Logan County candidate filing complete; few contested races set for June primary
Candidate filing for Logan County offices wrapped up April 1–3, setting the stage for a limited number of contested races ahead of the June 16…
Read MoreCandidate filing for Logan County offices wrapped up April 1–3, setting the stage for a limited number of contested races ahead of the June 16…
Read MoreHouse and Senate leaders, together with the governor, announced a budget agreement this week. The $12.6 billion appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026 is a 0.56%…
I took part in a ceremony this week, awarding the Oklahoma Cross of Valor to Richard D. Lawrence, of Wakita, at the State Capitol. Lawrence…
A bill to protect Oklahoma’s bioscience and research assets from being exploited by hostile foreign governments was sent to the governor this week for his…
This week, I was fortunate to have members from Leadership Guthrie visit me at the Capitol. This is a fantastic program for emerging leaders from…
We took time this week to convene a joint legislative session to remember the events of April 19, 1995, when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal…
Thursday was special as dozens of people from Guthrie made the trip from our state’s original Capitol to celebrate Guthrie Day at what is now…
Senate bills that passed the Senate chamber have now moved to the House to first be considered in policy committees before moving to oversight and…
This was a deadline week for the state Legislature. All bills had to advance from their chamber of origin by March 27 to stay active…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie, on Wednesday passed a bill in the House that would require state and local managed funds to divest…
It was a busy week hearing numerous bills on the House floor. My House Bill 1565 passed. This would require referrals received by the Department of Human…
The second week of the legislative session proved as busy as the first. I passed several of my bills in committee, and now they are…