Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-OKC, joined MSNBC’s Katie Phang Show in late May to talk about abortion legislation in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City lawmaker spoke on a recent proposal he made during a debate against House Bill 4327. In the debate, Dollens suggested that men should receive a mandatory reversible vasectomy to prevent unwanted pregnancies. “If…
Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Concurrent Resolution 33 condemning President Biden’s comment that he’d like to give the World Health Organization (WHO) more power to regulate the United States’ public health policy. “Per the United States Constitution, the U.S. Senate must ratify all treaties, and the presidency has no authority to enter into…
Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, said he fully supports Sen. Nathan Dahm, R- Broken Arrow, for filing Senate Resolution 47, which would recognize June 14, 2022, as President Donald J. Trump Day in Oklahoma. “As the primary author of legislation to create the first highway in the nation named after President Donald J. Trump, I want…
A bill protecting K-12 school-aged children from access to pornographic or obscene material in schools or libraries or through online digital libraries was signed into law by the governor this week. House Bill 3702 by Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, require any Oklahoma school district, charter or virtual charter school, state agency, public library, or university…
Two bills by Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, to make absentee ballot requests more secure and facilitate earlier identification of voters who have moved or died were signed into law on Friday. “Both of these bills will help further secure our elections, which are already among the safest, most reliable elections in the country,” Roberts…
Tulsa County Assessor Republican Byron Burke is a self-employed property tax consultant. He has been an assistant scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America for more than 31 years. He has a degree business administration in accounting and finance from The University of Oklahoma. He wants to get “proper funding” for public schools and teachers….
The Oklahoma Legislature called a concurrent special session last week to facilitate the spending of the $1.8 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. This lets the Legislature continue to be involved in how to spend the money. As of last week, $17.8 million in requests have been received by a committee for about…
State savings deposits and more money returned to taxpayers highlight the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget agreement, which also funds law enforcement at record levels, eliminates the developmentally disabled services waiting list, fights federal overreach, and makes investments in economic development. The FY 2023 legislatively-appropriated budget is $9.7 billion, which is 9.7%, or $858.9 million,…
The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved House Bill 4327 as amended by the Oklahoma Senate. HB4327, authored by Rep. Wendi Stearman, R-Collinsville, in the House and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, in the Senate, provides civil liability for anyone performing or abetting an abortion in Oklahoma. Structured much like the “Heartbeat” bill recently passed in this…
Legislation giving firefighters statutory authority to transport patients to the hospital in emergency situations has been signed into law. Senate Bill 1515, by Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, and Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday. Weaver filed the legislation in response to a situation where an Oklahoma City firefighter was…