Stitt signed last year. The bill was a carryover measure from the 2023 legislative session which only passed in the House last year. It was amended and passed the Senate 35-7 on April 23 of this year. It returned to the House and passed House 79-17. It was approved by the Governor ...
Although most Oklahoma voters still register as Democrats - just over half of the 2 million voters in the state - there is a growing swing toward the Republican side of the political aisle when it comes to legislative races, especially in the state House.Price, Marie...
State Legislative Districts There are 48 state senate districts and 101 state house districts in Oklahoma. American Indian Areas Oklahoma has 1 federally recognized American Indian area reservation, 25 Oklahoma tribal statistical areas (OTSAs), and 4 joint-use OTSAs. The OTSAs represent the former...
The Myth of the Christian State The Gospels, with which most orthodoxies were aligned in Oklahoma, were objectively not applicable to Black Tulsans. Segregation, lynchings and mass murder were the justified responses to perceived encroachment and entitlement. No Black Tulsan man, woman or child was...
“Bell to Bell, No Cell” Legislation First Bill Off House Floor OKLAHOMA CITY – The House overwhelmingly passed its first bill of the 60th legislative session today prohibiting the use of cell phones by students during the school day. The bill would require Oklahoma school boards to adopt pol...
Our Most Fundamental Right | Representative Tom Cole – House.gov AP Distorts Lawmakers’ Views On Militia – The New American Drummond defends Oklahoma pork producers against California’s radical Proposition 12 THIS MUST END: State Rep. Gann: ATF using FLOCK cameras for warrantless vehicle tracki...
5.Contests for the U.S. House of Representatives 6.Special Elections for State Legislative Seats Winter 2024 1.Task Force Presents Alternatives to Fuel Tax 2.Legislation Filed for 2024 Session of Oklahoma Legislature 3.Stitt Takes DEI out of Oklahoma Higher Education ...
The start of state legislative season is always a fun time around here. This year, we've gottwo dozen states where Republicans have full control. If you've got notable bills popping up where you live,let us know. (Rachel@msnbc.com)...
Oklahoma lawmakers can lack common sense during the legislative session, so I’m offering some tips BY Janelle Stecklein - February 3, 2025 We’re finally paying attention to PFAS, but Oklahomans are already feeling the impact BY Mike Altshuler - January 28, 2025 READ MORE Quick reads H...
Oklahoma statehood, the quest for a sovereign state, was long sought by settlers and professed Christians generations earlier. The advancement of statehood culminated in U.S. legislative action in 1906, when the U.S. House of Representatives introduced bill H.R. 12707, which would soon enable...