>> LAWMAKER TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO THE STATE BUDGET NOW THAT AN EDUCATION BILL HAS BEEN FINALIZED.

>> IT IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENTES IN EDUCATION, OVER 600 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING INTO EDUCATION WHICH IS AMAZING.

>> AND EMSA SERVICE, POST PANDEMIC IS UNDER SCRUTINY IN OKLAHOMA CITIES.

WE ARE GOING ON THREE YEARS OF NONCOM MRIANCE.

THEY HAVE YET TO HIT COMPLIANCE IN THE LAST 33 MONTHS A SINGLE TIME.

>> AND NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF WORK.

>> WE ARE SEEING COOL AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP COMPLEMENT WORK, NOT TAKE OVER WORK.

>> AND THE INDEPTH DISCUSSION ON THE POST TITLE 42 CRISIS IN THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND HOW IT MIGHT IMPACT OKLAHOMA.

>> WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENTES PUBLIC SAFETY'S CONCERN IS THE VETTING OCCURRING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR.

>> WE ARE EXPERTS AT WELCOMING NEWCOMERS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THOSE STORY AND MORE NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

HELLO, EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

I AM RICH LENZ.

>> AN EDUCATION SPENDING PLAN IS NOW IN PACE AND THE REGULAR SESSION IS SET TO END ON E A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.

JASON DOYLE JOIN US US FROM THE OETA STUDIO ON THE MORE ON THE LONG AWAITED COMPROMISE >> THE COMPROMISE WOULD PUT 600 MILLION IN EDUCATION OVER THE BUDGET IT CURRENTLY HAS.

IT GIVES 150 MILLION IN PRIVATE SCHOOL AND HOME SCHOOL TAX CREDIT AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE PRAISING THE AGREEMENT, THE DEMOCRAT WISH MORE WAS DONE.

>> IT IS A BIG DAY.

>> WITH THAT, THE WEEK LONG STAND OFF OVER EDUCATION FUNDING IN OKLAHOMA IS OVER.

>> SIMPLY PUT.

KIDS WIN.

PARENTS WIN.

TEACHERS WIN.

THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF THE MEANS.

THIS IS HISTORIC FOR OUR STATE.

THAT IS GOING TO RAISE THE OVERALL INVESTMENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT WILL EXCEED THE PREVIOUS 25 YEARS.

YOU ARE SEEING HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION.

OVER 600 MILLION THAT IS AMAZING.

>> HERE'S HOW THE ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONICATION FUNDING IT WORK.

500 MILLION WILL BE ADDED TO THE EDUCATION FUNDING AND DISTRIBUTES THE MONEY TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THAT INCLUDES TEACHER PAY RAISES.

THE OTHER 125 MILLION IS SET ASIDE FOR RED BUD SCHOOL GRANTS IN BUYING OR BUILDING FACILITY.

>> WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS ARE MAKING A DECISION RIGHT NOW WHETHER OR NOT TO STAY OR GO IN THE CLASSROOM >> OUT OF THE 500 MILLION INTO THE FUNNELING 265 MILLION WILL BE PAY RAISES.

3- 6000 AND DEPEND ON THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE.

THEY INCLUDE CERTIFIED STAFF AND NOT JUST CLASSROOM TEACHER.

>> IT IS EVERY CERTIFIED PERSONNEL IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

THAT IS A DEFINITION OF WHAT IT IS AND OUR TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT 286 MILLION IS INCLUSIVE FOR EVERY PERSON.

>> AND OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING, THEY ARE PROVIDING TAX CREDITS TO PARENT AND PRIVATE AND HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE STATE WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO RECEIVE UP TO SNIFF HUNDRED IN EXPERTS DEPENDING ON INCOME LEVEL.

THE MINIMUM IS 5000.

HOME SCHOOL PARENTS ARE THERE ARE NO INCOME REQUIREMENTS BUT ONLY IN THOUSAND IN TAX CREDITS IF THEY HAVE RECEIPTS FOR EDUCATION- RELATED EXPENSES.

THE CAP WILL BE RAISED EACH YEAR THROUGH 2026.

>> IT IS 150 TO 250 MILLION WHERE IT IS CAPPED AND FUTURE LEGISLATURE CAN LOOK AT THAT.

>> AND THE HOUSE PASSED THE PRIVATE AND HOME SCHOOL BILL HOUSE SPEAKER MCCALL USED IT FROM GETTING THE MEASURE FROM GOING TO THE GOVERNOR.

ONCE THE FUNDING PACKAGES IS APPROVED.

HE WILL FORWARD IT TO THE GOVERNOR.

>> WE'LL FORWARD IT WHEN IT IS PASSED.

>> THE LEGISLATURE ALSO IS SETTING ASIDE MONEY FOR PAID MATERNITY LEAVE.

THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND WE GOT IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

>> THAT WON PRAISE IN THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS.

>> MATERNITY LEAVE IS HUGE AND WE ALL SUPPORT THAT.

I AM NOT GOING TO LIE.

THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND THERE IS NO PRICE TAG SPECIFICALLY ON THE MATERNITY LEAVE.

BUT WE CAN SUPPORT.

>> HOWEVER, THE MINOR ITY PARTY FEELS LIKE SOME THINGS WERE LEFT OUT.

>> WRAP AROUND FUNDING AND SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOL NURSES AND COUNSELLOR AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IS A KEY PIECE OF OUR PLAN.

GETTING THE COUNSELLOR TO A STUDIO 1 TO 200 TO 1 TO 400 IS CRITICAL.

>> DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THE ABILITY TO PAY.

>> FOUR DIFFERENT STATES HAVE DONE THIS.

SEVEN OTHER STATES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT MEALS ARE PAID FOR.

WHEN KIDS ARE FED, THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENS IS THEY SHOW UP.

IF YOU ARE HUNGRY YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT CONJUGATING VERBS.

>> THEY SUGGEST BONUSES BE RESTORED FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

>> ANY TEACHER YOU EVER MET YOU HIRE THEM ON THE SPOT BECAUSE THEY COME WITH THE TRAINING AND BACKGROUND AND PROVEN KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> REPUBLICANS DID GIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SOME CHOICE AS TO WHAT TO DO WITH THE EXTRA FUNDING OUTSIDE OF THE TEACHER PAY RAISES.

