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Page: 7 of 26From OETA - Senate Committee Debates CompSource Sale
February 17th, 2010
One of the most hotly debated issues at the Oklahoma State Capitol in 2010 is a proposal to sell CompSource, a quasi-state agency that provides workers' compensation insurance to thousands of Oklahoma businesses and government entities. The agency was created almost 80 years ago to help make workers' compensation insurance affordable. Supporters of the proposal say government should not be in this business; opponents - including Senator Jay Paul Gumm - warn that selling the agency will raise rates on businesses already struggling to keep afloat in a national recession. This story, which includes a portion of Senator Gumm's debate against the measure, was broadcast on OETA on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. That was the day, by the slimmest of margins, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the bill.
From KXII Channel 12 - Senate Committee Votes to Honor Area Soldiers
February 14th, 2010
Sen. Jay Paul Gumm has secured committee approval for legislation to honor three soldiers from Senate District 6 who paid the ultimate price in Americas War on Terror. SB 1713 would honor the memory and service of Corporal Michael Eyre Thompson, Sergeant Clint E. Williams and Chief Warrant Officer Brady Rudolf by naming sections of highways in Senate District 6 in their honor. The bill passed the full Senate on Feb. 23 and now awaits consideration by the House of Representatives. This story is from KXII Channel 12's FirstNews at 10 on Feb. 14, 2010. KXII's Heather Sahr reports the story.
News Package on Effort to End Grocery Sales Tax - From KWTV News9 in Oklahoma City
February 9th, 2010
In its Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 newscast at 10 p.m., KWTV News9 in Oklahoma City led with a story on passage by the Senate Finance Committee of a bill that would end the grocery sales tax when state revenues recover. The bill is by Senator Jay Paul Gumm of Durant, who has been a longtime supporter of ending the grocery sales tax. News9 Reporter Rusty Surrette covered the story.