A New Year and the Work Ahead

A new year doesn’t create change by itself. The calendar turns, but the work stays the same. Change does not happen automatically. It comes from people who are willing to listen and stay engaged. Work done by leaders doesn’t always come with recognition.

Distracted driving isn’t a personal choice, it’s a public threat

There’s a lie we tell ourselves about distracted driving.It sounds like this: I’m the only one in my car. If I mess up, I’m the only one who gets hurt.That lie is killing people.Distracted driving is not a private decision. It’s not a victimless gamble.

Lawmakers, OICA making final preparations for 2026 legislative session

The final pre-session deadline has been reached for the Oklahoma Legislature with the completion of bill filing for the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate.

Markets Cool as Investors Digest a Changing Landscape

Wealth Management.This winter has been anything but predictable. In our area, temperatures have swung from the 70s one day to brisk 30s the next, reminding us how quickly conditions can change.

Which Schools and County Services Do You Want Eliminated with Property Tax Cuts?

For the Children OICA CEOSupreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. famously stated, “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.

Adventures with Allie

If you’ve ever stopped one of us at the grocery store, sent a Facebook message, or called the office and said, “You should do a story on this,” first of all, thank you. Truly. That sentence is how a lot of the best stories begin.

Oklahoma can have clean water and good jobs

If I had to describe my main priority as your attorney general, it boils down to this: I fight every day to do what's right for the people of Oklahoma. That holds true now more than ever in the fight over poultry litter pollution along the Illinois River Watershed.

January has lost the plot, and I’m wearing shorts because of it

I would like to go on record and say this plainly, for the sake of future historians and anyone checking the archives: It is January. I am wearing shorts. To work. Not gym shorts. Not “I’m sick and don’t care” shorts. Real, intentional, I checked the weather and made an informed decision shorts.

A Very Busy 2025 for Children

For the Children OICA CEOIt is hard to believe that 2025 has come to an end. For those of us at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), I must say that our work felt incredibly important this year with addressing issues at the local, state, and federal levels for child well-being.

Adventures with Allie

As this year comes to a close, I find myself thinking less about resolutions and more about time. How quietly it moves, and how quickly it seems to add up. New Year’s Eve has a way of doing that.