>> WE ARE LEAVING THAT UP TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS ON AND PRINCIPALS ON HOW THEY DISPERSE THE EXTRA REVENUES IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT OVER CERTIFIED TEACHER GOT A PAY RAISE.

>> AND IT SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANTS FOR HIGHER SECURITY OFFICERS.

>> THERE IS A 50 MILLION THAT IS A THREE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT GOES TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

>> ALSO THIS WEEK, THE LEGISLATURE BEGAN A CONCURRENT SPECIAL SESSION THAT GIVES THEM ADDITIONAL TIME TO WORK ON THE BUDGET NOW THAT THE EDUCATION FUNDING PIECE IS IN PLACE.

RICH?

>> JASON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE MASSIFICATIONICATION BILL MOVING FORWARD.

ATTENTION SHIFTS TO WHAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE $9 BILLION STATE BUDGET.

WITH THE LATEST ON THAT.

I SPOKE WITH SHAWN ASHLEY.

>> SHAWN, WE'VE BEEN SAYING YOU CAN'T HAVE A BUDGET DEAL UNTIL THE EDUCATION SPENDING DONE.

BUT HAUNT WORK ON THE BEEN GOING ON MONTHSES NOW.

>> REALLY THE WORK ON THE BUDGET WAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.

LAWMAKER THEN BEGAN TO WORK WITH THE SPREADSHEETS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO HANDLE THE LEGISLATURE SESSION'S BUDGET.

I HEAR FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN THAT THEY HAVE WORNINGED OUT THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THE AGENCIES WITHIN THEIR SUBCOMMITTEE AREAS.

A WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS FINAL DETAILS.

WE KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR, FOR EXAMPLE WANTS A QUARTER PERCENTAGE POINT INCOME TAX CUT.

IT IS HOW YOU WORK THAT IN TO THOSE NUMBERS AND MAKE IT WORK THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES LIKE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PIECE TO THE END.

>> FAIR TO SAY IT WAS A GOOD WEEK FOR GOVERNOR STITT.

SHE GOT A PACKAGE TO HELP SOLAN PANEL MANUFACTURING PLAN TO OKLAHOMA.

>> THEY HAVE A NEW ECONOMIC DWENMENT INCENTIVE THE PERFORM ACT THAT COULD PAY 180 MILLION TO A QUALIFYING COMPANY, BASED ON THEIR CAPITAL EXTENDATURES IN THE STATE AND THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HIRE.

NOW THEY WILL BE PAID OUT OVER TIME BASED ON REPORTS THEY FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MEETING THE NECESSARILY THRESHOLDS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S MONEY GOING TO THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD TO IMPROVE WATER AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PORT OF INOLA TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE COMPANY TO PLATE THERE.

ON WEDNESDAY, GOVERNOR STITT SIGNED THE THREE BILLS AND BRING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE TO FROM YOU TRICIAN.

>> SHAWN, WHERE DO WE STAND ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL THAT THE LEGISLATURE THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO PONY UP.

TO BRING PANNA SONIC AND THE BATTERY MANUFACTURING PLANT TO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

>> YES, THEY ARE LOOKING AT 245 MILLION TO MAKIN EMPROVEMENTES TO HELP WITH THE EFFORT IN THE PART.

THAT IS ONE OF THOSE DETAILS THAT IS BALANCED OUT WITH THE FINAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE BUDGET.

KEEP IN MIND $245 MILLION IS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO THE QUARTER PERCENTAGE POINT REDUCTION IN THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX.

THERE IS BALANCING TO BE DONE.

THERE >> I NEED TO ASK BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND ON THE VET FERVO OVERRIDES.

BECAUSE ONE OF THEM DOESVOLVE OETA.

>> WELL, THE OETA VET FERVO AND MORE THAN 30 OTHER VET FERVOS HAVE YET TO BE ACTED ON BY THE LEGISLATURE.

THE SENATE HAS TAKEN UP A NUMBER OF VET FERVOS OF SENATE BILLS, BUT THE HOUSE HAS YET TO ACT ON THOSE, AND THE HOUSE HAS YET TO TAKE UP ANY VET FERVOS OF THE HOUSE BILLS.

VET FERVO OVERRIDES MUST BEGIN IN THE CHAMBER OF ORIGIN.

VET FERVOS OF HOUSE BILLS IN THE HOUSE AND VET FERVO OF THE SENATE IN THE SENATE.

OETA BILL WAS IN THE HOUSE AND THEY ARE INDICATED TO LOOK AT OVERRIDE VET FERVOS IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SESSION, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, SO THEY HAVE TO SCHEDULE THOSE TO MOVE THOSE THROUGH EACH CHAMBER DURING THE FINAL WEEK.

>> SO IN THAT FINAL WEEK, CAN A BUDGET DEAL GET DONE OR IS SHAWN ASHLEY PREDICTING OVERTIME ON THIS ONE.

>> LAWMAKER HOPE TO GET THE BUDGET WRITTEN AND PASSED THROUGH BOTH DHAMBERS BY MAY 26TH.

THEY WILL LEAVE THAT SPECIAL SESSION OPEN.

SO THEN THE GOVERNOR ONLY HAS FIVE DAYS TO SIGN OR VET FERVO THE BILLS.

IF HE VET FERVOS THE BUDGET BILLS, THEIR PLAN TO COME BACK FOR A ONE DAY SESSION SOMETIME IN JUNE TO LOOK AT OVERRIDING THE VES ON.

CAN THEY GET IT DONE IN A WEEK?

CERTAINLY.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM MANY TIMES.

WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET DEAL YET.

THERE IS LOOSE ENDS TO BE TIED UP.

IT COULD HEADACHE IT HECTIC IN THE FINAL WEEK.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT.

FOR YOU PERHAPS AS WELL.

SHAWN ARKLY, PUBLISHER OF QUORUM CALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUSINESSES EMSAHAS STUGGLED TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT IT DID PROIR TO THE PANDEMIC.

RIGHT NOW OKLAHOMA COMMITTEES ARE RECONSIDERING THEIR ALLERGEANCE TO THE STATE'S LARGEST AMBULANCE PROVIDER.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US ON THAT.

>> RICH, THERE ARE RUMBLINGS ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

EMSAPARAMEDICS AND EMT'S ARE LIFE SAVING AND TO WHICH NOTCH.

BUT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.

