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Democratic leaders weigh successes, challenges of 2021 session
Webinar participants (clockwise from top): Sen. Carri Hicks, Rep. Forrest Bennett, Sen. Kay Floyd, reporter Janice Francis-Smith and Interim Editor Joe Dowd. (JR screen shot)
OKLAHOMA CITY – A panel of prominent state Democratic legislators say they can point to their achievements in their recent legislative session and that, going forward, their voices will be heard, despite being outnumbered.
Sens. Kay Floyd and Carri Hicks and Rep. Forrest Bennett discussed the most recent legislative session’s successes and challenges with Joe Dowd,
The Journal Record’s interim editor, and reporter Janice Francis-Smith during Friday’s JR/Now webinar, and gave their thoughts on the Democratic Party’s future in what is predominantly a GOP-led Oklahoma government.
Avoiding the next energy crisis By: Kathryn McNutt The Journal Record February 26, 2021
Energy experts discuss the road to the future in protecting the electrical system during Friday’s JR/Now webinar. (JR Screenshot)
Oklahoma residents learned getting electricity into their homes isn’t as simple as flipping a light switch when the demand skyrocketed in mid-February amid serious supply issues.
“For the first time the general public is beginning to realize through this storm the interdependency of our energy system,” Mark Yates, vice president of Advanced Power Alliance, said Friday. “This event has really elevated the grid, which is a very complicated system.”