>> THE LEDGE SLAVIVE SESSION ENDS AND THE LEGAL CHALLENGES ENDS AND THE LEGAL CHALLENGES BEGIN AS OKLAHOMA ENACTS LAWS BEGIN AS OKLAHOMA ENACTS LAWS BANNING ABORTION.

BANNING ABORTION.

THE CORE OF THIS WHOLE THE CORE OF THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION IS THE PROTECTION OF DISCUSSION IS THE PROTECTION OF INNOCENT LIFE.

INNOCENT LIFE.

>> WE'RE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINT >> WE'RE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINT THAT HE HAD HOUSE BILL EVEN SAW THAT HE HAD HOUSE BILL EVEN SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY.

THE LIGHT OF DAY.

>> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH >> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

AWARENESS MONTH.

CHALLENGES FACING POST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES FACING POST PANDEMIC CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

>> YOU WANT THEM TO SO YOU.

>> YOU WANT THEM TO SO YOU.

WHETHER IT IS A SMALL ONE OR BIG WHETHER IT IS A SMALL ONE OR BIG ONE.

ONE.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM RELYING ON YOU DON'T WANT THEM RELYING ON THEIR FRIEND.

THEIR FRIEND.

>> S FOOD INSECURITY IS A >> S FOOD INSECURITY IS A GROWING CONCERN FOR COLLEGE.

GROWING CONCERN FOR COLLEGE.

>> THE HUNGER FREE CAMPUS IS THE >> THE HUNGER FREE CAMPUS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A LEGISLATURE FIRST TIME THAT A LEGISLATURE BEGAN GIVING MONEY.

BEGAN GIVING MONEY.

>> AN UPDATE ON THOUSANDS OF >> AN UPDATE ON THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS, BUILDING NEW LIVES IN AFGHANS, BUILDING NEW LIVES IN OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.

>> HAS NEVER SEEN THIS LARGE >> HAS NEVER SEEN THIS LARGE NUMBER OF REFUGEES.

NUMBER OF REFUGEES.

WE DEFINITELY HAVE NEVER SEEN WE DEFINITELY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MANY IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT THIS MANY IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

OF TIME.

>> THOSE STORIES AND MORE ON THE >> THOSE STORIES AND MORE ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> HELLO, WELCOME TO THE >> HELLO, WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

GOVERNOR, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL GOVERNOR, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ASSOCIATION BEGIN ON JUNE 13 TO ASSOCIATION BEGIN ON JUNE 13 TO ADDRESS HIS DEMAND TO REREDUCE ADDRESS HIS DEMAND TO REREDUCE THE ACTION AND VETOED THREE THE ACTION AND VETOED THREE BUDGET RELATED BILLS AND IT BUDGET RELATED BILLS AND IT WOULD BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS WOULD BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE FAR SHORE.

SIGNATURE FAR SHORE.

>> WE'RE JOINED BY JASON.

>> WE'RE JOINED BY JASON.

>> RICH, ON FRIDAY THE >> RICH, ON FRIDAY THE LEGISLATURE MET AND OVERRODE LEGISLATURE MET AND OVERRODE THOSE VETOES, BUT NONCOMMITTAL O THOSE VETOES, BUT NONCOMMITTAL O FAR.

FAR.

A SESSION THAT IS UNUSUAL AND A SESSION THAT IS UNUSUAL AND CONTROVERSIAL.

CONTROVERSIAL.

>> THIS BUDGET IS NOT, WAS INTO >> THIS BUDGET IS NOT, WAS INTO THE AGREEMENT.

THE AGREEMENT.

>> THE GOVERNOR DRUG A LINE IN >> THE GOVERNOR DRUG A LINE IN THE SAND WITH THE REPUBLICANS THE SAND WITH THE REPUBLICANS PROVIDING FOR A GOOD TEND TO THE PROVIDING FOR A GOOD TEND TO THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION.

SECOND REGULAR SESSION.

MAKING THE CLAIM HE WAS NOT MAKING THE CLAIM HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

>> AGREEMENT REQUIRES >> AGREEMENT REQUIRES NEGOTIATIONS AND REQUIRES NEGOTIATIONS AND REQUIRES CONSENSUS AND NEGOTIATIONS, DID CONSENSUS AND NEGOTIATIONS, DID NOT HAPPEN IN THIS YEAR'S NOT HAPPEN IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

BUDGET.

>> THE LEGISLATURE PASSED THE >> THE LEGISLATURE PASSED THE BUDGET LATE LAST WEEK.

BUDGET LATE LAST WEEK.

IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO HELP IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO HELP OKLAHOMA WITH RISING INFLATION OKLAHOMA WITH RISING INFLATION FAIR COSTS.

FAIR COSTS.

HE DISPARAGED THEM FOR PASSING A HE DISPARAGED THEM FOR PASSING A 7 5 TANKS REBATE.

7 5 TANKS REBATE.

>> IT'S A POLITICAL GIMMICK >> IT'S A POLITICAL GIMMICK DURING A ELECTION YEAR.

DURING A ELECTION YEAR.

I NEVER EXPECTED REPUBLICANS TO I NEVER EXPECTED REPUBLICANS TO TAKE A PAGE OUT OF PRESIDENT TAKE A PAGE OUT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S LIBERAL PLAYBOOK AND BIDEN'S LIBERAL PLAYBOOK AND WAVE 181 MILLION DOLLARS SENDING WAVE 181 MILLION DOLLARS SENDING GOVERNMENT CHECKS OUT.

GOVERNMENT CHECKS OUT.

>> HE CONTENS HIS CALL FOR A >> HE CONTENS HIS CALL FOR A SPECIAL SESSION, AND FURTHER SPECIAL SESSION, AND FURTHER REDUCE THE STATE INCOME TAX WILL REDUCE THE STATE INCOME TAX WILL BE A BETTER PLAN TO HELP BE A BETTER PLAN TO HELP OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

>> THIS WILL SAVE THE FAMILY 453 >> THIS WILL SAVE THE FAMILY 453 EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

>> OKLAHOMA HOUSE SPEAKER ISSUED >> OKLAHOMA HOUSE SPEAKER ISSUED A SIMPLE ONE SENTENCE A SIMPLE ONE SENTENCE STATEMENT.

STATEMENT.

THE HOUSE WILL RESPOND TO THE THE HOUSE WILL RESPOND TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANY MISLEADING GOVERNOR'S MANY MISLEADING STATEMENTS IN DO YOU COURSE.

STATEMENTS IN DO YOU COURSE.

>> ON THE FINAL DAY REGULAR >> ON THE FINAL DAY REGULAR SESSION OF LEGISLATURE DID NOT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE DID NOT OVERTURN THE REVOTES THE REBATE OVERTURN THE REVOTES THE REBATE MONEY AND THE REPEAL OF THE MONEY AND THE REPEAL OF THE MOTOR VOKE TAX.

MOTOR VOKE TAX.

>> ABORTION IS BRINGING NATIONAL >> ABORTION IS BRINGING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE MOST PRO-LIFE ATTENTION TO THE MOST PRO-LIFE STATE IN THE NATION.

STATE IN THE NATION.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CLEARER >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CLEARER WE CAN BE.

WE CAN BE.

WE BELIEVE LIFE BEGINS AT WE BELIEVE LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION.

CONCEPTION.

>> SO TO FIGHT FIRE-WITH-FIRE I >> SO TO FIGHT FIRE-WITH-FIRE I PROPOSE A TONGUE IN CHEEK TO PROPOSE A TONGUE IN CHEEK TO MANDATE VASECTOMIES.

MANDATE VASECTOMIES.

>>> SIGNED, HOUSE BILL THE TEXAS >>> SIGNED, HOUSE BILL THE TEXAS STYLE LAW WHICH ALLOWS LAWSUITS STYLE LAW WHICH ALLOWS LAWSUITS TO BE FILED AGAINST SOMEONE WHO TO BE FILED AGAINST SOMEONE WHO PERFORMS OR AIDS IN ABORTION PERFORMS OR AIDS IN ABORTION THIS.

MOVES IT IS FROM A FEE AT THIS.

MOVES IT IS FROM A FEE AT THAT TIME HEARTBEAT TO THAT TIME HEARTBEAT TO CONCEPTION.

CONCEPTION.

>>> THEY NOW JOIN THE TEXANS >>> THEY NOW JOIN THE TEXANS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING CARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING CARE FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS IN FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS IN FLEEING OUR STATE AND GETTING FLEEING OUR STATE AND GETTING CARE WHERE IT'S AVAILABLE.

CARE WHERE IT'S AVAILABLE.

>> JUST AHEAD THE LAST WEEK >> JUST AHEAD THE LAST WEEK PASSAGE, CLINICS HAD ALREADY PASSAGE, CLINICS HAD ALREADY PAUSED ABORTION SERVICES.

PAUSED ABORTION SERVICES.

WE WERE PREPARING TO RESUME CARE WE WERE PREPARING TO RESUME CARE UNTIL OUR OKLAHOMA CENTERS POST UNTIL OUR OKLAHOMA CENTERS POST YOU KNOW, SENATOR 1503 WHICH WAS YOU KNOW, SENATOR 1503 WHICH WAS THE ALL OUT SIX WEEKS IN AND THE ALL OUT SIX WEEKS IN AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

AT THIS POINT.

AT THIS POINT.

>> THE PROVIDER HAD TO STOP >> THE PROVIDER HAD TO STOP PROVIDING ON FRIDAY BECAUSE THEY PROVIDING ON FRIDAY BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD NO CLUE WHEN HE WAS JUST HAD NO CLUE WHEN HE WAS GOING TO SIGN IT.

HE COULD HAVE GOING TO SIGN IT.

HE COULD HAVE SIGNED.

SIGNED.

>> SUPPORTERS OF THE NEAR TOTAL >> SUPPORTERS OF THE NEAR TOTAL BAN BELIEVE THEY'RE ON THE CUSP BAN BELIEVE THEY'RE ON THE CUSP OF WINNING THEIR FIGHT TO THE OF WINNING THEIR FIGHT TO THE PUSH BACK ROE V. WADE.

PUSH BACK ROE V. WADE.

>> THE CORE OF THIS WHOLE >> THE CORE OF THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION IS THE PROTECTION OF DISCUSSION IS THE PROTECTION OF INNOCENT LIFE.

INNOCENT LIFE.

>> WE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING WITH >> WE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING WITH THE COURTS AND WE CAN SEE WHAT'S THE COURTS AND WE CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND I'M GOING TO TELL HAPPENING AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I HAVE HOPE.

YOU, I HAVE HOPE.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC >> THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BILL OF THIS SESSION DEVELOPMENT BILL OF THIS SESSION AND PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY OF AND PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA ENSURE THAT MORE ARE OKLAHOMA ENSURE THAT MORE ARE GIVEN A CHANCE TO LIFE.

GIVEN A CHANCE TO LIFE.

>> THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE >> THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS DID NOT PHASE NEW RIGHTS DID NOT PHASE NEW LAWSUIT.

LAWSUIT.

INSTEAD IT'S AMENDING THE INSTEAD IT'S AMENDING THE CURRENT LAWSUIT.

CURRENT LAWSUIT.

A.C.L.U., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A.C.L.U., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEELS OKLAHOMA DOES NOT WANT A FEELS OKLAHOMA DOES NOT WANT A TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION.

TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION.

>> WE'RE SEEING POLLS COMING OUT >> WE'RE SEEING POLLS COMING OUT 55% DON'T SUPPORT IT.

55% DON'T SUPPORT IT.

SO OUR LEGISLATURE IS NOT SO OUR LEGISLATURE IS NOT REPRESENTING OKLAHOMA BOY ANY REPRESENTING OKLAHOMA BOY ANY MEANS.

MEANS.

>> DEMOCRATS LARGELY AGAINST >> DEMOCRATS LARGELY AGAINST FULL BOUND ABORTION, OVER 75% OF FULL BOUND ABORTION, OVER 75% OF THEM SAID THEY WERE AGAINST THEM SAID THEY WERE AGAINST BANNING THAT.

BANNING THAT.

OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS ARE A OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE MIXED 48% WOULD LITTLE BIT MORE MIXED 48% WOULD BE IN FAVOR AFTER FULL BAN ON BE IN FAVOR AFTER FULL BAN ON ABORTIONS AND 40% WERE AGAINST ABORTIONS AND 40% WERE AGAINST THAT BAN.

THAT BAN.

>> 55% OF VOTERS SAID THEY DO >> 55% OF VOTERS SAID THEY DO NOT WANT A FULL BAN ON ABORTION NOT WANT A FULL BAN ON ABORTION IN OKLAHOMA.

IN OKLAHOMA.

>> HOUSE BILL 4327 IS A NEAR >> HOUSE BILL 4327 IS A NEAR TOTAL RAY-BAN ONLY EXCEPTION TO TOTAL RAY-BAN ONLY EXCEPTION TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH A >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH A LEGISLATURE HAS ALSO PASSED A LEGISLATURE HAS ALSO PASSED A BILL THAT WILL PROVIDE TEACHERS BILL THAT WILL PROVIDE TEACHERS MORE THAN 25,000 TO HELP PAY FOR MORE THAN 25,000 TO HELP PAY FOR A PROGRAM.