EMSA, RESPONSE TIMES STARTED TO BECOME AN ISSUE.

>> WHEN THE FIRE GOES OFF IN THE FIRE STATION.

FIREFIGHTERS HAVE 60 SECONDS TO GET IN THE RIG AND GET OUT OF THE DOOR IF IT IS A MEDICAL CALL.

STRUCTURE FIVE THEY GET 20 SECONDS MORE.

THEY HAVE SERVED TULSA AREA SINCE 1977.

AROUND OKLAHOMA CITY SINCE 1990.

EMSA SERVICES SERVES OKLAHOMAS IN 12 COMMUNITIES AND THREE WEEKS AGO, AT AN EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE FIRE CHIEF TOLD COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT REPEATED SLOW RESPONSE TIME ARE JUST TOO MUCH.

>> YOU ALL ARE AWARE IT IS AN ISSUE IN THE CITY.

IT IS NO SURPRISE NOTHING IN MY PRESENTATION IS MEANT TO BE AN ATTACK ON OUR CURRENT PROVIDER EMSA.

WE HAVE ENJOYED A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM FOR MANY YEARS BUT THE PAST 33 MONTHS IS NOT THE STANDARDS WE EXPECT.

>> EMSA, CALLS ARE PRIORITY ONE AND PRIORITY TWO CALLS.

PRIORITY ONE IS THE SERIOUS MEDICAL CALL.

EMMAEXPECTS THEM TO GO TO THE CALLS IN LESS THAN 11 MINUTES.

THE EDMOND'S FIRE CHIEF SAID BEFORE THE BEGINNING.

PANDEMIC IN MARCH OF 2020, EMSAFAILED TO DO.

>> IT IS THREE YEARS WAS NONCOM MRIANCE.

THEY'VE YET TO HIT COMPLAYANCE IN THE LAST 33 MONTHS A SINGLE TIME.

>> PRIORITY TWO CALLS ARE LESS SERIOUS, BUT EDMOND EXPECTS EM, SA TO GET THERE WITHIN 25 MINUTES.

CHIEF GOODWIN SAID EMSA MISSED THAT MARK IN 32 OUT OF 33 MONTHS.

STAFFING SHORTAGES RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC MANY BELIEVE HAS BEEN THE CAUSE.

>> THERE IS LONG ONES THAT EXCEEDED TWO HOURS.

THAT IS NOT THE NORM NOW.

THERE IS IMPROVEMENT I WILL TELL YOU, ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPERIENCING UNACCEPTABLE WAIT TIMES.

>> AMBULANCES TO GET TO THE SCENES LATER THAN THEY SHOULD IN SOME CASES, TOUCH OFF OTHER ISSUES.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE AN EDMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND.

THEY ARE TOLD THAT PATIENT OR INCIDENT IS COMPLETED AND THEY ARE NOT RELEASED TO GO TO ANOTHER CALL.

IF IT TAKES YOU HALF AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES TO SHOW UP AND TRANSPORT A PATIENT EFFICIENTLY AND QUICKLY, THAT MEANS THAT GROUP OF PERSONNEL IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THAT CALL IS FINISHED.

>> EDMOND SPOKESMAN SAID 24,000 OF THE 44,000 UTILITY CUSTOMERS PAY $3 EXTRA FOR ENSA SERVICE.

>> $3 A MONTH.

>> $3 FOR A PEACE OF MIND.

IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF CAN WE AFFORD IT.

IT IS A MAKING THE CALL AND KNOWING CONSISTENTLY THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW UP.

TONY TORINA MOVED TO EDMONDAY.

>> I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS LIKE THAT.

WE ARE PAYING THE MONTHLY FEE IN THE UTILITY BILL.

IT IS A GOOD PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE HERE WHEN YOU EXPECT THEM TO BE.

>> I REACHED OUT TO ENSA TULSA BASED SPOKESMAN ABOUT THIS TWO WEEKS AGO.

HE DECLINED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.

BUT SAID ENSA IS AWARE THAT EDMOND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED PROPOSAL.

EMSA SERVICE IS PROUD OF TO SERVE CITIZENS.

WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL CARE.

I TALKED TO OKLAHOMA CITY TWO WEEKS AGO.

THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH ENSA, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

I SPOKE TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN DIVISION.

THE VILLAGE FIRE CHEER TJ HAMMIL SAID THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE GETTING BETTER AND THE VILLAGE IS STICKING WITH THEM FOR NOW.

ARCADDIA TOWN TRUSTEE SAID THEY PLAN TO STAY WITH ENSA.

NICHOLS HILL FIRE HAD NO COMMENT.

VALLEY BROOK DIDN'T RETURN MY CAR.

THE LAKE OLUMA HAS LESS THAN 100 RESIDENTS.

>> FOR US, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SITUATION.

>> TULSA FIRE CHIEF SAID THE CITY OF TULSA PLANS TO STAY WITH ENSA.

>> ENSA HAS BEEN AT OR AROUND THE 90% COMMRIIANT MARK FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

IT IS NOT NEAR THE PROBLEM OR CHALLENGE OF 80 PERCENT OR LESS THAN THEY HAVE HAD IN THE WESTERN DIVISION.

>> EDMOND TELLS ME THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THEY ARE TAKING BIDS ON A NEW AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER UNTIL JUNE 15TH.

THEY SAY ENSA IS WELCOME TO MAKE A BID THEMSELVES.

>> RICH?

>> DEMOCRAT LAWMAKER INVITED MEMBERS OF THE SUPPORTERS OF OKLAHOMA LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY ON THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 613.

SPEAKERS ARGUE THAT THE NEW LAWS ARE EXTREME AND PUT THEMSELVES AND LOVED ONES AT GREAT RISK.

>> WITH THE'RE A CULTURE WAR BEGANS THE MINUSCULE MINOR ITY.

THEY VALIDATE THE ANTISCIENTIFIC SLANDER.

>> AND TRANSOKLAHOMANS HAVE THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND STAND WITH THEM AND RIGHT TO LIVE THEIR LIVES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG STRUGGLE.

IT GOES HAND IN HAND FOR BODILY AUTONY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT.

THEY ARE INTWINED IN TERMS OF CRIMINALIZING PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL CARE AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET EXPERT CARE.

>> STATE REPRESENTATIVES JARED DECK AND AMANDA SWOPE ALSO SPOKE AT THE RALLY.

