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Board Officers:

  • board.gifG. L. “Jiggs” McEntire
    President
    Duncan, OK

  • Jimmy Naifeh
    Vice-President
    Sapulpa, OK

  • Jimmy Albert
    Secretary Treasurer
    Elk City, OK

Board of Directors:

  • Ron Lukenbaugh
    Chairman
    Enid, OK

  • Rick Bahlinger
    Tulsa, OK

  • Ron Cross
    Durant, OK

  • Dick Dunham
    Durant, OK

  • Nick Glidewell
    Ft. Smith, AR

  • Paula Glidewell
    Ft. Smith, AR

  • Jerald Naifeh
    Sapulpa, OK

  • Jimmy Don Phillips
    Durant, OK

  • Matt Robinson
    Tulsa, OK

  • Mike Sinclair
    Tulsa, OK

  • Mike Yancey
    Edmond, OK

Executive Director:

  • Sandra F. Ruble
    P.O. Box 722220
    Norman, OK 73070

    (405) 360-7667
    (405) 292-7667 fax
Association News
New lawmakers to take office, begin bill filing mid-November
Thursday, September 11, 2008

New lawmakers to take office, begin bill filing mid-November
Author :  Shawn Ashley 
Date :  09/10/2008

(OK) Lawmakers elected this year will take officially their offices two weeks after the general election and will be able to hit the ground running as bill filing gets underway immediately.

Members of the 52nd Legislature will gather at the Capitol Nov. 18, two weeks after the general election, to be sworn into office. Ceremonies are planned in the Senate for 11 a.m. and in the House at 1 p.m.

Senate members may begin pre-filing bills in advance of the legislative session on Nov. 15. That date falls on a Saturday, so the first bills are not expected to be pre-filed until Monday, Nov. 17, said Senate Chief of Staff Tom Walls. House members must wait until after the swearing-in ceremony to begin pre-filing legislation. Pre-filing begins for House members on Nov. 19.

 

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Labor force growth outpacing job creation in Oklahoma
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Author :  Bryan Smith 
Date :  08/04/2008

(OK) Even with increased employment, labor force growth for the month of June caused an increase in state unemployment rates, according to a recent state report.

According to a report released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, statewide non-seasonally adjusted labor force, employment and unemployment all grew in the month of June.

When taking into account job growth and labor force increases, unemployment grew by 0.7 percent, reaching 4.2 percent. The report showed that unemployment outpaced job growth, increasing by 19.6 percent.

As in May, McCurtain County led the state with the highest overall unemployment at 7.3 percent. That number is up by 1 percent over the previous month.

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POLITICS: Young candidates running for Oklahoma state offices
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Author :  Bryan Smith 
Date :  06/20/2008

(OK) When candidate filing closed this year, Oklahoma State Election Board officials cited two interesting occurrences: lower total filing numbers and younger candidates.

Though the Election Board does not keep age records on candidates for previous elections, staff did say that the candidates seemed to be younger than previous years.

Fifty-eight candidates under the age of 35 filed for the state House and the state Senate this year.

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