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Bill signed expanding Delayed Sentencing Program for Young Adults - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – More of Oklahoma’s young offenders will soon get a second chance to get back on the right path thanks to legislation signed late Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt. Senate Bill 140’s a...
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House Passes Bill to Protect Medical Practitioners, First Responders - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to protect first responders and other health care workers from unsafe, dirty needles and that will help connect Oklahomans to more recovery services passed the House today. ...
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State AG Sues Distribution Company for Not Delivering Ventilators - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed a lawsuit against A&K Distributors for failing to deliver an order of ventilators to the Oklahoma State Department of Health at the onset...
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Lankford Letter - April 12, 2021
By Senator James Lankford Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: It has been great to spend the last two weeks seeing Oklahomans face to face to talk about your questions and ideas to so...
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Plan presented to ease burden of utility costs following winter storms - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – How will Oklahoma pay for that artic blast in February? Today, legislators and government officials laid out a plan they say will ease the burden on rate payers to pay off t...
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House Concurrent Resolution Challenging Biden Gun Executive Orders Filed - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY - House Concurrent Resolution 1004 sponsored by Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, in the House and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, in the Senate was filed today. The resolution declares th...
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Measure to address license backlog at tag agencies passes - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate gave final approval Monday to legislation that will help speed up the process of issuing and renewing commercial driver licenses (CDLs) in Oklahoma. Sen. Jessica Garvin,...
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OK Senate: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given approval to Senate Resolution 12, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sen. Rosino urged Oklahoman...
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Law Enforcement, Mental Health Telemedicine/Transport Bill Passes House - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, on Monday won unanimous passage in the House of a bill that will allow law enforcement to use telemedicine to have a person needing mental health serv...
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OKC bank robber sentenced to serve 52 months in Federal Prison - April 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, JOHNELLE FABRE SHELLS, 31, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 52 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troe...