>> A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PUSH TO TRAIN THOUSANDS OF NEW PUSH TO TRAIN THOUSANDS OF NEW NURSES IN OKLAHOMA.

NURSES IN OKLAHOMA.

>> I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES >> I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN BUSINESS AND I AM COMING IN BUSINESS AND I AM COMING BACK AND DOING A FULL CIRCLE BACK AND DOING A FULL CIRCLE BACK TO HEALTH CARE AND BACK TO HEALTH CARE AND FULFILLING A DREAM.

FULFILLING A DREAM.

A NEW REPORT CONFIRMS THAT A NEW REPORT CONFIRMS THAT OKLAHOMA'S RATE OF ALCOHOL AND OKLAHOMA'S RATE OF ALCOHOL AND SUICIDE RELATED DEATHS EXCEEDS SUICIDE RELATED DEATHS EXCEEDS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

WE SEE HIGHERER RATES OF ALL WE SEE HIGHERER RATES OF ALL TYPE WAS NEGATIVE HEALTH TYPE WAS NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES TO PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA.

OUTCOMES TO PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA.

WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

>> A $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT >> A $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT WILL HELP OKLAHOMA WOMEN COMBAT WILL HELP OKLAHOMA WOMEN COMBAT NEONATAL ADDICTION.

NEONATAL ADDICTION.

>> WE'LL CHANGE OUR LIFE AND >> WE'LL CHANGE OUR LIFE AND NOT GOING TO PRISON.

NOT GOING TO PRISON.

>> AND A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP >> AND A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP THEM LAND A JOB.

THEM LAND A JOB.

>> EVERYBODY BENEFITS, NOT ONLY >> EVERYBODY BENEFITS, NOT ONLY THE PERSON, THE FAMILY, THE THE PERSON, THE FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY AT LARGE.

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY AT LARGE.

>> A MASSIVE MY PROJENTH BRINGS >> A MASSIVE MY PROJENTH BRINGS MORE JOBS AND MONEY ON TINKER MORE JOBS AND MONEY ON TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.

AIR FORCE BASE.

>> IF I WERE A YOUNG ENGINEER, >> IF I WERE A YOUNG ENGINEER, I WOULD WANT TO LIVE DOWN HERE.

I WOULD WANT TO LIVE DOWN HERE.

NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT REPORT >> HELLO, I AM RICH LENZ.

>> HELLO, I AM RICH LENZ.

THERE WILL BE A BRAND NEW THERE WILL BE A BRAND NEW CURRICULUM AVAILABLE TO THE OSU CURRICULUM AVAILABLE TO THE OSU STUDENTS RETURNING TO THE STUDENTS RETURNING TO THE CAMPUS IN THE FALL.

CAMPUS IN THE FALL.

A FIRST EVER FOUR YEAR KORESHES A FIRST EVER FOUR YEAR KORESHES IN NURSING.

IN NURSING.

TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

THEY AIM TO FINALLY FULLY THEY AIM TO FINALLY FULLY ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGE IN ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGE IN OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US WITH STEVE SHAW JOINS US WITH A REPORT.

A REPORT.

RICH, THE SOONER STATES RANKS RICH, THE SOONER STATES RANKS IN THE BOTTOM FIVE WHEN IT IN THE BOTTOM FIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSED COMES TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSED NURSES AVAILABLE FOR THE NURSES AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE'S POPULATION.

STATE'S POPULATION.

LAST YEAR, THE STATE LAST YEAR, THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOCATED MILLIONS LEGISLATURE ALLOCATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ADDRESS IT.

OF DOLLARS TO ADDRESS IT.

>> SO DO A HEAD TO TOE >> SO DO A HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT.

ASSESSMENT.

>> DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL 75 >> DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL 75 MILES SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY, MILES SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OFFERS A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP OFFERS A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR NURSING STUDENTS WHO JUST FOR NURSING STUDENTS WHO JUST COMPLETED THEIR FIRST YEAR.

COMPLETED THEIR FIRST YEAR.

>> SO WHAT BRINGS YOU IN TODAY >> SO WHAT BRINGS YOU IN TODAY MISS AUDRIE.

MISS AUDRIE.

>> MY LEG IS HURTING.

>> MY LEG IS HURTING.

>> NURSING SCHOOL GENERALLY >> NURSING SCHOOL GENERALLY TAKES ABOUT TWO YEARS TO TAKES ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

COMPLETE.

THE STUDENTS WE TALKED TO LAST THE STUDENTS WE TALKED TO LAST WEEK, AT DUNCAN REGIONAL SAY WEEK, AT DUNCAN REGIONAL SAY THEY PLAN TO WORK THERE.

THEY PLAN TO WORK THERE.

>> THIS WILL BE A SECOND CAREER >> THIS WILL BE A SECOND CAREER OF MINE.

OF MINE.

I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN BUSINESS AND I AM COMING BACK BUSINESS AND I AM COMING BACK AND DOING A FULL CIRCLE BACK TO AND DOING A FULL CIRCLE BACK TO HEALTH CARE AND FULFILLING HEALTH CARE AND FULFILLING A DREAM.

A DREAM.

>> GROWING UP I HELPED IN MY >> GROWING UP I HELPED IN MY GRAND PARENT'S CARE AND GRAND PARENT'S CARE AND HOSSPICE NURSES HELPED THEM.

HOSSPICE NURSES HELPED THEM.

>> DUNN CONREGIONAL CEO JAY >> DUNN CONREGIONAL CEO JAY JOHNSON SAID THIS HOSPITAL JOHNSON SAID THIS HOSPITAL AVERAGES 80000 EMERGENCY ROOM AVERAGES 80000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS A YEAR AND GENERALLY 55 VISITS A YEAR AND GENERALLY 55 BEDS IN USE EACH DAY.

BEDS IN USE EACH DAY.

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THREE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THREE YEARS AGO, CAUSED NURSE BURN YEARS AGO, CAUSED NURSE BURN OUT, NOT JUST HERE, BUT OUT, NOT JUST HERE, BUT EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.

NURSING SHORTAGES FORCED NURSING SHORTAGES FORCED HOSPITALS TO USE WHAT ARE HOSPITALS TO USE WHAT ARE CALLED TEMPORARY CONTRACT OR CALLED TEMPORARY CONTRACT OR TRAVELING NURSES TO FILL THE TRAVELING NURSES TO FILL THE HOLES.

HOLES.

THE CATCH IS JOHNSON SAYS THEY THE CATCH IS JOHNSON SAYS THEY COST 3 TO 4 TIMES MORE THAN COST 3 TO 4 TIMES MORE THAN A REGULAR NURSE.

A REGULAR NURSE.

RIGHT NOW, DUNCAN REGIONAL RIGHT NOW, DUNCAN REGIONAL STILL OPERATES WITH 46 CONTRACT STILL OPERATES WITH 46 CONTRACT NURSES ON A NURSING STAFF OF NURSES ON A NURSING STAFF OF OVER JUST 300.

OVER JUST 300.

>> EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHY >> EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHY GETTING GOOD HELP IS HARDER IN GETTING GOOD HELP IS HARDER IN THESE RURAL HOSPITALS!

THESE RURAL HOSPITALS!

>> THERE IS FEWER PEOPLE IN THE >> THERE IS FEWER PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

AREA.

FEWER PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED FEWER PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED TO DO THE JOB.

TO DO THE JOB.

KRISTIN WEBB IS THE CHIEF KRISTIN WEBB IS THE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AT DUNCAN NURSING OFFICER AT DUNCAN REGIONAL.

REGIONAL.

SAYS OKLAHOMA LAGS BEHIND THE SAYS OKLAHOMA LAGS BEHIND THE OTHER STATES IS BECAUSE IT OTHER STATES IS BECAUSE IT COSTS TO OFFER NURSING COSTS TO OFFER NURSING PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS.

>> IT IS NOT JUST EVERY >> IT IS NOT JUST EVERY UNIVERSITY AND EVERY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY AND EVERY COLLEGE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN OKLAHOMA, AND PARTICULARLY IN OKLAHOMA, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS HAVE NURSING THE RURAL AREAS HAVE NURSING PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS.

SO IF THERE IS WAS ADDITIONAL SO IF THERE IS WAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND FACULTY FOR NURSING PROGRAMS IN FACULTY FOR NURSING PROGRAMS IN OUR STATE, IT WOULD GO A LONG OUR STATE, IT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING US IMPROVE THIS WAY TO HELPING US IMPROVE THIS SHORTAGE.

SHORTAGE.

>> DUNCAN REGIONAL ALREADY >> DUNCAN REGIONAL ALREADY PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN OKLAHOMA TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN NURSES AND WHEN WE WERE THERE NURSES AND WHEN WE WERE THERE LAST WEDNESDAY, THE HOSPITAL LAST WEDNESDAY, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP ALSO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH MURRAY STATE COLLEGE IN WITH MURRAY STATE COLLEGE IN TISH MING O. TISH MING O.

THIS FALL FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FALL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, OKLAHOMA STATE WILL OFFER EVER, OKLAHOMA STATE WILL OFFER A FOUR YEAR ON CAMPUS A FOUR YEAR ON CAMPUS BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN NURSING.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN NURSING.

>> WE'VE HAD TRADITIONALLY >> WE'VE HAD TRADITIONALLY HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR INQUIRA ABOUT A BACHELOR'S OF INQUIRA ABOUT A BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.

SCIENCE AND NURSING.

THERE IS A REAL DESIRE ABOUT THERE IS A REAL DESIRE ABOUT COMING TO OSU, COMING TO BE COMING TO OSU, COMING TO BE PART OF THIS NURSING PART OF THIS NURSING PROFESSION.

PROFESSION.

SO WE FELT VERY FORTUNATE THAT SO WE FELT VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP THIS WE ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM AND REALLY RECRUIT NOT PROGRAM AND REALLY RECRUIT NOT ONLY FROM OKLAHOMA BUT ONLY FROM OKLAHOMA BUT SURROUNDING AREAS.

SURROUNDING AREAS.

>> DEAN OF EDUCATION AND >> DEAN OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCES, JON PEDERSEN SAID OSU SCIENCES, JON PEDERSEN SAID OSU WILL START WITH AROUND 50 WILL START WITH AROUND 50 NURSING STUDENTS THIS FALL AND NURSING STUDENTS THIS FALL AND GROW IT A HUNDRED O EACH YEAR GROW IT A HUNDRED O EACH YEAR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

RIGHT.

>> OKLAHOMA CAREER TECH >> OKLAHOMA CAREER TECH RECEIVED $14 MILLION IN FEDERAL RECEIVED $14 MILLION IN FEDERAL PANDEMIC MONEY SIX MONTHS AGO PANDEMIC MONEY SIX MONTHS AGO TO EXPAND THEIR NURSING TO EXPAND THEIR NURSING PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS.

BUT HEALTH CAREERS MANAGER LARA BUT HEALTH CAREERS MANAGER LARA MORRIS SAYS ISSUES LINGER.

MORRIS SAYS ISSUES LINGER.

>> STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL >> STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO DURING THE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOW SEEING PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOW SEEING THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE ACADEMIC PREPARATION THAT IS ACADEMIC PREPARATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN NURSING.

NURSING.

WE CAN OPEN THE DOORS TO AS WE CAN OPEN THE DOORS TO AS MANY STUDENTS OUT THERE.

MANY STUDENTS OUT THERE.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS THE BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS THE MATH, THE SCIENCE, THE MATH, THE SCIENCE, THE COMMUNICATION AND ENGLISH COMMUNICATION AND ENGLISH SKILLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BE SKILLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND TO PASS THE SUCCESSFUL AND TO PASS THE NATIONAL BOARD EXAM, THAT'S NATIONAL BOARD EXAM, THAT'S WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.

WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.

