OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, said he is drafting legislation restoring powers to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, including the ability to hire and fire the agency’s executive director and restoring oversight of contracts and financial expenditures. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on Tuesday advanced the first slate of projects for consideration in the Legislature's upcoming special session on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.

The six ARPA requests that will now be considered by the full Legislature are:

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tecumseh native and Macomb High School freshman, Blayze Lewis, had the special opportunity Thursday to shadow Sen. Shane Jett.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to base income requirements for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship program on family size has been signed into law.  Sen.

Senate Democrats held a press conference to give an update on the 2022 legislative session. Speakers included:

Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City

Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City

Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Research and Development Act was signed Thursday to create a grant program through the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) to help attract more research and development companies to the state. Sen.

House Bill 3286, legislation increasing the penalty for stalking from a misdemeanor to a felony while also providing a warning to those who are accused o

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 615 was signed into law Wednesday, requiring restrooms or changing rooms in Oklahoma public schools to be designated exclusively based on biological sex. Sen.

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Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget and the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session, members of the Comanche County legislative delegation, including Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton; Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika; Rep.