Stitt For Governor 2022 launches first TV ad
March 10, 2022 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – The Stitt for Governor 2022 campaign announced today its first TV ad of the election season, which is…
State Government
Oklahoma Highway Patrol pay increase passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers are a step closer to receiving a 35% pay raise after the House on Wednesday unanimously passed House…
Senate advances pro-life bills
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday approved a slate of pro-life measures to ensure the state values and protects the lives of the…
Charter School reform bills pass House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sheila Dills, R-Tulsa, won unanimous House passage of a trio of bills that promise increased transparency over expenditures, attendance and oversight…
House Republicans advance comprehensive medical marijuana policy package
Bills will stop illegal marijuana grows, improve product safety and health OKLAHOMA CITY – Following the largest single day illegal marijuana bust in state history last…
Bill filed to expand transparency of government notices
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to make government notices more accessible to the public unanimously passed the House County and Municipal Government Committee on Tuesday. House…
House committee passes Pardon and Parole Board Reform Act
OKLAHOMA CITY – To keep punishment decisions for the most heinous crimes out of the hands of political appointees and with courts and juries, where…
Voter ID bill passes Elections and Ethics committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Bill 3677, authored by Roberts, deals with securing Oklahoma elections. The bill would require the Secretary of State to verify voters driver…
House Republicans push tax relief options to fight inflation
OKLAHOMA CITY – With inflation remaining at a 40-year high, House Republicans on Thursday advanced five new options the Legislature can choose from to provide…
4-H excused absence bill passes out of committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, this week won unanimous committee passage of a bill that will grant students involved in 4-H activities or…
House Republicans propose plan to get 95% of Oklahomans’ broadband coverage
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Republican legislation to bring high-speed internet to 95% of Oklahomans in five years will be heard in committee this week. The…
Mammogram Legislation Passes Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill that requires insurance companies to cover expenses of a basic exam vital to women’s health unanimously passed the Appropriations and…
Gov. Stitt appoints Dr. Corey Finch to Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday announced he has appointed Dr. Corey D. Finch to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board, filling the…
Democrats announce 2022 legislative priorities
OKLAHOMA CITY — The House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday presented their legislative priorities for the 2022 Legislative Session. The Democratic Caucus highlighted policy initiatives in…
Senate committee approves bill to add voter ID requirements to state Constitution
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved President Pro Tempore Greg Treat’s bill to add voter identification requirements to the state…
Elimination of State Grocery Tax passes through committee
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill to provide relief to Oklahoma families at the grocery store unanimously passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance…
Stitt, Hofmeister funds are rolling in for governor’s race
The two heavy favorites to reach the November ballot for the next governor of Oklahoma are reporting big dollars already for their campaign. The Stitt…
Bill would allow COVID patients to designate visitor
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, has filed legislation to require medical entities to allow visitation to COVID-19 patients, even when the patient is in…
Bill would allows voters opportunity to vote out unopposed incumbents
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Del City, has filed legislation aimed at giving Oklahomans a voice regardless of whether an incumbent legislator has an…
Kickapoo Turnpike converts to cashless tolling
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Kickapoo Turnpike transitioned to cashless tolling Tuesday morning. Motorists will now use PIKEPASS or PlatePay, eliminating toll booths and coin machines…