>> OU COLLEGE OF NURSING DEAN >> OU COLLEGE OF NURSING DEAN DR. JULIE HOFF SAYS THIS FALL DR. JULIE HOFF SAYS THIS FALL OU WILL GRADUATE 372 UNDERGRAD OU WILL GRADUATE 372 UNDERGRAD AND 31 GRADUATE NURSING AND 31 GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS THIS YEAR.

STUDENTS THIS YEAR.

>> WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT IF THE >> WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT IF THE FACE OF THE HEALTH CARE FACE OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER MATCHES THE FACE OF PROVIDER MATCHES THE FACE OF THE PATIENT, YOU GET BETTER THE PATIENT, YOU GET BETTER OUTCOMES.

OUTCOMES.

WITH 80% OF THE NURSES ARE WITH 80% OF THE NURSES ARE FEMALE, A LARGE PROPORTION ARE FEMALE, A LARGE PROPORTION ARE CAUCASIAN AND NOT ACHIEVING THE CAUCASIAN AND NOT ACHIEVING THE SAME OUTCOMES WE COULD ACHIEVE SAME OUTCOMES WE COULD ACHIEVE IF WE HAD MORE NATIVE AMERICAN IF WE HAD MORE NATIVE AMERICAN NURSES AND HISPANIC NURSES AND NURSES AND HISPANIC NURSES AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NURSES AS WELL AFRICAN-AMERICAN NURSES AS WELL AS MORE MALE NURSES IN EACH ONE AS MORE MALE NURSES IN EACH ONE OF THOSE GROUPS.

OF THOSE GROUPS.

>> NURSE ANN A DO AN GRADUATED >> NURSE ANN A DO AN GRADUATED FROM OU IN MAY.

FROM OU IN MAY.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL AND I LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE I LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE ONE PERSON YOU KNOW YOU ARE ONE PERSON YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ON THE STAFF AND GOING TO HAVE ON THE STAFF AND SEE EVERY COUPLE OF HOURS OR SEE EVERY COUPLE OF HOURS OR HOUR IS THE NURSE.

HOUR IS THE NURSE.

ANN A SAYS SHE HAS ACCEPTED ANN A SAYS SHE HAS ACCEPTED A NURSING POSITION WITH OU A NURSING POSITION WITH OU HEALTH IN THEIR ADULT INTENSIVE HEALTH IN THEIR ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

CARE UNIT.

RICH?

RICH?

>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, STEVE.

>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, STEVE.

OKLAHOMA HAS LONG STRUGGLED OKLAHOMA HAS LONG STRUGGLED WITH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE OF WITH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE OF RATES DUE TO ALCOHOL, DRUG AND RATES DUE TO ALCOHOL, DRUG AND SUICIDE.

SUICIDE.

THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE.

THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE.

BUT AS JASON DOYLE REPORTS, THE BUT AS JASON DOYLE REPORTS, THE STATE AND TRIBAL NATIONS ARE STATE AND TRIBAL NATIONS ARE WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

HEALTH ISSUES.

>> THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF >> THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECENTLY LAUNCHED HEALTH RECENTLY LAUNCHED PROGRAMS TO CONNECT OKLAHOMANS PROGRAMS TO CONNECT OKLAHOMANS WITH SERVICES IN A MENTAL WITH SERVICES IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

HEALTH CRISIS.

>> WE SEE ALL TYPES OF NEGATIVE >> WE SEE ALL TYPES OF NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.

HEALTH OUTCOMES.

WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.

MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.

>> OKLAHOMA DEALING WITH >> OKLAHOMA DEALING WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IS RELATED TO OVERALL PROBLEMS IS RELATED TO OVERALL HEALTH.

HEALTH.

>> IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO >> IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO FOLKS TO SEE HIGHER RATES OF FOLKS TO SEE HIGHER RATES OF DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE AND ADDICTION.

AND ADDICTION.

WE HAVE OTHER RATES OF OBES ITY WE HAVE OTHER RATES OF OBES ITY AND TRAUMA BECAUSE THE MIND AND AND TRAUMA BECAUSE THE MIND AND BODY ARE CONNECTED AND IT IS BODY ARE CONNECTED AND IT IS A PACKAGE DEAL.

A PACKAGE DEAL.

>> A NEW REPORT BY TRUST FOR >> A NEW REPORT BY TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH PAIN IN THE AMERICA'S HEALTH PAIN IN THE NATION 2023 CONFIRMS THAT NATION 2023 CONFIRMS THAT RESIDENTS IN THE SOONER STATE RESIDENTS IN THE SOONER STATE ARE STRUGGLING.

ARE STRUGGLING.

IN 2021 THERE WERE 14% IN 2021 THERE WERE 14% INCREASERIAALATED TO ALCOHOL, INCREASERIAALATED TO ALCOHOL, DRUG AND SUICIDE.

DRUG AND SUICIDE.

>> WITH THE COMBINED WITH THE >> WITH THE COMBINED WITH THE COMBINED ALCOHOL AND DRUG AND COMBINED ALCOHOL AND DRUG AND SUICIDE DEATH RATES OVER 2600 SUICIDE DEATH RATES OVER 2600 INDIVIDUALS DIED DUE TO THOSE.

INDIVIDUALS DIED DUE TO THOSE.

>> AND THAT IS 11% NATIONAL >> AND THAT IS 11% NATIONAL AVERAGE.

AVERAGE.

>> ABOUT IF YOU BREAK IT OUT >> ABOUT IF YOU BREAK IT OUT OVER ALCOHOL IT IS 13% OVER THE OVER ALCOHOL IT IS 13% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

PREVIOUS YEAR.

26% FOR DRUG.

26% FOR DRUG.

SUICIDE WAS A ONE PERCENT.

SUICIDE WAS A ONE PERCENT.

BUT STILL 900 PEOPLE WHO DIED BUT STILL 900 PEOPLE WHO DIED BY SUICIDE IN THE STATE.

BY SUICIDE IN THE STATE.

>> AND TRUST FOR AMERICA'S >> AND TRUST FOR AMERICA'S PRESIDENT SAID PROGRAMS HELPING PRESIDENT SAID PROGRAMS HELPING TO CURB HARM FOR ADDICTION AND TO CURB HARM FOR ADDICTION AND SUICIDE ARE NEEDED IN OKLAHOMA SUICIDE ARE NEEDED IN OKLAHOMA AND THE COUNTRY.

AND THE COUNTRY.

>> PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS >> PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND THAT PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

WELL-BEING.

>> OKLAHOMA, AS RELATES TO ALL >> OKLAHOMA, AS RELATES TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES.

OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES.

ONE THING THAT IS SUPER ONE THING THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT AND A GAME CHANGER AS IMPORTANT AND A GAME CHANGER AS IT RELATES TO ACCESSING IT RELATES TO ACCESSING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, IS THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, IS THE 988.

988.

>> AND WHEN A PERSON CALLS 988 >> AND WHEN A PERSON CALLS 988 ACCESS TO RESOURCES STARTS ACCESS TO RESOURCES STARTS THERE.

THERE.

>> OKLAHOMA IS LEADING THE >> OKLAHOMA IS LEADING THE NATION IN IMPLEMENTING AND NATION IN IMPLEMENTING AND PROVIDE WHAT SERVICES BEHIND PROVIDE WHAT SERVICES BEHIND NOOIRN 88.

NOOIRN 88.

NOT JUST A 24/7 DAY A WEEK NOT JUST A 24/7 DAY A WEEK COUNSELLOR ANSWERING THE PHONE, COUNSELLOR ANSWERING THE PHONE, BUT THE CONNECTION TO TREATMENT BUT THE CONNECTION TO TREATMENT RESOURCE AND IF THAT CALL IS RESOURCE AND IF THAT CALL IS NOT ENOUGH.

NOT ENOUGH.

WE HAVE ANOTHER LAYER.

WE HAVE ANOTHER LAYER.

>> MOST PEOPLE CALLING THE HOT >> MOST PEOPLE CALLING THE HOT LINE SO FAR JUST NEEDED TO LINE SO FAR JUST NEEDED TO TALK.

TALK.

NOW FOR 92%, I THINK IS THE NOW FOR 92%, I THINK IS THE STAT RIGHT NOW.

STAT RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ALL THEY NEEDED THAT THAT'S ALL THEY NEEDED THAT CALL AND THAT MOMENT OF KIND OF CALL AND THAT MOMENT OF KIND OF BEING HEARD AND HELPING TO BEING HEARD AND HELPING TO NAVIGATE A RESOURCE OR IDENTIFY NAVIGATE A RESOURCE OR IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE.

WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE.

>> BUT FOR THOSE IN EXTREME >> BUT FOR THOSE IN EXTREME DANGER, 988 IS A HELP.

DANGER, 988 IS A HELP.

>> THERE IS A NEED GOING ON >> THERE IS A NEED GOING ON THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVEDED IN THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVEDED IN A TIMELY FASHION.

A TIMELY FASHION.

AND SO, WE ARE ABLE TO DISPATCH AND SO, WE ARE ABLE TO DISPATCH WHAT WE CALL MOBILE CRISIS WHAT WE CALL MOBILE CRISIS TEAM.

TEAM.

>> AND THERE IS A ADDRESS OF >> AND THERE IS A ADDRESS OF MOBILE DOSES AND TEST STRIPS.

MOBILE DOSES AND TEST STRIPS.

>> WE SEE RESEARCH TIME AND >> WE SEE RESEARCH TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HARM REDUCTION TIME AGAIN, HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES WORK WELL.

STRATEGIES WORK WELL.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE, SOMEONE IS MORE LIKELY, 90% SOMEONE IS MORE LIKELY, 90% MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE WITH MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH TREATMENT CONVERSATIONS WITH TREATMENT AND RECOVERY BECAUSE THEY FEEL AND RECOVERY BECAUSE THEY FEEL VALUED AND HEARD.

VALUED AND HEARD.

>> THE DOCTOR SAID HARM >> THE DOCTOR SAID HARM REDUCTION TOOLS ARE A GOOD REDUCTION TOOLS ARE A GOOD THING BECAUSE DRUGS ARE THING BECAUSE DRUGS ARE BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS.

BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS.

>> WE ARE SEEING A GREATER TOX >> WE ARE SEEING A GREATER TOX ITY OF THE DRUG SUPPLY FOR ITY OF THE DRUG SUPPLY FOR EXAMPLE.

EXAMPLE.

THEY ARE CAUSING HIGHER RATES THEY ARE CAUSING HIGHER RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSES.

OF DRUG OVERDOSES.

>> SHE ADDS ADDICTION AND >> SHE ADDS ADDICTION AND SUICIDE COMMUNITIES ARE HIT SUICIDE COMMUNITIES ARE HIT WITH COLOR AND HARDER.

WITH COLOR AND HARDER.

>> WE SAW IT AMONG BLACK >> WE SAW IT AMONG BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND THE AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND NATIVE POPULATION.

INDIAN AND NATIVE POPULATION.

SO TAILORING AND INSURING THAT SO TAILORING AND INSURING THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

>> FOR THE NATIVE POPULATION, >> FOR THE NATIVE POPULATION, IN OKLAHOMA THAT IS UNDERWAY IN OKLAHOMA THAT IS UNDERWAY WITH A PROGRAM TARGETING THE WITH A PROGRAM TARGETING THE INDIGENOUS YOUTHS?

INDIGENOUS YOUTHS?

OSAGE COUNTY.

OSAGE COUNTY.

>> THEY WILL LOOK AT OSAGE >> THEY WILL LOOK AT OSAGE COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE WORKING COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE WORKING AND A WAY TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND A WAY TO PROMOTE THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, PROMOTE THAT WE ARE DOING, PROMOTE FAMILY CONNECTIVITY, AND SCHOOL FAMILY CONNECTIVITY, AND SCHOOL CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.