A PROGRAM.

UPON GRADUATION THEY WOULD BE UPON GRADUATION THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SERVE 5 DEGREES AN REQUIRED TO SERVE 5 DEGREES AN OKLAHOMA CLASSROOM.

OKLAHOMA CLASSROOM.

PRAISED THE BILL SAYING RIGHT PRAISED THE BILL SAYING RIGHT NOW, OKLAHOMA IS NOT PRODUCING NOW, OKLAHOMA IS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH TEACHERS AND THE NEW LAW ENOUGH TEACHERS AND THE NEW LAW SHOULD HELP.

SHOULD HELP.

>> 200,000 HAS BEEN ALLOTTED TO >> 200,000 HAS BEEN ALLOTTED TO SUPPORT OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITIES IN SUPPORT OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITIES IN HELPING FIGHT COLLEGE FOOD HELPING FIGHT COLLEGE FOOD INSECURITY.

INSECURITY.

30% OF HIGHER ED STUDENTS WILL 30% OF HIGHER ED STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY.

EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY.

>> OKLAHOMA RANKS 4TH IN THE >> OKLAHOMA RANKS 4TH IN THE NATION FOR FOOD INSECURITY AND NATION FOR FOOD INSECURITY AND MANY DON'T REALIZE THAT COLLEGE MANY DON'T REALIZE THAT COLLEGE STUDENTS FALL INTO THAT STUDENTS FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

CATEGORY.

>> SOME STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO >> SOME STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD FOOD.

AFFORD FOOD.

>>> MANY OF THEM CAN'T HAVE A >>> MANY OF THEM CAN'T HAVE A FULL-TIME I DON'T KNOW AND MANY FULL-TIME I DON'T KNOW AND MANY DO.

DO.

BUT THE FOOD ASPECT OF THAT, IS BUT THE FOOD ASPECT OF THAT, IS THE FIRST THING TO DO GO.

THE FIRST THING TO DO GO.

>> MANY STATES, LEGISLATION HAS >> MANY STATES, LEGISLATION HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO HELP FEED BEEN INTRODUCED TO HELP FEED COLLEGE STUDENTS.

COLLEGE STUDENTS.

>> MARYLAND CALIFORNIA ALREADY >> MARYLAND CALIFORNIA ALREADY PASSED THE BILL TO ASSIST PASSED THE BILL TO ASSIST COLLEGE FOOD PANTRY BLESS THIS COLLEGE FOOD PANTRY BLESS THIS IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT STATE IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT STATE LEGISLATURES BEGAN BEGINNING LEGISLATURES BEGAN BEGINNING MONEY DIRECTLY.

MONEY DIRECTLY.

THIS IS AGAIN SOMETHING WE THIS IS AGAIN SOMETHING WE SHOULD SEEK AS CONTINUATION OF SHOULD SEEK AS CONTINUATION OF THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE IN K-12.

THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE IN K-12.

>> THE BILL SENDS MONEY TO >> THE BILL SENDS MONEY TO COLLEGE THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED COLLEGE THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN NEED.

SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN NEED.

>> IT'S A WAY TO PUSH THEM >> IT'S A WAY TO PUSH THEM FURTHER AND SAY WE SEE YOU FURTHER AND SAY WE SEE YOU TRYING TO DO THIS.

TRYING TO DO THIS.

>> PAY STUDENTS SO THEY CAN >> PAY STUDENTS SO THEY CAN STOCK THE PANTRY AND MAKE SURE STOCK THE PANTRY AND MAKE SURE THEY GET SUPPORT THEY NEED- THEY GET SUPPORT THEY NEED- >>> WHILE THE BILL ITSELF DID >>> WHILE THE BILL ITSELF DID NOT PASS THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT PASS THE LEGISLATURE DID APPROVE 200,000 IN THE NEXT APPROVE 200,000 IN THE NEXT STATE BUDGET TO HELP BUY FOOD.

STATE BUDGET TO HELP BUY FOOD.

>>> ALSO AS WE LOOK AT THE FOOD >>> ALSO AS WE LOOK AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 200,000 THIS YEAR.

PANTRY, 200,000 THIS YEAR.

GOT INVOLVED IN THAT AND WE HAVE GOT INVOLVED IN THAT AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST FOOD SOME OF THE HIGHEST FOOD INSECURITY, FOURTH IN THE INSECURITY, FOURTH IN THE NATION.

NATION.

>> THE EXTRA FUNDS WILL BE USED >> THE EXTRA FUNDS WILL BE USED TO HELP EXISTING PANTRIES.

TO HELP EXISTING PANTRIES.

>> OUR WHOLE PURPOSE TO CUT DOWN >> OUR WHOLE PURPOSE TO CUT DOWN FOOD INSECURITY.

FOOD INSECURITY.

>> THE FOOD PANTRY OPENED IN >> THE FOOD PANTRY OPENED IN 2012.

2012.

>> CAME ABOUT THROUGH >> CAME ABOUT THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WAS OTHERS AND CONVERSATIONS WAS OTHERS AND JUST THEM LETTING US KNOW THAT A JUST THEM LETTING US KNOW THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND LOT OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF WERE USING LOCAL FOOD STAFF WERE USING LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES.

PANTRIES.

>> IT WAS REVEALED THAT 47% OF >> IT WAS REVEALED THAT 47% OF THE STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS FOOD THE STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS FOOD INSECURE.

INSECURE.

>>> WHICH MEANS THEY DO NOT KNOW >>> WHICH MEANS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL MIGHT BE WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL MIGHT BE COMING FROM.

COMING FROM.

>> THAT'S A LARGE PORTION OF OUR >> THAT'S A LARGE PORTION OF OUR POPULATION WE THINK OUR PANTRY POPULATION WE THINK OUR PANTRY DOES GOOD WORK AND MAKE SURE DOES GOOD WORK AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY THAT OUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE TO THEM.

HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE TO THEM.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA >> THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OPENED ITS PANTRY IN 2018 CAMPUS OPENED ITS PANTRY IN 2018 CAMPUS CARE SAYS IT TOOK A YEAR CARE SAYS IT TOOK A YEAR PLANNING TO GET IT UP AND PLANNING TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING.

THIS ALL STARTED RUNNING.

THIS ALL STARTED THROUGH OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT THROUGH OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION HERE ON CAMPUS, I ASSOCIATION HERE ON CAMPUS, I SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE.

ASSISTANCE.

AND VICE-PRESIDENT.

AND VICE-PRESIDENT.

>> THIS SPRING, SAW AN INCREASED >> THIS SPRING, SAW AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND STAFF NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO USE THE PANTRY.

MEMBERS WHO USE THE PANTRY.

>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WE WERE >> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 120 PEOPLE A AVERAGING ABOUT 120 PEOPLE A WEEK THEN WHEN EVERYONE GOT SENT WEEK THEN WHEN EVERYONE GOT SENT HOME OUR NUMBERS DROPPED.

HOME OUR NUMBERS DROPPED.

BUT THEY HAVE BEEN GOING BACK BUT THEY HAVE BEEN GOING BACK EVER SINCE.

EVER SINCE.

>> NOW O.U.

PANTRY PAN CHASE 175 >> NOW O.U.

PANTRY PAN CHASE 175 PEOPLE A WEEK IN THE SPRING.

PEOPLE A WEEK IN THE SPRING.

NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED.

NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED.

>> OVER THE SUMMER, WE HAD 103 >> OVER THE SUMMER, WE HAD 103 PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

NORMALLY IN THE SUMMER STUDENTS NORMALLY IN THE SUMMER STUDENTS ARE GONE, WE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT ARE GONE, WE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE 100 PEOPLE SO THE WE WOULD HAVE 100 PEOPLE SO THE NUMBERS ARE HIGH AND THEY'LL NUMBERS ARE HIGH AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO CLIMB WITH CONTINUE TO CLIMB WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON.

EVERYTHING GOING ON.

>> BOTH HAVE PARTNERED A FOOD >> BOTH HAVE PARTNERED A FOOD BANK TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR BANK TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN NEED.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN NEED.

>> OKLAHOMA COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE >> OKLAHOMA COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE NOT ALONE.

NOT ALONE.

SEVERAL OTHER STATES ARE DEALING SEVERAL OTHER STATES ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

RACIAL IS THE FOUNDER OF WIPE RACIAL IS THE FOUNDER OF WIPE OUT HUNGER.

OUT HUNGER.

IT'S A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT.

IT'S A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT.

BEGAN BACK IN 2010 AND NOW BEGAN BACK IN 2010 AND NOW OPERATE ON 435 COLLEGES ACROSS OPERATE ON 435 COLLEGES ACROSS THE U.S.

THE U.S.

THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS ASSIST THEM WITH SCHOOLS ASSIST THEM WITH IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO SAY IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES TO SAY HELP STUDENTS MOTE THEIR BASIC HELP STUDENTS MOTE THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

NEEDS.

>> WHEN WE POLLED WE FOUND OUT >> WHEN WE POLLED WE FOUND OUT THAT NEARLY HALF OF THEM.

THAT NEARLY HALF OF THEM.

GOT FREE BREAKFAST LUNCH IN GOT FREE BREAKFAST LUNCH IN SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

>> SO WE'RE SHOWING UP TO MAKE >> SO WE'RE SHOWING UP TO MAKE SURE IT THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO SURE IT THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO MAYBE SURVIVE ON THE BEANS AND MAYBE SURVIVE ON THE BEANS AND RICE, WILL THEIR PEERS MIGHT RICE, WILL THEIR PEERS MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT KINDS HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD.

OF FOOD.

MAKE SURE IT IS FAIR.

MAKE SURE IT IS FAIR.

>> TOOK A SURVEY OF STUDENTS TO >> TOOK A SURVEY OF STUDENTS TO SEE HOW THEIR FOOD PANTRIES HAVE SEE HOW THEIR FOOD PANTRIES HAVE MADE AN IMPACT ON CAMPUS.

MADE AN IMPACT ON CAMPUS.

>> ONE OF THE STUDENTS, THE >> ONE OF THE STUDENTS, THE HAPPIEST I AM IS WHEN I CAN GO HAPPIEST I AM IS WHEN I CAN GO AND GET FOOD FOR THE WEEK.

AND GET FOOD FOR THE WEEK.

>> BUYING GROCERY IS A >> BUYING GROCERY IS A LIFESAVER.

LIFESAVER.

>>> A STUDENT SAYS I DON'T KNOW >>> A STUDENT SAYS I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN STAY IN SCHOOL WITHOUT HOW I CAN STAY IN SCHOOL WITHOUT IN.

IN.

>> TAYLOR THANK YOU.

>> TAYLOR THANK YOU.

COMING UP LATER WE'LL WELCOME COMING UP LATER WE'LL WELCOME THREE OF OUR TRUSTED PARTNER THREE OF OUR TRUSTED PARTNER REPORTS WHO HAVE COVERED THE REPORTS WHO HAVE COVERED THE CAPITAL TAKE PART IN AN IN-DEPTH CAPITAL TAKE PART IN AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON WHAT TRANSPIRED DISCUSSION ON WHAT TRANSPIRED SINCE THE SESSION BEGAN BACK IN SINCE THE SESSION BEGAN BACK IN FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

>> A MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH >> A MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CYBERSTALKING AND MAKING CYBERSTALKING AND MAKING STATEMENTS REGARDING OKLAHOMA STATEMENTS REGARDING OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN AND HIS FAMILY.

CONGRESSMAN AND HIS FAMILY.

KEITH MADE HIS APPEARANCE.

KEITH MADE HIS APPEARANCE.

THE F.B.I.

COMPLAINT, WHERE HE THE F.B.I.

COMPLAINT, WHERE HE MADE KIDNAPPING AND DEATH MADE KIDNAPPING AND DEATH THREATS.

THREATS.

HE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION.

HE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION.

>> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH >> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND THE AMERICAN AWARENESS MONTH AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICIANS IS ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICIANS IS SOUNDING THE ALARM.

SOUNDING THE ALARM.

>> NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY.

JASON SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT JASON SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT A NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CALLED A NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CALLED SOUND IT OUT TOGETHER.

SOUND IT OUT TOGETHER.

>> RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN EVER FOR >> RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN EVER FOR OUR PARENTING IN OUR KIDS.

OUR PARENTING IN OUR KIDS.

>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS INCREASE >> WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS INCREASE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND ALSO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND ALSO SUICIDE.

SUICIDE.

SO THE IDEA OF WHY IT IS SO THE IDEA OF WHY IT IS IMPORTANT EXWHY WE HAVE THIS, IS IMPORTANT EXWHY WE HAVE THIS, IS TO EMPHASIZE WHY WE NEED TO DO TO EMPHASIZE WHY WE NEED TO DO THIS.

THIS.

BUT TO ALSO TEACH PARENTS AND BUT TO ALSO TEACH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS HOW TO DO THIS WELL.

