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Aggravated DUI Expansion Law Takes Effect November 1

November 6, 2025

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…

OK Democrats lament government shutdown caused by Congressional Democrats in D.C.

October 30, 2025 Ray Carter

For three weeks now, parts of the federal government have been shut down after Democrats successfully prevented the passage of legislation that would keep the government open, operating at existing funding levels. By the start of November, the shutdown is expected to result in the loss of funding for the federal food-stamp program, now referred…

New legislation goes into effect on November 1

October 30, 2025

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…

Lauria and Ashley’s Law

October 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – For Lorene Bible, Nov. 1 can’t come soon enough. That’s the date House Bill 1001 takes effect. The bill, authored by Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami, adds accessory to murder in the first or second degree to the list of crimes requiring an offender to serve 85% of their prison sentence before being…

Truth in Food Labeling Law to Take Effect

October 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new law requiring cultivated- or manufactured-protein food products – including those derived from plant or insect proteins – to be clearly labeled as distinct from meat takes effect Nov. 1. Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, authored House Bill 1126. The measure requires food manufacturers to clearly disclose that cell-cultivated or cultured products…

Historic Court Fines, Fees Eliminations to Take Effect

October 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two historic measures reforming Oklahoma’s fines and fees systems will take effect Nov. 1, offering more Oklahomans leaving incarceration a better chance to get on their feet. House Bill 1460 and House Bill 1462, authored by Rep. Tammy West, eliminate several fines and fees while securing victim restitution payments. “For too long,…

Gov. Stitt kicks off Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City

October 30, 2025

Monday, Governor Kevin Stitt announced the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) had begun clean ups of state property across Oklahoma City as part of Operation SAFE. Operation SAFE, which began in Tulsa, is the state’s initiative to restore safety and cleanliness by removing homeless encampments, trash, and debris from state-owned…

Broken Arrow Municipal Authority Receives 6,280,000 OWRB Loan for Refinance of Water and Wastewater System Improvements

October 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Broken Arrow Municipal Authority (Authority) received approval for a $6,280,000 Financial Assistance Program (FAP) loan on Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to refinance recent improvements to their water and wastewater infrastructure. The Authority, located in Tulsa County, operates water and wastewater systems that serve the City of Broken…

OSU controversy doesn’t shock former students

October 23, 2025 Ray Carter

Oklahoma State University has received national attention following an incident in which OSU’s coordinator of student government affairs programs reprimanded a student for discussing the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. Former students are not shocked that the controversy has occurred, saying it fits with a longstanding pattern in the OSU student government since Melisa Echols…

Fifth Excavation as Part of 1921 Graves Investigation underway at Oaklawn Cemetery

October 23, 2025

The Formal Excavation started on October 14 and is expected to last several weeks. Two bodies are confirmed to be 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims so far. In the FY 2025-2026 budget $1 million dollars was allocated to fund excavation, DNA analysis, and identification of remains at Oaklawn Cemetery and other possible burial sites. The…