Supt. Simpson: “Never seen the momentum that we currently have”
Wow, what a start to the school year! It is hard to believe that by the time you read this, we will have been in…
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Senator Hall: “The state budget for the current fiscal year took effect July 1”
Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Program: what you need to know
Senator Hall: “Every dollar in this budget represents Oklahomans”
Rep. Duel: Legacy Capital Funds
Senator Hall: “Senate is close to reaching a deal with our House counterparts”
Supt. Simpson: Where did the year go?
Sen. Hall: “Honored to be named chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee”
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,…
Senator Hall: I always welcome my constituents to the Capitol
This is the time of the legislative session when my colleagues and I are hard at work trying to reconcile a state budget. The Legislature…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Illegal Immigration Legislation Planned
House and Senate leaders last week announced their aim to file joint legislation to address the growing illegal immigration crisis here in Oklahoma, creating the…
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…
Senator Hall: State budget negotiations continue
State budget negotiations between the Senate and House are beginning in earnest now that we’ve passed the halfway point in this legislative session. My Senate…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Medical Marijuana License Update
I get asked all the time the number of medical marijuana license holders we have in Oklahoma. Here are the latest figures from the Oklahoma…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Deadline week
The Legislature made it through a major deadline last week. March 14 was the date by which most bills had to pass out of their…
Senator Hall: What we think the state budget should look like
The Senate cleared its second major deadline of this legislative session last week, and the chamber hit a pivotal point in the state budget process….
Senator Hall: Reduced number of bills eligible to be heard
The Oklahoma Legislature is back in session, and lawmakers have hit the ground running. The Legislature recently cleared its first deadline of this legislative session…
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,…