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By Teresa Black Bradway running for the Democratic A leading on taxing oil and gas is a Oklahoma relies on taxes. becoming more diverse.
Pushmataha County nomination. But I will Republican is Mick red warning flag. We should tax the business- But we need taxes today,
Democrats Vice-Chair look at leading Republicans Cornett, the only mayor of At the forum, he es making billions in our even from the oil and gas
candidates. Oklahoma City to be elect- was asked about the oil and state. business sacred to
We will choose Six Republican ed to four terms. He gas industry and the gross “Don’t raise taxes Republicans.
candidates for governor on candidates for governor helped bring the Oklahoma production tax (GPT). on oil billionaires” has Cornett’s line
June 26, less than two appeared in a forum spon- City Thunder to Oklahoma Cornett said, been a Republican motto. about not being “reliant”
months from now. sored by The Oklahoman City, the first major league “Every time we raise the They cut schools, state indicates he is beholden to
Fourteen candi- recently. The forum is on sports team there. gross production tax, we agencies, and healthcare the billionaires who ran this
dates are running for gover- YouTube at Cornett’s achieve- make ourselves more instead. state into the ground with
nor. If runoffs are needed, https://www.youtube.com/ ments include a series of reliant on the oil and gas Oil companies drill their greed.
that will be August 28. watch?v=fuozHrdx7EY. voter-approved projects industry. We need to be where there is oil. They
The governor will be cho- The Oklahoman which helped rebuild the less reliant going forward will continue to drill in
sen by voters on Nov. 6. will also have a forum for downtown area and other on the oil and gas industry. Oklahoma and make bil-
I’m supporting Democratic and Libertarian neighborhoods. We have to diversify.” l i o n s .
Drew Edmondson who is candidates. But his statement Less reliant? Oklahoma businesses are

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The Antlers American

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May By Teresa Black Bradway budget by about 25 percent one of the most beautiful in
10 Pushmataha County in recent years. He cited a Oklahoma. Who will end
2018 Democrats Vice-Chair decade of drastic funding up developing that moun-
cuts and declining services tain site?
Page Looks like the for military veterans. Edmondson also
009 Talihina Veterans Center Republicans talk backed teachers in their
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63% for veterans and their fami- veterans. Then, they cut the Veterans, teachers
lies in this area. money. and state agencies could
Gov. Mary Fallin Most of us know a have been funded better if
signed House Bill 3042, sick and/or elderly veteran Republicans had not cut
introduced by three in the Talihina center. income taxes and taxes on
Republicans. Now, families may have to oil and gas for years.
The bill allows the drive another 90 miles to It will take
Oklahoma Department of visit. Oklahoma a long time to
Veteran Affairs to build a The view from the overcome the damage.
new center within 90 miles Talihina Veterans Center is
of the present facility, then
close the Talihina center.
No Democrat in
the state House of
Happy
Representatives or Senate
voted for this bill. Want to
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We would like to wish
3042” to look up votes. you all a very happy
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as the new site. Poteau Mother’s Day!
Republicans Sen. Mark
Allen and Rep. Rick West
Thank you for
voted for the bill. everything that
Last February,
Drew Edmondson, you do!!!
Democratic candidate for
governor, wrote the
Oklahoma Department of
Veterans Affairs (ODVA)
and urged them to keep the
Talihina center open.
He is a Vietnam 906 East Main Street
veteran who served in the Antlers, OK 74523
US Navy.
Edmondson said 580-298-5577
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