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Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner was once quoted as saying that “a leader without followers is just a man taking a walk.” Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, must have found himself feeling that way at times this year. One might think that leading a Senate with 40 Republicans and only 8 Democrats
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After years of inaction by state legislators, Oklahomans took matters into their own hands two years ago and began to gather signatures to put a state question on the ballot and finally raise the minimum wage. This ballot initiative, also known as State Question 832, would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour
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