Bill authorizing school personnel to carry firearms passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill allowing boards of education to adopt policies authorizing school personnel to carry firearms on school campuses passed the Oklahoma House…
State Government
Governor signs Rep. Pfeiffer’s bill allowing prescription refills with social security number
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor this week signed into law a bill that will allow Oklahomans to obtain prescriptions using their Social Security number if…
Sen. Hall’s Craig Johnson Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act approved by Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given it’s approval to a bill strengthening Oklahoma statutes on scrap metal theft. Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, is…
Legislation to assist property owners and tenants passes committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to help address Oklahoma’s looming eviction crisis unanimously passed the House Appropriation & Budget Committee on Thursday with a vote…
School funding reform passes Budget Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would reform the school funding formula, ensuring funding follows the student, passed with a vote of 25-7 in the…
Mize thanks Corporation Commission for ensuring natural gas, electricity infrastructure is stabilized
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Garry Mize, R-Guthrie, responded to an emergency order Tuesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission regarding Oklahoma’s natural gas and electricity supply….
Open transfer bill passes Education Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow, won committee passage of a bill that would allow Oklahoma students to transfer between public school districts at…
De-escalation training for public school staff passes Common Ed
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to provide de-escalation training to public school educators and staff passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday with a vote…
Rep. Pfeiffer’s bill passes committee to require law enforcement to comply with ICE
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives Public Safety Committee approved legislation to require law enforcement in Oklahoma to comply with federal immigration agencies in…
Ethics Committee fails repeal straight-party voting
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, bill to repeal straight-party voting, House Bill 1016, failed the House Elections and Ethics Committee on Tuesday…
Bill to require citizenship test for students passes committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, on Tuesday passed a bill in the House Common Education Committee that he said is…
Federal disaster declaration for winter storm
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Kevin Stitt today announced the State of Oklahoma has requested a disaster declaration from the federal government related to the prolonged…
Tax credit bill for rural physicians passes House committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, on Tuesday secured unanimous committee passage of a bill that would provide income tax credits…
Bill to restore voting passes House committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Del City, won committee passage of a bill that would allow absentee voters to vote in person when…
Bill to increase driver testing exam locations
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that will increase the number of authorized driver testing exam locations has been presented in the House of Representatives. Rep….
Lowe files COVID-19 Save Lives Response Act
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, filed legislation Friday to save Oklahoman’s lives and reduce hospitalizations during the COVID pandemic. The COVID-19 Save…
Bill would open Bigfoot Hunting season in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, this week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season. House Bill 1648 would direct the…
Oklahoma releases updated mobile ID to support Real ID enrollment
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Kevin Stitt announced today that the next version of the Oklahoma Mobile ID is now available. The app has been expanded…
Federal government approves Oklahoma’s request for winter storm aid
Governor Kevin Stitt announced today the federal government has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for 13 counties, including Logan County, related to the…
Stitt announces teachers are bumped up to receive COVID vaccine
Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced today that PreK-12 teachers and support staff will be moved up to phase two…