As the president who signed the Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson is not an idolized figure in Indian Country. First a frontier Indian fighter against the Creeks, then as an American president who ignored a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Cherokee Nation in Worcester v. Georgia, there is little endearment for the Read More »
With the State of Oklahoma facing an estimated $611 million revenue shortfall during the 2015 legislative session, lawmakers from across the state were on the lookout for money that could be diverted to fund operations. One such search led lawmakers to consider taking money from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund. According Read More »