JUST BEING A WAY TO BE JUST BEING A WAY TO BE PREVENTION.

PREVENTION.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO >> WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE NIAN AND REQUEST THROUGH THE NIAN AND REQUEST FAMILY, KIDS INTO THE AREAS TO FAMILY, KIDS INTO THE AREAS TO PUT ON THE PSA'S THAT WE ARE PUT ON THE PSA'S THAT WE ARE HAVING.

HAVING.

IF WE DON'T HAVE COMMUNITY IF WE DON'T HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, IT IS HARD FOR US INVOLVEMENT, IT IS HARD FOR US TO DO SOMETHING FOR THAT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THAT SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.

SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.

>> IT IS ONLY RECENTLY THAT THE >> IT IS ONLY RECENTLY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED TRIBAL EFFORTS.

TRIBAL EFFORTS.

THE NEW MESSAGES IS MADE THE NEW MESSAGES IS MADE POSSIBLE.

POSSIBLE.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

>> WE WANT TO HAVE OUR YOUNG >> WE WANT TO HAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR CULTURE OF PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR CULTURE OF BEING THEIR FOUNDATION AND BEING THEIR FOUNDATION AND GOING BACK TO OUR TRADITIONAL GOING BACK TO OUR TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING THAT THIS WAYS OF KNOWING THAT THIS CAMPAIGN DOES A GOOD JOB OF CAMPAIGN DOES A GOOD JOB OF SAYING YES TO THAT.

SAYING YES TO THAT.

SAYING YES, NOT ONLY TO YOUR SAYING YES, NOT ONLY TO YOUR CULTURE BUT OTHER THINGS THAT CULTURE BUT OTHER THINGS THAT ARE POSITIVE.

ARE POSITIVE.

>> AND IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW >> AND IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW IF IT IS HAVING A HELP ON THE IF IT IS HAVING A HELP ON THE DEATH RATE.

DEATH RATE.

BUT THE GROUP HOPES THAT THIS BUT THE GROUP HOPES THAT THIS ACTION WILL PAY OFF IN THE NEAR ACTION WILL PAY OFF IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

FUTURE.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

REPORT.

>> JASON, GREAT REPORT THAT.

>> JASON, GREAT REPORT THAT.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON A MASSIVE 845000 SQUARE FOOT A MASSIVE 845000 SQUARE FOOT MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN TINKER MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.

AIR FORCE BASE.

THE PROJENTH REPRESENTS THE PROJENTH REPRESENTS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. MILITARY, OKLAHOMA AND THE MILITARY, OKLAHOMA AND THE PRATT PRATT AND WHITNEY PRATT PRATT AND WHITNEY AEROSPACE KORMGZ AM IT ATTENDED AEROSPACE KORMGZ AM IT ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES TOM COLE, BY REPRESENTATIVES TOM COLE, STEPHANIE BICE AND MANY OTHERS.

STEPHANIE BICE AND MANY OTHERS.

IT WILL HELP WITH THE F- 35, F- IT WILL HELP WITH THE F- 35, F- 16, B- 52'S AWACS AND OTHERS 16, B- 52'S AWACS AND OTHERS AND PROVIDE A BOOST TO THE AND PROVIDE A BOOST TO THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF OKLAHOMA.

ECONOMIC ENGINE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> WE ARE HAPPY TO HOST THE >> WE ARE HAPPY TO HOST THE AMERICAN MILITARY.

AMERICAN MILITARY.

WE CONSIDER IT A GREAT HONOR WE CONSIDER IT A GREAT HONOR BUT ALSO HAPPY TO HOST THE BUT ALSO HAPPY TO HOST THE INDUSTRIAL BASE BENEATH THAT INDUSTRIAL BASE BENEATH THAT MILITARY THAT MAKES IT SO MILITARY THAT MAKES IT SO FORMIDABLE.

FORMIDABLE.

WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS BFL'RE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS BFL'RE WONDERFUL FOR OUR STATE IN WONDERFUL FOR OUR STATE IN TERMS WAS JOB AND ECONOMIC TERMS WAS JOB AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

ACTIVITY.

IT IS CRITICAL IN TERMS OF THE IT IS CRITICAL IN TERMS OF THE SUSAINMENT OF THE GREATEST SUSAINMENT OF THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD.

MILITARY IN THE WORLD.

>> WITHIN THE WORK THAT WE DO >> WITHIN THE WORK THAT WE DO ON THE MILITARY SIDE AND ON THE MILITARY SIDE AND GLOBALLY, OUR PROGRAMS SUPPORT GLOBALLY, OUR PROGRAMS SUPPORT OVER 40000 JOBS AND A THOUSAND OVER 40000 JOBS AND A THOUSAND SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES AND 54 OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE AND 54 OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE RIGHT HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

RIGHT HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THIS FACILITY WILL HOUSE >> THIS FACILITY WILL HOUSE WELL OVER 500 DIFFERENT WELL OVER 500 DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTING OPERATIONS AND QUALITY AND OPERATIONS AND QUALITY AND PROCUREMENT, FINANCE, AND PROCUREMENT, FINANCE, AND MATERIALS, LOGISTICS ALL MATERIALS, LOGISTICS ALL SUPPORTING THE WAR FIGHTER.

SUPPORTING THE WAR FIGHTER.

>> ARSPACE IN DEFENSE IS THE >> ARSPACE IN DEFENSE IS THE SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST SECOND LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY IN THE STATE GROWING INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, AND AS I SAID, IF OF OKLAHOMA, AND AS I SAID, IF I WERE A YOUNG ENGINEER, I I WERE A YOUNG ENGINEER, I WOULD BE WANTING TOO MOVE DOWN WOULD BE WANTING TOO MOVE DOWN HERE.

HERE.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024.

COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024.

THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT'S THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT'S RECENT DECISION TO DECLARE TWO RECENT DECISION TO DECLARE TWO STATE ABORTION LAWS STATE ABORTION LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS NO LONGER UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS NO LONGER IN EFFORT.

IN EFFORT.

CONSERVATIVES LAMENTED THE CONSERVATIVES LAMENTED THE RULING AND PROGRESSES PRAISED RULING AND PROGRESSES PRAISED IT.

IT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COURT'S NINE MEMBERS AND WHY.

COURT'S NINE MEMBERS AND WHY.

WE'LL HAVE REESE WETZEL TO WE'LL HAVE REESE WETZEL TO LEARN MORE.

LEARN MORE.

>> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS OF >> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT AND THE STATE SUPREME COURT AND THEY ARE THE COURT OF LAST THEY ARE THE COURT OF LAST RESORT FOR CIVIL MATTERS.

RESORT FOR CIVIL MATTERS.

THEY ARE APPOINTED BY THE THEY ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GOVERNOR ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RESTRICTIONS.

RESTRICTIONS.

THE BODY CALLED THE JUDICIAL THE BODY CALLED THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION THEY ARE NOMINATING COMMISSION THEY ARE A 15 MEMBER GROUP.

A 15 MEMBER GROUP.

>> IT IS A MODERATELY >> IT IS A MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE COURT.

CONSERVATIVE COURT.

YOU HAVE 4, 4 MEMBERS WHO ARE YOU HAVE 4, 4 MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY DEMOCRATIC APPOINTED BY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR AND FIVE THAT ARE GOVERNOR AND FIVE THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE REPUBLICAN APPOINTED BY THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS, BUT THEY HAVE SHOWED GOVERNORS, BUT THEY HAVE SHOWED A TENDENCY TO JOIN THE DEMOCRAT A TENDENCY TO JOIN THE DEMOCRAT APPOINTED JUSTICES.

APPOINTED JUSTICES.

ALATELY THE THREE APPOINTEES ALATELY THE THREE APPOINTEES FOR GOVERNOR STITT HAVE STUCK FOR GOVERNOR STITT HAVE STUCK TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 59 NEW ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 59 NEW BORNS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH NEONAT BORNS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH NEONAT ALTHOUGH ABSTINANCY SYNDROME ALTHOUGH ABSTINANCY SYNDROME EVERY DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

EVERY DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

WITH MORE ON WHAT NASA IS, AND WITH MORE ON WHAT NASA IS, AND A GRANT TO HELP OKLAHOMA WOMEN A GRANT TO HELP OKLAHOMA WOMEN OVERIT.

OVERIT.

WE ARE JOINED BY TAELYR WE ARE JOINED BY TAELYR JACKSON.

JACKSON.

>> THE HEALTH AND RESOURCES >> THE HEALTH AND RESOURCES GRANT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN CURRENTLY SUPPORT FOR WOMEN CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN OR RECENTLY BEING HELD IN OR RECENTLY RELEASED FROM DETENTION RELEASED FROM DETENTION CENTERS.

CENTERS.

>> THERE IS A WAY OUT.

>> THERE IS A WAY OUT.

>> RECOVERED PROGRAMS LIKE ONE >> RECOVERED PROGRAMS LIKE ONE OFFERED BY OSU CENTERS FOR HELP OFFERED BY OSU CENTERS FOR HELP ARE HELPING WOMEN LIKE ARE HELPING WOMEN LIKE STEPHANIE RECOVER FROM ABUSE.

STEPHANIE RECOVER FROM ABUSE.

SHE RECOVERED FROM A PRISON SHE RECOVERED FROM A PRISON DWERGSZ PROGRAM.

DWERGSZ PROGRAM.

>> YOU DO A LOT OF EDUCATION >> YOU DO A LOT OF EDUCATION AND THERAPY AND CLASSES.

AND THERAPY AND CLASSES.

REALLY, THROUGHOUT IT, YOU REALLY, THROUGHOUT IT, YOU BUILD A GREAT FOUNDATION TO BUILD A GREAT FOUNDATION TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND START OVER CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND START OVER INSTEAD OF GOING TO PRISON.

INSTEAD OF GOING TO PRISON.

>> THE GOAL WILL PROVIDE >> THE GOAL WILL PROVIDE PREGNANT AND INCARCERATED WITH PREGNANT AND INCARCERATED WITH THE CHILD BEARING YEARS TO THE CHILD BEARING YEARS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF NEONATAL REDUCE THE RISK OF NEONATAL ABSTININANCE SYNDROME OR NASA.

ABSTININANCE SYNDROME OR NASA.

THAT IS A WITHDRAWN SYNDROME THAT IS A WITHDRAWN SYNDROME WHEN THE FETUS IS EXPOSED TO WHEN THE FETUS IS EXPOSED TO OPIOIDS.

OPIOIDS.

IN 2020, THERE WERE 1000 NEW IN 2020, THERE WERE 1000 NEW BOFRNS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO BOFRNS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCES.

SUBSTANCES.

98 OF THEM HAD NEONATAL 98 OF THEM HAD NEONATAL ABSTINANCE SYNDROME.

ABSTINANCE SYNDROME.

WITHIN DAYS OF LIFE, THE INFANT WITHIN DAYS OF LIFE, THE INFANT CAN HAVE TREMOR AND LOW WEIGHT CAN HAVE TREMOR AND LOW WEIGHT AND SEIZURES AND VOMITING AND AND SEIZURES AND VOMITING AND HYPER ACTIVE RESOURCES.

HYPER ACTIVE RESOURCES.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS LED THIS FOR 30 >> OKLAHOMA HAS LED THIS FOR 30 YEARS.

YEARS.

WE KNOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND WE KNOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INCARCERATION GOES HAND IN INCARCERATION GOES HAND IN HAND.

HAND.

WE RECEIVED THE GRANT IN 2020 WE RECEIVED THE GRANT IN 2020 WHEN COVID HIT.

WHEN COVID HIT.

WE SAW THE INCREASE IN REPEAT WE SAW THE INCREASE IN REPEAT OFFENDERS IN THE RURAL OFFENDERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES.

