State Rep. Duel examines state-level responses to foreign adversary influence
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie, recently led an interim study examining the Oklahoma Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) and the Oklahoma Foreign Adversary…
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Oklahoma District Attorneys Association honors Rep. Duel with Liberty Bell Award
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association recently presented Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie, with its Liberty Bell Award. The Liberty Bell Award is presented…
Prism Bank employees raise record amount at Guthrie Bake-Off for Stuff the Bus Program
In a display of community spirit, six employees from Prism Bank participated in this year’s Guthrie Bake-Off, raising a record amount for the annual Stuff…
Rep. Duel: Legacy Capital Funds
On May 30, we concluded our regular legislative session after months of hard work. After weeks of intense budget negotiations, legislative leadership reached an agreement…
Rep. Duel: Remembering the OKC Bombing; ’89er Day
The Oklahoma House of Representatives remembered the 29th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing earlier this week. House Resolution 1037 commemorates the April 19, 1995,…
Rep. Duel: Deadline week; Oklahoma Youth Expo
It was a short week at the Capitol, but last week, the House completed its third reading deadline on Thursday, March 14. We passed 422…
Rep. Talley: Honoring a Guthrie Veteran
After our mid-March deadline to pass House bills through the House chamber, we’ve officially swapped bills with the Senate. This is done through a process…
Rep. Duel: Disabled veterans sales tax exemption
We had a productive week passing bills off the House floor. Of the 2,600 House Bills eligible to be heard in committees before the deadline,…
Rep. Duel: Equalization Board certifies funds for legislative appropriation
Last week, the Board of Equalization certified the Legislature will have the authority to appropriate up to $13.96B toward the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget,…
Rep. Duel: House passes tax cuts in Special Session; regular session begins
Our legislative session officially began on February 5, but the State Capitol has been busy preparing all month. We had a January 18 deadline to…
Rep. Duel: Legislature finalizes FY24 budget
The Legislature officially finished business on Friday, May 26, at 5 p.m. The Oklahoma Constitution states that the Legislature’s regular session shall be “adjourned sine…
Rep. Duel: Public school funding; National Police Week
I have great news to share. I am excited to announce that state leaders have agreed to a historic public education funding package. Throughout negotiations,…
Rep. Duel: Honoring Oklahoma’s Veterans
We had a joint session this week to honor Oklahoma’s veterans of the Armed Forces. Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell and the Senate joined us on…
Rep. Duel: National Day of Prayer; Guthrie FFA Banquet
We celebrated the National Day of Prayer last week. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed…
Rep. Duel: Education Plan
The House knows a good education is the key to future success, so we’ve been focused on passing an education plan that benefits every student,…
Rep. Duel: Remembering the OKC Bombing
April 19, the Oklahoma House of Representatives remembered the 28th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing with a presentation and the reading of a resolution….
Rep. Duel: Legislature recognizes National Guard
We are over halfway done with session! This week we passed over 300 Senate Bills out of House Committees. Now, I have three Senate Bills…
Rep. Duel: Health care and human services
First, I want to send my condolences to everyone impacted by the Logan County fires. I also want to thank the firefighters and first responders…
Rep. Duel: Tax relief and inflation
We only had a small amount of floor work last week as the bills we received from the Senate were still being assigned to their…
Rep. Duel: Deadline Week; Agriculture
We finished hearing House bills on the House floor last week. In total, we passed 477 House bills. Now, we will send our approved House…