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Mike Reynolds
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Mr. Popular
Credit: Brad Gregg On Reynolds’ newly launched website, shannonforcongress.com, he appears to accuse Shannon of everything short of stealing candy from a baby. The Oklahoma City Republican suggests Shannon took a pair of illegal corporate campaign contributions, has a sorry legislative track record and even has played fast and loose with his claim of being […]
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Capitol commandments
The monument is the result of a measure introduced by state Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, and passed by the Legislature in 2009 allowing for a privately paid-for monument to be placed on public property outside the Capitol. Little fanfare accompanied the installation on the north side of the building, with about a dozen non-workers […]
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Don’t ask — redux
State Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, is the author of House Bill 2195, which seeks to restore “don’t ask, don’t tell” to the Oklahoma National Guard. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was implemented in 1993 and barred gays from serving openly. Reynolds’ bill would reset requirements for the state militia to what they were on Jan. […]
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Shannon elected speaker-designate
T.W. Shannon, a Lawton Republican first elected in 2006 and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, was elected by the caucus as House speaker-designate, meaning that if House Republicans maintain a majority after the 2012 elections, Shannon will be next in line to replace term-limited Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee. Shannon, 33, will not only […]
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Fractured family
“Lord, I pray in spite of the many differences between them that would under normal circumstances cause division between them, that you would bring them together, Lord, in the common cause of your righteousness that alone can exalt people of this state,” Vineyard said. To some, it may seem an act of divine intervention would […]