OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, says Oklahoma has moved from having the 49^th worst bridges in the country in 2004 to the Top Ten in 2020, with the state now ranked ninth in the nation.  Standridge attributes that turnaround to the dedication of legislators, governors and the state’s congressional dedication over the past 15 years.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson and Transportation Committee Chair Rob Standridge made the following comments after Thursday’s announcement that Oklahoma had gone from 49^th in the nation to a Top Ten state for the condition of its highway

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson said he was deeply gratified that Oklahoma had moved from being among the worst states in the nation to the best for the condition of the state highway system’s bridges.  On Thursday it was announced that Oklahoma had gone from 49^th in 2004 to 9^th in the nation. Thompson said the low ranking was the result of years of underfunding, but that course was reversed with legislative action 2005.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – After serving three years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, will continue his service to the citizens of Lincoln, Pottawatomie and Seminole Counties in the Oklahoma Senate. Taylor was joined by his family for an intimate ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Northeastern Oklahoma native Daniel Webster was selected by President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, to serve as a member of the Rural Broadband Expansion Council to represent the interests of rural business enterprises.

In light of recent social media posts documenting the care of veterans at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Lawton, Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat approved nearly 40 interim studies Friday.  Among them are two that Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, requested.  

OKLAHOMA CITY – The leader of the Oklahoma Senate on Friday released the list of approved studies for the 2020 interim. Senators submitted 64 requests and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat said that 39 study requests were approved.

Treat said the study requests were assigned to the standing Senate policy committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the request. Now that the studies have been assigned to Senate committees, committee chairs will determine when to conduct the studies, Treat said.