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Oklahoma with stops in
Oklahoma gubernatorial of
Anadarko, Chickasha,
candidate Drew th
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in Oklahoma City.
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We started in the
Okmulgee Monday after-
Panhandle and worked back
noon. th
through northwestern
The former state attorney ph
Oklahoma which is still a
general was engaged in the ar
little tougher territory for a
Take Back Oklahoma tour an
Democrat, Edmondson
through the state.
said in a visit to the
Monday also was One O
Okmulgee Times office. A
Year Out, marking one ev
candidate can get misled by
year until the day of the ho
how friendly people are in
2018 General Election.
Oklahoma. You start think-
Monday, the couple visit-
ing they are all for you.
ed cities in eastern
There is a lot more certainty
Oklahoma, including
when I get back into eastern
Wilburton and Okmulgee
Oklahoma which is kind of
and ended in Tulsa Monday
home country for me.
evening at a private gather-
ing in the home of Jim and See Edmondson
Sally Frazier.
On Tuesday, the on page A3

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Edmondson is a native of
Muskogee.
The top priority for
Edmondson is fixing the budg-
et.
Schools are our number
one priority, but we cant do
anything for our schools unless
we fix the budget, he said.
Same with mental health, cor-
rections - all of those are neces-
sary priorities but fixing the
budget has got to come first.
Edmondson also shared his
thoughts on Sundays tragic
shooting at a church in Texas.
This is a classic example of
why some people should not
have access to semi-automatic
assault rifles, he said. This
guy had a conviction in a mili-
tary court that would have
been a felony if he had been
tried in a civil court. He had
been turned down for a con-
cealed carry permit and how
the world he got his hand on a
semi-automatic assault rifle -
fo
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weve got to be more careful tle more crowded, to their corporate donors and
and if there are loopholes out Edmondson said. their corporate lobbyists and
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there we need to close them. I As part of his Take Back do whats right, Im prepared
dont want to take anybody Oklahoma tour, Edmondson is as governor to put a plan w
guns away if they are lawfully seeking change. before the people and let them ag
in possession of them. But we Our legislative leaders still vote to secure these critical n
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have laws against felons buy- have a chance to set Oklahoma services and put Oklahoma
ing guns, the mentally back on solid financial footing back on track. so
impaired buying guns. We got to fund education, health care, The filing period for state O
to tighten up those laws. infrastructure and services for offices will be held in April I
While in Okmulgee, he visit- seniors, Edmondson said. If 2018. st
ed the Muscogee Creek Nation. they arent willing to stand up ti
While there, he discussed d
the gaming compact will be
coming up in the governors th
term. Okmulgee Indian Community or
"They are such a good part- 7
ner on economic development,
roads, health and housing," he Meeting Monday O
said. " We also had a good Okmulgee Indian Community will meet at 7 p.m.
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exchange of information about Monday at the OIC Building, Senior Complex for their reg-
the Murphy decision on juris- ular meeting.
diction. I appreciated getting
briefed on some of those situa-
tions. All of the Oklahoma
tribes do a good job and we
Republican Meeting to feature O
appreciate all they do." co
At the moment, there is only candidates
one other Democrat seeking Okmulgee County Republicans will meet on Tuesday, Nov.
the governors position. Former ban
14 at 6:30 and 7 p.m. The meeting will feature more candi- dev
Senator Connie Johnson is also dates. Gary Jones, current State Auditor, is running for gover-
seeking the post. int
nor. lob
The Republican side is a lit- OSUIT Student Union is the locatioin for the meeting. out
on
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