The House passed the Sergeant Craig Johnson Act, which amends the accessory to murder statute. Senate Bill 6 is named after Sgt. Johnson, who was killed while conducting a traffic stop in Tulsa in 2020. The suspect in the case fled the scene with the assistance of a friend. The friend’s accessory to murder charge…
SAND SPRINGS—Less than an hour after sunup on a recent Saturday two gray-haired hikers, one with his younger son, worked their way between ancient rock formations and centuries-old trees with the excitement of school kids on a field trip. “We’re regulars out here at Keystone,” said Steve Flores of Owasso. “We do all the trails…
Republicans labeled ‘racists’ by Dems Legislative Democrats are trying to label some Republicans as “racists,” “anti-choice” and “transphobic” due to the passage of bills that seek to stop abortion and to keep boys from pretending to be girls and competing in school sports. Democrats were livid when they claimed that Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Sallisaw, said…
According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there are an estimated 11 million illegal or unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has joined Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, to help the federal government in locating those individuals who are detained by local law enforcement agencies. House Bill 2774 requires all sheriffs, jailers,…
House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, won committee passage of a bill that will provide liability insurance coverage to all full- and part-time school employees up to $1 million per occurrence. Senate Bill 634, authored by O’Donnell and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, also will require school employees wishing to have payroll deductions made to…
As Oklahomans rapidly embrace the use of marijuana, the health dangers are starting to surface. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) recently issued a statement regarding collaborative efforts by OBNDD and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to investigate THC edibles that caused hospitalizations. More children are getting their hands on marijuana…
After being contacted by the American Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol officials in Oklahoma committed to helping state citizens cope with coronavirus pandemic. The American Red Cross, an organization of volunteers and staff working to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping the American people be prepared…
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed what he called “the most transformative education reform legislation in Oklahoma history” into law in a ceremony in the Blue Room at the Capitol. House Bill 2078 and Senate Bill 783 allow for students to attend public schools that best meet their needs and modernize the funding formula to match enrollment…
Some House Republicans, led by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter expressing their support for his efforts to work with local and statewide law enforcement to track reported transactions by aliens or foreign entities who acquire title to real property in Oklahoma…
House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, passed a bill that he said will ensure agency rules go through a more transparent and thorough process before being approved or repealed. Senate Bill 913, by O’Donnell and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, would create the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) to review and recommend to the…