HD 44 candidates speak to PFLAG

State Rep. Bill Nations, D-Norman, and Tod Barrett spoke to the Norman PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) annual membership meeting this past week.

Barrett, the Republican nominee, is seeking election to the House District 44 seat. The group meets the second Thursday of every month and meetings are open to the public.

OETA in Norman to talk to voters

The Oklahoma Network will be in Norman near the University of Oklahoma campus Saturday to learn what is on the minds of local voters.

The visit is part of the network's statewide Voter Voices project, which collects ideas and opinions from Oklahomans on what election-year issues are important to them and what it will take for candidates to earn their votes.

?OETA's Voter Voices crew is traveling the state talking to Oklahomans and sharing their stories online and weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on the Oklahoma News Report. The Norman segments will air within the next week and be posted online at oeta.tv.

?Voters are can share their views online at www.oeta.tv.

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Collins considers alternative vehicles ?

?OKLAHOMA CITY -- At the request of Rep. Wallace Collins, D-Norman, an interim study was conducted last Tuesday to review the possibility of allowing additional vehicles to be licensed and deemed "street legal."?

Collins said he was asked by constituents to consider the four-wheeled vehicles as a fuel efficient alternative to current modes of transportation. The vehicles are often referred to as "Light Personal Vehicles" (LPV's) and are also known as "Quadracycles."

These vehicles are legal in several states including Arizona, Wyoming, Montana and Utah.

?Given these vehicles are essentially four-wheeled motorcycles, the primary advantage lies in their increased stability, visibility and fuel efficiency.