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Politics
Little Axe Voters Have Much to Decide
The filing period for the 2010 Oklahoma election ended yesterday, June 9. Following are the candidates for election representing portions of Little Axe as released by the state Election Board. A more complete list along with links to candidate websites and other voter resources can be found here. STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 16 Democrat John Sparks, 41, Norman Republican Sharon Parker, 63,... »
Little Axe Rep Seeks Congressional Seat
State Rep. Shane Jett has announced his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Mary Fallin. Jett, a Republican from Tecumseh, represents a large part of Pottawatomie County and a portion of eastern Cleveland County. Rep. Jett gained notoriety by opposing House Bill 1804, the Oklahoma Taxpayer & Citizen Protection Act of 2007, an anti-illegal immigration bill... »
Rep. Cole to Hold Public Meeting
Congressman Tom Cole will hold a town hall meeting in Norman at 5:30 pm on March 31 at Moore Norman Technology Center (Franklin Rd. Campus) Straughan Seminar Center 4701 12th Ave. N.W. "These town hall meetings are a great opportunity to get feedback from Fourth District residents, and I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's ideas and concerns," Rep. Cole said. "With everything... »
Open Government & School Spending
The Oklahoma House of Representatives took a major step today that would require state government and school districts to list expenditures on publicly available websites by Jan. 1, 2011. House Bills 3422 and 3253 passed unanimously and now go to the Senate. HOUSE BILL 3422 - “Government Accountability and Transparency Act of 2010” All purchases made with state funds be disclosed on... »
LAwmaker Update 12.26.09
Keeping up with Little Axe's legislators. US Sen. Tom Coburn may want to be more careful what he wishes for: Hours before voting to clear the way for health care reform in the Senate, Republican Senator Tom Coburn said on the floor, "What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight. That's what they ought to... »
LAwmaker Update 12.05.09
Keeping up with Little Axe's legislators. State Sen. John Sparks, District 16, hopes the state Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Department finds options other than eliminating the Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, in response to a $7.3 million reduction in state funding. State Rep. Shane Jett, District 27, still hasn't announced his candidacy for the Fifth District Congressional seat being... »
In Honor of Service
Life at the center, home, and community has been a whirl wind which it always is at the end of the school year. The second retirement from the City of Norman by Herman “Woody” Morgan the center’s “Keeper of the Gate” or as I should formally call his position “Custodian” was tough but I wish him the best. Woody served... »
Too much representation?
There's been a lot of people crying about "taxation without representation". Well, us folks here in Little Axe may have the opposite problem: "taxation with too much representation". This map shows the Little Axe School District boundaries outlined in black. The area not only includes land on the west side of the lake, but covers portions of two counties, three state... »
Rep. Jett excited about new flag
A Tulsa World editor is evidently not as enthused about a new state flag as is Representative Shane Jett. The Tecumseh Republican introduced a bill this session to change the word OKLAHOMA on the flag to OKLAHOMA!. HB 2230 would also change the state abbreviation from OK to OK! Jett represents a portion of Little Axe. The World editorial called Rep. Jett's... »
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