CAREGIVERS HOW TO DO THIS WELL.

I THINK WE OFTEN DREAD HAVING I THINK WE OFTEN DREAD HAVING THOSE CONVERSATION AND RISK THOSE CONVERSATION AND RISK FUNDS SO IT IS ABOUT HOW TO DIVE FUNDS SO IT IS ABOUT HOW TO DIVE INTO THOSE CONVERSATION WITH INTO THOSE CONVERSATION WITH THOSE TOOLS.

THOSE TOOLS.

HELP REALLY GUIDE THE START HELP REALLY GUIDE THE START THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

IT'S GOING TO HELP YOUR CHILD BE IT'S GOING TO HELP YOUR CHILD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPRESS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPRESS DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.

DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.

WE WANT THEM TO COME TO YOU, WE WANT THEM TO COME TO YOU, WHETHER IT IS A MALL ONE OR BIG WHETHER IT IS A MALL ONE OR BIG ONE.

ONE.

>> WE DON'T WANT NOMIRELY ON >> WE DON'T WANT NOMIRELY ON THEIR FRIENDS AND INTERNET.

THEIR FRIENDS AND INTERNET.

>> SOUND CAMPAIGN HAS THE TOOLS >> SOUND CAMPAIGN HAS THE TOOLS PARENTS CAN I DON'T TO BE ABLE PARENTS CAN I DON'T TO BE ABLE TO BREACH THESE TOPICS.

TO BREACH THESE TOPICS.

>>> I AM ALWAYS MOM AND A MOM >>> I AM ALWAYS MOM AND A MOM AFTER MIDDLE SCHOOLER.

AFTER MIDDLE SCHOOLER.

SO THESE WILL BE TOOLS FOR ME SO THESE WILL BE TOOLS FOR ME TOO.

TOO.

SO THEY ARE, THERE'S GUIDES SO THEY ARE, THERE'S GUIDES WHICH HELPS YOU NAVIGATE WHICH HELPS YOU NAVIGATE DIFFERENT EMOTIONS AND DIFFERENT EMOTIONS AND QUESTIONS, THEIR ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONS, THEIR ACTIVITIES, THEY'RE WELL DESIGNED.

THEY'RE WELL DESIGNED.

THERE'S ALSO A MUSIC COMPONENT THERE'S ALSO A MUSIC COMPONENT WHERE YOU CAN CREATE MUSIC WHERE YOU CAN CREATE MUSIC TOGETHER THERE'S A ALPHA, TO TOGETHER THERE'S A ALPHA, TO ENGAGE.

ENGAGE.

THEY'RE REALLY MODELED ON THEY'RE REALLY MODELED ON CONVERSATION WES MIGHT GO CONVERSATION WES MIGHT GO SCHOOLERS AND MUSICIAN EXIST SCHOOLERS AND MUSICIAN EXIST THINK IT'S POWERFUL AND IT'S THINK IT'S POWERFUL AND IT'S CREATIVE.

CREATIVE.

IT ALLOWS US TO COME AT THESE IT ALLOWS US TO COME AT THESE SOMETIMES DIFFERENT SOMETIMES DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, WITH A NEW MAYBE CONVERSATION, WITH A NEW MAYBE COOLER WAY TO DO IT.

COOLER WAY TO DO IT.

WITHOUT ASKING WHAT ARE YOU WITHOUT ASKING WHAT ARE YOU FEELING TODAY.

FEELING TODAY.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR >> THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO REALIZE THAT THEIR PARENTS TO REALIZE THAT THEIR CHILDREN MAY NOT HAVE THE CHILDREN MAY NOT HAVE THE EMOTIONAL VOCABULARY, AND GIVING EMOTIONAL VOCABULARY, AND GIVING THEM ANXIETY.

THEM ANXIETY.

YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT, MAD AND YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT, MAD AND ANGRY, WE KNOW ABOUT.

ANGRY, WE KNOW ABOUT.

BUT DISAPPOINTMENT, SHAME AND BUT DISAPPOINTMENT, SHAME AND GIVE THEM RANGE OF VOCABULARY.

GIVE THEM RANGE OF VOCABULARY.

>> HAPPENING TO ALL RANGE OF >> HAPPENING TO ALL RANGE OF EMOTION AS TOPICS.

EMOTION AS TOPICS.

>>> ONE IS SUICIDE IS THAT >>> ONE IS SUICIDE IS THAT ASPARRENTS WE OFTEN MAY WANT TO ASPARRENTS WE OFTEN MAY WANT TO AVOID THAT TOPIC BECAUSE I HEAR AVOID THAT TOPIC BECAUSE I HEAR WELL, IF YOU TALKING ABOUT IT WELL, IF YOU TALKING ABOUT IT SUICIDE WE'LL PLANT THE IDEA SUICIDE WE'LL PLANT THE IDEA THEIR HEAD.

THEIR HEAD.

AS A MENTAL PROFESSIONAL, AS A MENTAL PROFESSIONAL, THERE'S NO RESEARCH THAT SOME THERE'S NO RESEARCH THAT SOME SPORTS THAT.

SPORTS THAT.

>> ARE THERE CERTAIN WARNING >> ARE THERE CERTAIN WARNING SIGNS?

SIGNS?

>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK, MAJOR IMPORTANT, I THINK, MAJOR CHANGES IN THEIR MOOD.

CHANGES IN THEIR MOOD.

THEIR DECISION-MAKING.

THEIR DECISION-MAKING.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOTICING THEIR MAYBE YOU'RE NOTICING THEIR SLEEPING MORE THAN USUAL.

SLEEPING MORE THAN USUAL.

THEY'RE WITH DRAWING FROM THEIR THEY'RE WITH DRAWING FROM THEIR FRIENDS AND, QUIT IN FRIENDS AND, QUIT IN ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITIES.

>> THOSE ARE SOME BIG ONES BUT >> THOSE ARE SOME BIG ONES BUT YOU WANT TO SEE IS THIS YOU WANT TO SEE IS THIS CONSISTENT, IRRITABILITY THAT CONSISTENT, IRRITABILITY THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO GO.

DOESN'T SEEM TO GO.

DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.

DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.

SO YOU WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS SO YOU WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS HAPPENING OVER A PERIOD OF HAPPENING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

TIME.

I ALWAYS TELL PARENTS IT'S OKAY I ALWAYS TELL PARENTS IT'S OKAY TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR PEDIATRICIAN TO SEE A PEDIATRICIAN TO SEE A THERAPIST.

THERAPIST.

>> FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

>> FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

>> DEFINITELY VISIT THE WEBSITE, >> DEFINITELY VISIT THE WEBSITE, SOUND IT OUT TOGETHER.ORG.

SOUND IT OUT TOGETHER.ORG.

LOTS OF REALLY GREAT TOOLS, AND LOTS OF REALLY GREAT TOOLS, AND PROMS THAT YOU CAN DO.

PROMS THAT YOU CAN DO.

THERE'S MUSIC, LIR, AND I YOU THERE'S MUSIC, LIR, AND I YOU CAN THAT CREATE TOGETHER SO CAN THAT CREATE TOGETHER SO AGAIN JUST A WEALTH OF AGAIN JUST A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP ANAPHORA GATE THIS, BEAUTIFUL ANAPHORA GATE THIS, BEAUTIFUL TIME.

TIME.

AGAIN, DON'T, IF YOU HAVE ANY AGAIN, DON'T, IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, ACT IT.

CONCERNS, ACT IT.

REACH OUT TO SOMEONE IN YOUR REACH OUT TO SOMEONE IN YOUR NETWORK AND TALK TO YOUR NETWORK AND TALK TO YOUR PEDIATRICIAN FOR SURE.

PEDIATRICIAN FOR SURE.

>> THE WORSE THING YOU CAN BE >> THE WORSE THING YOU CAN BE SURE IS TO SHUTDOWN THAT SURE IS TO SHUTDOWN THAT CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION.

MINIMIZE THEIR FEELINGS.

MINIMIZE THEIR FEELINGS.

SO THE TALK FOR OTHER PARENTS IS SO THE TALK FOR OTHER PARENTS IS TO BE ABLE TO BE OPEN TO LISTEN, TO BE ABLE TO BE OPEN TO LISTEN, THE CURIOSITY AND WITHOUT THE CURIOSITY AND WITHOUT JUDGMENT.

JUDGMENT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> NOW, JUST TO PUT ALL OF THAT >> NOW, JUST TO PUT ALL OF THAT INTO A PERSPECTIVE.

INTO A PERSPECTIVE.

CHECK OUT THESE NUMBERS FROM THE CHECK OUT THESE NUMBERS FROM THE ASSOCIATION, 53% OF ADULTS WITH ASSOCIATION, 53% OF ADULTS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE CONCERNED.

CONCERNED.

ALMOST HALF SAY THE PANDEMIC HAS ALMOST HALF SAY THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED MENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THEIR CAUSED MENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THEIR KIDS AND 19% SAY THOSE PROBLEMS KIDS AND 19% SAY THOSE PROBLEMS ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS.

ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS.

26% OF THOSE ADULT VEST SOUTH 26% OF THOSE ADULT VEST SOUTH CAROLINA PROFESSIONAL HELP MORE CAROLINA PROFESSIONAL HELP MORE THAN 1,000 REFUGEES VERSUS THAN 1,000 REFUGEES VERSUS RELOCATED, SINCE SEPTEMBER RELOCATED, SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021.

2021.

>> TOTAL IS 1900.

>> TOTAL IS 1900.

NOW THE COUNCIL ON ISLAMIC NOW THE COUNCIL ON ISLAMIC RELATIONS AND CHURCHES ARE RELATIONS AND CHURCHES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THEM WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THEM BUILD SUCCESSFUL NEW LIVES IN BUILD SUCCESSFUL NEW LIVES IN AMERICA.

AMERICA.

>>> NOW WHAT'S BEING DONE.

>>> NOW WHAT'S BEING DONE.

>> BOTH CARE AND CHURCH LEADERS >> BOTH CARE AND CHURCH LEADERS WILL TELL YOU THEY'RE GETTING A WILL TELL YOU THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF HELP FROM OTHER SOURCES.

LOT OF HELP FROM OTHER SOURCES.

LIKE IT WAS NEARLY SIX MONTHS LIKE IT WAS NEARLY SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WENT TO TULSA AND AGO WHEN WE WENT TO TULSA AND TALKED TO SOME OF THE FIRST TALKED TO SOME OF THE FIRST AFGHAN REFUGEES.

AFGHAN REFUGEES.

>> YOU WONDER WHAT THESE KIDS >> YOU WONDER WHAT THESE KIDS ARE THINKING A HALF A WORLD AWAY ARE THINKING A HALF A WORLD AWAY THEY EVER KNEW.

THEY EVER KNEW.

>> OUR HEAD COUNT AT END OF >> OUR HEAD COUNT AT END OF MARCHS 1008 BEGAN ARRIVALS.

MARCHS 1008 BEGAN ARRIVALS.

>> VERONICA IS A TULSA NATIVE, >> VERONICA IS A TULSA NATIVE, O.U.

LAW GRADUATE WHO IS ALSO O.U.

LAW GRADUATE WHO IS ALSO CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR FOR THE CONSOIL AMERICAN ISLAMIC CONSOIL AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS.

CARE.

RELATIONS.

CARE.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS NEVER SEEN THIS >> OKLAHOMA HAS NEVER SEEN THIS LARGE A NUMBER OF REFUGEES BEING LARGE A NUMBER OF REFUGEES BEING RESETTLED IN OUR STATE AND NEVER RESETTLED IN OUR STATE AND NEVER SEEN THIS AM IN A SHORT AMOUNT SEEN THIS AM IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

OF TIME.

>> NONE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE >> NONE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY SAYING WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY SAYING THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> WHEN KABUL AND THE >> WHEN KABUL AND THE AFGHANISTAN GOVERNMENT CRUMBLED AFGHANISTAN GOVERNMENT CRUMBLED IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS BEFORE OKLAHOMA CITY SAW ITS BEFORE OKLAHOMA CITY SAW ITS FIRST REFUGEES.

FIRST REFUGEES.

THEY HAVE STAYED AND A HAND IF THEY HAVE STAYED AND A HAND IF YOU HAVE OF HOTELS BEFORE YOU HAVE OF HOTELS BEFORE TRANSITION ING INTO MORE PEAR IN TRANSITION ING INTO MORE PEAR IN NENT HOUSING.

NENT HOUSING.

LASER SAYS DURING RESENTMENT LASER SAYS DURING RESENTMENT EFFORTS THEY STAY IN CAMPS EFFORTS THEY STAY IN CAMPS OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND THEN APPLY OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND THEN APPLY TO COME STATESIDE.

TO COME STATESIDE.

>> THESE FOLKS DID NOT COME HERE >> THESE FOLKS DID NOT COME HERE BY THAT SAME PROCESS.

BY THAT SAME PROCESS.

THEY HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED OUT SO THEY HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED OUT SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAYNE TIME GO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAYNE TIME GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS.

THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS.

SO THEY'RE HERE ON HUMANITARIAN SO THEY'RE HERE ON HUMANITARIAN PAR ROHL.

PAR ROHL.

>> ALL HAVE THE SAME BACKGROUND >> ALL HAVE THE SAME BACKGROUND CHECKS, ALL OF THAT STUFF THE CHECKS, ALL OF THAT STUFF THE SECURITY CONCERNS HAVE ALL BEEN SECURITY CONCERNS HAVE ALL BEEN MET WHILE THEY WERE THE SAFE MET WHILE THEY WERE THE SAFE HAVENS OVERSEAS AND THEN THEY HAVENS OVERSEAS AND THEN THEY WERE AIRLIFTED AND BROUGHT TO WERE AIRLIFTED AND BROUGHT TO REFER HAL.

REFER HAL.

HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT A FOOT HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT A FOOT PERMANENT RESIDENCY.

PERMANENT RESIDENCY.

>> FROM THE DAY EACH ONE SETS >> FROM THE DAY EACH ONE SETS INTO THE OKLAHOMA A VERY INTO THE OKLAHOMA A VERY IMPORTANT CLOCK STARTED IMPORTANT CLOCK STARTED TICKING.

TICKING.

>> ALL OF THEM HAVE TO APPLY FOR >> ALL OF THEM HAVE TO APPLY FOR EITHER SOMETHING CALLED ASYLUM EITHER SOMETHING CALLED ASYLUM OR SOME FORM AFTER SPECIAL OR SOME FORM AFTER SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VOTES A.

IMMIGRANT VOTES A.

THEY HAVE A YEAR TO SUCCESSFULLY THEY HAVE A YEAR TO SUCCESSFULLY DO IT EXWHOEVER FILEES IT HAS TO DO IT EXWHOEVER FILEES IT HAS TO SAY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SAY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

>> THE BACK SLOG AROUND 1.4 >> THE BACK SLOG AROUND 1.4 MILLION CASES NATIONWIDE.

MILLION CASES NATIONWIDE.

>> SO THE LEGAL NETWORK EXISTS >> SO THE LEGAL NETWORK EXISTS TO MEET THE LEGAL NEEDS TO HELP TO MEET THE LEGAL NEEDS TO HELP THEM FILE FOR THEM, PREPARE FOR THEM FILE FOR THEM, PREPARE FOR THIS AND HELP TRY TO ENSURING THIS AND HELP TRY TO ENSURING WEBSITE NO RESETTLE HERE, THAT WEBSITE NO RESETTLE HERE, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO STAY HARPER THEY'LL BE ABLE TO STAY HARPER MAKE NENTLY.

MAKE NENTLY.

>> I KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE HAD >> I KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESS HAVE WITH A SOME GREAT SUCCESS HAVE WITH A PROGRAM SIMILAR TO OURS.

PROGRAM SIMILAR TO OURS.

WE'RE TRYING TO BORROW SOME OF WE'RE TRYING TO BORROW SOME OF THE THINGS.

THE THINGS.

SPEAKING OF TULSA, OE TA WAS SPEAKING OF TULSA, OE TA WAS THERE IN JANUARY WHEN CATHOLIC THERE IN JANUARY WHEN CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CHARITIES, WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS LARGEST MOBILIZATION OF ITS LARGEST MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES IN HISTORY.

RESOURCES IN HISTORY.

THEY AND WITH THE OTHERS THEY AND WITH THE OTHERS ENCLOUDING A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE ENCLOUDING A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE WORKED TOGETHER.

WORKED TOGETHER.

>> FOLKS WHO ARE HERE ARE READY >> FOLKS WHO ARE HERE ARE READY TO WORK.

TO WORK.

THEY'RE REALLY GOING THROUGH THEY'RE REALLY GOING THROUGH GREAT PAINS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

GREAT PAINS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM A LITTLE LONGER AND THEY'LL THEM A LITTLE LONGER AND THEY'LL BE PRODUCING SOME GREAT THINGS BE PRODUCING SOME GREAT THINGS FOR US.

FOR US.

>> IN OKLAHOMA CITY ST. JOHN'S >> IN OKLAHOMA CITY ST. JOHN'S CHURCH AND CARE OKLAHOMA OPENED CHURCH AND CARE OKLAHOMA OPENED A AFGHANISTAN RESOURCE CENTER.

A AFGHANISTAN RESOURCE CENTER.

IT'S OPEN HOURS ARE MONDAYS AND IT'S OPEN HOURS ARE MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AND HOME-BASED FOR WEDNESDAYS AND HOME-BASED FOR REFUGEE FAMILY FOES FOR REFUGEE FAMILY FOES FOR SUPPLIES.

SUPPLIES.

>> ITEMS FOR THE KITCHEN.

>> ITEMS FOR THE KITCHEN.

>> CLOTHING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT >> CLOTHING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WE CAN DEFRAY THE COST OF, I'M WE CAN DEFRAY THE COST OF, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BUY MORE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY MORE EXPENSIVE THING PAY FOR THINGS EXPENSIVE THING PAY FOR THINGS LIKE RENT ON THEIR HOME IN ABOUT LIKE RENT ON THEIR HOME IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO F. WE CAN SIX MONTHS OR SO F. WE CAN DEFRAY THE COST, THAT WILL ALLOW DEFRAY THE COST, THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO SAVE THEIR MONEY SO THEM TO SAVE THEIR MONEY SO WE'RE ALWAYS IN NEED OF HYGIENE WE'RE ALWAYS IN NEED OF HYGIENE ITEMS.

ITEMS.

>> ASKED THOSE WANTING TO DONATE >> ASKED THOSE WANTING TO DONATE TO E-MAIL HER FIRST.

TO E-MAIL HER FIRST.

SO SHE CAN TELL THEM WHAT THEY SO SHE CAN TELL THEM WHAT THEY NEED MOST OF.

NEED MOST OF.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY BASED THE OKLAHOMA CITY BASED NON-PROFIT SPARROW PROJECT IS NON-PROFIT SPARROW PROJECT IS ALSO INVOLVED.

ALSO INVOLVED.

>> THEY WANT TO WORK THEIR >> THEY WANT TO WORK THEIR WILLING TO WORK.

WILLING TO WORK.

THEY WANT TO MAKE THEIR OWN THEY WANT TO MAKE THEIR OWN MONEY IN THAT BRINGS US TO HIM A MONEY IN THAT BRINGS US TO HIM A FORMER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FORMER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANS.

FOR THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANS.

HE SAYS HE ALSO SERVED AS LIASON HE SAYS HE ALSO SERVED AS LIASON BETWEEN THE AFGHANISTAN BETWEEN THE AFGHANISTAN GOVERNMENT AND THE U.S. FOR 15 GOVERNMENT AND THE U.S. FOR 15 YEARS.

YEARS.

>>> I WANTED TO BE HERE.

>>> I WANTED TO BE HERE.

IT WAS MY CHOICE.

IT WAS MY CHOICE.

I THE OPENING TO EITHER GO TO I THE OPENING TO EITHER GO TO VIRGINIA, D.C., CALIFORNIA, I VIRGINIA, D.C., CALIFORNIA, I SAID LET ME START SOMEWHERE SAID LET ME START SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT AND SOMEONE SAID DIFFERENT AND SOMEONE SAID OKLAHOMA IS THE FRIENDLIEST OKLAHOMA IS THE FRIENDLIEST STATE.

STATE.

>> AFGHANISTAN ARE VERY >> AFGHANISTAN ARE VERY SOCIALIZING SO I WANTED TO START SOCIALIZING SO I WANTED TO START WITH A FRIENDLY STATE.

WITH A FRIENDLY STATE.

>> IT IS A CONSERVATIVE STATE- >> IT IS A CONSERVATIVE STATE- >>> HIS PEOPLE JUST NEED CATCH A >>> HIS PEOPLE JUST NEED CATCH A BREATH.

BREATH.

>> WE WERE TIRED.

>> WE WERE TIRED.

WE WERE FRUSTRATED.

WE WERE FRUSTRATED.

BECAME FROM A PLACE WHERE THERE BECAME FROM A PLACE WHERE THERE WERE TERRORISM AND SO WE WERE WERE TERRORISM AND SO WE WERE VERY TIRED SO ALL WE WANTED IS A VERY TIRED SO ALL WE WANTED IS A GOOD SMILE, A WARM WELCOME.

GOOD SMILE, A WARM WELCOME.

THE CHALLENGES ARE THE CULTURE THE CHALLENGES ARE THE CULTURE CHALLENGES, IT IS A CULTURAL CHALLENGES, IT IS A CULTURAL SHOCK.

SHOCK.

WE CAME FROM A DIFFERENT WE CAME FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY.

COUNTRY.

>> DIFFERENT DIET.

>> DIFFERENT DIET.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> THE FOOD IS DIFFERENT.

>> THE FOOD IS DIFFERENT.

THE CLOTHING IS DIFFERENT.

THE CLOTHING IS DIFFERENT.

EVEN THE HYGIENE IS DIFFERENT.

EVEN THE HYGIENE IS DIFFERENT.

>> THE LANGUAGE IS DIFFERENT.

>> THE LANGUAGE IS DIFFERENT.

>> MOST DON'T SPEAK THE >> MOST DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE.

LANGUAGE.

>> BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO >> BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO LEARN.

LEARN.

>>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY JUST >>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY JUST ABOUT, JUST SHOWING US HOW TO ABOUT, JUST SHOWING US HOW TO FIND OUR WAY.

FIND OUR WAY.

>> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT >> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL?

FOOTBALL?

>> WELL, I LOVE FOOTBALL.

>> WELL, I LOVE FOOTBALL.

BUT MY SON IS A GOOD FOOTBALL BUT MY SON IS A GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER.

PLAYER.

>> SOCCER.

>> SOCCER.

>> HE SAYS HE CANNOT STRESS >> HE SAYS HE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL THESE PEOPLE ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL THESE PEOPLE ARE TO BE IN THE SOONER STATE.

ARE TO BE IN THE SOONER STATE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

TULSA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE TULSA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF FOUR COMMUNITIES TO OF FOUR COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A NATIONAL PARTICIPATE IN A NATIONAL PROGRAM DOE SOON TOYED BREAK THE PROGRAM DOE SOON TOYED BREAK THE LINK BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS AND LINK BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS AND INCARCERATION.

INCARCERATION.

>> JUST HOME PROJECT.

>> JUST HOME PROJECT.

>>> PARTNER TULSA HOUSES THE >>> PARTNER TULSA HOUSES THE FOUNDATION AND FAMILY AND FOUNDATION AND FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES HAVE TEAMED UP CHILDREN SERVICES HAVE TEAMED UP FOR THE PROJECT AND MAJOR FOCUS FOR THE PROJECT AND MAJOR FOCUS IS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE IS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

>> RIGHT NOW IN TULSA, 97% OF >> RIGHT NOW IN TULSA, 97% OF OUR HOUSING IS OCCUPY FLED SHE OUR HOUSING IS OCCUPY FLED SHE SAYS THAT PERCENTAGE INCLUDES SAYS THAT PERCENTAGE INCLUDES LIMITED SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE LIMITED SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE OPTION HE.

OPTION HE.

WE HAVE A BIG ISSUE, IN THIS WE HAVE A BIG ISSUE, IN THIS CITY.

CITY.

THERE REALLY RUN ADEQUATE THERE REALLY RUN ADEQUATE HOUSING OPTIONS AND OUR HELLTERS HOUSING OPTIONS AND OUR HELLTERS ARE AT MAX.

ARE AT MAX.

>> WE SEE 2-300 PEOPLE BECOME >> WE SEE 2-300 PEOPLE BECOME HOMELESS EVERY MONTH.

HOMELESS EVERY MONTH.

WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO HOUSE THE WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO HOUSE THE CURRENT ABOUT 75-125 A MONTH.

CURRENT ABOUT 75-125 A MONTH.

>> LOSS OF JOB, INCREASE IN >> LOSS OF JOB, INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTE.

PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTE.

ANOTHER MAJOR FACTOR IS ANOTHER MAJOR FACTOR IS EVICTION.

EVICTION.

STALL'S EVICTION RATE RANKS 11TH STALL'S EVICTION RATE RANKS 11TH HIGHEST, RAMPED IN THE TOP 100, HIGHEST, RAMPED IN THE TOP 100, OKLAHOMA CITY AT 20.

OKLAHOMA CITY AT 20.

N. MAL AT 83 AND BROKEN ARROW IS N. MAL AT 83 AND BROKEN ARROW IS THE 90TH.

THE 90TH.

>> TULSA, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF >> TULSA, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO WERE SELECTED TO SAN FRANCISCO WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUST HOME PARTICIPATE IN THE JUST HOME PROJECT LAUNCHED AND URBAN PROJECT LAUNCHED AND URBAN INSTITUTE TO ADVANCE EFFORTS TO INSTITUTE TO ADVANCE EFFORTS TO BREAK LINK BETWEEN HOUSING BREAK LINK BETWEEN HOUSING INSTABILITY EXINCARCERATION.

