Legislative Update

Gann chairman of Rules Comm.

January 10, 2019

House Speaker Charles McCall announced the chairs and vice chairs for the standing House committees and appropriation subcommittees of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature. State Rep. Tom Gann was named chair of the House Administrative Rules Committee by McCall. “I look forward to this assignment,” said Gann, R-Inola. “This committee can be very effective in making…

Virtual Charter School reforms

January 10, 2019

Sen. Ron Sharp filed legislation to modify several Virtual Charter School laws in Oklahoma. The 40-year retired educator said his bills are an effort to increase virtual charter school accountability and oversight. “There has been public outcry in recent years to improve public education and that includes virtual charter schools where millions of taxpayer dollars…

State treasurer is officially sworn in

January 10, 2019

Randy McDaniel has become Oklahoma’s 19th state treasurer. During a ceremony attended by family and friends, McDaniel was administered the oath of office by State Supreme Court Justice James Winchester on Wednesday morning at the State Capitol Building. McDaniel has 24 years of private sector experience as a financial advisor and banker. He also served…

HUD report claims homelessness decreased in Oklahoma

January 10, 2019

Local communities throughout Oklahoma report homelessness decreased in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 3,871 people in Oklahoma experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018, a decrease of 7.8 percent since last year….