Oklahoma owes its children the finest education in America.

Wes Hilliard, D-Sulphur, would raise the pay of teachers at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur and the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee. Ann Coody, both R-Lawton, would allow misdemeanor and felony charges to be filed against those who impersonate military officials or veterans. Oklahoma does a great job of educating its college graduates. Oklahoma owes its children the finest education in America.

There are 9,615 Oklahomans serving in the National Guard who would receive life insurance coverage when Senate Bill 821 becomes law. April 15th of the following year, for each taxable year. Correcting a past oversight, state lawmakers voted to provide teachers of the blind and deaf the same pay raises being granted all other Oklahoma teachers.