INSTABILITY EXINCARCERATION.

>> WE RECEIVED A GRANT OF >> WE RECEIVED A GRANT OF 375,000 TO SUPPORT US THAT IS 375,000 TO SUPPORT US THAT IS GOING TO GO ON THROUGH SEPTEMBER GOING TO GO ON THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.

30TH.

AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH WE'LL BE AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THAT AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A THAT AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A HOUSING ACTION INVESTMENT PLAN.

HOUSING ACTION INVESTMENT PLAN.

>> IT WILL CREATE A LIVED >> IT WILL CREATE A LIVED EXPERIENCE MANAGER POSITION.

EXPERIENCE MANAGER POSITION.

>> THIS GRANT IS GOING TO ALLOW >> THIS GRANT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO ENGAGE IN AN ONGOING US TO ENGAGE IN AN ONGOING PROCESS.

PROCESS.

AND REALLY CENTERED, IS THOSE AND REALLY CENTERED, IS THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES.

WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES.

FIRST HAND EXPERIENCING, JAIL FIRST HAND EXPERIENCING, JAIL AND OTHER BARRIERS TO HOUSING.

AND OTHER BARRIERS TO HOUSING.

>> WHAT I THINK IS UNIQUE A LOT >> WHAT I THINK IS UNIQUE A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE PEOPLE OF TIMES THERE ARE PEOPLE SEPARATE FROM THE EXPERIENCE, SEPARATE FROM THE EXPERIENCE, MAKING DECISIONS AND PLANS ON MAKING DECISIONS AND PLANS ON THE COMMUNITIES BEHALF.

THE COMMUNITIES BEHALF.

>> THE 2022 STUDY 1063 ARE HOUSE >> THE 2022 STUDY 1063 ARE HOUSE LESS OR UNHELLTERD.

LESS OR UNHELLTERD.

>> 55% SAID THEY HAD A HISTORY >> 55% SAID THEY HAD A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION.

OF INCARCERATION.

>> WITH THE RATES, AND WITH THE >> WITH THE RATES, AND WITH THE BARRIERS THAT INJUSTICE INVOLVES BARRIERS THAT INJUSTICE INVOLVES CREATING FOR HOUSE WE HAVE SEEN CREATING FOR HOUSE WE HAVE SEEN THIS STEADY FLOCK FOR GETTING THIS STEADY FLOCK FOR GETTING HOUSING.

HOUSING.

>> WHEN SEEKING A PLACE TO LIVE >> WHEN SEEKING A PLACE TO LIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OFTEN GET SCREENED OUT SYSTEM OFTEN GET SCREENED OUT FOR HAVING A FELONY OR VIOLIN FOR HAVING A FELONY OR VIOLIN CRIMINAL CHARGES.

CRIMINAL CHARGES.

>> LANDLORD HAS THE ABILITY TO >> LANDLORD HAS THE ABILITY TO SCREEN, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T SCREEN, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T VIOLATE THEIR HOUSING LAWS AND VIOLATE THEIR HOUSING LAWS AND BECAUSE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.

BECAUSE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.

>> NOW ONLY ARE PEOPLE MORE >> NOW ONLY ARE PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS BUT THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESSNESS BUT THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS ARE 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY HOMELESS ARE 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE INCARCERATED.

TO BE INCARCERATED.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE LEADING >> THAT'S ONE OF THE LEADING BARRIERS, IT PERPETRATES IT.

BARRIERS, IT PERPETRATES IT.

>> THE WHAT BARRIER FACED CAN >> THE WHAT BARRIER FACED CAN ADD UP IN A RECENT PROPOSED CITY ADD UP IN A RECENT PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE WOULD NOT HELP IF ORDINANCE WOULD NOT HELP IF PASSED.

PASSED.

>> OUR MAYOR EXTULSA POLICE >> OUR MAYOR EXTULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT FOOD NEW DEPARTMENT PUT FOOD NEW ORDINANCE AT CITY HALL THAT ORDINANCE AT CITY HALL THAT ALLOWED A OFFICER DISCRETION TO ALLOWED A OFFICER DISCRETION TO FINE OR EVEN ARREST SOMEONE WHO FINE OR EVEN ARREST SOMEONE WHO MAY BE LOITERING OR A CITY MAY BE LOITERING OR A CITY SIDEWALK.

SIDEWALK.

THEY CAN'T PAY FINES OR PUTTING THEY CAN'T PAY FINES OR PUTTING THEM IN JAIL FOR 5 OR 10 DAYS.

THEM IN JAIL FOR 5 OR 10 DAYS.

WE KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO WE KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO ALLEVIATE IT.

ALLEVIATE IT.

>>> ONCE IT COMPLETE THEY WILL >>> ONCE IT COMPLETE THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOOTBALL ACCESS A BE ELIGIBLE FOOTBALL ACCESS A 15-MILLION POOL OF INVESTMENT 15-MILLION POOL OF INVESTMENT FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PLAN.

FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PLAN.

LIKE TULSA, OKLAHOMA'S LARGEST LIKE TULSA, OKLAHOMA'S LARGEST CITY HAS ITS OWN PROJECTS, IN CITY HAS ITS OWN PROJECTS, IN THE WORKS.

THE WORKS.

>> OKLAHOMA CITY RECEIVED A >> OKLAHOMA CITY RECEIVED A HEFTY GRANT $3 MILLION FROM THE HEFTY GRANT $3 MILLION FROM THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM TO PREVENT AND END YOUTH PREVENT AND END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

HOMELESSNESS.

>> ALSO TAKING IT, TO THIS >> ALSO TAKING IT, TO THIS PROJECT.

PROJECT.

>> EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS GET >> EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS GET SELECT THE PROJECTS AND WORK ON SELECT THE PROJECTS AND WORK ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.

THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK IS POWERFUL.

WE THINK IS POWERFUL.

>> STUDIES SHOW THEY WILL BE >> STUDIES SHOW THEY WILL BE HOMELESS.

HOMELESS.

>> 25% WILL BE INCARCERATED >> 25% WILL BE INCARCERATED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF AIMING OUT WITHIN TWO YEARS OF AIMING OUT AND 90% OF FOSTER CHILDREN WITH AND 90% OF FOSTER CHILDREN WITH FIVE OR MORE PLACE MEN'S WILL FIVE OR MORE PLACE MEN'S WILL ENTER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENTER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER.

CENTER.

>> WE CAN WORK WITH YOUTH EARLY >> WE CAN WORK WITH YOUTH EARLY AND HELP THEM NOT GETTING AND HELP THEM NOT GETTING INCARCERATED AND NOT HAVING TO INCARCERATED AND NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.

DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.

>> ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS IN THE >> ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS IN THE WORKS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY, $50 WORKS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY, $50 MILLION IS SET ASIDE BUT IT IS MILLION IS SET ASIDE BUT IT IS STILL EARLY TO KNOW WHAT THE STILL EARLY TO KNOW WHAT THE CITY PLANS TO DO.

CITY PLANS TO DO.

>> TIME NOW FOR THE OKLAHOMA >> TIME NOW FOR THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW OUR WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW OUR WEEKLY WRAPUP THE ECONOMIC NEWS.

WRAPUP THE ECONOMIC NEWS.

>> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF >> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ANNOUNCING AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ANNOUNCING ON TUESDAY 770 BILLION PROGRAM ON TUESDAY 770 BILLION PROGRAM TO HELP CREATE NEW AND BETTER TO HELP CREATE NEW AND BETTER MARKET OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL BUSINESSES IN 36 STATES.

BUSINESSES IN 36 STATES.

THE MONEY IS BEING TARGETED FOR THE MONEY IS BEING TARGETED FOR 122 PROJECTS.

122 PROJECTS.

BASES, SOCIALLY VULNERABLE BASES, SOCIALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES.

THE DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY HAS THE DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY HAS RECOGNIZED OKLAHOMA CITY HAS RECOGNIZED OKLAHOMA CITY HAS PART OF A STAND FOR THE ARTS PART OF A STAND FOR THE ARTS INITIATIVE.

INITIATIVE.

INCLUDES A $10,000 GRANT.

INCLUDES A $10,000 GRANT.

IDEA FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING.

IDEA FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING.

OVATION T.V.

IS NOT AVAILABLE ON OVATION T.V.

IS NOT AVAILABLE ON COX COMMUNICATIONS.

COX COMMUNICATIONS.

THE OKLAHOMA BASED ROBOT HOUSE THE OKLAHOMA BASED ROBOT HOUSE HAS WON THREE GOLDEN CRUSHYS IN HAS WON THREE GOLDEN CRUSHYS IN THE CRAFT BEER MARKET.

THE CRAFT BEER MARKET.

THIS YEAR 500 JUDGES HE THIS YEAR 500 JUDGES HE EVALUATED IT, AND DESIGN EFFORTS EVALUATED IT, AND DESIGN EFFORTS IN THE CRAFT BREW INDUSTRY.

IN THE CRAFT BREW INDUSTRY.

>> WON FOR BEST DESIGN.

>> WON FOR BEST DESIGN.

FLORIDA BASED R.V.

RETAILERS HAS FLORIDA BASED R.V.

RETAILERS HAS ENTERED THE MARKET BOY ENTERED THE MARKET BOY PURCHASING FLOYD'S R.V.

PURCHASING FLOYD'S R.V.

THE ACQUISITION GIVES THE THE ACQUISITION GIVES THE COMPANY NEW STORES IN THE COMPANY NEW STORES IN THE MARKETS.

MARKETS.

R.V.

RETAILER HAS 99 R.V.

STORES R.V.

RETAILER HAS 99 R.V.

STORES IN 31 STATES.

IN 31 STATES.

>> CASUAL FRANCHISE IS DEBUTING >> CASUAL FRANCHISE IS DEBUTING ITS FIRST LOCATION IN OKLAHOMA ITS FIRST LOCATION IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

CITY.

>> FEATURES TWO DROVE UP >> FEATURES TWO DROVE UP WINDOWS, ONE FOR TRADITIONAL WINDOWS, ONE FOR TRADITIONAL ORDERING AND THE OTHER FOR ORDERING AND THE OTHER FOR PICKUPS.

PICKUPS.

>> NOW OPERATES, 323 RESTAURANTS >> NOW OPERATES, 323 RESTAURANTS IN 24 STATES.

IN 24 STATES.

Q.TULSA MAYOR HAS ANNOUNCED A Q.TULSA MAYOR HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW NAME FOR THE ECONOMIC NEW NAME FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

DEVELOPMENT.

CREATED TO CREATE FIVE PUBLIC CREATED TO CREATE FIVE PUBLIC ENTITIES INTO A SINGLE ENTITIES INTO A SINGLE ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION.

HENCEFORTH IT WILL BE CALLED HENCEFORTH IT WILL BE CALLED PARTNER TULSA AND FOCUS ON PARTNER TULSA AND FOCUS ON ELIMINATING BARRIERS.

ELIMINATING BARRIERS.

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

REVIEW.

>> WELL, WHAT CITY LEADERS ARE >> WELL, WHAT CITY LEADERS ARE CALLING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CALLING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL P.G.A.

CHAMPIONSHIP ENDED, FROM P.G.A.

CHAMPIONSHIP ENDED, FROM USES TIN THOMAS WINNING A THREE USES TIN THOMAS WINNING A THREE HOLE PLAYOFF.

HOLE PLAYOFF.

WITH THE TOURNAMENT NEARLY OLD WITH THE TOURNAMENT NEARLY OLD OUT AND HEFTY PRICES THE TOTAL OUT AND HEFTY PRICES THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT 10 MILLION.

ECONOMIC IMPACT 10 MILLION.

THE TOURNAMENT ALSO SERVING AS THE TOURNAMENT ALSO SERVING AS SPRINGBOARD TO BOOST TOURISM IN SPRINGBOARD TO BOOST TOURISM IN OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

LOU TENANT GOVERNOR CELEBRATED A LOU TENANT GOVERNOR CELEBRATED A NEW LAW TO DEVELOP THE LIST OF NEW LAW TO DEVELOP THE LIST OF 15-25 COURSES AND WILL BE 15-25 COURSES AND WILL BE DESIGNATED THE OFFICIAL OKLAHOMA DESIGNATED THE OFFICIAL OKLAHOMA GOLF TRAIL.

GOLF TRAIL.

SIMILAR TO ALABAMA AND SIMILAR TO ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.

>> IT'S A HUGE BUSINESS TO HAVE >> IT'S A HUGE BUSINESS TO HAVE ITEM ALL THE GAS THAT THEY'LL BE ITEM ALL THE GAS THAT THEY'LL BE FILLING UP THEY'RE TAKEN, AND FILLING UP THEY'RE TAKEN, AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY COME IN TO PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY COME IN TO PLAY GOLF, SO IF THERE WAS EVER PLAY GOLF, SO IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME FOR CITIES TO INVEST, A TIME FOR CITIES TO INVEST, TRAIL SYSTEMS, FRISBEE GOLF AND TRAIL SYSTEMS, FRISBEE GOLF AND THERE'S CITY GOLF COURSES.

