Sen. Hall: No choice but to write the budget based on projection
Every legislative session presents its own unique challenges—this time last year, many of us were dividing our time between finishing up legislation here at the…
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Senator Hall: State budget will be far more difficult
For the past couple of weeks, Senate Committees have been meeting virtually to work through executive nominations—these are appointments by the governor to various posts…
Rep. Mize: Reopening Oklahoma cautiously
Oklahoma has begun the process of reopening, and while it’s encouraging to know our lives will begin to look a little more normal, we still…
Paradise, Meadows added to Logan County Election Board
The Republican Party’s portion of the Logan County Election Board received a total make over on Monday with a removal, a resignation and two new…
Sen. Hall: Oklahoma is ranked 42nd in the 2020 U.S. Census
Last week I took part in a subcommittee hearing that was really a first for Oklahoma—in order to protect the safety of all involved, we’ve…
Rep. Mize: Social distancing is working in Oklahoma
There’s good news about Oklahoma’s fight against COVID-19. Projections show that we are flattening the curve, and the situation looks better now than it did…
Four local races set for June 30 election; four incumbents do not draw an opponent
With no Democrats filing for local elections involving Logan County, there will be at least three and maybe four races settled on the last day…
Rep. Mize joins Trump’s lawyer in lawsuit against Planned Parenthood
Republican State Representative Garry Mize has joined a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s attorney, Jay Sekelow, and his organization opposing Planned Parenthood’s efforts to…
Senator Hall: Budget will be the top priority moving forward this session
On Monday, after nearly three weeks of conducting meetings and briefings remotely, we returned to the Capitol for a special session to consider the governor’s…
Legislature meets to approve emergency declaration, address revenue failure
The Legislature re-convened on Monday to address several necessary items to continue government services for all Oklahomans. The House first convened in special session to…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State Update
While most members of the state Legislature are not at the Capitol right now, because of the threat of COVID-19, we are at home in…
Rep. Garry Mize announces re-election bid
Republican State Representative Garry Mize has announced he will seek re-election this year. A strong conservative, Mize was first elected in 2018. He represents District…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Legislators continue work
The one thing the Legislature is constitutionally required to do each year is to pass a balanced budget. This year, that is as important as…
Rep. Pfeiffer: State and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Republican and Democrat Caucuses met Monday with state Health Commissioner Gary Cox to receive an update on the…
Senator Hall: Business of the people will continue
Oklahoma, like most of the nation and the world, is in the midst of an unprecedented public health event. The situation seems to be changing…
Rep. Mize: House completes floor work
It’s been a busy week at the Oklahoma Legislature, but it’s also been incredibly productive as well. We completed our deadline on Thursday to hear…
Rep. Pfeiffer: House nears third-reading deadline
Now that the committee deadline has passed, the countdown for bills to be passed out of their chamber of origin is quickly approaching. We started…
Senator Hall: Long but productive days coming up
Thursday, February 27 marked the deadline for Senate committees to vote on bills that started out in this chamber. By the time we hit that…
Rep. Mize: House finishes committee work
It’s been another busy week at the State Capitol. Thursday was our deadline to pass House bills through their House committees. A bill must pass…
Senator Hall: “We have a total savings of about $1 billion”
Back in December, the State Board of Equalization met to give its initial certification as to how much revenue would be available to appropriate for…