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…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today thanked the Oklahoma Senate for its bipartisan and overwhelming approval of four criminal justice bills related to reforms…
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…
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund collections in March exceeded the estimate for the first time since July 2015.
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 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),…
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…
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…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed two measures that will tap nearly $80 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund.
OKLAHOMA CITY — New and stronger academic standards for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics will take effect beginning in the 2016-2017 school year for…
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Senate and House leaders today amended and passed separate joint resolutions that approve the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) for English Language…
“Please vote no! Thank you!” I stared at these five words, the only words in an email that someone had taken the time to send…
Despite some opposition from Democrat members, the Oklahoma House approved $78 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to boost funding for public schools and…
The City of Guthrie debuted their first installment of the Roundup. The video segment features a question and answer session with Oklahoma Senator AJ Griffin…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has requested that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) no longer receive appropriated funds.
Legislation to help families get assisted outpatient treatment for adult relatives with mental illness before a situation reaches a crisis has been approved by the…
OKLAHOMA CITY – February General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections missed the estimate by 18 percent, the farthest margin below the estimate so far this fiscal year.
By Governor Mary Fallin Special to Guthrie News Page I can still remember the late-night telephone calls. My mom worked for the Department of Human…
Two bills reforming parts of Oklahoma’s juvenile justice system won approval by the full Senate on Wednesday. Sen. AJ Griffin is the author of Senate Bills…
In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Oklahoma state legislative leaders, along with Gov. Mary Fallin, announced an agreement to withdraw $78 million from the…