>> CASE MANAGER JENA MOORE SAYS >> CASE MANAGER JENA MOORE SAYS THEY ENSURE THEY GET PRENATAL THEY ENSURE THEY GET PRENATAL AND POST NATAL CARE.

AND POST NATAL CARE.

WE ARE ALERTED WITH LISTS OF WE ARE ALERTED WITH LISTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND MAKE SURE PREGNANT WOMEN AND MAKE SURE PRENOTAL CARE CONTINUES WHEN PRENOTAL CARE CONTINUES WHEN THEY RELEASE.

THEY RELEASE.

IT LOOKS OF COURSE, AT IT LOOKS OF COURSE, AT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MAKING SURE THAT MOUD IS MAKING SURE THAT MOUD IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE JAILS AS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE JAILS AS WELL AS CONTINUES IF THEY HAVE WELL AS CONTINUES IF THEY HAVE AN OPIATE USE DISORDER.

AN OPIATE USE DISORDER.

>> THIS IS MORE PEDIATRIC >> THIS IS MORE PEDIATRIC ORIENTED.

ORIENTED.

>> THE PROGRAM SERVICES SIX >> THE PROGRAM SERVICES SIX COINCIDENTS IN NORTHEAST, COINCIDENTS IN NORTHEAST, TULSA, CREEK, OSAGE, OKMULGEE, TULSA, CREEK, OSAGE, OKMULGEE, ROGERS AND WAGONER COUNTY.

ROGERS AND WAGONER COUNTY.

>> WITHIN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES >> WITHIN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES THERE IS NOT A LOT OF MATERNAL THERE IS NOT A LOT OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE.

HEALTH CARE.

WE HAVE HAD CLOSING OF BIRTHING WE HAVE HAD CLOSING OF BIRTHING HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA.

HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA.

SO WOMEN A LOT OF TIMES HAVE TO SO WOMEN A LOT OF TIMES HAVE TO COME TO TULSA OR CLAERMORE TO COME TO TULSA OR CLAERMORE TO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE AND TO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE AND TO DELIVER THEIR BABIES.

DELIVER THEIR BABIES.

>> THIS PROVIDES HEALTH CARE >> THIS PROVIDES HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO COUNTIES WITH LITTLE ACCESS TO COUNTIES WITH LITTLE OR NO PRENATAL OR FOEFT NATAL OR NO PRENATAL OR FOEFT NATAL CARE FOR WOMEN.

CARE FOR WOMEN.

>> IF THEY ARE TREATED AND >> IF THEY ARE TREATED AND PREGNANT THEY ARE JUST RELEASED PREGNANT THEY ARE JUST RELEASED BACK IN THE COMMUNITY.

BACK IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS NO HELP ACCESS THERE.

THERE IS NO HELP ACCESS THERE.

BUT THERE IS ALSO AN BUT THERE IS ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT WHEN WE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT WHEN WE LOOK AT SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

LOOK AT SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE EDUCATIONALLY IN THE DONE EDUCATIONALLY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND WITH THE DOCTORS AND WITHIN THE WITH THE DOCTORS AND WITHIN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

GENERAL POPULATION.

WE HAVE CREATED COMMUNITY WE HAVE CREATED COMMUNITY MEETINGS AGAIN AND WE KNOW MEETINGS AGAIN AND WE KNOW THERE ARE A SILO OF RESOURCES THERE ARE A SILO OF RESOURCES IN BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

IN BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

MUSAPETA AND MOORE SAID MUSAPETA AND MOORE SAID TELEHEALTH SERVICES ARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE WOMEN.

AVAILABLE FOR THE WOMEN.

>> THEY CAN CATCH THESE WOMEN >> THEY CAN CATCH THESE WOMEN AND CAPTURE THESE WOMEN'S NEEDS AND CAPTURE THESE WOMEN'S NEEDS AND PROVIDE THESE NEEDS BEFORE AND PROVIDE THESE NEEDS BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL.

THEY ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL.

>> AND SO HAVING ACCESS TO THE >> AND SO HAVING ACCESS TO THE WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN THE RURAL COUNTY JAILS DURING THE RURAL COUNTY JAILS DURING COVID WAS A LIFE SAFER.

COVID WAS A LIFE SAFER.

OUR iPAD IS FOR ANYONE WHO OUR iPAD IS FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS ON USE IT.

NEEDS ON USE IT.

>> IT IS DONE ON THE SHIELDS >> IT IS DONE ON THE SHIELDS AND THEY BLIND THE PARTICIPANT AND THEY BLIND THE PARTICIPANT WHETHER THEY ARE GETTING WHETHER THEY ARE GETTING MEDICATION OR A PLACEBO.

MEDICATION OR A PLACEBO.

>> THEY HAVE RESEARCH THAT IS >> THEY HAVE RESEARCH THAT IS CONDUCTED AND USED IN THE CONDUCTED AND USED IN THE DETENTION CENTERS.

DETENTION CENTERS.

SO LET'S SAY WE SEE AN SO LET'S SAY WE SEE AN INTERVENTION THAT WORKS IN THE INTERVENTION THAT WORKS IN THE RESEARCH FACILITY,WE CAN TAKE RESEARCH FACILITY,WE CAN TAKE THAT APPLY IT TO THE GRANTS AND THAT APPLY IT TO THE GRANTS AND IMPLEMENT.

IMPLEMENT.

SO WE HIRE CASE MANAGERS AND SO WE HIRE CASE MANAGERS AND THERAPISTS AND PROVIDERS WHO THERAPISTS AND PROVIDERS WHO CAN GO INTO THE COMMUNITY.

CAN GO INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WYRICK IS WORKING AS A PEER WYRICK IS WORKING AS A PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIAL.

RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIAL.

>> I AM A SINGLE MOM AND SO >> I AM A SINGLE MOM AND SO BEING ABLE TO BE OUT HERE AND BEING ABLE TO BE OUT HERE AND REALLY LEARN AND BE BEGIN AN REALLY LEARN AND BE BEGIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A BETTER MOTHER AND BUILD A FOUNDATION MOTHER AND BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THEM, TO GET THEM OUT OF FOR THEM, TO GET THEM OUT OF FOSTER CARE, WAS LIFE CHANGING FOSTER CARE, WAS LIFE CHANGING AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

>> WYRICK ENCOURAGES OTHER >> WYRICK ENCOURAGES OTHER WOMEN WITH SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS WOMEN WITH SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS TO CHOOSE A BETTER PATH FOR TO CHOOSE A BETTER PATH FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.

THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.

>> THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU >> THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU CAN TALK TO AND WORK THROUGH CAN TALK TO AND WORK THROUGH THINGS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINGS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE DRUGS TO CHANGE THOSE USE DRUGS TO CHANGE THOSE FEELINGS.

FEELINGS.

>> SO FAR THE PROGRAM HAS >> SO FAR THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED PRENATAL AND POST PROVIDED PRENATAL AND POST NATAL CARE FOR MORE THAN 100 NATAL CARE FOR MORE THAN 100 INCARCERATED WOMEN.

INCARCERATED WOMEN.

RICH?

RICH?

>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.

>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.

THERE'S ALSO NEW FOUND HOPE AND THERE'S ALSO NEW FOUND HOPE AND HELP FOR INMATES WHO HAVE HELP FOR INMATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SERVICES AND COMPLETED THEIR SERVICES AND ARE LOOKING FOR A FRESH START ARE LOOKING FOR A FRESH START AND A NEW JOB.

AND A NEW JOB.

JOEL FILOMENO HAS MORE.

JOEL FILOMENO HAS MORE.

>> RICH.

>> RICH.

THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WORK FORCE THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WORK FORCE INVASION BOARDS HOSTED A JOB INVASION BOARDS HOSTED A JOB HIRING EVENT LAST WEEK.

HIRING EVENT LAST WEEK.

>> THIS IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH >> THIS IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH APPROACH.

APPROACH.

>> THE WORK FORCE COMMUNITY >> THE WORK FORCE COMMUNITY HOPE CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE HOPE CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WORK FORCE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WORK FORCE INVASION BOARD TO HOST A FAIR INVASION BOARD TO HOST A FAIR CHANCE JOB FAIR.

CHANCE JOB FAIR.

>> THEY ARE CREATING PATHWAYS >> THEY ARE CREATING PATHWAYS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND HELPING THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT AND HELPING THEM MEET THE NEED.

MEET THE NEED.

>> HOPE CENTER DIRECTSOR NORMAN >> HOPE CENTER DIRECTSOR NORMAN MARKLAND SAYS THEY PREPARE WORK MARKLAND SAYS THEY PREPARE WORK CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS.

CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS.

>> PARTICULAR IS GOOD WELAND >> PARTICULAR IS GOOD WELAND ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED.

ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED.

RUSSIA WROUN IS LOOKING TO RUSSIA WROUN IS LOOKING TO NETWORK WITH THE EMPLOYERS.

NETWORK WITH THE EMPLOYERS.

>> AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY CAN >> AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY CAN OFFER THAT PERSON.

OFFER THAT PERSON.

>> BROWN IS HOPING FOR A CAREER >> BROWN IS HOPING FOR A CAREER IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT THAT IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT THAT ALLOWS HER TO HELP OTHERS WITH ALLOWS HER TO HELP OTHERS WITH STORIES SIMILAR TO HERS.

STORIES SIMILAR TO HERS.

>> BEING ABLE TO JUST ON MY OWN >> BEING ABLE TO JUST ON MY OWN AND REFERRAL OF THE PRISON AND REFERRAL OF THE PRISON SYSTEM.

SYSTEM.

>> A KEY FACTOR IN REDUCING >> A KEY FACTOR IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM RATES IS GETTING AND RECIDIVISM RATES IS GETTING AND HOLDING ON TO A JOB AFTER BEING HOLDING ON TO A JOB AFTER BEING RELEASED.

RELEASED.

>> IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.

>> IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT WEEK FOR WEEK.

THAT WEEK FOR WEEK.

YOU COULD BUILD A FOUNDATION YOU COULD BUILD A FOUNDATION OFF OF YOURSELF.

OFF OF YOURSELF.

>> WE'VE CREATED SO MANY >> WE'VE CREATED SO MANY BARRIERS.

BARRIERS.

LET'S BREAK THOSE.

LET'S BREAK THOSE.

>> SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYEES CAN >> SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYEES CAN BE AS RELIABLE AS THOSE WHO BE AS RELIABLE AS THOSE WHO ENTER THE WORK FORCE WITH ENTER THE WORK FORCE WITH UNBLEMISHED BACKGROUNDS.

UNBLEMISHED BACKGROUNDS.

>> RESEARCH SHOWS OVER AND OVER >> RESEARCH SHOWS OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT WHEN YOU HIRE PEOPLE AGAIN THAT WHEN YOU HIRE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUSTICE INVOLVED THAT HAVE JUSTICE INVOLVED BACKGROUNDS, THEY ARE RELIABLE BACKGROUNDS, THEY ARE RELIABLE AND THEY ARE SHOWING UP TO WORK AND THEY ARE SHOWING UP TO WORK AND THEY GET ALONG.

AND THEY GET ALONG.

>> 81% OF THE BUSINESS LEADERS >> 81% OF THE BUSINESS LEADERS AGREEMENT AGREEMENT >> THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS >> THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT EMPLOYERS ARE JUST THAT EMPLOYERS ARE JUST SOMETIMES SCARED THAT AREN'T SOMETIMES SCARED THAT AREN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT THEY ARE BRINGING IT DAY BUT THEY ARE BRINGING IT DAY THIS AND OUT AND REALLY, REALLY THIS AND OUT AND REALLY, REALLY OFFERING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE OFFERING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE FOR THIS LABOR MARKET SHORTAGE.

FOR THIS LABOR MARKET SHORTAGE.