TITLE 42 WAS A PANDEMIC ERA LAW AIMED AT REDUCING THE SPREAD OF COVID ACROSS OUR BORDERS BY TIGHTLY RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.

IT WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AND NOW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SEEKING ASYLUM OR ILLEGALLY.

THE IMPACT ON OKLAHOMA IS A TOPIC OF THE INDENTING DISCUSSION.

HERE IS A PREVIEW.

TITLE 42 WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN MARCH 2020 UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY AND STIPULATED THAT MIGRANTS WOULD BE EXPELLED.

THEY USED THE AUTHORITY TO OVERIDE U.S. LAW THAT ANY NONCITIZEN REGARD WAS OF IMGRAGSZ STATUS ON TO SEE SI SA LUM.

>> THE BORDER IS NOT SECURE.

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES IN THE DESERT.

WE HAVE THE CARTELS THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LOOP HOLES THAT WE HAVE.

SO IT IS A CRISIS AS FAR AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND SHERIFFS.

>> I THINK SAYING PEOPLE CAN ENTER THE U.S. AND CLAIM ASYLUM IS SIMPLEIFYING THE ACTUAL COMPLICATIONS OF SEEKING ASYLUM AND THE BORDER PATROL AND USCIS THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF VETTING PEOPLE.

SNSHG THE REST OF THAT CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER ON IN THE NEWSCAST.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS AWARDING $95 MILLION IN GRANTS TO 35 STATES INCLUDING OKLAHOMA TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCE IN TULSA WILL RECEIVE $620,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> THE OKLAHOMA CAPTAIN OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IS TRYING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN OKLAHOMA.

BY PLACING VENDING MACHINES TO DISPENSE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS.

MORE THAN 40 WILL BE PUT IN THE STATE WHERE THERE ARE HIGH RATES OF DRUG OVER DOSE.

>> SO WE HAVE AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THAT HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR POTENTIAL OVERDOSE.

SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS STRATIFYING ALL OF THE USE.

IN THE ZIP CODES WHERE OVERDOSES ARE HIGH CURRENTLY.

>> ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR PEOPLE AGE 50 AND UNDER.

TODAY WE ARE TRYING TO BRING AWARENESS SO HELP PEOPLE TO SAVE LIVES WITH ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE.

>> IF A VENDING MACHINE ISN'T NEAR YOU, NALOXONE CAN BE ORDERED O LINE.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF NEW CHALLENGES FACING OKLAHOMA BUSINESS OWNERS IN 2023.

MANY OF THEM SIMPLY DIDN'T EXIST PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

FROM NAVIGATING AOI TECHNOLOGY AND JUGGLING HYBRID WORK SCHEDULES.

SO MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THREE YEARS.

BUT JOEL REPORTS FROM STILLWATER, AN OSU PROFESSOR BELIEVES SHE CAN HELP.

>> I WAS ALWAYS PUSHING FOR IN OFFICE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT.

NHEAD OF THE INNOVATION LAB AT TAILWIND, GREG STARLING SAID HIS COMPANY STRUGGLED WITH GOING VIRTIL WHY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> ON PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS IS NOT BEING IN THE OFFICE TOGETHER AND WHITE BOARD AND GET UP AND SPIT BALL AND SEE WHERE THINGS WENT.

IT WAS DIFFICULT FIGURING THAT OUT.

>> TAILWIND HAS 51 FULL- TIME EMPLOYEES.

MAJOR ITY OF THE COMPANY IS FULLY REMOTE AND PEOPLE HYBRID AND 1 OR 2 PEOPLE THAT GO IN THE OFFICE EVERY DAY.

>> A RECENT STUDY OF THE FUTURE OF THE WORK FORCE IN OKLAHOMA SHOWS THAT TAILWIND WAS NOT ALONE.

>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, EMPLOYERS WERE SAYING THAT 70% OF THE WORKERS WERE FULLY ON SIGHT IN PERSON AND THE PANDEMIC SHICHTED IT DRASTICALLY AND THAT NUMBER WENT WAY DOWN.

>> DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK AND PROFESSOR AT OKLAHOMA ESTATE UNIVERSITY SAID COMPANIES ARE STRUGGLING TO STRIKE A WITNESS.

>> COMPANIES THAT ARE TWREEKING IT AND NOT TAKING AN ALL OVER NOTHING.

THOSE ARE THE COMPANIES THAT ARE LEADING THE WAY.

>> GREG SAID THAT REMOTE AND HYBRID WORK IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AT TAILWIND.

>> WE WOULD SAY WE HAVE SEEN PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE AND PEOPLE HAPPY AT WORK.

>> WINDOW WORLD IN OKLAHOMA CITY FACED A DIFFERENT PROBLEM IN THE PANDEMIC.

OWNER KEVIN BALDWIN, HE'S ALMOST FULLY STAFFED ONCE AGAIN.

>> IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE LIFE THREATENING TODAY AS IT DID IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC, IT YOU STILL DON'T WANT TO BE OFF WORK AND GO THROUGH THAT.

>> AND.

ES WERE NOT THE ONLY KEY COMMODITY IN SHORT SUPPLY.

>> THERE WAS MATERIAL SHORTAGES FROM THE MANUFACTURING SIDE AND A LABOR SHORTAGE.

IF ONE GUY COUGHS ON THE LINE, EACH PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HIM THEY GO HOME BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPOSED.

>>ABBY SAID THE PANDEMIC AND SKYROCKETING INFLATION THAT FOLLOWED FORCED BUSINESSES TO FOCUSING ON HIRING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED WORKERS.

>> MOST COMPANIES SAID WE WANT TO RETAIN OUR WORKERS.

WE HAVE NO PLANS TO DO LAY OFFS.

WE NEED TO KEEP THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE.

THEY MAY HAVE TO LIMIT BONUSES OR PAY INCREASES.

BUT INFLATION PLAYED A ROLE.

BUT EMPLOYERS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HANG ON TO THE TALENT THEY NEED.

>> SHE THINKS COMPANIES MUST BE PROACTIVE WHEN ADDRESSING WORK FORCE ISSUES.

>> WHAT ARE THE POPULATIONS THAT YOU HAVEN'T RECRUITED FROM THE PAST.

ONLY'RE THEY REKRAIT CRETE WITH SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYMENT.

