Collinsville,
Oklahoma March 4, 2014 Miscellaneous News |
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JV Baseball Win Over Owasso March 1st |
Saturday Baseball Report and photos from Snook Bayouth: Collinsville JV beats Owasso JV 4-3 in extra innings (8) in season opener. |
Local Parents Group Forming |
The Collinsville
Area PLAC (Parent Legislative Action Committee) will hold its first monthly
meeting on Tuesday, March 11th, from 7:00pm-8:00pm at the Collinsville
Education Service Center, 1902 W. Maple.
This is a nonpartisan group with the goal of increasing parent and community awareness about legislative issues impacting public education in Oklahoma. PLAC is a pro-education group that works with the school administration, teachers, parents and community to improve Oklahoma kids' education. Everyone including surrounding communities are welcome to attend. This cause knows no districts. Please plan to attend to show our kids and schools that we do care about their future. |
-- Facebook Post 3/4/2014 |
Sam Smith -- Conference Player Of The Week |
Was a great weekend for Collinsville between wrestling, basketball and also with Sam. She was named Great American Conference Player of the Week! Here is the article: greatamericanconference.com/news/
-- Doug Smith (3/4/2014 |
"GAC SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sam Smith, Southern Nazarene, OF, Fr., Collinsville,
Okla. Smith hit .700 as the Crimson Storm picked up three wins against Southwestern Oklahoma State. She recorded a three-hit game in the 9-4 series opener with three runs scored and a stolen base. In the final game, she went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. She finished the series with a .727 on-base percentage and 1.100 slugging percentage." |
Senate Update
by Sen. Rick Brinkley (State Income Tax Reduction) |
Senate District 34
March 3, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Senate recently kept its commitment to provide tax relief for Oklahomans with the passage of Senate Bill 1246. The bill will reduce our income tax rate to 5 percent, and includes provisions that will further cut the rate to 4.85 percent, once economic indicators enable us to do so. Oklahomans have entrusted Republicans with control of the Senate, and we intend to keep our promise to put more money back in their hands.
Our tax cut proposal is fiscally responsible, and allows us to balance the budget and encourage economic development. As employers consider our state for relocation and investment, we want them to see that the Legislature is committed to pro-growth policy. In recent years, weve made significant progress in scaling back the burdens of taxation, regulation and litigation on Oklahoma employers. With neighboring states lowering, and even eliminating their income tax, we cant afford to rest on our laurels. Tax relief needs to remain a priority in order to maintain our economic momentum and enable us to compete for jobs and investment.
We also want prospective employers to see strong schools when they consider Oklahoma. Our proposal requires revenue benchmarks to be achieved before a tax cut takes effect, assuring that a cut cannot take place without corresponding growth revenue. We want hard-working Oklahomans to have a lighter tax burden, but we need to do it in a way that ensures we are able to make investments in our states future. This proposal will allow us to provide tax relief while moving ahead with planned funding increases for education.
The Senate has also advanced several measures aimed at combating Oklahomas epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Senate Bill 1821 will require doctors to check the states online prescription monitoring program before prescribing a narcotic. This proposal will crack down on doctor shopping, prescription fraud and other activities that have contributed to Oklahomas prescription abuse problem.
Oklahomans age 12 and older exceed the national average for the use of painkillers by more than 65 percent. And, more than 80 percent of drug-related deaths in Oklahoma are caused by prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse has a powerful impact on crime rates, family breakdown and productivity losses. Simply put, it is destroying the lives of too many Oklahomans. As a state, we have to address this issue.
Please feel free to contact me at the state Capitol by calling (405) 521-5566 or by email at brinkley@oksenate.gov. -30- |
Contact: Senator
Rick Brinkley |
Area Basketball At Owasso -- Show Your Support |
Let's go Collinsville! Everyone make plans to be at the Owasso gym on Thursday to support our Regional Champion Girls BB team as they take on Edmond Deer Creek. Game time is 6:30. |
-- Jim Riley 3/4/2014 |