THERE'S CITY GOLF COURSES.

NOW IS THE TIME.

NOW IS THE TIME.

THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO USE TO OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO USE TO HAVING THEM IF YOU ARE NOT GOING HAVING THEM IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MAIN THEM THEM.

TO MAIN THEM THEM.

>> IN ADDITION HOUSE BILL >> IN ADDITION HOUSE BILL DESIGNATED THIRD WEDNESDAY AS DESIGNATED THIRD WEDNESDAY AS GOLF DAY.

GOLF DAY.

>> WITH THE REGULAR SESSION >> WITH THE REGULAR SESSION WRAPPED UP.

WRAPPED UP.

GOOD TIME TO RECAP.

GOOD TIME TO RECAP.

THERE'S A LOT OF TO TALK ABOUT, THERE'S A LOT OF TO TALK ABOUT, NOW ABORTION LAWS.

NOW ABORTION LAWS.

THIS WEEK MODERATOR GARY'S A THIS WEEK MODERATOR GARY'S A PANEL OF JURY THATISMS WHO COVER PANEL OF JURY THATISMS WHO COVER THE CAPITAL TO GET THEIR TAKE.

THE CAPITAL TO GET THEIR TAKE.

>> THANK YOU, AS MUCH SO WE'LL >> THANK YOU, AS MUCH SO WE'LL GET TO IT.

GET TO IT.

I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR PANEL OF GUESTS, WE HAVE OUR PANEL OF GUESTS, WE HAVE SHAUN WHO IS THE PUNTLISHER OF SHAUN WHO IS THE PUNTLISHER OF AND TREVOR BROWN WHO IS A AND TREVOR BROWN WHO IS A REPORTER, WITH OKLAHOMA WATCH REPORTER, WITH OKLAHOMA WATCH AND TAYLOR WHO'S A REPORTER FOR AND TAYLOR WHO'S A REPORTER FOR THE FRONTIER.

THE FRONTIER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WELCOME.

>> WELCOME.

>> SHAN I PUT YOU IN MY UPPER >> SHAN I PUT YOU IN MY UPPER RIGHT-HAND QUADRANT.

RIGHT-HAND QUADRANT.

THE PRIMARIES ARE NEXT MONTH.

THE PRIMARIES ARE NEXT MONTH.

THERE'S A MAJOR ELECTION COMING THERE'S A MAJOR ELECTION COMING UP, IN NOVEMBER.

UP, IN NOVEMBER.

WHAT WAYS IF ANY DO YOU THINK WHAT WAYS IF ANY DO YOU THINK THAT THIS IMPACTED HOW THINGS THAT THIS IMPACTED HOW THINGS WORKED AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

WORKED AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

>> I THINK EVERY LEGISLATIVE >> I THINK EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION POLITICIANS PLAY A ROLE SESSION POLITICIANS PLAY A ROLE BECAUSE MANY LAWMAKERS OF BECAUSE MANY LAWMAKERS OF LOOKING TO THE NEXT ELECTION.

LOOKING TO THE NEXT ELECTION.

WE'RE CERTAINLY SEEN HOT BUTTON WE'RE CERTAINLY SEEN HOT BUTTON ISSUES SUCH AS ABORTION PLAY A ISSUES SUCH AS ABORTION PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THIS SESSION.

BIG ROLE IN THIS SESSION.

AS WELL AS THE OTHER SOCIAL AND AS WELL AS THE OTHER SOCIAL AND CALL HUERAL ISSUES.

CALL HUERAL ISSUES.

WHAT HAS BEEN SURPRISING IS THAT WHAT HAS BEEN SURPRISING IS THAT TAXCUTS HAVE NOT PLAYED A ROLE TAXCUTS HAVE NOT PLAYED A ROLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN PREVIOUS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

YEARS.

SO MAYBE THE PUBLIC HAS MOVED ON SO MAYBE THE PUBLIC HAS MOVED ON OR THEY THINK SO.

OR THEY THINK SO.

>> DO YOU THINK THESE HOT BUTTON >> DO YOU THINK THESE HOT BUTTON TOPICS, THIS IS SO MUCH GOING ON TOPICS, THIS IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN 2022.

IN 2022.

I MEAN WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO I MEAN WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO DIRECT OUR GAZE.

DIRECT OUR GAZE.

>> THAT'S A LOT GOING ON.

>> THAT'S A LOT GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, IN YOU ARE UP AT THE YOU KNOW, IN YOU ARE UP AT THE CAPITAL HEARING, YOU'LL SEE A CAPITAL HEARING, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS FROM LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS FROM NURSING GROUPS, TO ADVOCATES AND NURSING GROUPS, TO ADVOCATES AND JUST PEOPLE THERE FOR CULTURAL JUST PEOPLE THERE FOR CULTURAL DAY.

DAY.

TO TRY TO TALK ABOUT ANY THEIR TO TRY TO TALK ABOUT ANY THEIR SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THEY LIKE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THEY LIKE AND LAWMAKERS SAID TO TAKE A AND LAWMAKERS SAID TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT OR CHANGE SOME OF DEEPER LOOK AT OR CHANGE SOME OF THE WORDING AND BUSINESS THAT THE WORDING AND BUSINESS THAT MAYBE LEGISLATING ON THOSE MAYBE LEGISLATING ON THOSE ISSUES.

ISSUES.

>> SO I WANT TO COME TO YOU, ONE >> SO I WANT TO COME TO YOU, ONE OF THE BIG TOPICS, IS THE TOPIC OF THE BIG TOPICS, IS THE TOPIC OF ABORTION.

OF ABORTION.

NATURALLY WITH ROE V. WADE.

NATURALLY WITH ROE V. WADE.

TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THE OKLAHOMA STATE LEGISLATURE THE OKLAHOMA STATE LEGISLATURE PUTS ON THE ABORTION ISSUE HAS PUTS ON THE ABORTION ISSUE HAS HAD.

HAD.

WHAT IMPACT IF ANY DO YOU THINK WHAT IMPACT IF ANY DO YOU THINK ROE VERSUS WADE IF THAT IS ROE VERSUS WADE IF THAT IS OVERTURNED THAT COULD CAUSE SOME OVERTURNED THAT COULD CAUSE SOME TO CHANGE THEIR STANCE HERE IN TO CHANGE THEIR STANCE HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

>> SO PRETTY.

>> SO PRETTY.

EVERY YEAR ABORTION BILLS COME EVERY YEAR ABORTION BILLS COME UP.

UP.

>> EVERY TIME.

>> EVERY TIME.

THE HEATED DEBATE.

THE HEATED DEBATE.

THE DIFFERENCE IS HERE IS THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS HERE IS THAT ROE VERSUS WADE DECISION THIS IS ROE VERSUS WADE DECISION THIS IS A LOT MORE REAL.

A LOT MORE REAL.

LOT LESS.

LOT LESS.

THE COURTS ARE GOING TO STOP IT.

THE COURTS ARE GOING TO STOP IT.

IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING TO HEAD THAT WAY.

TO HEAD THAT WAY.

I THINK AS WE SAW LAWMAKERS WERE I THINK AS WE SAW LAWMAKERS WERE VERY.

VERY.

AWARE OF THAT THE RAMIFICATIONS AWARE OF THAT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION AND THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THAT AND THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THAT IN OKLAHOMA IS GOING TO BE AMONG IN OKLAHOMA IS GOING TO BE AMONG THE MOST RESTRICTIVE STATES WHEN THE MOST RESTRICTIVE STATES WHEN IT COMES TO ABORTION LAWS AND IT COMES TO ABORTION LAWS AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE EFFECT IT'S GOING TO TAKE EFFECT ALMOST RIGHT AWAY.

ALMOST RIGHT AWAY.

>>> SOMETHING IS GOING TO PLAY >>> SOMETHING IS GOING TO PLAY OUT, AND THINGS GOING FORWARD.

OUT, AND THINGS GOING FORWARD.

HOW THIS AFFECTS COMPANIES HOW THIS AFFECTS COMPANIES COMING HERE AND LAWMAKERS, COMING HERE AND LAWMAKERS, RE-ELECTION EFFORTS.

RE-ELECTION EFFORTS.

SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A FALLOUT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

FALLOUT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

>> THIS MIGHT BE TWO DIFFERENT >> THIS MIGHT BE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

THINGS.

A RE-ELECTION EFFORT BY A RE-ELECTION EFFORT BY LEGISLATURES VERSUS COMPANIES LEGISLATURES VERSUS COMPANIES DECIDING WHETHER TO LOCATE IN DECIDING WHETHER TO LOCATE IN OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

TRANSGENDER ISSUE.

TRANSGENDER ISSUE.

WHAT ALL IS IN THAT BASKET.

WHAT ALL IS IN THAT BASKET.

>> OH, IT'S SO HARD TO SAY.

>> OH, IT'S SO HARD TO SAY.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ARE A NUMBER WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ARE A NUMBER OF THE BILLS, SENATE BILL 2 OF THE BILLS, SENATE BILL 2 WHICH THE GOVERNOR SIGNED WHICH WHICH THE GOVERNOR SIGNED WHICH LIMITS THE PERFORMANCE OF LIMITS THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SPORTS BASED ON STUDENTS IN SPORTS BASED ON THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX.

THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO HAS A BILL THE GOVERNOR ALSO HAS A BILL WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS TO WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS TO USE THE BATHROOM ASSOCIATED WITH USE THE BATHROOM ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX AND AS BOTH THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX AND AS BOTH HAVE MENTIONED, A NUMBER OF HAVE MENTIONED, A NUMBER OF ABORTION BILLS HAVE GONE THROUGH ABORTION BILLS HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND BEEN SIGNED THE LEGISLATURE AND BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THEN WE HAVE BY THE GOVERNOR AND THEN WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY WHEN THE ROW THE POSSIBILITY WHEN THE ROW DECISION IS MADE THAT LAWMAKERS DECISION IS MADE THAT LAWMAKERS MAY LOOK AT COMING BACK TO THE MAY LOOK AT COMING BACK TO THE CAPITAL TO ADDRESS THAT IS CAPITAL TO ADDRESS THAT IS ISSUES FURTHER BASED ON WHAT'S ISSUES FURTHER BASED ON WHAT'S IN THE DECISION.

IN THE DECISION.

>> I WANT TO COME TO YOU AND I'M >> I WANT TO COME TO YOU AND I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS.

GOING TO SWITCH GEARS.

I WANT TO TALK BUDGET.

I WANT TO TALK BUDGET.

THE GOVERNOR, WAS HE ANGLY THE GOVERNOR, WAS HE ANGLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET WHAT HE BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET WHAT HE WANTED.

WANTED.

>> RIGHT SO LAWMAKERS APPROVED A >> RIGHT SO LAWMAKERS APPROVED A 9.8 BILLION STATE BUDGET.

9.8 BILLION STATE BUDGET.

AND THEY SENT IT OFF TO THE AND THEY SENT IT OFF TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

BUT THE OFFICE HAS BEEN PRETTY BUT THE OFFICE HAS BEEN PRETTY QUIET ON THE STATE BUDGET AND IT QUIET ON THE STATE BUDGET AND IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THE TALK SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THE TALK BEHIND THE SCENES IS THAT THE BEHIND THE SCENES IS THAT THE STAFF WASN'T AS INVOLVED EARLY STAFF WASN'T AS INVOLVED EARLY ON IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS AS ON IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS AS THERE HAVE BEEN AND A LITTLE BIT THERE HAVE BEEN AND A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION THERE AT THE OF TENSION THERE AT THE BEGINNING OF SESSION, DURING THE BEGINNING OF SESSION, DURING THE STATE OF THE STATE SCREEN HAS STATE OF THE STATE SCREEN HAS REALLY TALKED ABOUT TAX CUTS AND REALLY TALKED ABOUT TAX CUTS AND SCHOOL CHURCH CHOICE AND A LOT SCHOOL CHURCH CHOICE AND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THEY DID OF THOSE THINGS THEY DID HAPPEN.

HAPPEN.

THERE WAS AS INCREASE PAY FOR THERE WAS AS INCREASE PAY FOR STATE TROOPERS.

STATE TROOPERS.

RECENTLY THAT WILL DID ASK RECENTLY THAT WILL DID ASK LAWMAKERS TO CREATE A NEW TAX LAWMAKERS TO CREATE A NEW TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR UNNAMED INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR UNNAMED COMPANIES TO COME TO OKLAHOMA COMPANIES TO COME TO OKLAHOMA AND CREATE A LOT OF JOBS.

AND CREATE A LOT OF JOBS.

LAWMAKERS APPROPRIATED 700 LAWMAKERS APPROPRIATED 700 MILLION IN A NEW TAX INCENTIVE MILLION IN A NEW TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND THAT WAS A PROGRAM AND THAT WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN LAWMAKERS, COLLABORATION BETWEEN LAWMAKERS, AND IT WAS A BALANCING ACT.

AND IT WAS A BALANCING ACT.

>> SO WE TALKED ABOUT A TAX >> SO WE TALKED ABOUT A TAX INCENTIVE.

