Registered attendees are welcome/encouraged to come earlier that morning to visit with representatives and senators in their offices, watch the legislative session, or observe a committee hearing on a bill. The availability of these activities is variable and likely to change. Thursday, Feb. 20 | ...
Internet search engines now fill some of that role, prompting senators to introduce the “Let Me Google That For You Act” in 2014 to kill the NTIS. But Guthrie said his agency has reinvented itself and now helps government agencies use big data. Guthrie said federal workers can adapt when...
senators and five representatives and has seven electoral votes. Oklahoma is considered a solidly Republican state. Among institutions of higher learning in the state are Oklahoma State Univ., at Stillwater; the Univ. of Oklahoma, at Norman and Oklahoma City; and the Univ. of Tulsa and Oral ...
If it is everything we expect, Oklahoma leadership will show they’re willing to make some bold moves and encourage the rest of Oklahoma’s representatives and senators to follow suit. Along with the Governor’s proposals, there are other critical reforms moving in the legislature that will ...
They’re no longer making economic decisions based on providing a service customers want to buy. They’re making political decisions. Senators and Representatives are their customers now. It’s exactly what the CEOs of Delta, American, and United were warning us about from 2015through 2019....
Below are five quotes, either from the Janet Barresi era (2010-2014) or Ryan Walters now. See if you can tell which are from then, and which are current. Quotes: “Who can we trust to defend our values?” “Today’s action is a pathetic and outrageous step back and returns us to ...
June 2: Colorado senators introduce massive police reform bill Senate Bill 217, which would enforce heightened controls and transparency on police officers’ use of force, including requiring body cameras, banning chokeholds, and revising rules for when it is permissible to shoot at a suspect runnin...
The smaller membership of the Senate permits more extended debate than is common in the House of Representatives. To check a filibuster—endless debate obstructing legislative action—three-fifths of the membership (60 senators) must vote for cloture. (In 2013 the Senate rule for invoking cloture ...