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…
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Supt. Simpson: Construction update on new Cotteral Elementary
Most of my time in education has been spent at the high school level or as a districtwide administrator. During that time. I’ve learned that…
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. Pfeiffer: Bills move to Governor or back to Chamber of origin
Last week was the third-reading deadline for legislation to pass from its opposite chamber in order to stay active this legislative session. By the deadline,…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Deadline Week
This week is the third-reading deadline for legislation to pass from its opposite chamber in order to stay active this legislative session. Of the 1,901…
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….
Senate Minutes: Senate pauses to remember Oklahoma City bombing
This past Wednesday, the Oklahoma Senate paused to remember the 28th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. We passed a resolution remembering and honoring those…
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…
Senator Hall: “Andy’s Law” passes committee
We’re now just over halfway through the 2023 legislative session. More than 400 bills made it all the way through the Senate, and nearly 480…
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…
Senator Hall: Allocation of federal pandemic recovery funds for nonprofits
As co-chair of one of the bipartisan, bicameral working groups under the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding, our job has been to help identify…
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…
Rep. Duel: Medical Marijuana
State Question 820 failed, sending a clear message that Oklahoma opposes unfettered access to marijuana. The House has worked diligently to uphold the will of…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Education bills would increase $2.6M in funding for Guthrie Public Schools
The House passed two bills that will increase public education funding and give parents more choice. House Bill 2775 would increase public school funding by…
Senator Hall: Bottom line is our rural hospitals need help
Access to health care is one of the most serious challenges facing many states, including Oklahoma.. We have shortages in all areas of medical providers,…
Rep. Duel: I voted yes on the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act
We had a busy week hearing 163 measures on the House floor. My first bill, House Bill 2737, passed on the House floor on Wednesday….
Rep. Pfeiffer: Pace quickens toward third-reading deadline
Last week was busy in the House as we considered 163 measures in advance of our third-reading deadline. Many of these bills garnered questions and…
Sen. Hall: Local artist celebrated on Senate floor
The first two weeks of the legislative session have been incredibly busy – at this point, much of the attention is focused on bills shaping…
Rep. Duel: House announces education plan
The second week of session was filled with committee meetings and legislation. This week I presented two bills, House Bill 2737 and House Bill 2739,…