INCENTIVE.

EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE GROCERY TAX, E ALMOST NATION.

GROCERY TAX, E ALMOST NATION.

WHAT GOT IN THE WAY WHY DID THAT WHAT GOT IN THE WAY WHY DID THAT FALL BY THE WAYSIDE?

FALL BY THE WAYSIDE?

>> IT'S INTERESTING HOW IT >> IT'S INTERESTING HOW IT PLAYED OUT.

PLAYED OUT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES FOR THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES FOR REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SAW REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SAW EYE-TO-EYE ON, AND DEMOCRATS HAD EYE-TO-EYE ON, AND DEMOCRATS HAD BEEN PUSH ARE FOR FOR YEARS AND BEEN PUSH ARE FOR FOR YEARS AND TAXCUTS REPUBLICANS ARE ALL OPEN TAXCUTS REPUBLICANS ARE ALL OPEN EARS.

EARS.

IT GOT DOWN TO HOW MUCH TAX CUT IT GOT DOWN TO HOW MUCH TAX CUT SHOULD GO TO INCOME TAXCUTS.

SHOULD GO TO INCOME TAXCUTS.

CORPORATION TAXCUTS, THEY CORPORATION TAXCUTS, THEY FINALIZED ORDER TRYING TO HELP FINALIZED ORDER TRYING TO HELP THE INFLATION HELP BY SENDING 75 THE INFLATION HELP BY SENDING 75 DOLLAR CHECKS.

DOLLAR CHECKS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE THAT BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ISSUE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ISSUE WHERE THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT WHERE THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT TIME IN FUTURE YEAR.

TIME IN FUTURE YEAR.

>>> IT IS A MISS.

>>> IT IS A MISS.

>> I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN COVERING >> I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN COVERING THE HEARING.

THE HEARING.

YOU START WITH THESE THINGS AND YOU START WITH THESE THINGS AND A FEW MONTHS LATER IT GOES.

A FEW MONTHS LATER IT GOES.

SO FOR US LAY PEOPLE WHO DON'T SO FOR US LAY PEOPLE WHO DON'T GO GOOD COVER THE CAPITAL LIKE GO GOOD COVER THE CAPITAL LIKE YOU DO, WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU DO, WHAT HAPPENED?

HOW DO THINGS GET BOGGED DOWN.

HOW DO THINGS GET BOGGED DOWN.

>> IT VARIES, ISSUE TO ISSUE.

>> IT VARIES, ISSUE TO ISSUE.

HOUSE APPROACHES, AND BUDGET HOUSE APPROACHES, AND BUDGET CHAIRS, KEVIN WALLACE, ROAD CHAIRS, KEVIN WALLACE, ROAD BLOCK IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE BLOCK IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE GROCERY TAX.

GROCERY TAX.

WE SAW THAT EARLIER IN THE WE SAW THAT EARLIER IN THE SESSION WHEN THEY AMENDED A BILL SESSION WHEN THEY AMENDED A BILL THAT WOULD ELIMINATE IT, TO THAT WOULD ELIMINATE IT, TO IMPOSING A TWO YEAR MORATORIUM.

IMPOSING A TWO YEAR MORATORIUM.

>> THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE >> THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON STATE REVENUES AS PART IMPACT ON STATE REVENUES AS PART OF THE LARGER BUDGET PICTURE.

OF THE LARGER BUDGET PICTURE.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE OTHER ISSUES, IT VARIES.

THESE OTHER ISSUES, IT VARIES.

SOMETIMES IT MAY BE A GROUP SOMETIMES IT MAY BE A GROUP THAT'S GOING TO BE NEGATIVELY THAT'S GOING TO BE NEGATIVELY EFFECTED AS KAYLA WAS TALKING EFFECTED AS KAYLA WAS TALKING ABOUT AND THEN BRING THAT TO ABOUT AND THEN BRING THAT TO LAWMAKERS ATTENTION OR LAWMAKERS LAWMAKERS ATTENTION OR LAWMAKERS DISCOVER WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING DISCOVER WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO WON'T ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL TO DO WON'T ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL THAT THEY ARE AIMING TO THAT THEY ARE AIMING TO ACCOMPLISH.

ACCOMPLISH.

WE'VE HAD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WE'VE HAD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT A YEAR AGO WHEN A BILL WAS THAT A YEAR AGO WHEN A BILL WAS RAILED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S DESK RAILED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S DESK BECAUSE IT LACKED ORDER NOT, BECAUSE IT LACKED ORDER NOT, WHAT WILL THAT WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT WILL THAT WOULD HAVE DONE TO ALLOW THE HACKING OF COMPUTER TO ALLOW THE HACKING OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

SYSTEMS.

IT WOULD HAVE MADE IT LEGAL IT WOULD HAVE MADE IT LEGAL BECAUSE THEY LEFT OUT OF THE BECAUSE THEY LEFT OUT OF THE WORTH NOT SO IT CAN BE A VARIETY WORTH NOT SO IT CAN BE A VARIETY OF ISSUES.

OF ISSUES.

FISCAL ISSUES TO THE IMPACT OF FISCAL ISSUES TO THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION, TO SIMPLE LEGISLATION, TO SIMPLE GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES.

GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES.

>> SWITCH GEARS.

>> SWITCH GEARS.

THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE NOW THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE NOW TERMINATED STATE CONTRACT WITH TERMINATED STATE CONTRACT WITH THEM WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE A THEM WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE A REPORT FROM THEM ON THEIR REPORT FROM THEM ON THEIR FINDINGS?

FINDINGS?

DO YOU THINK IT WILL COME OUT DO YOU THINK IT WILL COME OUT BEFORE THE ELECTION.

BEFORE THE ELECTION.

>> I THINK NOW THAT SESSION IS >> I THINK NOW THAT SESSION IS WINDING DOWN, IT'S IN THE FINAL WINDING DOWN, IT'S IN THE FINAL DAYS, START TAKE RAMP UP MORE DAYS, START TAKE RAMP UP MORE ATTENTION ON THE INVESTIGATION.

ATTENTION ON THE INVESTIGATION.

I KNOW THEY'RE CALLING IN A LOT I KNOW THEY'RE CALLING IN A LOT OF FOLKS TO TESTIFY, THEY'RE OF FOLKS TO TESTIFY, THEY'RE ASKING FOR A LOT OF ASKING FOR A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION, IT WILL TAKE A DOCUMENTATION, IT WILL TAKE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT EXCREATE A REPORT.

EXCREATE A REPORT.

I WON IMAGINE IT WOULD BE I WON IMAGINE IT WOULD BE ANYTHING BEFORE LATER THIS ANYTHING BEFORE LATER THIS SUMMER.

SUMMER.

>> I DO TO THE MAKE ISSUE, THE >> I DO TO THE MAKE ISSUE, THE FEDERAL AID DOLLAR, WAS THERE IS FEDERAL AID DOLLAR, WAS THERE IS LOVE ON HOW TO USE THAT IN THE LOVE ON HOW TO USE THAT IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR AND HOW IS LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR AND HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FLOOD THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FLOOD OKLAHOMA?

OKLAHOMA?

>> YES THIS GOES TO THE DEBATE >> YES THIS GOES TO THE DEBATE AS TO WHO HAS POWER IN AS TO WHO HAS POWER IN OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

IS IT THE LEGISLATURE, IS IT THE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR?

GOVERNOR?

BOTH?

BOTH?

>> THERE'S BEEN CONCERN THE WAY >> THERE'S BEEN CONCERN THE WAY THIS MONEY ALMOST 2 BILLION THIS MONEY ALMOST 2 BILLION DOLLARS LEGISLATE SURE COULD DOLLARS LEGISLATE SURE COULD GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS THE GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS THE GOVERNOR COULD DECIDE.

GOVERNOR COULD DECIDE.

LAWMAKERS WANTED MORE CONTROL.

LAWMAKERS WANTED MORE CONTROL.

THREE WANT TO HAVE A VOICE.

THREE WANT TO HAVE A VOICE.

BUT AN ACTUAL VOICE.

BUT AN ACTUAL VOICE.

SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE SPECIAL SESSION, IS THAT THEY'RE SPECIAL SESSION, IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TREAT ALL THESE GOING TO TREAT ALL THESE APPROPRIATIONS AS BILLS AND RUN APPROPRIATIONS AS BILLS AND RUN ONTO IM POSITIVE THE HOUSE, SEN ONTO IM POSITIVE THE HOUSE, SEN IN THAT GOVERNOR.

IN THAT GOVERNOR.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES.

CHECKS AND BALANCES.

>> CAN YOU SEE HOW THAT MIGHT BE >> CAN YOU SEE HOW THAT MIGHT BE MADDENING FOR A HOME WE CAN'T MADDENING FOR A HOME WE CAN'T GET OUR GROCERY CHECK BUT THEY GET OUR GROCERY CHECK BUT THEY GOT ALL THIS MONEY IN FEDERAL GOT ALL THIS MONEY IN FEDERAL AID.

AID.

HOW DOES THAT HELP ME.

HOW DOES THAT HELP ME.

>> IT IS REALLY INTERESTING >> IT IS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE THE BUDGET WRITERS HAVE BECAUSE THE BUDGET WRITERS HAVE BEEN PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY BEEN PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT DIDN'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT THEY HAD AVAILABLE IN THIS THEY HAD AVAILABLE IN THIS YEAR'S GENERAL REVENUE FUND THAT YEAR'S GENERAL REVENUE FUND THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.

WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.

>> THEY'RE LEAVING 500 MILLION >> THEY'RE LEAVING 500 MILLION ON THE TABLE.

ON THE TABLE.

THAT'S BEEN THE RESPONSE.

THAT'S BEEN THE RESPONSE.

IN FACT GOING INTO THE BUDGET IN FACT GOING INTO THE BUDGET SEASON THEY HAD MORE THAN A SEASON THEY HAD MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS IN CASH BILLION DOLLARS IN CASH AVAILABLE.

AVAILABLE.

SOME OF WHICH THEY'RE SOME OF WHICH THEY'RE APPROPRIATING FOR ONE TIME USES, APPROPRIATING FOR ONE TIME USES, SOME WHICH WILL GO INTO SOME WHICH WILL GO INTO SAVINGS.

SAVINGS.

I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS ON A I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS ON A BIG ISSUE THAT THE LEGISLATURE BIG ISSUE THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

AND THAT'S THAT APPROPRIATE AND THAT'S THAT APPROPRIATE BALANCE BETWEEN REVENUE BALANCE BETWEEN REVENUE EXPENDITURES, AND THE COUPLE EXPENDITURES, AND THE COUPLE THINGS, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO THINGS, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BENEFIT PARTICULARLY REVENUES, BENEFIT PARTICULARLY REVENUES, DO BETTER THAN EXPECTED AS THEY DO BETTER THAN EXPECTED AS THEY ARE.

ARE.

AS TREVOR MENTIONED, WILL AS TREVOR MENTIONED, WILL INDIVIDUALS GETTING $75 CHECK.

INDIVIDUALS GETTING $75 CHECK.

MARRIED COUPLES, $150, BUT AT MARRIED COUPLES, $150, BUT AT CURRENT PRICES THAT'S ONLY A FEW CURRENT PRICES THAT'S ONLY A FEW TANKS OF GAS EXAMS AND ACCIDENT TANKS OF GAS EXAMS AND ACCIDENT COMPARE TO THE REVENUE GROWTH.

COMPARE TO THE REVENUE GROWTH.

>> PEOPLE SEE THOSE BIG NUMBERS >> PEOPLE SEE THOSE BIG NUMBERS AND REAL LIFE NOT A LOT OF AND REAL LIFE NOT A LOT OF CHANGE.

CHANGE.

I'M STILL STROLLING AND I THINK I'M STILL STROLLING AND I THINK ONE GREAT EXAMPLE WAS AN ONE GREAT EXAMPLE WAS AN OKLAHOMA GOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OKLAHOMA GOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR EVICTION RELIEF AND HOUSING FOR EVICTION RELIEF AND HOUSING RENT SUPPORT.

RENT SUPPORT.

ACROSS THE STATE THERE WERE LONG ACROSS THE STATE THERE WERE LONG WAIT LISTS OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WAIT LISTS OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED UP TO GET THAT BEEN SIGNED UP TO GET THAT MONEY, AND THEY'RE TRYING AND MONEY, AND THEY'RE TRYING AND IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS AND NONE OF IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS AND NONE OF THAT MONEY AND NOW THEY'RE THAT MONEY AND NOW THEY'RE FACING EVICTION MANY IT WAS A FACING EVICTION MANY IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE.

REAL STRUGGLE.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH WHAT THEY MIGHT FRUSTRATED WITH WHAT THEY MIGHT SEE AS JUST TOO SHOWLY.

SEE AS JUST TOO SHOWLY.

LACK OF IMMEDIATE ACTION IS WHAT LACK OF IMMEDIATE ACTION IS WHAT WE NEED WITH THE PANDEMIC AND WE NEED WITH THE PANDEMIC AND JOB LOSSES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

JOB LOSSES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> IS THERE A DISCONNECT?

