As lawbreaking foreigners continue to pour across the open southern border, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed two bills to help secure the border. “As the feds continue to leave the border wide open, either due to utter incompetence or done intentionally to cause disruption in our nation, it has become obvious we as the…
Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1226 to prohibit illegal alien anchor babies from receiving citizenship in Oklahoma. “Birthright citizenship was never the intent of the 14th Amendment,” Dahm said. “We remain one of the last western civilized nations that grants citizenship to anchor babies.” The bill requires each birth certificate for a…
Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, announced that he has filed House Bill 3008, a bill that would add in-person sports betting to the Oklahoma state-tribal gaming compact. “I have had conversations with our gaming tribes during the interim to gauge their interest on this topic,” Luttrell said. “I feel the time is right for Oklahoma…
Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, will file legislation modifying the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act. “When medical marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma, it basically created a ‘Wild West’ situation as we did not have enough legal structure in place to address all future issues that could…
Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, has announced today that he plans to file a House Joint Resolution that would direct the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that deals with the right to bear arms. “This section of the State Constitution has never been…
The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a special notice regarding coverage of at-home, over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. Beginning January 15, group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must cover OTC COVID-19 tests. Under the new guidelines, the tests may either be free or reimbursed by the insurer. Health plans…
More than $2 billion in federal COVID-bailout funds have been provided to Oklahoma school districts since 2020 to cover the costs to safely open amidst the pandemic. But despite that lavish infusion of cash, numerous schools are now closing again amidst the rise of the Omicron variant. That has left many parents—and students—with an unsettling…
In response to the growing concerns over federal violations of constitutionally-protected rights, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a trio of bills to strengthen the power of county sheriffs. Senate Bill 1199 would prohibit federal officers from carrying out any gun confiscation measures in Oklahoma. Senate Bill 1200 would require federal agents to notify the…
Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, Chair of the Oklahoma House States Rights Committee, has filed legislation for the upcoming session that would identify county sheriffs as the constitutionally-recognized chief law enforcement officer of their respective counties. Currently, there is no statute in place that designates a chief law enforcement officer of a county, and Steagall says…
Citing growing concerns of the federal government violating the rights of the people, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1166 to prohibit political prisoners from being transported through Oklahoma. “We’ve seen hundreds of American citizens being politically targeted by feds in this rogue regime,” Dahm said. “Many of them are having their rights…