>> CAMPBELL SAYS MOST >> CAMPBELL SAYS MOST CANDIDATES THAT APPLY HAVE CANDIDATES THAT APPLY HAVE SUFFICIENT SKILLS TO GET HIRED.

SUFFICIENT SKILLS TO GET HIRED.

>> THEY ARE READY AND WILLING >> THEY ARE READY AND WILLING AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE SKILLS AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE SKILLS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SKILL CENTERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SKILL CENTERS THAT GO INTO A LOT OF THAT GO INTO A LOT OF FACILITIES AND TEACH THEM FACILITIES AND TEACH THEM SKILLS WHILE THEY ARE THERE.

SKILLS WHILE THEY ARE THERE.

YOU ARE LOSING OUT ON SO MANY YOU ARE LOSING OUT ON SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE BY NOT TAKING TALENTED PEOPLE BY NOT TAKING THAT CHANCE.

THAT CHANCE.

>> THE REASON WHY THEY ARE SO >> THE REASON WHY THEY ARE SO CRUCIAL, THERE IS THAT LABOR CRUCIAL, THERE IS THAT LABOR SHORTAGE.

SHORTAGE.

WE CAN'T KEEP GOING ON THE SAME WE CAN'T KEEP GOING ON THE SAME WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THINGS.

THINGS.

>> COMPANIES CAN ALSO BENEFIT >> COMPANIES CAN ALSO BENEFIT IN OTHER WAYS BY HIRING PEOPLE IN OTHER WAYS BY HIRING PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CRIMINAL PAST.

WHO HAVE A CRIMINAL PAST.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF >> THERE ARE A LOT OF IN70ATIVES AND SUPPORTS FOR IN70ATIVES AND SUPPORTS FOR EMPLOYERS THAT ARE WILLING TO EMPLOYERS THAT ARE WILLING TO HIRE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUSTICE HIRE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUSTICE INVOLVED BACKGROUNDS FROM INVOLVED BACKGROUNDS FROM FEDERAL BONDING TO WORK FEDERAL BONDING TO WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AT THE OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AT THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACROSS THE STATE.

ACROSS THE STATE.

>> EVERYBODY NEEDS A SECOND >> EVERYBODY NEEDS A SECOND CHANCE.

CHANCE.

>> AND STAND BY PERSONNEL IN >> AND STAND BY PERSONNEL IN TULSA HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN TULSA HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN GIVING IT TO THEM.

GIVING IT TO THEM.

>> IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM >> IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM YOU KNOW, DIGGING HOLES, YOU KNOW, DIGGING HOLES, FRAMING, AND PUSHING TUBES AND FRAMING, AND PUSHING TUBES AND ANYTHING IN A MANUFACTURING ANYTHING IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT.

ENVIRONMENT.

THEY HAVE MOVING COMPANIES.

THEY HAVE MOVING COMPANIES.

YOU CAN GO OUT AND HELP PEOPLE YOU CAN GO OUT AND HELP PEOPLE GARDEN.

GARDEN.

THERE IS ALL SORTS OF VARIETIES THERE IS ALL SORTS OF VARIETIES OF JOBS.

OF JOBS.

>> IN FACT, THE COMPANY OFTEN >> IN FACT, THE COMPANY OFTEN PUTS PEOPLE TO WORK WHILE PUTS PEOPLE TO WORK WHILE SERVING THEIR SENTENCES.

SERVING THEIR SENTENCES.

>> WE HAVE A PRISON PROGRAM OUT >> WE HAVE A PRISON PROGRAM OUT THERE WHERE WE PICK UP WORK THERE WHERE WE PICK UP WORK RELEASE OFFENDERS AND WE TAKE RELEASE OFFENDERS AND WE TAKE THEM TO A MANUFACTURING COMPANY THEM TO A MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN CHELSEA.

IN CHELSEA.

>> HARDEN SAYS THEY ALSO HELP >> HARDEN SAYS THEY ALSO HELP CANDIDATES WITH DOCUMENTATION CANDIDATES WITH DOCUMENTATION AS WELL.

AS WELL.

>> WE DO PROVIDE PPE AND >> WE DO PROVIDE PPE AND RESOURCES THAT WE CAN.

RESOURCES THAT WE CAN.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE IF THEY DON'T HAVE IDENTIFICATION OR RIGHT THINGS IDENTIFICATION OR RIGHT THINGS FOR WORK, WE'LL OFFER RESOURCES FOR WORK, WE'LL OFFER RESOURCES IN ANY WAY THAT WOO CAN TO TRY IN ANY WAY THAT WOO CAN TO TRY TO GET THEM TO WORK.

TO GET THEM TO WORK.

>> STAND BY PERSONNEL ALSO >> STAND BY PERSONNEL ALSO OFFERS CASH ADVANCES TO WORKERS OFFERS CASH ADVANCES TO WORKERS TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

FEET.

>> YOU WORK YOUR FIRST DAY >> YOU WORK YOUR FIRST DAY EIGHT HOURS AND YOU KIND OF EIGHT HOURS AND YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THAT LIKE A BANK OF LOOK AT THAT LIKE A BANK OF SORTS AND BORROW FROM YOUR SORTS AND BORROW FROM YOUR MONEY JUST TO HELP GET YOU BACK MONEY JUST TO HELP GET YOU BACK AND FORTH.

AND FORTH.

>> MANY OF THE WORKERS TAKE >> MANY OF THE WORKERS TAKE THEIR SECOND CHANCE AND RUN THEIR SECOND CHANCE AND RUN WITH IT.

WITH IT.

>> SOME OF THE BEST WORKERS >> SOME OF THE BEST WORKERS THAT I PUT OUT WERE SECOND THAT I PUT OUT WERE SECOND CHANCE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY FELT CHANCE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY FELT THEY HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE.

THEY HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE.

>> HAVING THEM COME TO HAVE >> HAVING THEM COME TO HAVE A YES INSTEAD OF A NO, IS THAT A YES INSTEAD OF A NO, IS THAT FORK IN THE ROAD.

FORK IN THE ROAD.

THEY CAN ACTUALLY NOT HIT THEY CAN ACTUALLY NOT HIT A DEAD-END FOR ONCE.

A DEAD-END FOR ONCE.

>> RUSSIA BROWN IS CONFIDENT >> RUSSIA BROWN IS CONFIDENT SHE'LL BE ONE OF THEM TOO.

SHE'LL BE ONE OF THEM TOO.

READY TO GET OUT OF PRISON AND READY TO GET OUT OF PRISON AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

>> GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE >> GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE EXPERIENCE DOES NOT DEFINE THAT EXPERIENCE DOES NOT DEFINE THAT PERSON.

PERSON.

>> A WISH/WIN SITUATION REALLY >> A WISH/WIN SITUATION REALLY DOES DESCRIBE WHAT FAIR CHANCE DOES DESCRIBE WHAT FAIR CHANCE JOB FAIRS CAN ACCOMPLISH.

JOB FAIRS CAN ACCOMPLISH.

>> EVERYBODY BENEFITS.

>> EVERYBODY BENEFITS.

IT IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON THAT IT IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON THAT GETS A JOB.

GETS A JOB.

IT IS THEIR FAMILY, COMMUNITY IT IS THEIR FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY AT LARGE.

AND ECONOMY AT LARGE.

>> THE BS INNOVATION BOARD ASKS >> THE BS INNOVATION BOARD ASKS REQUEST SINGLED CHANCE REQUEST SINGLED CHANCE APPLICANT SEEKING WORK TO LOG APPLICANT SEEKING WORK TO LOG ON FOR ASSISTANCE.

ON FOR ASSISTANCE.

>> HERE IS THE STATEWIDE LOOK >> HERE IS THE STATEWIDE LOOK AT THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS AT THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

REVIEW.

>> THE PRESBYTERIAN IS FUNDING >> THE PRESBYTERIAN IS FUNDING BIOMEDICAL STARD UP COMPANIES.

BIOMEDICAL STARD UP COMPANIES.

THEY HAVE INVESTED FOR THAN 205 THEY HAVE INVESTED FOR THAN 205 MILLION IN OKLAHOMA HEALTH MILLION IN OKLAHOMA HEALTH INITIALS.

INITIALS.

WAWALLET HUB RANKS OKLAHOMA WAWALLET HUB RANKS OKLAHOMA 22ND IN THE NATION.

22ND IN THE NATION.

BUT FOLLOWING A 20 MILLION BUT FOLLOWING A 20 MILLION RENOVATION THAT INCLUDES A NEW RENOVATION THAT INCLUDES A NEW CLUBHOUSE, THE KICKING BOIRD CLUBHOUSE, THE KICKING BOIRD GOLF CLUB WILL HOST A GRAND GOLF CLUB WILL HOST A GRAND REOPENING ON JUNE 30TH.

REOPENING ON JUNE 30TH.

IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GREEN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GREEN AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

KAJEET WILL BUILD A WIRELESS KAJEET WILL BUILD A WIRELESS PROVIDER FOR THE APACHE TRIBE PROVIDER FOR THE APACHE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA.

OF OKLAHOMA.

IT WILL BE PAID FOR FOR A GRAND IT WILL BE PAID FOR FOR A GRAND PROGRAM TO BRING HIGH SPEED PROGRAM TO BRING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO TRIBAL LANDS.

INTERNET TO TRIBAL LANDS.

STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVEDARTHIZATION FOR THE APPROVEDARTHIZATION FOR THE FIRST RELIGIOUS CHARTER SCHOOL FIRST RELIGIOUS CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE NATION.

IN THE NATION.

THE ST. ISADORE OF SEVELIS THE ST. ISADORE OF SEVELIS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING.

ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUNDING.

THE BOARD'S DECISION IS THE BOARD'S DECISION IS EXPECTED TO FACE LEGAL EXPECTED TO FACE LEGAL CHALLENGES.

CHALLENGES.

OKLAHOMA'S DAVID HOLT WILL BE OKLAHOMA'S DAVID HOLT WILL BE THE 83RD PRESIDENT OF U.S.

THE 83RD PRESIDENT OF U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS.

CONFERENCE OF MAYORS.

THEY WILL IFRPT ACT AND LOBBY THEY WILL IFRPT ACT AND LOBBY FOR COMMON CAUSES.

FOR COMMON CAUSES.

THIS IS THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS THIS IS THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

REVIEW.

>> IN THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH >> IN THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH DISCUSSION, WE TAKE A CLOSER DISCUSSION, WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MAKE UP OF THE LOOK AT THE MAKE UP OF THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

WHO ARE THE JUDGES?

WHO ARE THE JUDGES?

WHAT ARE THEIR BACKGROUNDS?

WHAT ARE THEIR BACKGROUNDS?

WHO APPOINTED THEM AND HOW DO WHO APPOINTED THEM AND HOW DO THEY TEND TO REACH DECISIONS?

THEY TEND TO REACH DECISIONS?

WITH MORE ON THAT IS REESE WITH MORE ON THAT IS REESE WETZEL AND A PANEL OF WETZEL AND A PANEL OF EXPERIENCED COURT OBSERVERS.

EXPERIENCED COURT OBSERVERS.

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

WE ARE BREAKING DOWN THE WE ARE BREAKING DOWN THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

WE HAVE BEAN FELDER WITH THE WE HAVE BEAN FELDER WITH THE REPORT OF OKLAHOMAN.

REPORT OF OKLAHOMAN.

THANK YOU BOTHS FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU BOTHS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> AND THE COOKLAHOMA SUPREME >> AND THE COOKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

COURT.

THEY MADE BIG DECISION.

THEY MADE BIG DECISION.

WE WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THEM.

WE WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THEM.

BEN, STARTING WITH YOU.

BEN, STARTING WITH YOU.

HOW MANY PEOPLE SIT ON THE HOW MANY PEOPLE SIT ON THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT AND WHO OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT AND WHO ARE THEY AND APPOINTED THEM?

ARE THEY AND APPOINTED THEM?