>> IS THERE A DISCONNECT?

>> YEAH, I MEAN WE WERE TALKING >> YEAH, I MEAN WE WERE TALKING A SERIES OF PEOPLE THAT WERE A SERIES OF PEOPLE THAT WERE UPSET ABOUT THE ABORTION LAWS UPSET ABOUT THE ABORTION LAWS AND THEY ARE ASKING THEIR AND THEY ARE ASKING THEIR PASSING ALL THESE LAWS TO BAN PASSING ALL THESE LAWS TO BAN ABORTIONS, BUT WHAT ARE THEY DO ABORTIONS, BUT WHAT ARE THEY DO DOING?

DOING?

ARE THEY PUTTING MORE MONEY IN ARE THEY PUTTING MORE MONEY IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM?

THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM?

CRISIS COUNSELING.

CRISIS COUNSELING.

WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT DIRECTLY.

WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT DIRECTLY.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, VOTERS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT.

VOTERS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS SOMETIMES THESE ELECTIONS SOMETIMES THESE ABORTIONS GOOD OR BAD IS THE ABORTIONS GOOD OR BAD IS THE ISSUE THAT TRUMPS FROM THESE ISSUE THAT TRUMPS FROM THESE ISSUES.

ISSUES.

>> THAT'S THE NATIONAL LITMUS >> THAT'S THE NATIONAL LITMUS TEST.

TEST.

SHAUN, I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST SHAUN, I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD.

WORD.

IT'S ALMOST DONE.

IT'S ALMOST DONE.

>> WAS THIS LIKE EVERY OTHER >> WAS THIS LIKE EVERY OTHER SESSION OR DOES IT STAND OUT.

SESSION OR DOES IT STAND OUT.

>> I THINK IT STANDS OUT FOR THE >> I THINK IT STANDS OUT FOR THE PASS SOME OF THESE VERY PASS SOME OF THESE VERY CONTROVERSIAL MEASURES.

CONTROVERSIAL MEASURES.

I THINK THE NUMBER OF I THINK THE NUMBER OF CONTROVERSIAL MEASURES PROBABLY CONTROVERSIAL MEASURES PROBABLY OUTDISTANCED SOME PREVIOUS OUTDISTANCED SOME PREVIOUS LEGISLATORS.

LEGISLATORS.

THEY HAD FOUR VERY LARGE THEY HAD FOUR VERY LARGE ABORTION BILLS THAT THEY ABORTION BILLS THAT THEY PASSED.

PASSED.

THE BATHROOM BILL.

THE BATHROOM BILL.

THE BILLS CONCERNING SPORTS.

THE BILLS CONCERNING SPORTS.

A TEMPORARY OF OTHER ISSUES LIKE A TEMPORARY OF OTHER ISSUES LIKE THAT.

THAT.

SO THIS ONE WAS HUGE.

SO THIS ONE WAS HUGE.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> VERY WELCOME.

>> VERY WELCOME.

>> SOLSMART FOLKS THERE WELL, >> SOLSMART FOLKS THERE WELL, MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOW MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOW TEACHING LIFE SKILLS.

TEACHING LIFE SKILLS.

IN DENVER THEIR CALLED MICRO IN DENVER THEIR CALLED MICRO SCHOOLS, KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT SCHOOLS, KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT HOW BUSINESS WORKS.

HOW BUSINESS WORKS.

OUR PARTNERS, REPORT ON THEIR OUR PARTNERS, REPORT ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

>> MARK IS AN IDEA.

>> MARK IS AN IDEA.

IT'S AN IDEA BORN OUT AFTER NEED IT'S AN IDEA BORN OUT AFTER NEED FOR CHANGE IN EDUCATION.

FOR CHANGE IN EDUCATION.

>> SO, IF YOU TIGHTEN THAT SCREW >> SO, IF YOU TIGHTEN THAT SCREW IT WILL MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE IT WILL MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE RIM.

RIM.

>> GIVE IT LIKE MAYBE ONE FULL >> GIVE IT LIKE MAYBE ONE FULL TURN.

TURN.

>> TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, IT IS A >> TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, IT IS A MOTORCYCLE CROW SCHOOL WITH TWO MOTORCYCLE CROW SCHOOL WITH TWO SMALL BUSINESSES.

SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> WHAT WE NEED DO IS MEASURE IT >> WHAT WE NEED DO IS MEASURE IT AND THEN WE'LL ADD A LINK.

AND THEN WE'LL ADD A LINK.

>> WELL, YOU THINK ABOUT >> WELL, YOU THINK ABOUT EDUCATION IT'S DIFFERENTLY.

EDUCATION IT'S DIFFERENTLY.

CENTERS ON THIS IDEA THAT CENTERS ON THIS IDEA THAT LEARNING NEEDS TO BE EMBEDDED LEARNING NEEDS TO BE EMBEDDED AND DENY BY STUDENTS.

AND DENY BY STUDENTS.

SO WE THROW OUT A LOT OF SO WE THROW OUT A LOT OF PARADIMES OF WHAT EDUCATION PARADIMES OF WHAT EDUCATION SHOULD BE OR HAS BEEN.

SHOULD BE OR HAS BEEN.

WE THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD WE THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD EDUCATION LOOK LIKE.

EDUCATION LOOK LIKE.

>> I FEEL LIKE I LEARN BETTER IN >> I FEEL LIKE I LEARN BETTER IN THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.

I DON'T THINK AT THE BEGINNING I DON'T THINK AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR I THOUGHT I NEEDED OF THIS YEAR I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE AT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL TO BE AT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL LISTENING TO A TEACHER TALK ALL LISTENING TO A TEACHER TALK ALL DAY.

DAY.

>> SO MUCH IS MAKE SPACE FOR OUR >> SO MUCH IS MAKE SPACE FOR OUR LEARNERS TO FIND THEIR OWN LEARNERS TO FIND THEIR OWN VOICE.

VOICE.

>> REVOLUTIONARY STYLE OF >> REVOLUTIONARY STYLE OF LEARNING.

LEARNING.

A LOT MORE FREE.

A LOT MORE FREE.

TIME TO DO OUR OWN WORK.

TIME TO DO OUR OWN WORK.

>> WE JUST FEEL SO PROUD TO >> WE JUST FEEL SO PROUD TO CREATE AT SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CREATE AT SPACE WHERE STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES, FEEL COMFORTABLE SEE THEMSELVES, FEEL COMFORTABLE A.

A.

>> I KNOW I CAN BE MYSELF.

>> I KNOW I CAN BE MYSELF.

I KNOW PEOPLE SUPPORT WHO I AM I KNOW PEOPLE SUPPORT WHO I AM AND NICE TO ME AND PEOPLE JUST AND NICE TO ME AND PEOPLE JUST HELP YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING.

HELP YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I KNOW I CAN BE MY INNER SELF.

I KNOW I CAN BE MY INNER SELF.

LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS I COULDN'T LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS I COULDN'T BRING MY INNER CHILD OUT BUT NOW BRING MY INNER CHILD OUT BUT NOW I CAN.

I CAN.

>> I DO THINK THE NAME EMBARK IS >> I DO THINK THE NAME EMBARK IS SO SIGNIFICANT.

SO SIGNIFICANT.

NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY, BUT WE EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY, BUT WE KNOW THAT SOMETHING MAGICAL KNOW THAT SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENS DURING THESE AGES.

HAPPENS DURING THESE AGES.

THAT IS THEY'RE EMBARKING ON THE THAT IS THEY'RE EMBARKING ON THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

REST OF THEIR LIFE.

>> REAL WORLD LEARNING.

>> REAL WORLD LEARNING.

>> SO EMBARK IS A MICRO MIDDLE >> SO EMBARK IS A MICRO MIDDLE SCHOOL 6, 7 AND 8.

SCHOOL 6, 7 AND 8.

WE HAVE 28 STUDENTS AND ALWAYS WE HAVE 28 STUDENTS AND ALWAYS HAVE AROUND 30.

HAVE AROUND 30.

>> OUR SEASONAL MENU, BUT WHAT >> OUR SEASONAL MENU, BUT WHAT IT DOESN'T SAY IS MANY WERE IT DOESN'T SAY IS MANY WERE CREATE FRED SCRATCH BY OUR CREATE FRED SCRATCH BY OUR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS.

>> THAT IS EXAMPLE IN A WAY IN >> THAT IS EXAMPLE IN A WAY IN WHICH THEY LEARN.

WHICH THEY LEARN.

LEARN ABOUT DRINK CHEMISTRY IT LEARN ABOUT DRINK CHEMISTRY IT AND MARKET RESEARCH.

AND MARKET RESEARCH.

AND QUITE A BIT OF DRINK TASTING AND QUITE A BIT OF DRINK TASTING WHICH THEY LOVE.

WHICH THEY LOVE.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LIKE >> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LIKE MAKING LATTES, LEARN HOW TO MAKING LATTES, LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

LIKE, THE COFFEE SHOP AND DO LIKE, THE COFFEE SHOP AND DO THINGS BUT THERE'S SOMETHING, THINGS BUT THERE'S SOMETHING, THAT'S A SIGN UP THERE THAT THAT'S A SIGN UP THERE THAT TELLS YOU WHAT ROSETERS ARE TELLS YOU WHAT ROSETERS ARE ROSING.

ROSING.

SOME OF THE KIDS PICKED ON THE SOME OF THE KIDS PICKED ON THE ONE OF THOSE ROSETERS.

ONE OF THOSE ROSETERS.

WE WENT THROUGH A SIX-WEEK WE WENT THROUGH A SIX-WEEK PROCESS.

PROCESS.

USE OUR TRADITIONAL SKILL SET USE OUR TRADITIONAL SKILL SET AROUND THE STANDARDS BUT TO AROUND THE STANDARDS BUT TO APPLY IT IN A NOVEL WAY WHERE APPLY IT IN A NOVEL WAY WHERE THE STUDENT STUDENTS CAN THE STUDENT STUDENTS CAN UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS THE PURPOSE FOR THAT.

THIS IS THE PURPOSE FOR THAT.

VERSUS OKAY I DID THE EQUATION VERSUS OKAY I DID THE EQUATION SEVEN TIMES I GUESS I HAVE IT.

SEVEN TIMES I GUESS I HAVE IT.

>> IT WAS LIKE A MOMENT FOR ME >> IT WAS LIKE A MOMENT FOR ME WHERE I REALIZE IF MY WORK ISN'T WHERE I REALIZE IF MY WORK ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

GOOD ENOUGH.

IF I DON'T WRITE A SOLID ESSAY, IF I DON'T WRITE A SOLID ESSAY, THEN PINWHEEL MIGHT END UP WITH THEN PINWHEEL MIGHT END UP WITH A COMPANY THAT'S NOT PLIGHT.

A COMPANY THAT'S NOT PLIGHT.

>> WE WANT IT TO BE DIVERSE AND >> WE WANT IT TO BE DIVERSE AND DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE.

DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE.

>> WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE IDEA OF >> WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE SCHOOL, WHO IS IT IS FOR?

THE SCHOOL, WHO IS IT IS FOR?

WHO HAS ACCESS TO THESE SORTS OF WHO HAS ACCESS TO THESE SORTS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THE ANSWER HAS BEEN THAT YOU KNOW, A ANSWER HAS BEEN THAT YOU KNOW, A WEALTHY PRIVILEGED CLIENTELE HAS WEALTHY PRIVILEGED CLIENTELE HAS BEEN ONE AND CAN AFFORD THEM BEEN ONE AND CAN AFFORD THEM PART OF OUR THINKING CAN BE WHAT PART OF OUR THINKING CAN BE WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS?

ARE THE BARRIERS?

COST IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER.

COST IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER.

>> WE ARE 2002 WIGS FREE TO LIVE >> WE ARE 2002 WIGS FREE TO LIVE OUR VALUES OF EQUITY.

OUR VALUES OF EQUITY.

>> WE OTHER THAN TALK ABOUT THE >> WE OTHER THAN TALK ABOUT THE END POINT WE DON'T KNOW.

END POINT WE DON'T KNOW.

NOBODY KNOWS BUT WE KNOW THAT NOBODY KNOWS BUT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE HELPING THEM TO LAUNCH WE'RE HELPING THEM TO LAUNCH THEIR JOURNEYS.

THEIR JOURNEYS.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE >> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT LAWMAKERS OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT LAWMAKERS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME AT THE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME AT THE CAPITAL, BUT TWO SPECIAL CAPITAL, BUT TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS.

SESSIONS.

WE'LL HAVE A MIXED REACTION WE'LL HAVE A MIXED REACTION TO GET BACK TO WORK ON MORE TO GET BACK TO WORK ON MORE TAXCUTS WE'LL SAY SO LONG FOR TAXCUTS WE'LL SAY SO LONG FOR NOW, LOOK INSIDE THE RISING NOW, LOOK INSIDE THE RISING CENTER.

CENTER.

FOR ALL OF US STAY WELL AND STAY FOR ALL OF US STAY WELL AND STAY TUNED.