Bill to raise pay for starting teachers clears first hurdles in Oklahoma Legislature
In Oklahoma, the starting teacher salary is $39,601. A bill would raise the state's starting teacher salary to $50K.
School cellphone ban passes Oklahoma House as lawmakers debate library book bans, policies
House Bill 1276 offers an opt out for school districts to address local control concerns, said the bill's author.
Oklahoma Senate committee advances bill to combat rising deed theft fraud
The Oklahoma Senate Local and County Government Committee has approved legislation aimed at preventing deed theft, a rising ...
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Oklahoma legislature considers bills on nuclear energy
House Bill 1375, authored by Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow) would require the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to hire a ...
Glenn Coffee, former Senate pro tempore, hired as advisor for state senate GOP caucus
Coffee, The Oklahoman has confirmed, has returned the Capitol to serve as the Senate Republican Caucus' political strategist ...
'DOGE-ing in Oklahoma since January of 2019': Will DOGE-OK differ from existing efforts?
On Thursday, the head of the Oklahoma State Senate raised questions over the necessity of DOGE-OK to cut government waste.On ...
Oklahoma legislative leaders comment on Walters, Drummond, Stitt spat
The Senate president pro tem and the Democratic leader are concerned that the public squabbling will damage Oklahoma and its endeavors to attract new business investments from out of state.
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Nuclear power on Oklahoma Legislature's agenda
Forty-three years after public resistance and rising costs killed the proposed Black Fox power plant near Inola, the Oklahoma ...
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Oklahoma Senate panel advances bill banning smoking in vehicles with children
The measure, by Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, passed the Senate Public Safety Committee by a vote of 5-3 and heads to ...
Oklahoma House passes bill banning cell phone use in schools, measure heads to Senate
The Oklahoma House passed its first bill of the 60th legislative session with an overwhelming majority.House Bill 1276 would ...
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Advance Sports Betting Bills
Two bills that could bring legal sports betting to Oklahoma have been nudged ahead by House lawmakers, including legislation ...
Bill filed in Oklahoma Senate would transfer Hugo Lake Park properties to make it state park
A bill was filed in the Oklahoma Senate to transfer properties currently being held for Hugo Lake Park to the Oklahoma ...