ONLY TEN IS HUGE.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO FIND WORK.

SO BEING PROACTIVE IN HOW YOU RECREATE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 55.

>> SHE BELIEVES THAT COMPANIES SHOULD ALSO EMBRACE MODERN TECHNOLOGY.

>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU NEED TO TRIEF YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD.

>> IT IS A HURDLE FOR OKLAHOMA BUSINESSES.

COSTS IS THE NUMBER ONE HURDLE.

WINDOW WORLD HAS UPDATED THEIR CONSUMER BASE TECHNOLOGY.

>> WINDOW WORLD CORPORATE DEVELOPED CRM.

>> IT IS A TOOL USED TO ORGANIZE CUSTOMER DATA AND IMPROVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.

>> IT DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION TO WHERE WE CAN SOME WHAT AUTOMATE IT AND THEN WHEN SOMEBODY RELIES BACK, WE GET THE RESPONSES AND IT IS REAL TIME.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ROBOTS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

>> WE ARE SEEING COOL EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL COMPLEMENT WORK AND NOT TAKE OVER.

>> EMPLOYEES MUST EMBRACE THE CHANGE.

>> DON'T THINK THE JOB MARKET IS HOT.

IT IS AFFECTED INDUSTRY BY INDUSTRY.

>> TAILWIND USED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A DRIVER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

>> WE PUSH ON THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SEE HOW FAR WE PUSH THAT.

WE ARE VERY MUCH IN THE CAMP OF THAT IS WHERE IT IS HEADS.

>> WINDOW WORLD SAID TECHNOLOGY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HERE TO STAY.

THAT HAS REALLY HELPED US TO MANAGE CUSTOMER'S TIME AND OUR TIME AND IT REALLY IS JUST TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT THING.

>> JOEL, THANK YOU.

OKLAHOMA STATE ALUMDENNY KELLINGTON, CLASS OF 2000 DELIVERED THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT OSU'S GRADUATION CEREMONY LAST SATURDAY IN STILLWATER.

HE WAS A HER FERVO IN EVERY SINCE OF THE WORD AS HE AND HIS TOO MANY SAVED THE LIFE OF BILL'S SAFETY DEMAR HAMLIN AFTER HE SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST TOURING A GAME AGAINST THE BENGALS.

FOR HIS FAMILY AND FANS AND FOOTBALL STAFF WATCHING FROM THE STADIUM OR LIVING ROOM O.E.T.A.TVS, IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT TO SAY THE LEAST.

IT IS THE BIT ODD TO BE THE PERSON REPORTERERS ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY SAY DENNY KELLINGTON IS A HER FERVO.

IT IS HUMBLING.

BUT THE ATTENTION HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING.

OOICH SAID REPEATEDLY THAT I AM NOT A HER FERVO.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I WAS THAT DAY, I WAS READY.

ON JANUARY 2ND, BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND WITH YEARS OF PRACTICE AND PREPARATION, DEMAR HAMLIN HAS A HAPPY ENDING N. >> INDEED HE WILL BE BACK PLAYING FOR THE BILLS IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.

WE TOLD YOU A FEW WEEKS BACK ABOUT A LEGISLATIVE REPORT THAT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES KNOWN AS OMES HAD FAMED TO PROVIDE PROPER OVERSIGHT TO THE STATE AGENCY SPENDING.

IN RESPONSE OMES HAS A NEW RISK, AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE DIVISION AND CLOSELY MONITOR EXPENDITURES THAT STATE AGENCIES CLAIM ARE EXEMPT.

IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MERGERS IN OKLAHOMA HISTORY AND IN THIS OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

JASON DOYLE BEGINS WITH THE ONE OK'S $19 BILLION DEAL TO PURCHASE MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM.

>> IT WILL GIVE THEM $25 IN CASH AND TWO-THIRDS OF THE SHARE OF THE STOCK FOR EACH SHARE THEY OWN.

THAT IS A 22% PREMIUM.

THE COMBINED COMPANY AM OPERATE MORE THAN 25000 MILES OF LIQUIDS ORIENTED PIPELINES WITH A SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL PRESENCE IN THE GULF COAST AND MIDCONTINENT MARKET HUB.

ONE OK WAS ALREADY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST SEVEN PIPELINE OPERATORS IN THE COUNTRY.

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HAS ACCESS TO HALF OF THE U.S.

REFINING CAPAC ITY.

IF APPROVED, THE DEAL TO CLOSE IN FALL OF THE YEAR MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM TO BE A WHOLE FERVO OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ONE OK. ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN DOO HAS RAY LOSS.

IT IS A MANUFACTURING SYSTEM IS DELIVERED TO THE PRIOR FACILITY AND THE INITIAL INSTAUGZ'RE STALLATION OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN OKLAHOMA CITY IS UNDERWAY.

OVER THE FIRST QUARTER, CAN ON RAISED MORE THAN 1 MILLION IN FINANCING.

DUPE TO MORE RENTAL UNITS BEING AVAILABLE, OKLAHOMA CITY HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST DROPS IN AVERAGE RENTAL PRICES LAST MONTH.

IT DROPPED 6.4 PERCENT IN APRIL.

THAT IS FOURTH LARGEST.

AUSTIN, TEXAS HAD THE LARGEST DROP IN RENT PRICES.

AVERAGE RENT IN OKLAHOMA CITY LAST MONTH WAS $1,300.

>> AND THE LOOK OUT KITCHEN.

THE OPERATOR LA RATAOUILLE RESTAURANT GROUP HAS TAKEN OVER THE RESTAURANTS TO AFTER AN AMERICAN FOOD MENU.

THE LOOK OUT KITCHENS WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

THE LOCATIONS IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN JULY.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> THANK YOU.

IMMIGRATION CENTERS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER OVERFLOWING AND PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOUSANDS MORE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE COUNTRY EVERY DAY, WE DECIDED TO DEVOTE OUR INDENTING SEGMENT WITH HOW THE ELIMINATION OF TITLE 42 MIGHT IMPACT OKLAHOMA.

>> WE ARE JOINED BY THREE GUESTS WHO CAN TALK ABOUT TITLE 42 AND THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH BOOFRMENTD WE HAVE REPORTER GABBLEA PEREZ.

JOINING US IS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE OF YWCA, MOLLY BRYANT.

