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Oklahoma Senate
Starting this Saturday, two new laws go into effect that Sen. David Holt believes will promote greater government transparency for Oklahoma citizens. Holt, R-Oklahoma City, was Senate author of those measures as well another new law taking effect Saturday intended to combat Oklahoma’s domestic violence crisis.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman today issued the following statement in response to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filing a workers’ compensation premium level decrease for the state. Premium levels have now decreased by 22.4 percent in two years, following the Legislature’s passage of comprehensive workers’ compensation reform authored by Bingman in 2013.
read more.Senator Connie Johnson traveled to the nation’s Capital Wednesday to meet with dozens of members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state and local officials, and business and community leaders for a one day No Labels National Strategic Agenda Meeting. The meeting served as the kick-off to a yearlong process that that will set a vision for where America needs to go and how we will get there. read more.
As proud members of the leadership of the Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, and the larger National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses network, we are proud to join like-minded legislators from across the nation in celebrating the 42nd National Hunting and Fishing Day. Today, we will recognize the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling, as well as the historical and current contributions of the original conservationists – hunters and anglers – in supporting sound, science-based wildlife management through license sales, excise taxes on outdoor gear, and sustainable use models. read more.
Sen. Dan Newberry today said most Oklahoma employers will pay lower unemployment taxes in 2015, due in part to key unemployment measures signed into law in recent years. Reforms have strengthened the state’s workforce system and unemployment insurance trust fund, allowing for lower unemployment benefit payments, he said.
As a result, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) this week announced that unemployment tax rates for all Oklahoma employers will be dropping to the minimum rate next year.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman today said the federal government’s decision to deny the extension of Oklahoma’s No Child Left Behind waiver will punish the state and further an agenda to control schools.
The decision could force Oklahoma schools to reexamine their budgets to comply with federal regulations. Bingman said the denial was a political statement intended to punish Oklahoma for implementing reforms that empower parents and communities and encourage the adoption of more rigorous educational standards.
read more.Currie Ballard was an extraordinary individual. He was a respected historian and journalist as well as a dedicated public servant. He was not defined or limited by his past, but rather, he was strengthened by it. Currie was an inspiration to many, including me. I feel so fortunate to have known him and to have had the opportunity to work with him in the State Senate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and we join them in mourning the loss of this truly great Oklahoman. Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman.
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Sen. Dan Newberry is one of 48 state officials from across the country to be selected by the Council of State Governments (CSG) as a Henry Toll Fellow for the class of 2014.
The Toll Fellowship Program is one of the nation’s foremost leadership development programs for state officials. According to CSG, a nine-member panel of leaders reviewed a record number of applications to select this year’s class of Toll Fellows.
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President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman comments on the death this week of former state Sen. William “Bill” Schuelein, 86, of Miami. A Democrat, Schuelein represented District 1 in the Oklahoma Senate from 1972 to 1992. He passed away on Wednesday at his home.
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