I think we are ready for the second panel. Mr. Johnson had to take some personal business. He will be back shortly. The first witness on the second panel is the honorable regina goodwin. Where is ms. Goodwin . She is virtual. Member of the Oklahoma House of representatives and descendent of the Tulsa Greenwood massacre. Representative goodwin is a native currently serving as chair of the oklahoma legislative black Caucus And Assistant Minority Floor Leader Representative Goodwin patch their fine Arts Degree from university of kansas minimizes Coursework Coursework in chicago illinois. I understand the Oklahoma House is in Session Today and she may have to briefly step out to cast votes on the house floor. Thank you for being here and you are recognized. Thank you so much it is a privilege and to see the previous witnesses all over 100 years old to know these folks to know that they indeed are deserving of justice. I think my statement really for these likeminded folks , it is beyond qu
I want to start with the news out of texas. Nbcs Ali Vitali has been following all of the twists and turns from d. C. Ali i. What is going on . Steph, they killed the bill but only for now. By walking off the floor Last Night, they made it so there werent enough lawmakers present in order to actually vote on this bill before the Midnight Deadline but this only bought democrats time. As you said, the governor is stepping in and we heard from lawmakers Last Night this was one of the last arrows in their quiver as they tried to stop this legislation. Listen. We use all of the tools in our toolbox to fight this bill, and tonight we pulled out that last one. They were prepared to cut us off. They tried to silence us. We were not going to let them do that. We killed that bill. Again, steph, they killed that bill for now. Were going to see the next chapter of this unfolding in very short order because last Night Governor Abbott called for a Special Session almost immediately after this bill f
The Rotary Club of Tulsa hosted its 17th annual Above and Beyond Awards and awarded this year s Tulsa Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year on Wednesday.