OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, has filed a bill that would make it easier for 100% veterans with disabilities and their surviving spouses to maintain property tax exemptions when moving to a new home. While Oklahoma law allows these exemptions to transfer when a veteran relocates, gaps in the current process can cause…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — Oklahoma State Representative Gabe Woolley filed the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act this week to completely abolish abortion in the state. House Bill 3038, which is co-sponsored by Oklahoma State Senator Warren Hamilton, would acknowledge the sanctity of life made in the image of God and the protections that must…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Beginning Nov. 1, a new law updated existing diagnostic mammography law to ensure diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer services are covered with no out-of-pocket costs under health benefit plans. Services covered are recommended by medical experts for early detection of breast cancer. The law’s House author is Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa. “Early…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 54, a measure championed by Senator Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, during the 2025 legislative session, will soon take effect on November 1 and expand the definition of Aggravated DUI under Oklahoma law. The new law strengthens Oklahoma’s efforts to protect motorists and families by including additional offenses such as causing a…
Property Owners Can Reclaim Seized Land OKLAHOMA CITY – After Nov. 1, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission will be required to notify previous property owners if the land they sold to the Commission is going to be offered for sale. The property owners would then have the right to repurchase at their original selling price. The…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, today released a statement following reports that multiple Bixby students were asked to remove or turn their shirts inside out for wearing apparel referencing conservative public figures. According to reports, staff told two students to adjust their clothing under the district’s dress code policy, which allows intervention when…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, and Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, on Tuesday hosted a joint interim study to explore whether the use of technology and artificial intelligence in the classroom helps or hinders student learning. The study, held before the Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee, which Seifried chairs, comes after the two legislators…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) Board. He was appointed by Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, effective immediately. “As we look to a more technologically advanced future and compete on a global academic stage, institutions such as OSSM…
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a show of bipartisan and bicameral cooperation, Representative Andy Fugate, D-Del City, Representative Preston Stinson, R-Edmond, and Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, are joining forces to lead a two-part interim study examining Oklahoma’s skyrocketing homeowner insurance rates, currently among the highest in the nation. The first session of the…
A new Oklahoma ballot proposal, State Question 832, would significantly increase the state’s minimum wage by tying it to the cost of living in expensive urban areas. The measure is on the ballot on June 16, 2026. Let us imagine that this ballot proposal would have passed, say, 10 years ago. If that were the…