• State Rep. Urges Governor to Veto ‘No Red Flag’ Law

    State Rep. Urges Governor to Veto ‘No Red Flag’ Law - May 18, 2020

    As Governor Decides, Lowe Urges Veto of Senate Bill 1081 OKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, released the following statement urging Gov. Kevin Stitt to veto Senate Bill 1081, which is an ...

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  • Murder-Suicide in Mannford

    Murder-Suicide in Mannford - May 18, 2020

    MANNFORD, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating a double homicide that occurred this morning in Mannford. Mary Milam (57) and Donald Langdon (59) lived togeth...

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  • Boren Questions No Relief for Self-Employed

    Boren Questions No Relief for Self-Employed - May 18, 2020

    Sen. Boren seeks answers and relief for self-employed Oklahomans who have received no unemployment benefits   OKLAHOMA CITY – Unemployed Oklahomans who are self-employed rallied at the state ...

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  • Midwife Licensing Becomes Law

    Midwife Licensing Becomes Law - May 18, 2020

    Shepherd’s Law, providing for licensure of midwives, becomes law OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation creating a system for licensing midwives has been signed into law.  Senate Bill 1823, creating Shep...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 18 May 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 18 May 2020 - May 18, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 5,398 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County has 49 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in 7 deaths, and 40 peop...

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  • Miss NOCs to Reign Another Year

    Miss NOCs to Reign Another Year - May 18, 2020

    The Miss America Competition has been canceled for 2020 due to Covid-19 allowing current Miss NOC’s Carli Pendleton and Emily Hall to serve another year as the  current Miss NOC’s. Pendleton, ...

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  • Senate Minutes by Senator Chuck Hall

    Senate Minutes by Senator Chuck Hall - May 18, 2020

    Every legislative session presents its own unique challenges—this time last year, many of us were dividing our time between finishing up legislation here at the Capitol and trying to assist with the...

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  • Sen. Roland Pederson announces Enid blood drive

    Sen. Roland Pederson announces Enid blood drive - May 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – To alleviate the blood supply shortage caused by COVID-19, Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, will host a blood drive in Enid in conjunction with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI)....

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  • Man blocks black delivery driver in an Oklahoma neighborhood

    Man blocks black delivery driver in an Oklahoma neighborhood - May 16, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A black delivery driver says he was overcome with emotion while recording himself and a black co-worker being blocked into a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood for more than an ho...

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  • Tensions rise as Texas Governor readies to lift more rules

    Tensions rise as Texas Governor readies to lift more rules - May 16, 2020

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Local leaders on the Texas border are asking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they're worried about...

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