>> NINE MEMBERS OF THE STATE >> NINE MEMBERS OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

SUPREME COURT.

THEY ARE THE SUPREME COURT, THEY ARE THE SUPREME COURT, COURT OF LAST RESORT FOR CIVIL COURT OF LAST RESORT FOR CIVIL MATTERS.

MATTERS.

THEY, ARE APPOINTED BY THE THEY, ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR.

THERE IS RESTRICTIONS OF WHO THERE IS RESTRICTIONS OF WHO THEY CAN APPOINT.

THEY CAN APPOINT.

THERE IS A 15 MEMBER GROUP HALF THERE IS A 15 MEMBER GROUP HALF MADE MUCH OF ATTORNEYS AND MADE MUCH OF ATTORNEYS AND OTHER HAPPEN BY LEGISLATIVE OTHER HAPPEN BY LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND THEY PRESENT WITH LEADERS AND THEY PRESENT WITH THREE NAMES AND THE GOVERNOR IS THREE NAMES AND THE GOVERNOR IS CONTAINED TO SELECT FROM THREE CONTAINED TO SELECT FROM THREE INDIVIDUALS PUT FORWARD TO HIM.

INDIVIDUALS PUT FORWARD TO HIM.

WHO EVER HE PICKS WILL FILL THE WHO EVER HE PICKS WILL FILL THE VACANCY ON THE COURT AND SERVAR VACANCY ON THE COURT AND SERVAR A YEAR AND THEN ON THE NEXT REN A YEAR AND THEN ON THE NEXT REN TENSION BALLOT AND YES OR NO ON TENSION BALLOT AND YES OR NO ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD REMAIN.

WHETHER THEY SHOULD REMAIN.

THEY HAVE BEEN VOTED TO REMAIN THEY HAVE BEEN VOTED TO REMAIN ALWAYS, THEY SERVE A SIX YEARS ALWAYS, THEY SERVE A SIX YEARS AND THEN APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AND THEN APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AFTER THAT TIME.

AFTER THAT TIME.

>> THE GOVERNOR HAS NO SAY ON >> THE GOVERNOR HAS NO SAY ON WHO IS PICKED?

WHO IS PICKED?

>> NO NOT DIRECTLY.

>> NO NOT DIRECTLY.

BUT CAN PICK ANY ONE OF THOSE BUT CAN PICK ANY ONE OF THOSE THREE.

THREE.

>> PROFESSOR, WE ARE TALKING >> PROFESSOR, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BIG DECISIONS THAT RAISED ABOUT BIG DECISIONS THAT RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH WAY DOES QUESTIONS ABOUT WHICH WAY DOES THE SUPREME COURT LEAN?

THE SUPREME COURT LEAN?

IN YOUR EYES, IS IT IN YOUR EYES, IS IT A CONSERVATIVE COURT OR LIBERAL A CONSERVATIVE COURT OR LIBERAL OR DOWN THE MIDDLE?

OR DOWN THE MIDDLE?

>> THESE DAYS, IT IS >> THESE DAYS, IT IS A MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE A MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE COURT.

COURT.

FOUR THAT ARE APPOINTED BY FOUR THAT ARE APPOINTED BY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS AND FIVE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS AND FIVE BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS.

BY REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS.

1 OR 2 OF THE REPUBLICANS HAVE 1 OR 2 OF THE REPUBLICANS HAVE SHOWED A TENDENCY TO JOIN THE SHOWED A TENDENCY TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATS.

DEMOCRATS.

LATELY THREE APPOINTEES FOR LATELY THREE APPOINTEES FOR GOVERNOR STITT CLOSELY STUCK GOVERNOR STITT CLOSELY STUCK TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

IT DEFENDS ON THE ISSUE.

IT DEFENDS ON THE ISSUE.

>> IS THERE A DIVIDE?

>> IS THERE A DIVIDE?

>> IT IS THE SAME DIVIDE AS THE >> IT IS THE SAME DIVIDE AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH REST OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU HAVE, THIS IS NOT PARTISON.

YOU HAVE, THIS IS NOT PARTISON.

THE THIS GOES BACK AND FORTH.

THE THIS GOES BACK AND FORTH.

BUT THE PERIOD WE ARE IN RIGHT BUT THE PERIOD WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW, DEMOCRATS IN THE COUNTRY NOW, DEMOCRATS IN THE COUNTRY AND IN OKLAHOMA TEND TO THINK AND IN OKLAHOMA TEND TO THINK THAT JUDGES SHOULD MAKE POLICY THAT JUDGES SHOULD MAKE POLICY DECISIONS AND REPUBLICANS THINK DECISIONS AND REPUBLICANS THINK THEY SHOULD NOT DO THAT.

THEY SHOULD NOT DO THAT.

THAT IS REFLECTED ON THE THAT IS REFLECTED ON THE OKLAHOMA COURT JUST AS OKLAHOMA COURT JUST AS ELSEWHERE.

ELSEWHERE.

>> YOU COULD SAY THAT IS IN THE >> YOU COULD SAY THAT IS IN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

U.S. SUPREME COURT.

AFTER ROE V WADE, WE HEARD AFTER ROE V WADE, WE HEARD THOSE SAME CONVERSATIONS.

THOSE SAME CONVERSATIONS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> AND THAT IS IN OTHER STATES >> AND THAT IS IN OTHER STATES AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

>> I WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT.

>> I WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT.

HOW DEW DEFINE IT.

HOW DEW DEFINE IT.

>> I AGREE WITH THE PROFESSOR >> I AGREE WITH THE PROFESSOR AND LOOKING AT THE MAP.

AND LOOKING AT THE MAP.

5- 4 REPUBLICAN MAJOR ITY.

5- 4 REPUBLICAN MAJOR ITY.

BUT THESE ARE NOT LIFELONG BUT THESE ARE NOT LIFELONG APPOINTMENTS THEY HAVE TO APPOINTMENTS THEY HAVE TO SURVIVE A RETENTION BALLOTS.

SURVIVE A RETENTION BALLOTS.

THEY ARE NOT FACING ELECTION THEY ARE NOT FACING ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS.

EVERY TWO YEARS.

ON THE ABORTION QUESTION, IT IS ON THE ABORTION QUESTION, IT IS LEANING A LITTLE LEFT.

LEANING A LITTLE LEFT.

THREE MAJOR ABORTION DECISIONS THREE MAJOR ABORTION DECISIONS SINCE 2021, THAT THE COURT SINCE 2021, THAT THE COURT RULED TO OVERTURN, THE RULED TO OVERTURN, THE LEGISLATURE'S BAN ON ABORTIONS.

LEGISLATURE'S BAN ON ABORTIONS.

>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE >> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE DECISIONS, OKLAHOMAS WEIGHING DECISIONS, OKLAHOMAS WEIGHING IN OR IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

IN OR IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

THEY CITED TO BILLS THEY THEY CITED TO BILLS THEY REVOKED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

REVOKED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

>> THE COURT HAS NO CHOICE BUT >> THE COURT HAS NO CHOICE BUT THAT.

THAT.

THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT.

THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT.

NOW PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE NOW PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE LIT JITIMACY OF THEIR OPINION LIT JITIMACY OF THEIR OPINION AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY GOT IT AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY GOT IT RIGHT.

RIGHT.

THERE IS GREAT DISAGREEMENT THERE IS GREAT DISAGREEMENT AMONGST OKLAHOMANS.

AMONGST OKLAHOMANS.

ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO WHAT THEY DID.

THE POWER TO DO WHAT THEY DID.

BUT IT IS ABORTION DECISIONS, BUT IT IS ABORTION DECISIONS, THEY WERE RELYING ON WHAT WAS THEY WERE RELYING ON WHAT WAS ARTICULATED IN THE OKLAHOMA ARTICULATED IN THE OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION.

CONSTITUTION.

>> HOW DID THEY COME TO THEIR >> HOW DID THEY COME TO THEIR DECISION?

DECISION?

WHAT IS THAT PROCESS LIKE?

WHAT IS THAT PROCESS LIKE?

>> IN GENERAL, AND THE WAY >> IN GENERAL, AND THE WAY JUDGES DECIDE THINGS AND THE JUDGES DECIDE THINGS AND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS ARGUMENTS ON THE MERITS AND IN ARGUMENTS ON THE MERITS AND IN OKLAHOMA THEY ARE SELECTIVE.

OKLAHOMA THEY ARE SELECTIVE.

ONLY DO A FEW ARGUMENTS A YEAR.

ONLY DO A FEW ARGUMENTS A YEAR.

SO IN MOST CASES, THE JUDGES SO IN MOST CASES, THE JUDGES READ THE BRIEFS FRATHE PARTIES READ THE BRIEFS FRATHE PARTIES AND THEN THE JUDGES MEET AND AND THEN THE JUDGES MEET AND TALK ABOUT IT.

TALK ABOUT IT.

OR THEY ISSUE DECISIONS BY OR THEY ISSUE DECISIONS BY MEMO.

MEMO.

EACH JUDGE MAKES THEIR OWN EACH JUDGE MAKES THEIR OWN DECISION OF HOW THEY BASE IT ON DECISION OF HOW THEY BASE IT ON THE ARGUMENTS FOR THE PARTIES THE ARGUMENTS FOR THE PARTIES AND HOW THEY DECIDE THE CASE.

AND HOW THEY DECIDE THE CASE.

>> WHEN YOU GET FIVE OR MORE.

>> WHEN YOU GET FIVE OR MORE.

FIVE OR MORE JUDGES AGREE TO FIVE OR MORE JUDGES AGREE TO THAT IS THE DECISION IN THE THAT IS THE DECISION IN THE CASE.

CASE.

>> SOME ARE CALLING FOR THE >> SOME ARE CALLING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO HAVE POWER PICKING GOVERNOR TO HAVE POWER PICKING IN JUSTICES.

IN JUSTICES.

WHAT NEEDS TO HELP.

WHAT NEEDS TO HELP.

>> PEOPLE WHO CALL FOR THAT ARE >> PEOPLE WHO CALL FOR THAT ARE LOOKING TO MODEL IT AT THE U.S.

LOOKING TO MODEL IT AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT LEVEL.

SUPREME COURT LEVEL.

WHERE THE GOVERNOR LIKE THE WHERE THE GOVERNOR LIKE THE PRESIDENT HAS THE ABILITY WITH PRESIDENT HAS THE ABILITY WITH ANY NAME THEY CHOOSE.

ANY NAME THEY CHOOSE.

IT IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE IT IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE AND SOME PEOPLE CALLING FOR AND SOME PEOPLE CALLING FOR THAT SAID THERE SHOULD BE THAT SAID THERE SHOULD BE LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS AS LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS AS WELL.

WELL.

WHETHER THAT IS A SENATE OR WHETHER THAT IS A SENATE OR HYBRID OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

HYBRID OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

BUT THOSE CRITICS RIGHT NOW, BUT THOSE CRITICS RIGHT NOW, SAY HEY, THE GOVERNOR CAN ONLY SAY HEY, THE GOVERNOR CAN ONLY CHOOSE FROM THREE NAMES.

CHOOSE FROM THREE NAMES.

THEY WILL POINT TO THE JUDICIAL THEY WILL POINT TO THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION, HAMPIS NOMINATION COMMISSION, HAMPIS MADE UP OF APPOINTEE AND MADE UP OF APPOINTEE AND LEADERS.

LEADERS.

BUT THE OTHER HALF WITH BUT THE OTHER HALF WITH ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE STATE.

ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE STATE.

THEY MAY TEND TO LEAN LEFT.

THEY MAY TEND TO LEAN LEFT.

MAYBE THE GOVERNOR DOES HAVE MAYBE THE GOVERNOR DOES HAVE THE CHANCE TO REALLY SELECT THE CHANCE TO REALLY SELECT PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH HIS PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH HIS PERSPECTIVE.

