(4.5.2006) Area Lawmakers Honor Teachers of Choctaw High School
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(4.26.2006)
House Passes Pair of Bills to Fuel Scientific Research and Development
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(4.26.2006)
House Votes for Family-Friendly Programming Option for Cable Providers
(4.27.2006) House Endorses Measure for Clear Oversight of DUI Assessments
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Cargill Scores Home Run
In Charity Ballgame
(May 2, 2006) Members of the state House of Representatives and the state Senate left politics at the Capitol this week as the two sides faced off in a baseball game for charity.
The House team was edged out of a win by the Senate, with a final score of 8-7. However, Rep. Lance Cargill scored the game's only home run.
The annual legislative baseball game was played at the AT&T Ballpark. The event benefitted the American Cancer Society.
Cargill Chosen as Next Leader of House Republicans
(June 12, 2006) -- State Rep. Lance Cargill, R-Harrah, today said he is humbled to have been chosen by a majority of his GOP caucus to be speaker-designate.
Cargill said he will now focus on the political campaigns to ensure that Republicans retain their majority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. If that occurs, Cargill will officially assume the position as the leader of the legislative body in January 2007.
(4.26.2006) Harrah FFA members Attend Legislative Banquet
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Luther Awarded Grant for Expansion of Water System
(August 14, 2006) -- A grant totaling just under $100,000 has been awarded to the Luther Water Authority, Speaker-Designate Lance Cargill announced.
Cargill joined the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in presenting the $99,999 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant to the Luther Water Authority.
The funds will enable the City of Luther to expand its water system to an area on the south side to serve 113 new customers and provide services for future growth and development in the area.
The award was issued by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as part of the REAP program, which was created in 1996 to help Oklahoma's small communities make water and wastewater improvements
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