The April 1, 2025 election will have a variety of types of elections, mostly voting will be in specific areas, none of them in all of Tulsa County. Many people will have no election and others will have several. There will be two special election primaries for the Oklahoma House in Districts 71 (Tulsa) and…
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have passed, by a supermajority margin, legislation that would prevent “jackpot” awards in Oklahoma courts while still allowing victims to receive full payment for medical treatment and lost income when injured due to another’s neglect. Senate Bill 1065, by state Sen. Brent Howard, caps noneconomic-damages awards at $500,000. The bill…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a measure to increase reimbursement payments to foster families for the first time since 2018. Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, filed House Bill 2030 after a foster family in his district had to turn away a placement of three siblings because they didn’t have the…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a measure prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat products in the state. House Bill 2829, authored by Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, would make it unlawful to manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale any cultivated meat product in Oklahoma. Violators would be guilty…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would lower insulin costs and improve access to affordable prescription drugs through a new state-run program passed the House floor today with a 77-13 vote. The bill authored by Rep. Eddy Dempsey, R-Valliant, now moves to the Senate for further consideration. “No one should have to ration their insulin…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure modifying the dates for certain elections has successfully passed the House floor and is now one step closer to becoming law. Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, introduced House Bill 2106 to increase voter participation in all elections while ensuring Oklahomans have plenty of opportunities to cast their votes. Under the current…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, on Monday passed legislation in the House that would restrict social media accounts for youth under 16 and require parental consent for minors 16 and 17 years of age. If House Bill 1275 were enacted, social media companies would have to verify age and could not allow youths…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Cody Maynard, R-Durant, on Monday passed the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 1203 would allow Oklahoma’s state savings accounts and pension funds to invest in digital assets like Bitcoin. “This is a groundbreaking initiative to position Oklahoma as a national leader in embracing sound…
Oklahoma City, OK – Seasonal allergies continue to wreak havoc across Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City ranking as the #3 worst city in the nation for allergy sufferers and Tulsa close behind at #4, according to the 2025 Allergy Capitals™ report, released this week by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). The report, which…
March 29th Event to be Hosted at Meadow Gold Mack’s in Tulsa TULSA—The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and Oklahoma Today magazine, in partnership with Visit Claremore, the City of Stroud, and Meadow Gold Mack’s Route 66 Outpost, will release the 2025 Route 66 Guide and Passport at a special event from 11 a.m. to…