 Backers of the initiative petition drive to raise the minimum wage have turned in nearly 180,000 signatures to the Secretary of State. They need about half of those to be found valid, and after review by the Attorney General, the issue could go to a vote of the people in November. Oklahoma National Committee member Pam Pollard is upbeat about the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as vice president on the Republican ticket. Pollard thinks Vance's military experience as a Marine is a plus.