The clock is ticking for the Oklahoma legislature. If a new law is not passed in the next couple weeks, Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion will go forward under the privatized plan proposed by Gov ...

When will Oklahoma's redistricting maps be finalized? The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to send redistricting data to Oklahoma by Aug. 16. Lawmakers and redistricting staff will use that information to redraw the boundaries of Oklahoma's five congressional districts and tweak proposed legislative districts, which could have a ripple effect on the legislative maps as a whole.

Join Scott Mitchell with MitchellTalks for details of Thursday's budget deal in the Oklahoma Legislature. My guests are Senate A&B Chair Roger Thompson and House A&B Vice-Chair Kyle Hilbert. We'll ...

May 5—A new law gives the Oklahoma Legislature some say in how state agencies, boards and commissions spend federal stimulus funds. The law that had bipartisan support among legislative leaders prohibits state entities and offices within the executive branch from spending federal stimulus funds on long-term or recurring costs without legislative approval.

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Is the Oklahoma Legislature Finally Beginning to Follow the GOP Party Platform? This excellent article by Jamison Faught gives the details of the state budget agreement for this year and despite a few failings we must say adults must be back in charge of the legislature because the budget was generally reasonable as was the session in general ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — On Election Day last year, state Rep. Jon Echols was mortified to see a 3 1/2-hour line to vote in his district, which stretches from the edge of Oklahoma City's urban core into suburban neighborhoods that give way to wide stretches of rural land.

Oklahoma Legislature As state legislative sessions come to an end, anti-abortion bills are rising to the top Some of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in recent history have made their way through state legislatures this session, with at least five states already passing bills considered near-total bans on abortion.

Oklahoma state legislative leaders rolled out plans for a $8.3 billion budget Thursday. Gov. Kevin Stitt joined House Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka), and Senate President Greg Treat (R-OK ...