SHERIFF CHRIS WEST, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

>> PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

>> THANK YOU VERY HAVING US.

>> GABRIELA, A WEEK SINCE TITLE 42 WAS LIFTED.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND WHAT IS TITLE 42, CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF RUN DOWN OF THE HISTORY?

>> TITLE 42 WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY AND STIPULATED MIGRANTS WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION WOULD BE EXPELLED DUE TO CONCERNS OF SPREADING COVID 19.

>> THEY OVERRODE THE U.S. LAW THAT NONCITIZENS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS TO SEEK ASYLUM.

DURING THE TIME IT WAS IN PLACE, THE MIGRANTS WERE APPREHENDED AND EXPELLED IMMEDIATELY.

SINCE IT WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH RULE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ATTEMPTS ACROSS THE BORDER.

THEY ARE A PART OF THE HIGH NUMBER OF EXPULSION BY BORDER FROOCHLT AND NOW IT IS LIFTED, IT APPEARS THAT THE SITUATION IS CHANGING.

THE RULE LIFTED LAST THURSDAY SURGE OF MIGRANT AND MANY EXPECT ADDITIONAL INCREASE AFTER THE END OF TITLE 42.

HOWEVER, THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND INDICATED OTHERWISE.

IN THE DAYS AFTER THE RULE EXPELLED BORDER PATROL SAW A 50% DROP IN MIGRANTS AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT FROM THE FEW DAYS EARLIER.

>> IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW THE NEW RULES WILL BE AT THE BORDER.

>> THAT BRINGS ME TO SHERIFF WEST.

WHAT ABOUT TITLE 42, DO YOU AGREE THAT MAYBE WE ARE NOT SEEING THE INCREASE THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN TITLE 42 WAS LIFTED AND ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS COMING ILLEGALLY.

>>IN AM ON A BRORDER SECURITY COMMITTEE.

I HAVE BEEN DOWN TO THE BORDER MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE 2019.

IN SEPTEMBER, ANOTHER BORDER SECURITY AND IN FEBRUARY IN WASHINGTON D.C. WITH A GROUP AND LAST MONTH IN MacALLEN AND DOWN ON THE RIO GRANDE AND BORDER PATROLS AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

I HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND CON NECTIONS.

THE SHERIFF IN ARIZONA, HE'S THE BORDER COMMITTEE CHAIR AND WE COMMUNICATE REGULARLY.

WE AS SHERIFFS, WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE A CONCERN.

PUBLIC SAFETY, NUMBER TWO, NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUMBER THREE, HUMANITARIAN CRIESES THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.

SO EVEN IF THE NUMBERS ARE 50% OF WHAT THEY WERE.

IT IS OUT OF CONTROL.

THE BORDER IS NOT CONCERN.

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES IN THE DESERT.

WE STILL HAVE THE CARTELS THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE AND LOOP HOLES THAT WE HAVE.

IT IS STILL A CRISIS AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SHERIFFS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS CONCERNED.

WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE LAWS ON THE BOOKS.

THE ISSUE IS IT IS POLICY DRIVEN AND THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULE OF LAW.

THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL.

>> MOLLY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

ARE WE SEEING AN INCREASE IN IMMIGRANTS COMING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY TO TULSA?

>> YEAH, FOR SURE.

WE CONTINUE TO SEE IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS GROW AND IN BOTH OUR RURAL OR URBANIARIES LIKE TULSA AND OKLAHOMA CITY.

ALWAYS IN RURAL PLACES.

THIS INCREASE IS PRETTY STEADY AND NOT IN ON CONNECTION LIKE TITLE 42.

IT EXPIRED LAST WEEK.

WE ARE NOT SEEING ANYTHING HAPPEN YET.

WE HAD REFUGEES THAT ARE RESETTLED IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND TULSA.

THAT IS WHAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

GOING BACK TO WHAT SHERIFF WEST DISCUSSION AROUND THE BORDER.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TITLE 42 AND SEEKING ASYLUM.

WHEN WE TALK TO ABOUT THE BORDER, WE DON'T WANT TO CONFLAT THOSE COMING ILLEGALLY AND THOSE WHO ARE SOAKING ASYLUM.

THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO APPLY IN THE UNITED STATES.

THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE THEIR CASES ARE HEARD.

SO THIS IS THE LAW.

THIS IS NOT AN ABUSE OF THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.

THE SITUATION HASN'T CHANGED ON POLICYS BETWEEN EITHER ADMINISTRATION.

IT CONTINUES TO BE THE U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW.

IT WAS DEFINED BY THE ACT OF 1980 AND HUMAN RIGHTS TITLE 14.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TALKING ABOUT TITLE 42, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOLKS SEEKING ASYLUM AND THAT IS THE POLICY AND IT IS NOT OTHER FORMS OF ACCESS TO THE U.S. >> TITLE 42, TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AND NOT THOSE COMING ILLEGALLY.

>> RIGHT.

THERE IS NO CORRELATION FOR THE ASYLUM OR CROSSING ILLEGALLY.

>> SHERIFF WEST, DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT.

WHAT WAS YOUR THOUGHT ON TITLE 42 AND IT WAS LIFTED AND WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION.

>> SO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT MOLLY IS SAYING, BUT WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN IS, IS THE VETTING OCCURRING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR?

WE ALSO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ARE SCHOOLED ON WHAT THEY NEED TO SAY ONCE THEY COME ACROSS THE BORDER AND ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THEY HAVE TO CLAIM ASYLUM.

AND YOU KNOW, OUR CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RISK IF YOU ARE BEING ABUSED AND PEOPLE ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THAT POSE A THREAT TO OUR CITIZENS.

>> GAHEAD.

>> ACTUALLY, SAYING THAT PEOPLE CAN ENTER THE U.S. AND CLAIM ASYLUM AND GOING ABOUT THE PROCESS IS SIMPLEIFYING THE ACTUAL COMPLICATIONS OF SEEKING ASYLUM AND THE BORDER PATROL AND UN CS THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF VETTING PEOPLE, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, BUT I WAS IN THE BORDER IN MATTA MORRIS AND WORKING WITH FOLKS ACTUALLY SEEKING ASYLUM AND THAT PROCESS IS COMPLICATED.

YOU HAVE TO NOT ONLY HAVE YOUR STORY OF SEEKING ASYLUM, BUT EVIDENCE.

THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ESCAPED VIOLENCE AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY ESCAPING VIOLENCE AND THINKING WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED?

IT IS AN OVERSIMPLEIFICATION AND FOR ME WATCHING THE PROCESS FIRSTHAND IT IS DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED FOR FOLKS TO ACTUALLY REQUEST ASYLUM.

IT IS AGAIN THE LAW.

IT IS THE LAW FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO REQUEST AND SEEK ASYLUM.

AGAIN, THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON SOMETHING SEPARATE AND IF IT IS THE LAW.

PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO THE BORDER AND SEEK ASYLUM.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THERE WAS CHANGES TO THE RULE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MADE.

SOME OF THE POLICYS AND RULES WERE INTRODUCED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND OVERRULED IN COURT.

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE ASYLUM SEEKING POLICYS?

>> >> YES, A DAY BEFORE THE END OF TITLE 42, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT REPLACED THE PUBLIC HEALTH RULE.

THEY RESTRICT THE ELIGIBILITY IN THE UNITED STATES BY HAVE LIMITED EXTENSIONS AND OVERALL AIM TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM COMING.

THE STANDARDS ARE HIGHER NOW.

IT IS A CIRCUMFICTION OF LOCAL PATHWAYS AND CREATES A HIGHER BAR AND TO CLAIM ASYLUM.

THEY WILL HAVE TO APPLIED ENROTE TO THE UNITED STATES AND DENIED.

MY FRIENDS WHO WANT TO MAKE OR CLAIM ASYLUM HAVE TO WAIT.

IT IS REPORTED TO GLITCH AND HAS LIMITED AMOUNT OF APPOINTMENTS A DAY.

IF THEY SECURE THEM.

PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A PORT OF ENTRY.

MIGRANTS ARE GIVEN A DATE TO APPLY AT THE COURT FOR ASI BLUM.

>> AND GAHEAD.

>> I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT THOSE WHO DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA ARE FORCED TO COME UNLUFLLY.

THEN THEY ARE BARRED FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY FOR FIVE YEARS.

>> WHEN YOU ARREST ONE WHO IS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, WHAT IS THE PROCESS AND NOTIFYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND DEPORTATION?

>> ALSO I PARTICIPATED WITH 287 G. I HAVE A COUPLE OF DETENTION OFFICERS IN EL RENO THAT HAS BEEN IN ICE TRAINING AND THEY HAVE CREDENTIALS.

SO WHEN WE HAVE NONCITIZENS THAT ARE BOOKED IN THE COUNTY JAIL, BASICALLY THOSE OFFICERS THAT HAVE THE TRAINING DO AN ASSESSMENT AND WHAT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR IS PEOPLE WHO ARE CRIMINAL ALIEN AND THEN HOOK UP WITH ICE.

THEN ICE DOES THEIR THING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL BE DEPORTED OR NOT.

AS FAR AS THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE STREETS.

I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT 40 YEARS AND A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE GAME.

TODAY, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN WE RUN ACROSS TO GET AN ICE AGENT AND GET THEM TO RESPOND AND TO COME.

LIKE I SAID.

ADMINISTRATION POLICYS, IT IS NOT LIKE IT WAS IN THE '80'S AND '90'S AND 2000'S AND AN AGENT COMES OUT AND TAKES CUSTODY AND THEY WORK ON DEPORTATION.

IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TODAY.

THE OVERWHELMING VAST MAJOR ITY ARE RELEASED.

>> WHEN YOU SAY RELEASED BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY OR JUST RELEASED OUT OF THE HOLDING?

>> JUST RELEASED AT THE HOLDING.

>> AND MOLLY,INMENT TO GO BACK TO YOU HERE.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING IT LEGALLY AND HOW DOES YWCA HELP WITH THE PROCESS?

>> THEY ARE SEPARATE THAN ARRESTING SOMEONE WHO IS HERE WHO HAS COMMITTED A CRIME AND UNAUTHORIZED IN THE UNITED STATES.

SO AT THE WYCA, WE ASSIST PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND LANGUAGES AND EVERYTHING.

WE PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND AND DO MENTORING FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION AND LEGAL SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO SUPPORT ALL KINDS OF NEW NEWCOMERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN SEE ASYLUM IN ANY PORT OF ENTRY IN THE UNITED STATES.

SOUTHERN BORDER, CANADA OR FLORIDA.

IT DOESN'T MATTER AND YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AND YOU ARE SPEAKING AND GOING THROUGH A PRETTY EXPENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

PEOPLE ARE WAITING YEARS AND YEARS FOR THIS PROCESS TO COMPLETE.

THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE DURING THE PROCESS.

STOU THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS OR WICK OR MEDICARE OR MED CAYED -- MEDICARE.

OFTEN CAN'T WORK FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

IT IS A DIFFICULT THING IN THE YWCA.

WE SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE ASYLUM PROCESS.

BUT THERE IS NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN PLACE, AT LEAST GOVERNMENTAL THAT WILL SUPPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS IN A LONG OFTEN TORTIOUS PROCESS OF SEEKING ASYLUM.

>> YOU HAVEN'T SEEN AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE DUE TO TITLE FROOCHLT ARE YOU ANTICIPATING THAT TO HAPPEN AT ALL?

>> I MEAN WE ARE NOT SCARED OF IT.

WE ARE EXCITED AND WE ARE EXPERTS ON WELCOMING NEW NEWCOMERS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I CAN SAY SOMEONE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND WORKING WITH IMMIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKER AND REFUGEES THAT OKLAHOMIANS ARE PREPARED AND EXCITED AND THEY ARE WELCOMING AND GRACIOUS TO NEWCOMERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO IF WE SEE AN INCREASE IN FOLKS ARRIVING FROM THE BORDER BECAUSE OF TITLE 42, AGAIN, WE ARE PREPARED.

WE'VE BEEN CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT FOLKS.

WE HAVE INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME HERE AND I WILL ASK TWO QUESTIONS AND BREAK THE RULES HERE.

SHERIFF WEST, I WANT TO GIVE YOU'S CHANCE.

>> I HAVE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO LIVE IN MY COUNTY THAT TOOK AFGHAN REFUGEES IN THEIR ARMS AND THEY ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN PLACED.

