Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive budget spends fewer dollars than last year with most agencies getting no additional funds. Stitt on Monday unveiled his executive budget, which is a starting point for lawmakers who are expected to spend the next four months crafting a state spending plan. Stitt’s budget proposes appropriating nearly $11.4 billion for fiscal […]
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Election Slate For The Sooner State
As campaign registration deadlines loom, June primary elections are shaping up to determine who will be on the final ballot in the Sooner State’s General Election this coming November. Will this election cycle go by quickly, or will it drag on like a really bad cold? Regardless, let’s take a look at who’s running for […]
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Advocate for Oklahoma’s Children
Many bills submitted will try to address the above problems, but some of them will make the situation worse. It is not because the authors of the bills are bad people; their bills simply neglect a well-rounded perspective on the reality of child well-being in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma lawmakers to pursue permanent school cellphone ban
Under the current law, each school district will have the choice to continue the ban or make a change after the 2025-26 academic year.
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Bill Filing Deadline Approaches
The clock is ticking for lawmakers to submit their policy proposals for 2026. Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for House and Senate members to introduce bills and joint resolutions before the Legislature convenes on Feb. 2. Rank-and-file House members are limited to eight bills per session, while House majority leadership and […]
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Chip Keating announces run for Oklahoma governor
Republican Chip Keating announced Wednesday that he was running for governor. The businessman is the son of former two-term Republican Gov. Frank Keating. Chip Keating served as Secretary of Public Safety under Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is term limited. Chip Keating on Wednesday declined an interview request. He graduated from Southern Methodist University with a […]
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Session showdown
The Oklahoma Legislative session adjourned sine die on May 30. Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated the win for policy priorities set out in his February State of the State address, including: quarter point tax cut (lower than the half point desired), the establishment of business courts, elimination of virtual school days and a ban on phones […]
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Enforcement of Oklahoma immigration law blocked indefinitely
An Oklahoma City federal judge this week placed an indefinite ban on enforcement of a state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants living in Oklahoma. The decision from U.S. District Judge Bernard Jones extends the two-week hold he implemented for House Bill 4156 on May 20 to last until he makes a final ruling on a lawsuit […]
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Your Voice Matters as Congress Considers Major Policy Changes
Prior to the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1, commonly called the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Act. The vote of 215-214 fell almost exactly on a party-line vote. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. It is expected that a vote will occur within the next few weeks. Much […]
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GOP draft
While the new year brings new changes and new challenges, it would seem that there is nothing new under the sun in Oklahoma. As the 2024 election cycle showed, Oklahoma remains deeply entrenched as quite possibly the reddest state in the union. Yet throughout January, straight out of the gate, Oklahoma made multiple national headlines […]