Oklahoma City – Today, Senator Christi Gillespie (R–Broken Arrow) and Senator Mark Mann (D-Oklahoma City) announced the launch of a bipartisan interim study on “Municipal Funding Stabilization,” approved by Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton for the 2025 Legislative Interim and assigned to the Local & County Government Committee.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Studies on protecting landowners’ rights in the face of eminent domain, improving the state’s A-F school report cards, and early voting in Oklahoma are among Sen. Mary Boren’s interim study proposals approved by Senate Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton and assigned to committee for possible hearings later this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has approved a series of interim study requests that will be considered during the Oklahoma Senate’s interim period.

Interim studies have been assigned to relevant Senate committees and will be scheduled at the discretion of each committee chair. All approved studies must be completed by October 31.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, today thanked U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for visiting Oklahoma and applauded Gov. Kevin Stitt’s directives to improve health outcomes.

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Legislative leaders say findings validate leadership change, will guide ongoing oversight

OKLAHOMA CITY - A newly released report by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) details numerous budgeting failures within the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), confirming legislative concerns that led to a change in agency leadership earlier this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, will host an interim study over the summer to examine how Oklahoma can get more nutritious, whole foods into public schools, cutting down on students’ reliance on processed, high-sugar meals that can hinder both health and learning outcomes.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, has been named by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) as a Freshman Legislator of the Year for her work on behalf of children in her district and throughout the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new law authored by Sen. Carri Hicks to better support children with dyslexia will go into effect on July 1, following unanimous approval during the 2025 legislative session. Speaker Pro Tem Anthony Moore served as the House principal author of the measure.