Hofmeister applauds Governor’s approval of bills addressing teacher shortage
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 31, 2016) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today praised legislators for passing and Gov. Mary Fallin for signing a…
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Lawmakers issue statements after bill closing loophole in sodomy law wins final passage; measure now goes to governor for signature
Sen. AJ Griffin, R-Guthrie, and Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, principal authors of House Bill 2398, issued the following statement on Monday after the full Senate…
Breakdown of Oklahoma’s 2017 fiscal year budget agreement
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin, Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman and House Speaker Jeffrey W. Hickman today reached a 2017 fiscal year budget…
Governor signs compact with Osage Nation to help protect vulnerable adults
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed the first compact between the state and a tribal nation to help protect vulnerable adults. The compact…
Governor applauds House Committee for passing cigarette tax measure
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today congratulated members of the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget for passing House Bill 3210,…
Oklahoma remains a national leader in pre-k education
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its annual State of Preschool 2015 report, which ranked Oklahoma fourth in…
Hofmeister calls federal directive on school bathroom use “outrageous overreach”
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made commented last week after the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education issued a joint…
Supt. Hofmeister applauds House, Senate for reducing teacher evaluation mandates
OKLAHOMA CITY – House leaders today unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the requirement to use student academic growth in Oklahoma’s teacher evaluation system. House…
Oklahoma tax collections fall short in April by nearly 13 percent
OKLAHOMA CITY — Although April General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections missed the estimate by 12.8 percent, further midyear reductions to agencies remain unlikely.
Health and Human Services Agency Directors unite behind Medicaid programs
Oklahoma City —The Directors of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, The Department of Human Services, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services…
DHS Director on neutral monitors overseeing child welfare progress
Oklahoma City —Neutral monitors of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services’ efforts to improve targeted areas of the foster care system have released their April…
Governor signs four criminal justice reform bills
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today signed four criminal justice reform bills related to proposals she outlined in her State of the State address…
DHS forewarns providers, employees of potential service cuts, rate reductions, layoffs
Oklahoma City—The Oklahoma Department of Human Services informed its employees and contractors today of the agency’s estimated $100 million state dollar shortfall ($150 million total…
Governor applauds Oklahoma Senate for passing criminal justice bills
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today thanked the Oklahoma Senate for its bipartisan and overwhelming approval of four criminal justice bills related to reforms…
Autism coverage bill gains Senate approval
Oklahoma is one of only seven states that doesn’t require insurance companies to cover treatment for children with autism. On Thursday, the full Senate joined…
State: March GRF receipts above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in March exceeded the estimate for the first time since July 2015.
Governor applauds Senate Committee for passing criminal justice bills
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today commended the Senate Appropriations Committee for its bipartisan support of four bills related to reforms she highlighted in…
Oklahoma State Department of Education seeks summer food sponsors for Child Nutrition Program
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Programs are currently seeking organizations to sponsor this year’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP),…
State agency announces $13M cut from operating budget
Another Oklahoma state agency announced more than 73,000 Oklahomans will lose some access from the state-funded service due to the ongoing revenue failures for the…
DHS announces $25M budget cuts from revenue failure
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services outlined budget cuts in response to the second revenue failure which amounts to nearly $25 million state dollars that…
