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Sen. Julia Kirt’s Press Releases

Showing: May, 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt talks to reporters about week 14 of the 2025 legislative session
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Senate approves task force to examine phase out of subminimal wage for Oklahomans with disabilities

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has passed a bill creating the “Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force.” Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1833, which would form a panel to develop strategies for phasing out the practice of paying Oklahoma workers with disabilities lower than minimum wages, known as a 14 (c) waiver.  

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Senate Democratic Leader Kirt comments on Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service’s finances

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement on Friday regarding the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service’s (ODMHSAS) finances.

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Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt talks to reporters about week 13 of the 2025 legislative session
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