AND SO HE BEFRIENDED THIS GROUP, AND HE WAS LOOKING TO GET THEM MOVED OVER TO CANADIAN COUNTY AND RENTAL PROPERTIES TO LOOK AFTER THEM.

SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD POINT, THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE AND BECOME VICTIMS.

THAT IS SAID TO SAY ABOUT THE PEOPLE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT ARE EXPLOITING THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AND SO, THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS PASSED ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS.

YOU KNOW, I AM ALL FOR IT AND I THINK MOST LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND GET PEOPLE TO ASSIMULATE IN OUR CITIZEN THAT ARE CONTRIBUTORS.

BUT ONE THING WE ARE DISCUSSING IS WHAT RESOURCES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

BUT THERE ARE GOOD POINTS.

>> AND GAB RELA.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT, IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRATION, THAT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR STATE AND BUILDING A HOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY, REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS.

THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, IMMIGRANTS ARE ENTREPRENEURS AND IN 2019, THE BUSINESSES GENERATES 700 MILLION IN REVENUE.

THEY PAY TAXES REGARDLESS OF THE IMMIGRATION STATUS.

1.9 IN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND HELP TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS AND AMAZING AS THEY ARE.

OKLAHOMA CAN BOLSTER IT BYPASSING POLICYS THAT YOU KNOW, ARE BENEFITTING US ALL.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BORDER AND IMMIGRATION IS DIFFICULT TO INFLUENCE.

BUT IN THE STATE LEVEL, OKLAHOMA CAN EMBRACE AND HELP WITH OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR JOINING US.

SHERIFF WEST OUT OF THE CANADIAN COUNTY.

GABBY PEREZ AND THE MOLLY BRYANT SENIOR DIRECTOR AT YWCAN IN TELL US A.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT CONVERSATION.

OUR LOOK AT THE NATIONAL VIEW THIS WEEK TAKES UP NORTH TO COLORADO WHERE A VETERINARIAN HAS A NONTRADITIONAL WAY OF TREATING ANIMALS.

THE STORY IS COURTES OF OUR PARTNERS.

>> DO YOU THINK PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY THINK YOU ARE SCREWY?

>> [LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE BEEN CALLED WORSE.

>> QUESTION FOR DR. GORDON.

>> YOU HAVE AN EASY WAY FOR US TO REMEMBER IN >> I WOULD SAY, ECLECTIC.

>> THAT IS A DIFFERENT CHARACTER HERE?

>> IDEAISTIC.

POLYANA, COMES UP A BIT.

>> AND THAT IS EVERYWHERE.

THE NAME OF MY LITTLE ACRONYM.

>> AND YOYO.

>> AND MY NAME IS DR. JANET GORDON PALM.

I AM A CONVENTIONALLY TRAINED VETERINARIAN FOR 42 YEARS.

THERE SHE IS.

>> I NOW FEEL I AM WHAT I WOULD CALL A INTEGRATED VETERINARIAN AND INTEGRATED THE THERAPIES THAT I BECAME MORE AWARE OF.

AS TIME WENT ON BECAUSE CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE DID NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS.

>> HOW I BECAME A VET OR KNEW I WANTED TO BE A VET PROBABLY STARTS WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

MY GRANDPARENTS HAD A FARM.

I WOULD FOLLOW THE ANIMALS AROUND AND FOLLOW MY GRANDPARENTS AROUND AND THAT ALLOWED ME TO READ THE BODY LANGUAGE AND INTERACT WITH THEM AND SEE THAT THEY ARE ESSENTIAL BEINGS AND DESERVE A QUALITY OF LIFE AS IMPORTANTLY AS PEOPLE DO.

>> HI, GIRL.

>> I JUST WALK AND SHE DOES WHAT SHE WANTS.

>> YES.

>> COME ON SWEET PEA.

RIGHT NOW SHE'S TELLING ME, WHO ARE YOU?

I AM NOT SURE I WANT TO BE IN YOUR SPACE.

I TRY TO GET CONSENT.

I KNOW.

IT IS ALL RIGHT.

BEING TRAINED CONVENTUALLY.

WE ARE ALL TAUGHT THAT HERE IS THE SYMPTOMS AND SO HERE IS THE TREATMENT FOR THOSE SYMPTOMS.

THAT'S BEEN EFFECTIVE.

BUT YOU REACH A POINT WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

OFTEN TIMES ANIMALS ARE GETTING SICKER.

LASER THERAPY IS QUITE COMMON NOW.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO USE IT TWEL YEARSS -- 12 YEARS AGO, IT WAS NOT COMMON IN MY FIELD.

BUT THE ANALOGY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IS COMPARING TO THE SUN AND HOW IT AFFECTS PLANT CELLS.

LIGHT ENERGY ABSOLUTELY CAUSES A CHEMICAL REACTION IN PLANT CELLS WHICH ALLOWS THE PLANT TO PRODUCE FUEL FOR THE CELL AND THAT CAUSES THE CELL TO REGENERATE.

IT IS FRUSTRATING ME THAT A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE STILL SKEPTICAL.

NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING SKEPTICAL.

THAT IS A CHALLENGE WITH MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE THEY WILL SAY, I WANT TO SEE THE EVIDENCE PEER REVIEW DOUBLE BLIND STUDIES ON HAWKS THAT IT WILL SPEED THE FRACTURE HEALING.

>> MY ANSWER IS I WOULD, TOO.

BUT I CAN'T IGNORE ALL OF THE ANIMALS THAT ARE RESPONDING IN 1 OR 2 TREATMENTS.

IT IS NOT THAT THEY ARE READING A BRO CHUR THAT SAID I SHOULD BE RESPONDING BECAUSE MY CELLS ARE ACTIVATED AND THE ANY RICK OXIDE AND THE HTP., ALL THEY KNOW IS I FEEL BETTER.

DOCTOR, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE SIMPLE VERSION OF WHAT IS A NONTHERMAL VERSION.

>> OR THE WRAP VERSION.

>> SUNLIGHT AND THE PLANT IT KICKS IT.

>> AND IT IS LIKE A KITCHEN.

>> AND THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING.

YEAH.

IT IS A CHANGE.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, YOUNG TEENS GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE AND THEIR SIBLINGS WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF THEM.

IT IS A SUCCESS STORY YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS.

TAYLOR JACKSON REPORTS NEXT SATURDAY AT LEN.

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