OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, announced committee assignments today for members of the Senate Democratic Caucus for the 58^th Legislature.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat on Tuesday announced his appointments of chairs and vice chairs of Senate committees. Treat also announced Republican committee assignments.

Treat said an important change to committees this session is on the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Treat has named as members of that committee senators who represent military facilities in the state of Oklahoma.

State Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, and Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate’s series of statewide redistricting town hall meetings gets underway next week with meetings in Ada and Chickasha. The Senate and Oklahoma House of Representatives are partnering together with each chamber hosting a series of meetings the next several weeks at sites across the state in an effort to solicit input and inform citizens about the redistricting process.

Senator Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement in response to the new policy regarding in-school quarantining announced by the Oklahoma State Department of Healt

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat on Thursday announced the members he appointed to serve on the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting.

“Alongside drafting a state budget, redistricting will be the highest priority of the Legislature next session. The Oklahoma Senate will conduct an open, transparent and bipartisan redistricting process. The senators who serve on the redistricting committee have an important task and I appreciate them accepting the challenge to serve on the Senate redistricting committee,” said Treat, R-Oklahoma City.

State Sen. George Young. D-Oklahoma City, was awarded the Russell M. Perry Award of Excellence by the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City for the 42^nd Annual Equal Opportunity Day (EOD) on Tuesday.

Blake “Cowboy” Stephens is now officially the State Senator for District 3 after taking the oath of office on Nov. 16 at the State Capitol. The ceremony was held in small groups on the Senate floor to accommodate for COVID-19 safety protocols and ongoing Capitol construction.

George Burns is officially the State Senator for District 5 after being sworn into office in a scaled-down ceremony held at the State Capitol on Monday. The oath of office was given in the Senate chamber in small groups to accommodate for COVID-19 safety protocols and ongoing Capitol construction projects.

OKLAHOMA CITY – With deer gun season starting this weekend, Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, wants to remind Oklahoma’s veterans about the Stars and Stripes License Project.