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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks has filed legislation to expand educational opportunities for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, today released the following statement after the federal government canceled plans for a 645-mile federal transmission corridor that would have run through northern Oklahoma.
Plans for the corridor that would have crossed from Oklahoma’s Panhandle to the state’s border with Arkansas showed the transmission project could go through Kingfisher, Logan and Payne counties, which make up part of Hall’s Senate district.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today released the following statement after the proposed 645-mile long, 18-mile-wide federal energy corridor was canceled.
The Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Corridor would have resulted in the seizure of private property for electric transmission lines.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, on Friday celebrated the federal government’s decision to scrap plans for an energy transmission corridor through Oklahoma.
In light of news that the Delta Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor won’t move forward, Murdock said he stands with local landowners in opposition to federal land grabs. The proposed transmission corridor would have stretched across Oklahoma from the Panhandle to the state’s border with Arkansas.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Tom Woods, R-Westville, released the following statement commending Oklahoma landowners who stood in opposition to the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed electric transmission corridor that would have spanned hundreds of miles across the state.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, has requested legislation to ensure state elected officials remain accountable to Oklahoma voters.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, has announced her leadership team for the 60th Oklahoma Legislature. Kirt and Democratic Caucus Chair Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, were previously elected to their leadership posts by their fellow Senate Democrats.
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read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, has been named to key leadership positions for the upcoming legislative session. Pederson will serve as Chair of the Select Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, Vice Chair of the Agriculture and Wildlife Committee, and as an Assistant Majority Whip.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, recently filed six pieces of legislation to provide a five percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for police officers, firefighters, and other public servants throughout the state.
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