEND TO RESORT TO THEY, THEY TEND TO RESORT TO THE BACK AND FORTH.
THE BACK AND FORTH.
YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE THE GOVERNOR AND YOU ARE HAVE THE GOVERNOR AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE CHIEF JUSTICE NOT GOING TO HAVE CHIEF JUSTICE TAYLOR TO STEP IN.
TAYLOR TO STEP IN.
IF THEY EXPLODE THEY GET UGLY.
IF THEY EXPLODE THEY GET UGLY.
>> I WANT LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR >> I WANT LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR JOININGNESS.
JOININGNESS.
JASON DOYLE JOINING US FROM JASON DOYLE JOINING US FROM ZOOM WITH THE OKLAHOMA NEWS ZOOM WITH THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT THANK YOU FOR JOINING REPORT THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
US.
>> TIME FOR THE STATEWIDE RECAP >> TIME FOR THE STATEWIDE RECAP FOR THE STATE'S ECONOMIC NEWS FOR THE STATE'S ECONOMIC NEWS AND HERE IS JASON DOYLE WITH AND HERE IS JASON DOYLE WITH THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.
THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA >> THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA JOINED RAIN CHIP.
JOINED RAIN CHIP.
OU WILL USE THE PROGRAM TO OU WILL USE THE PROGRAM TO TRAIN STUDENTS OF HOW TO USE AI TRAIN STUDENTS OF HOW TO USE AI TO DEVELOP RESEARCH WITHIN THE TO DEVELOP RESEARCH WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND FOCUS COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND FOCUS ON WEATHER RADAR AND APPLY THE ON WEATHER RADAR AND APPLY THE ACTIVITY TO DRONE ACTIVITY AND ACTIVITY TO DRONE ACTIVITY AND WEATHER STAYINGS TO DEVELOP WEATHER STAYINGS TO DEVELOP WEATHER TECHNOLOGIES.
WEATHER TECHNOLOGIES.
OG&E AMRIEPED TO GET PERMISSION OG&E AMRIEPED TO GET PERMISSION TO REPLACE TWO POWER PLANTS IN TO REPLACE TWO POWER PLANTS IN THE HORSE SHOE LAKE COMMUNITY.
THE HORSE SHOE LAKE COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE BEEN THERE 60 YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN THERE 60 YEARS AND THE USHGTILITY WANTS NEW AND THE USHGTILITY WANTS NEW COMBUFGZATURE BIENS THAT USE COMBUFGZATURE BIENS THAT USE NATURAL CASE AND HYDROGEN TO NATURAL CASE AND HYDROGEN TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
THE NEW UNITS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NEW UNITS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE 450 MEGAWATTS OF PROVIDE 450 MEGAWATTS OF GENERATIONAL CAPAC ITY AND GENERATIONAL CAPAC ITY AND RAMPED UP AND DOWN TO MEET RAMPED UP AND DOWN TO MEET DEMAND.
DEMAND.
THE PROSPECT IS 331 MILLION AND THE PROSPECT IS 331 MILLION AND THE CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE AVERAGE THE CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE AVERAGE 2.20 A MONTH.
2.20 A MONTH.
BUT THAT WOULD THOUGHT BE UNTIL BUT THAT WOULD THOUGHT BE UNTIL THE LATE 2026 CONTINGENT ON THE LATE 2026 CONTINGENT ON APRIVAL.
APRIVAL.
TULSA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS COULD TULSA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS COULD GET PAID TRAINING AND WORK GET PAID TRAINING AND WORK THROUGH GENESIS WORK.
THROUGH GENESIS WORK.
THAT CESTS UP EIGHT WEEK THAT CESTS UP EIGHT WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER.
TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER.
AFTER THE TRAINING, THEY WILL AFTER THE TRAINING, THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN A INTERNSHIP AND PARTICIPATE IN A INTERNSHIP AND LOCAL EMPLOYER LIKE WILLIAMS LOCAL EMPLOYER LIKE WILLIAMS AND BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD AND BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF OKLAHOMA AND THOSE STUDENTS OF OKLAHOMA AND THOSE STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE PROGRAM WILL WHO ENTER THE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE 60 HOURS OF GUIDANCE RECEIVE 60 HOURS OF GUIDANCE AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE CAREER AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE CAREER PATHS AND THE FIRST STUDENTS PATHS AND THE FIRST STUDENTS WILL BEGIN TRAINING THIS MONTH.
WILL BEGIN TRAINING THIS MONTH.
>> AND A NEW STUDY BY IC CARS >> AND A NEW STUDY BY IC CARS AND THE TSLA MODEL THREE AND AND THE TSLA MODEL THREE AND NISSANLY.
NISSANLY.
THE MOTORIST WOULD DRIVE 9200 THE MOTORIST WOULD DRIVE 9200 COMPARED TO GAS POWERED COMPARED TO GAS POWERED VEHICLES WHICH ARE DRIVEN ON AN VEHICLES WHICH ARE DRIVEN ON AN AVERAGE OF 15,000 BY OKLAHOMA AVERAGE OF 15,000 BY OKLAHOMA DRIVERS.
DRIVERS.
JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.
BUSINESS REVIEW.
>> AND JASON, THANK YOU.
>> AND JASON, THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE EARLY RESULTS OF THE ONE OF THE EARLY RESULTS OF THE OKLAHOMA'S PRO80IVE APPROACH TO OKLAHOMA'S PRO80IVE APPROACH TO REDUCING THE CRITICAL NURSING REDUCING THE CRITICAL NURSING SHORTAGE?
SHORTAGE?
THERE ARE BRAND NEW PROGRAMS THERE ARE BRAND NEW PROGRAMS AND REDUCING THE NEXT AND REDUCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NURSING.
GENERATION OF NURSING.
WE'LL LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK IN WE'LL LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
THE GARDEN IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
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