• Sen. Bullard statement on blood donation tax credit

    Sen. Bullard statement on blood donation tax credit - January 28, 2021

    Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has filed Senate Bill 905, which will provide an income tax credit, for tax years 2022 through 2027, to businesses that host blood drives for their employees.  “T...

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  • Sen. Dahm takes aim at Big Tech censorship

    Sen. Dahm takes aim at Big Tech censorship - January 28, 2021

      OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm has filed legislation to address censorship by Big Tech.  Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said Senate Bill 1019 would fight back using fines, lawsuits and the removal of...

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  • ‘Make Safety Stick: Everybody Click’ every day, every time

    ‘Make Safety Stick: Everybody Click’ every day, every time - January 28, 2021

    ODOT launches year-round educational safety effort   From distracted driving to sharing the road to driver etiquette, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authorit...

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  • Ongoing legislative work

    Ongoing legislative work - January 28, 2021

    By Sen. Bill Coleman   This coming week, we will kick off session. Each legislative body will convene in their respective chambers before meeting in a joint session in the House to welcome Go...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 28 January 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 28 January 2021 - January 28, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 381,430 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 4,679 confirmed cases, with 56 deaths. Osage County has h...

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  • Pugh files legislation to extend early  in-person voting

    Pugh files legislation to extend early in-person voting - January 28, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – While more Oklahomans voted in November than in the 2016 presidential election, the state still ranks last for voter turnout as a share of the total voting-eligible population acco...

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  • Rural vs. Urban: COVID-19 continues to ravage rural Oklahoma

    Rural vs. Urban: COVID-19 continues to ravage rural Oklahoma - January 27, 2021

    by PEYTON YAGER OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Urban areas in Oklahoma are seeing more total cases of COVID-19, but rural areas are seeing a higher case rate causing pressure inside rural hospitals and f...

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  • Secret Reports show State leads nation in positive coronavirus tests

    Secret Reports show State leads nation in positive coronavirus tests - January 27, 2021

    by HICHAM RAACHE WASHINGTON (KFOR) – Once-secret COVID-19 State Profile Reports for all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have been made public. The Biden administration ...

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  • Oklahoma seeking to return $2M worth of hydroxychloroquine

    Oklahoma seeking to return $2M worth of hydroxychloroquine - January 27, 2021

    by SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma attorney general’s office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective ...

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  • Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects Stitt’s gambling compacts

    Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects Stitt’s gambling compacts - January 27, 2021

    by SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected gambling compacts that Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt negotiated with two Oklahoma-based Native American tribes, delivering ...

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