The Oklahoma Senate on unanimously re-elected Senator Greg Treat as president pro tempore and adopted rules for the coming 58th Legislature. This will be the third session for Treat to serve as pro tem, the Senate’s top leadership position. The Oklahoma City Republican’s nomination was made by Senate Majority Floor Leader Kim David, R-Porter, and…
The Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus strongly opposed objections to the certification of the Electoral College count by at least 13 Republican senators, including Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, 140 Republican members of the US Congress, including Oklahoma’s Reps. Kevin Hern and Markwayne Mullin. “Democracy should not be destroyed. President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris won,” said State…
House of Representatives committee leadership and Republican majority leadership appointments have been made for the 58th Oklahoma Legislature. House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, was formally elected by the full House to his third two-year term as speaker, making him the longest-serving Republican speaker in state history. Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, was formally elected…
State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a series of election integrity bills to further strengthen and secure the state’s election systems and encourage the United States Congress to do the same. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 would work to help strengthen election integrity across the country and bring the focus back to the Constitutional provisions…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The House of Representatives space in the Capitol now has a mask policy consistent with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order concerning masks for state buildings and employees. “Because executive orders do not apply to the legislative branch, the House will observe the same mask policy the governor set for the rest of…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Republican Caucus has elected its leadership for the 58th Legislature and State Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, was elected speaker pro-tempore-elect. He replaces State Rep. Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, who was term-limited this year. The legislative session convenes Feb. 1, 2021. “I’m grateful to have been selected to fill this leadership role…
The Tulsa City Council has approved nearly $43 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) near the newly constructed Peoria-Mohawk Business Park. TIF money will primarily be used for private homeownership and neighborhood rehabilitation efforts around the 120-acre business park, which officials hope to be a key for economic development, health and educational achievement in this…
Throughout the Bible, God gives this warning: “Don’t touch my chosen people.” Some believe this only applies to Jewish people, the people of Israel. But that is not the case. Anyone who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, and accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, becomes one of God’s chosen people. God’s…
House Bill 3619 by State Rep. Terry O’Donnell, which was signed into law in May, ensures local property and business owners beginning Nov. 1 will have the right to connect to any utility legally operating in their area. This protects private property rights and consumer choice and promotes free enterprise, said O’Donnell, R-Catoosa. “This law…
House Speaker Charles McCall has appointed all House members to redistricting committees. Every ten years, the Oklahoma Constitution requires each legislative chamber to redraw its own districts and congressional districts following the release of decennial U.S. Census data. Eight regional redistricting subcommittees will go directly to the public to ask citizens how House districts should…