OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, is asking the public to provide feedback ahead of her upcoming interim study on the use of Flock cameras to be heard in the Senate’s Public Safety Committee on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. in room 230 of the state Capitol. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 1636 by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, teamed up for a joint interim study to see what it would take to establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in Oklahoma. The study was held in the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee on Friday.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy and Texas Sen. Angela Paxton among featured presenters

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, and Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow will host a joint interim study on the proposed Strong Families Tax Credit on Monday, October 12, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 535 of the Oklahoma State Capitol.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, joined the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) on Thursday in commemorating World Day Against the Death Penalty, a global call to end capital punishment and promote a more just and humane criminal justice system.

OKLAHOMA CITY –Sen. Christi Gillespie, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Derrick Hildebrant, R-Catoosa, held a joint interim study Wednesday examining ways Oklahoma can improve transparency and accountability in its courtrooms.

The study focused on whether modern audio and video technology could help address Oklahoma’s growing shortage of court reporters and provide greater public access and transparency to court proceedings while still protecting due process, victims and the integrity of the judicial process.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, and Rep. Suzanne Schreiber, D-Tulsa, today hosted a joint interim study to bring daycare providers, early childhood education leaders and other stakeholders to the table to discuss improving Oklahoma’s childcare system.

Presenters discussed regulations and reimbursements for childcare providers and emphasized how a strong provider network is critical to a thriving workforce. Oklahoma has 2,747 licensed private pay childcare providers and 1,855 contracted providers that receive subsidies.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tulsa’s aerospace and defense industry is helping drive Oklahoma’s growing $52.5 billion aerospace and defense economy, with more than 250 aerospace and defense companies and nearly 43,000 employees contributing more than $11 billion annually to the Tulsa region.

The figures come as the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics releases its latest economic impact data showing the statewide aerospace and defense industry supports more than 250,000 jobs and generates $52.5 billion in annual economic activity.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, is now the National Co-Chair of the American Irish Legislators Caucus. Boren was appointed during the 2026 summit in Ireland, attended by legislators from throughout the United States, including from Oklahoma. Also participating were Rep. Mark Chapman, R-Broken Arrow, Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, today held an interim study to explore how state agencies can work together to address the thousands of abandoned medical marijuana grow operations scattered across Oklahoma.