For the first time ever, Freedom Oklahoma lobbied at the capitol in support of a bill with momentum that would protect LGBTQ+ individuals. Historically, the nonprofit organization has had to play defense and oppose a slew of bills that would discriminate against the community. The Youth Mental Health Protection Act (House Bill 3872) passed out […]
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2020 state
The governor’s FY 2021 executive budget is attached below. Gov. Kevin Stitt kicked off the 2020 legislative session last week by delivering his second State of the State address, discussing education, health care, the disagreement with tribes on casino gambling and criminal justice reform. “Let me get right to the point. The state of our […]
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Figures of speech
Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, and Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, have coauthored Senate Bill 361, which protects “any lawful verbal, written, audio-visual or electronic means by which individuals may communicate ideas to one another.” Both lawmakers were invited to the White House by President Donald Trump because of their work on the bill. Many critics have […]
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Commentary: Carry on
A bill that passed the state House of Representatives last week and is likely to become law will remove permitting and training requirements from the purchase and use of handguns. This legislation is not a solution in search of a problem; it is a problem that will eventually require a solution. On Feb. 13, House […]
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Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session
Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session on the heels of the state Supreme Court reviewing legal challenges on revenue bills.
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Chicken-Fried News: Party planner
The Oklahoma Democratic Party recently appointed a 24-year-old political activist as its leader.
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Chicken-Fried News: Calling ‘bullcrap!’
U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin recently told constituents in Jay that nobody pays him to work in Congress.
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State lacks female legislators
Oklahoma is one of the lowest-ranked states in the nation when it comes to its male-to-female ratio of lawmakers with only 20 female legislators at the Capitol.
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Pollard urges Oklahomans to contact Congress over proposed arts cuts
The House of Representatives has already approved some $45 million in cuts, but the Senate has not voted yet. The Pollard receives just more than $50,000 a year from the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives 20 percent of its grant-making budget from the NEA. A cut to the OAC via cuts to the NEA would […]