PERSPECTIVE.

WE DID SEE A BILL PROPOSED LAST WE DID SEE A BILL PROPOSED LAST YEAR THAT WOULD ASK OKLAHOMANS YEAR THAT WOULD ASK OKLAHOMANS TO DO AWAY WITH THE JNC AND TO DO AWAY WITH THE JNC AND ESSENTIALLY MODEL OKLAHOMA ESSENTIALLY MODEL OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT SELECTION AFTER SUPREME COURT SELECTION AFTER THE U.S. LEVEL.

THE U.S. LEVEL.

BUT THE BILL OR THE QUESTION BUT THE BILL OR THE QUESTION WASN'T PUT UP TO A VOTE AND I WASN'T PUT UP TO A VOTE AND I WAS SURPRISED BEE DIDN'T SEE WAS SURPRISED BEE DIDN'T SEE MORE CHATTER.

MORE CHATTER.

BUT THERE WAS A JUDICIAL REVIEW BUT THERE WAS A JUDICIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE WHO WAS AT LEAST COMMITTEE WHO WAS AT LEAST PUBLICIZING THE DECISIONS IN PUBLICIZING THE DECISIONS IN A DIFFERENT WAY FOR VOTERS TO A DIFFERENT WAY FOR VOTERS TO BE AWARE.

BE AWARE.

THAT BILL PASSED THE HOUSE AND THAT BILL PASSED THE HOUSE AND DIED IN THE SENATE.

DIED IN THE SENATE.

BUT AFTER THE RECENT ABORTION BUT AFTER THE RECENT ABORTION DECISIONS, THERE IS CHATTER DECISIONS, THERE IS CHATTER AMONGST THE LEGISLATURE IT IS AMONGST THE LEGISLATURE IT IS TIME TO BRING IT BACK UP OR DO TIME TO BRING IT BACK UP OR DO AWAY WITH THE JNC.

AWAY WITH THE JNC.

SOME ARE CALLING FOR A SPECIAL SOME ARE CALLING FOR A SPECIAL SESSION THIS YEAR.

SESSION THIS YEAR.

THAT MIGHT BE TOO QUICK.

THAT MIGHT BE TOO QUICK.

BUT IT WILL BE A BIG BUT IT WILL BE A BIG CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION.

>> JNC IS JUDICIAL NOMINATING >> JNC IS JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

DO YOU ENVISION MORE DO YOU ENVISION MORE LEGISLATESIVE MOVES COMING LEGISLATESIVE MOVES COMING THROUGH?

THROUGH?

LAWMAKER WERE VOCAL AND DEW SEE LAWMAKER WERE VOCAL AND DEW SEE IT HAPPENING ANY TIME SOON?

IT HAPPENING ANY TIME SOON?

>> I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE >> I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE IN THE NEXT SESSION A BIG ISSUE IN THE NEXT SESSION NEXT YEAR.

NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS PUSHED FOR 2 OR 3 THIS IS PUSHED FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS.

YEARS.

IT HASN'T GOTTEN MORE TRACTION IT HASN'T GOTTEN MORE TRACTION IN THE HOUSE.

IN THE HOUSE.

THE SENATE IS MORE FRIENDLY THE SENATE IS MORE FRIENDLY WITH THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

WITH THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

HAVE THE GOVERNOR, AND THE HAVE THE GOVERNOR, AND THE PRESIDENT AND THEN SENATE PRESIDENT AND THEN SENATE CONFIRMATION.

CONFIRMATION.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT MOST I THINK THAT IS WHAT MOST CONSERVATIVES WANT.

CONSERVATIVES WANT.

BUT THE ABORTION DECISIONS PUT BUT THE ABORTION DECISIONS PUT THEM IN A TOUGH PLACE.

THEM IN A TOUGH PLACE.

THE HOUSE ARGUMENT IS THAT THE HOUSE ARGUMENT IS THAT THINGS ARE FINE.

THINGS ARE FINE.

THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO GET THREE THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO GET THREE NOMINEES THROUGH AND THEY SEEM NOMINEES THROUGH AND THEY SEEM TO BE DOING WHAT THE GOVERNOR TO BE DOING WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS EXPECTING THEM TO DO IS IS EXPECTING THEM TO DO IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE THAT ARGUMENT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THAT ARGUMENT IN THE SESSION.

IN THE SESSION.

AND SO IT IS DESCRIBED EARLIER, AND SO IT IS DESCRIBED EARLIER, THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS OF THE THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM THAT CONSERVATIVES DON'T SYSTEM THAT CONSERVATIVES DON'T LIKE.

LIKE.

ONE OF THEM JUDICIAL NOMINATING ONE OF THEM JUDICIAL NOMINATING SYSTEM AND THAT GIVES THEM SYSTEM AND THAT GIVES THEM A VOICE.

A VOICE.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT IS WHAT CONSERVATIVES COMPONENT IS WHAT CONSERVATIVES WANT CHANGED.

WANT CHANGED.

IT CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE IT CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE RECOLLECT STATES AND THE RECOLLECT STATES AND THE GOVERNOR CANNOT REJECT THE GOVERNOR CANNOT REJECT THE STATE OF THREE.

STATE OF THREE.

IT HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER STATE IT HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER STATE OFS.

OFS.

>> WHAT IS THAT SELECTION >> WHAT IS THAT SELECTION PROCESS LIKE?

PROCESS LIKE?

>> THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DON'T >> THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE JNC.

LIKE ABOUT THE JNC.

IT MEETS CONFIDENTIALLY AND IT MEETS CONFIDENTIALLY AND INTERVIEW THE CANDIDATES AND IT INTERVIEW THE CANDIDATES AND IT IS A BLACK BOX AND NOT A SENATE IS A BLACK BOX AND NOT A SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING WHERE CONFIRMATION HEARING WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE ON TELEVISION.

EVERYONE CAN SEE ON TELEVISION.

THAT IS A COMPLAINT.

THAT IS A COMPLAINT.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COME WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COME OUT.

OUT.

IT CUTS BOTH WAYS.

IT CUTS BOTH WAYS.

SO FAR, THEY ARE, THE GOVERNOR SO FAR, THEY ARE, THE GOVERNOR HAD ONE THEY LIKE OUT OF THOSE HAD ONE THEY LIKE OUT OF THOSE THREE.

THREE.

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

WE DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW.

IT IS A BLACK BOX.

IT IS A BLACK BOX.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK THAT WAY, RIGHT?

WAY, RIGHT?

YOU CAN SEE IT AS IT IS IN YOU CAN SEE IT AS IT IS IN RECOLLECT STATES.

RECOLLECT STATES.

THOSE THREE ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO THOSE THREE ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO THE GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR.

BUT THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T HAVE BUT THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

A CHOICE.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE PICKS ONE THE CHIEF JUSTICE PICKS ONE AFTER 60 DAYS.

AFTER 60 DAYS.

>> THERE IS NO REELECTION >> THERE IS NO REELECTION PROCESS.

PROCESS.

>> IF YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE, >> IF YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE, THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS YOU THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS YOU THINK HAS TO BE CHANGED.

THINK HAS TO BE CHANGED.

BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM HERE STRUCTURALLY, IN THE HERE STRUCTURALLY, IN THE COUNTRY OR OKLAHOMA, IF YOU ARE COUNTRY OR OKLAHOMA, IF YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE, THE BAR IS TO A CONSERVATIVE, THE BAR IS TO THE LEFT OF THE ELECTORATE.

THE LEFT OF THE ELECTORATE.

SO YOUR CONCERN IS THAT THE BAR SO YOUR CONCERN IS THAT THE BAR HAS POWER AND OVER THE PROCESS, HAS POWER AND OVER THE PROCESS, YOU ARE GOING TO GET, AND HAVE YOU ARE GOING TO GET, AND HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF JUDICIAL THE POSSIBILITY OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES TO THE LEFT OF THE NOMINEES TO THE LEFT OF THE ELECTORATE AND THAT CAUSED ELECTORATE AND THAT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE LEGITIMACY.

PROBLEMS WITH THE LEGITIMACY.

>> THIS IS GOING ON IN OTHER >> THIS IS GOING ON IN OTHER STATES AS WELL.

STATES AS WELL.

WHAT IS OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT WHAT IS OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE OKLAHOMA'S DECISION.

INFLUENCE OKLAHOMA'S DECISION.

>> OKLAHOMA IS NOT UNIQUE IN >> OKLAHOMA IS NOT UNIQUE IN THE SYSTEM.

THE SYSTEM.

MAJOR ITY OF THE STATES MAJOR ITY OF THE STATES PRESENTS DMAMS TO THE GOVERNOR.

PRESENTS DMAMS TO THE GOVERNOR.

THERE IS TEN STATES THAT HAVE THERE IS TEN STATES THAT HAVE ONE.

ONE.

BUT WE HAVE SEEN MORE ATTENTION BUT WE HAVE SEEN MORE ATTENTION ON THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEES ON THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEES PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE ABORTION DECISION.

ABORTION DECISION.

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN HAD THE STATE OF WISCONSIN HAD A HIGH PROFILE ELECTION FOR A HIGH PROFILE ELECTION FOR A SEAT ON THE COURT.

A SEAT ON THE COURT.

>> YOU SAW TWO KANTDIDATES THAT >> YOU SAW TWO KANTDIDATES THAT ARE RUNNING.

ARE RUNNING.

IT TURNED INTO A PARTISAN RACE.

IT TURNED INTO A PARTISAN RACE.

YOU SAW THE DEMOCRAT LEFT YOU SAW THE DEMOCRAT LEFT LEANING CANDIDATE WIN IN LEANING CANDIDATE WIN IN A ELECTION GEARED AROUND A ELECTION GEARED AROUND CONVERSATION OF REPRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

RIGHTS.

IN OKLAHOMA YOU HAVE IN OKLAHOMA YOU HAVE A RETENTION BALLOTS.

A RETENTION BALLOTS.

YOU HAVE ONE ON THE BALLOT AND YOU HAVE ONE ON THE BALLOT AND VOTERS BEING ASKED TO KEEP THEM VOTERS BEING ASKED TO KEEP THEM OR NOT.

OR NOT.

VOTERS NEVER REJECTED A COURT VOTERS NEVER REJECTED A COURT JUSTICES ON THE RETENTION JUSTICES ON THE RETENTION BALLOT.

BALLOT.

BUT YOU ARE SEEING MORE BUT YOU ARE SEEING MORE ATTENTION.

ATTENTION.

I THINK THE ABORTION QUESTION I THINK THE ABORTION QUESTION WITH THE ROE V WADE AND OVER WITH THE ROE V WADE AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WHEN YOU SEE THE OKLAHOMA COURT WHEN YOU SEE THE OKLAHOMA COURT REVERSE LAWS PASSED BY THE REVERSE LAWS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE, IT PUT A SPOTLIGHT LEGISLATURE, IT PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON THE COURT AND KEEP IN MIND.

ON THE COURT AND KEEP IN MIND.

GOVERNOR DAY ONE WANTED MORE GOVERNOR DAY ONE WANTED MORE POWER FOR HIS OFFICE.

POWER FOR HIS OFFICE.

HE'S NOT UNIQUE AND JUDGED THE HE'S NOT UNIQUE AND JUDGED THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE HIM MORE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE HIM MORE POWER ON THE APPOINTMENT AND POWER ON THE APPOINTMENT AND AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS.

AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS.

HE SEES THIS AS HANDCUFFS TO HE SEES THIS AS HANDCUFFS TO HIS OWN POWER SELECTING MEMBERS HIS OWN POWER SELECTING MEMBERS OF THE COURT.

OF THE COURT.

