Oklahoma Department of Corrections launches new online inmate lookup
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has launched a new and improved online inmate lookup for public use.
State Government
Bill scaling back corporal punishment for students with disabilities passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation prohibiting school district personnel from using corporal punishment on certain students passed unanimously Monday out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives with…
House approves bill to increase Oklahomans’ access to health care
OKLAHOMA CITY – Two weeks after dozens of nurse practitioners visited the state Capitol to speak with lawmakers, the House of Representatives passed a measure…
Several bills met with House Judiciary Committee approval
OKLAHOMA CITY – The third hearing for the 56th Legislature’s House Judiciary – Criminal Justice & Corrections Committee took place last Wednesday.
State Board forced to revise budget after $50.2 million loss in revenue for Common Education
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of a General Revenue failure for the State of Oklahoma, the State Board of Education (SBE) revised the common…
Superintendents ask for passage of HB1482 to protect children by restoring drug-free school zones
OKLAHOMA CITY – Superintendents are starting to join with state representatives to ask for passage of House Bill 1482, which would restore protections for children and the…
Blue Lives Matter Bill passes House committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Casey Murdock today praised the passage of his Blue Lives Matter Bill in the Oklahoma House of Representatives Judiciary –…
Fiscal year collections nearly 3% below estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in January missed the official monthly estimate by 3.4 percent and were 2.8 percent below the estimate for…
Bold reforms to put Oklahoma on a solid foundation for the future
By Governor Mary Fallin Earlier this month, I introduced a plan to stabilize our state by beginning true, meaningful budget reforms and modernizing our state’s…
New state math course aims to reduce college remediation
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2017) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that Oklahoma high schools will soon have the opportunity to…
OMES and OTC on the elimination of state sales tax on groceries
OKLAHOMA CITY — In recent days, there have been reports of cities and counties worried about losing revenue from the elimination of the state sales…
OMES: December GRF receipts below estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in December missed the official monthly estimate by 12.3 percent and are 2.7 percent below the estimate…
First FY 18 revenue estimate approved
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Board of Equalization on Wednesday approved an estimate of revenues available for the next appropriated state budget that shows a preliminary budget hole…
Oklahoma DOC population surpasses 61,000 undividuals for first time in agency history
OKLAHOMA CITY – For the first time in the 49 year history of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the population of individuals who are incarcerated,…
State Board of Education approves new A-F report cards
OKLAHOMA CITY – At its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the State Board of Education (SBE) today voted unanimously to approve the final recommendations of the…
DHS to use agency attorneys to speed up adoptions
Oklahoma City — The Department of Human Services announced this week a new initiative to more quickly and efficiently finalize adoptions for children in foster care…
November GRF receipts above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — An unexpectedly high deposit from individual income tax collections pushed November’s General Revenue Fund (GRF) 7.3 percent above the monthly estimate, but…
Nationwide service will help Oklahomans find lost life insurance policies
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans will now have access to a national service that helps them find life insurance policy benefits. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID)…
DPS: OHP troopers restricted due to budget shortfall
The Department of Public Safety announced today they will be implementing additional cost-saving measures to make up for a budget shortfall for FY17. Effective December…
Oklahoma Board of Corrections approves FY ’18 budget request
HELENA – Today, at the monthly Oklahoma Board of Corrections meeting, board members approved a $1.648 billion budget request and a list of legislative priorities…
