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County Considering Transparency Office

By David Arnett

Tulsa County Commissioners are exploring expanding citizen access to public information like the state Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). The Tulsa County effort proposed by current Commission Chairman Lonnie Sims (R-Dist.2) is named Office of Government Efficiency and Transparency (OGET) and would be tasked with alerting County Government and the public of national, state, and local changes that could potentially impact County services and maintain regular reporting on programs and services provided by Tulsa County.

Tulsa County Commissioners, Stan Sallee, Lonnie Sims, and Kelly Dunkerley
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USAID Waste and Abuse Runs Deep

By David Arnett

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled plans to restructure and potentially abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday.

In a release late in the day, the White House documented why. For decades the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been unaccountable to taxpayers while it has funneled massive sums of money to often ridiculous – and in many cases, malicious – pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats with next-to-no oversight.

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Mexico and U.S. Agree on Trade Talks

By David Arnett

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum first announced on social media Monday morning, after a conversation with American President Donald J. Trump that the two agreed that Mexico will do more to combat drug trafficking into the U.S. by placing 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the border, and that the U.S. will step up efforts to block the flow of firearms into Mexico.

President Sheinbaum also said officials with the U.S. and Mexico were beginning talks on wider trade and security issues. Such talks could lead to winning public policies on both sides of the border.

President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum
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Pardoning Fauci, Ditching the WHO

By Dr. Steven Quay, MD, PhD

What’s Next for Pandemic Preparedness?

Analysis: What if the next pandemic isn’t a warning shot, but a global catastrophe with a death rate ten times that of COVID-19—and the same broken systems are still in charge? This is the question we should be asking as the actions of two Presidents during the transition of power have unfolded.

In the last hours of his administration President Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the face of the pandemic for many Americans. And one of President Trump’s first executive orders was to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization or WHO. Both speak to our preparedness for the next pandemic, and whether it is a laboratory enhanced pathogen.

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Appreciation: Tulsa Christmas Generosity

By David Arnett

In a media release today, Samaritan’s Purse thanks the community for, “the overwhelming generosity of the people of Tulsa​ that helped provide to children in need through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season.”

Across the U.S., the Samaritan’s Purse project collected 10.5 million shoebox gifts in 2024. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2024, the ministry is now sending over 11.9 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide.

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