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Showing: March, 2010

State Sen. Randy Brogdon has won Senate approval for the Oklahoma Firearms Freedom Act. The measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support—a vote Brogdon says mirrors the values of most Oklahomans. The Senate approved Senate Bill 1685 on Wednesday on a vote of 39 to 3.

“As a private citizen and as a state senator, I believe it is important that we guard against the continued erosion of the Bill of Rights, including the right to protect ourselves and our families,” said Brogdon, R-Owasso. “This legislation reaffirms our Second Amendment rights.”
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Sen. Brogdon on passage of SB 1685.
5th Week Q & A with Majority Floor Leader Todd Lamb

The state Senate on Wednesday approved legislation allowing Oklahoma law enforcement officials to electronically monitor the state’s most dangerous sex offenders.

Authored by Sen. Dan Newberry, Senate Bill 2301 would make electronic monitoring devices mandatory for all Level Two and Three sex offenders who have been released from custody. Newberry explained that Level Two and Three offenders are considered the state’s most dangerous.

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Sen. Newberry closing debate on sex offender GPS bill.
Sen. Laster says democrats will continue to push for senior nutrition funding.
Sen. Laster says democrats will continue to push for senior nutrition funding.
Sen. Corn, Senate Democrats Force State’s Top Leaders Back to Budget Negotiating Table

Sen. Kenneth Corn on Monday issued the following statement regarding funding for Oklahoma’s senior nutrition centers.

“The failure of Republican legislative leadership to provide less than $2.5 million needed to restore full funding to senior citizen meal programs statewide for the rest of the fiscal year is the main reason I voted against emergency clause legislation today that was designed to solve the state’s budget crisis.

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Press Conference: Democratic Leadership urges Senate leadership to find funding for Senior Nutrition Programs.  Speakers include Senate Minority Leader Charlie Laster, Democratic Caucus Chair Kenneth Corn, and Sen. Jay Paul Gumm