OKLAHOMA CITY— Senator Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, recently received the Oklahoma Distinguished Advocacy Award from the American Cancer Society.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks issued the following statement after the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday on their budget request for Fiscal Year 2027.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, today hosted the Oklahoma Legislature’s first-ever interim study on sports betting.

Senator Coleman hosted the study in the Senate Business and Insurance Committee, which he chairs, to bring stakeholders to the table to discuss reaching a consensus on a framework for legalized sports betting in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, is encouraging Oklahomans to visit Wewoka this weekend for the 50th Annual Sorghum Festival, taking place all day Saturday, Oct. 25.

Senator Green attended the Wewoka Sorghum Festival Banquet on Monday, a long-standing tradition that kicks off the week’s festivities and brings together festival organizers, community members and volunteers who make the festival possible.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today encouraged members of the Legislative Compensation Board to reconsider their recent vote on pay for members of the Oklahoma Legislature.

Pro Tem Paxton’s comments follow the board’s decision to increase pay for legislative leadership positions but not for individual members of the House and Senate. A motion to reconsider the broader pay adjustment will potentially be discussed at the board’s next meeting on November 4.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, has been honored by the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council with the 2025 Bulldog Award for her leadership on legislation strengthening school safety and child-protection laws.

The award recognizes legislators who demonstrate determination and effectiveness in advancing public-safety policy. Thompson previously received the Council’s Liberty Bell Award in 2024.

OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee Chair, Senator Darcy Jech, joined the Oklahoma delegation participating in the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention and exhibition in Las Vegas.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt made the following statement regarding the Oklahoma Ethics Commission lawsuit against Rep. Ajay Pittman.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, today released the following information and statement after the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to reduce staff within the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), specifically on the impact on states and local school districts that rely on federal guidance and oversight to serve students with disabilities.

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