WHETHER THE LEGISLATURE HAS THE WHETHER THE LEGISLATURE HAS THE APPETITE TO TAKE ON THIS ISSUE, APPETITE TO TAKE ON THIS ISSUE, IT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE IT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR FIRST THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR BRINGS UP IN THE STATE OF THE BRINGS UP IN THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS THAT HE WOULD STATE ADDRESS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED.

LIKE TO SEE CHANGED.

>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?

>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?

>> I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.

>> I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.

A LOT OF THE CONSERVATIVES, A LOT OF THE CONSERVATIVES, THERE IS A DEBATE AMONG THEM IN THERE IS A DEBATE AMONG THEM IN OKLAHOMA, THEY CONCUR AND OKLAHOMA, THEY CONCUR AND HAPPENING IN OTHER STATES, HAPPENING IN OTHER STATES, GOTTEN RID OF THE MISSOURI PLAN GOTTEN RID OF THE MISSOURI PLAN AND MOVED JUDICIAL ELECTIONS.

AND MOVED JUDICIAL ELECTIONS.

>> WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?

>> WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?

>> IT WOULD BE DESCRIBED LIKE >> IT WOULD BE DESCRIBED LIKE WISCONSIN.

WISCONSIN.

NONPAY PARTIS AN OR PARTIS AN.

NONPAY PARTIS AN OR PARTIS AN.

MANY DON'T WANT THAT AT ALL.

MANY DON'T WANT THAT AT ALL.

THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH WORSE.

THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH WORSE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT PUSH THE LEGISLATURE TO MIGHT PUSH THE LEGISLATURE TO THE FEDERAL SYSTEM.

THE FEDERAL SYSTEM.

THAT IN THE END OF THE DAY IS THAT IN THE END OF THE DAY IS LESS SCARY THAN JUDICIAL LESS SCARY THAN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS AND THAT CAN THROW ELECTIONS AND THAT CAN THROW YOUR STATE IN AN UPROAR LIKE IN YOUR STATE IN AN UPROAR LIKE IN WISCONSIN.

WISCONSIN.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO FORGET THAT >> PEOPLE NEED TO FORGET THAT THAT IS AN OPTION.

THAT IS AN OPTION.

THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT MAKES DECISIONS THAT PEOPLE MAKES DECISIONS THAT PEOPLE OBJECT TO, THAT WOULD COME UP OBJECT TO, THAT WOULD COME UP AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS A DIVIDED >> OKLAHOMA HAS A DIVIDED COURT.

COURT.

>> THERE ARE MANY CASES THAT >> THERE ARE MANY CASES THAT ARE CLOSE.

ARE CLOSE.

>> WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME >> WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE HAVE BEN FIELDER WE HAVE BEN FIELDER INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER WITH THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER WITH THE OKLAHOMAN.

OKLAHOMAN.

ANDREW, PROFESSOR OF ANDREW, PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE OKLAHOMA SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF LAW.

LAW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL >> IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL VIEW, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO VIEW, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO KENTUCKY HOME OF WICK-LIFFE KENTUCKY HOME OF WICK-LIFFE MOUNDS AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MOUNDS AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE THAT DATES BAG TO SITE THAT DATES BAG TO PREHISTORIC TIMES.

PREHISTORIC TIMES.

WHAT MAKES THIS STATE PARK WHAT MAKES THIS STATE PARK TRULY UNIQUE?

TRULY UNIQUE?

WICK-LIFFE MOUNDS IS AN WICK-LIFFE MOUNDS IS AN IMPORTANT SPOT.

IMPORTANT SPOT.

IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR CULTURE IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR CULTURE AND THE FIRST FARMERS IN THE AND THE FIRST FARMERS IN THE BLUE GRASS STATE.

BLUE GRASS STATE.

WHEN YOU STAND NEAR THE WHEN YOU STAND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS, YOU CAN STAND ON MOUNTAINS, YOU CAN STAND ON HISTORY AND IT IS PERSON.

HISTORY AND IT IS PERSON.

>> WICK LIFE MOUNDS IS >> WICK LIFE MOUNDS IS A ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE A ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI CULTURE.

MISSISSIPPI CULTURE.

THEY WERE BUILT FOR FUNCTIONS THEY WERE BUILT FOR FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES.

AND PURPOSES.

MISSISSIPPI AN CULTURE IS MISSISSIPPI AN CULTURE IS A TIME PERIOD AND A GROUP OF A TIME PERIOD AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ARTIFACT PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ARTIFACT TYPES AND VILLAGE LAY OUTS.

TYPES AND VILLAGE LAY OUTS.

THEY HAD A LOT OF COMMON ICON THEY HAD A LOT OF COMMON ICON GRAVY AND SYMBOLS.

GRAVY AND SYMBOLS.

THEY WERE PRIMARILY FARMERS AND THEY WERE PRIMARILY FARMERS AND CORN WAS THEIR MAIN STAPLE CORN WAS THEIR MAIN STAPLE CROP.

CROP.

THEY LIVED IN HERMIT STYLE THEY LIVED IN HERMIT STYLE HOUSE AND VILLAGES YEAR ROUND HOUSE AND VILLAGES YEAR ROUND AND THEY BUILT AND MAINTAINED AND THEY BUILT AND MAINTAINED THESE PLATFORM STYLE MOUNDS THESE PLATFORM STYLE MOUNDS WITH CENTRAL PLAZAS IN THESE WITH CENTRAL PLAZAS IN THESE VILLAGES.

VILLAGES.

>> THE BIGGEST REASON, FOR TWO >> THE BIGGEST REASON, FOR TWO REASONS, THE RIVER PRODUCE REASONS, THE RIVER PRODUCE COMMERCE.

COMMERCE.

THEY HAVE ITEMS FOUND IN THEY HAVE ITEMS FOUND IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE HEIGHT.

COUNTRY AND THE HEIGHT.

IT WAS EASIER TO DEFEND IF THAT IT WAS EASIER TO DEFEND IF THAT NEED ARISE.

NEED ARISE.

>> THESE PLATFORM STYLE MOUNDS >> THESE PLATFORM STYLE MOUNDS ELEVATED IMPORTANT PUBLIC ELEVATED IMPORTANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE PYRAMID STYLE.

WE HAVE PYRAMID STYLE.

ONE OF THEM IS CEREMONIAL OR ONE OF THEM IS CEREMONIAL OR TEMPLE AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVES TEMPLE AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVES AND PURPOSES.

AND PURPOSES.

WE HAVE A SMALLER PLATFORM WE HAVE A SMALLER PLATFORM MOUND THAT WOULD BE A RESIDENCE MOUND THAT WOULD BE A RESIDENCE OF SOMEONE ELITE.

OF SOMEONE ELITE.

WE CALL IT A CHIEF'S MOUND.

WE CALL IT A CHIEF'S MOUND.

BUT SOMEONE IMPORTANT LIVED ON BUT SOMEONE IMPORTANT LIVED ON TOP OF THE RECOLLECT -- OTHER TOP OF THE RECOLLECT -- OTHER PLATFORM POUND.

PLATFORM POUND.

THE BURIAL MOUND WAS A LOW THE BURIAL MOUND WAS A LOW MOUND MADE BY THE BASKET LOAD MOUND MADE BY THE BASKET LOAD IN VARIOUS STAGES AND ABOUT IN VARIOUS STAGES AND ABOUT 1200'S AND THE PEOPLE OF THE 1200'S AND THE PEOPLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI CULTURE, THEY MISSISSIPPI CULTURE, THEY BURIED THEIR DEAD IN THIS BURIED THEIR DEAD IN THIS MOUND, I AM SURE WITH DIGNITY MOUND, I AM SURE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

AND RESPECT.

>> THESE FOLKS WERE THE FIRST >> THESE FOLKS WERE THE FIRST FARMERS IN THE BLUE GRASS AND FARMERS IN THE BLUE GRASS AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED HERE THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR SPOT AFFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR SPOT AFFECT US TODAY.

US TODAY.

THESE WERE THE FIRST DESCRIBES THESE WERE THE FIRST DESCRIBES IN THE AREA THAT SETTLED IN TO IN THE AREA THAT SETTLED IN TO PERMANENT STRUCTURES AND DID PERMANENT STRUCTURES AND DID TILL FARMING.

TILL FARMING.

WE KNOW CORN COME FROM THEM THE WE KNOW CORN COME FROM THEM THE PRIMARY VEGETABLE THEY GRUCHLT PRIMARY VEGETABLE THEY GRUCHLT SO THEIR SOCIETY BACK THEN WAS SO THEIR SOCIETY BACK THEN WAS STRUCTURED LIKE OURS.

STRUCTURED LIKE OURS.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

AGRICULTURE THAT WENT AROUND AGRICULTURE THAT WENT AROUND IT.

IT.

>> THE REASON THAT IT IS >> THE REASON THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THESE IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THESE TYPES WAS HISTORIC SITES, IT TYPES WAS HISTORIC SITES, IT TELLS PART OF OUR HISTORY AS TELLS PART OF OUR HISTORY AS KENTUCKYIANS AND AMERICANS AND KENTUCKYIANS AND AMERICANS AND WHAT WE LEARN ABOUT THE PAST, WHAT WE LEARN ABOUT THE PAST, HELPS US AS PEOPLE TODAY HELPS US AS PEOPLE TODAY LEARNING ABOUT OURSELVES.

LEARNING ABOUT OURSELVES.

THIS IS A NATIVE AMERICAN THIS IS A NATIVE AMERICAN STORY.

STORY.

A NATIVE AMERICAN SITE THAT WE A NATIVE AMERICAN SITE THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT WANT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THAT WE GLEAN FROM THE THAT WE GLEAN FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT IS STILL ONGOING RESEARCH THAT IS STILL ONGOING HERE FOR FUTURE GENERATION.

HERE FOR FUTURE GENERATION.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO >> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO, THE STUDY AND WHAT WE DO, THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF IT.

RESEARCH OF IT.

THE SECURITY OF IT.

THE SECURITY OF IT.

BECAUSE WE OWE PEOPLE THAT BECAUSE WE OWE PEOPLE THAT RESPECT.

RESPECT.

AND IF THEY SAY THAT YOUR AND IF THEY SAY THAT YOUR PUBLIC SPACES ARE A REFLECTION PUBLIC SPACES ARE A REFLECTION OF YOUR SOCIETY, I THINK OF YOUR SOCIETY, I THINK KENTUCKY IS DOING A PRETTY GOOD KENTUCKY IS DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

JOB.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE >> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

WHAT ARE FLASH DRAUGHTS AND WHY WHAT ARE FLASH DRAUGHTS AND WHY ARE THEY HAPPENING AROUND THE ARE THEY HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD.

WORLD.

JOEL FILIPINO TALKS ABOUT THE JOEL FILIPINO TALKS ABOUT THE CONCERN.

CONCERN.

WE LEAVE YOU WITH A LANGUID WE LEAVE YOU WITH A LANGUID WATER RISE PHOTOGRAPHED BY WATER RISE PHOTOGRAPHED BY LUIS.

LUIS.

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REPORT.

FOR ALL OF US WHO PUT THE FOR ALL OF US WHO PUT THE NEWSCAST ON THE AIR, I AM RICH NEWSCAST ON THE AIR, I AM RICH LENZ.

LENZ.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND.

IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THE IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THE WINTER IS HIGH.

WINTER IS HIGH.

YOU CAN STRETCH UP AND TOUCH YOU CAN STRETCH UP AND TOUCH THE SKY.

THE SKY.

WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE YOU WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE YOU HAVE WOMEN ON YOUR MIND.

HAVE WOMEN ON YOUR MIND.

HAVE A DR.

DRINK AND DRIVE HAVE A DR.

DRINK AND DRIVE AND GO OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN AND GO OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND.

FIND.

IF A BODY IS RICH.

IF A BODY IS RICH.

IF HER DADDY IS POOR, IF HER DADDY IS POOR, WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN.