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…
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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…
Legislator pushes for legislative referendum to remove grocery sales tax
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, today announced that he plans to continue his push for a referendum to remove Oklahoma’s sales tax on…
Legislation seeks to raise standards for Oklahoma judges
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Jason Lowe, a Democrat and a criminal defense attorney from Oklahoma City, filed legislation for the upcoming legislative session that…
Bill would designate the Holy Bible as Oklahoma’s State Book
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore, has filed House Bill 3890 to name the Holy Bible as Oklahoma’s official state book. “We are people of…
State Rep. files bill to create state question on death penalty
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Mauree Turner, D-OKC, has filed legislation for the 2022 Legislative Session that would create a state question on whether the death…
Bill filed would give counties more say in marijuana applications
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill has been filed for the upcoming legislative session that will give county voters the say over who is licensed to…
State Superintendent says National Guard could help school districts
Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister spoke on Tuesday after hearing remarks by Gov. Kevin Stitt, who issued an executive order concerning the need for…
WATCH: State executive order to allow state agencies employees to substitute teach
During a heighten phase of COVID and illnesses, Gov. Kevin Stitt is issuing issue an executive order that would allow state employees to become substitute…