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Oklahoma Credit Outlook Improves - April 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Saying Oklahoma state government has done well managing its finances during the pandemic, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has revised the state’s outlook from ne...
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Standridge comments on the OK Supreme Court ruling on Norman’s defund vote - April 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, released the following statement after the Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that the city of Norman violated the state’s Open...
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Oklahoma health officials pause distribution of J&J vaccine - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials announced plans Tuesday to halt distribution of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine following reports of potentially dangerous blood clots....
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Court rules Norman violated FOIA when approving budget - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The city of Norman violated the state’s Open Meeting Act when it approved a budget that cut the police budget by $865,000, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court...
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Bell Responds to Passage of JD McCarty Center Legislation - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Merleyn Bell, D-Norman, released the following statement today after the passage of Senate Bill 382, which exempts purchases of clothing and food for patients in the care...
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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 13 April 2021 - April 13, 2021
As of this advisory, there are 443,882 (109 new today) cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,259 confirmed cases, with 125 deaths. Osage County has had a tota...
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Ida’s Law Passes House, Heads to Governor - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to bring home federal dollars to address missing and murdered indigenous persons passed the House on Tuesday. Senate Bill 172, or Ida’s Law, authored by Rep. Collin Wal...
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Senate gives unanimous approval to Sarah Stitt Act - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has approved a measure to better prepare inmates to rejoin society and the workforce. Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the Senate principal author of House Bill...
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Dills Comments on NCAA Statements - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sheila Dills, R-Tulsa, today commented on statements from the NCAA that they will pull championship events from locations where transgender biologically male athletes are not ...
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Legislation filed to address utility bill price spikes - April 13, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation filed in the Oklahoma Senate would help manage the financial burden facing ratepayers due to extreme price spikes in utility and energy bills in the wake of the Februar...