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Senate Bill Seeks to End Wind Farm Subsidies

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Sen. Jonathan Wingard filed Senate Bill 239. The bill aims to stop state tax subsidies for wind farms. The proposed legislation seeks to eliminate the zero-emission subsidy for wind production after the 2025 tax year, potentially saving taxpayers up to $16 million annually. Oklahoma spends several hundred million taxpayer dollars each year subsidizing... Read More.

Remote Learning Education Bill to be Refiled

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Two Republican state lawmakers plan to refile a bill from the last legislative session that would limit the use of remote learning days by Oklahoma public schools. Senate Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle) and Senator Kristen Thompson (R-Edmond) announced plans to refile Senate Bill 1768 on Thursday... Read More.

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

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By The Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China’s growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children... Read More.
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McCane Introduces Bill to Expand Oklahoma’s Promise to Children of Public School Employees

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OKLAHOMA CITY – House Rep. Michelle McCane, D-Tulsa, introduced HB 1020 which would expand the Oklahoma Higher Access Learning Program, or Oklahoma’s Promise, to children of certain public school employees. The bill would expand Oklahoma’s Promise to students whose guardian is a public school employee, such as a teacher, librarian, certified or registered nurse, or... Read More.
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‘Will of the People’: Oklahoma Lawmaker Bill Coleman Proposes Recall Elections for State Offices

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to amend the state constitution to allow for recall elections at the state level. State Sen. Bill Coleman (R-Ponca City) plans to bring his idea to fellow policymakers during the upcoming legislative session. “The will of the people is something that should be taken very seriously,” he shared. His... Read More.

OK House Votes Yes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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The Oklahoma House this week unanimously passed a bill that will open Oklahoma Promise scholarships to students with intellectual disabilities.Senate Bill 322 creates the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to provide students with intellectual disabilities tuition grants for attending comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. The measure... Read More.

Food Insecurity Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation allowing restaurants and school cafeterias to donate leftover food without threat of civil liability, except in certain circumstances, has been signed into law. House Bill 1542, authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, grants civil immunity to restaurants and school cafeterias donating leftover food."Unfortunately, the lack of protection from civil action has prevented... Read More.
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Bill Providing Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees Passes House

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, on Tuesday passed legislation in the Oklahoma House of Representatives to provide six weeks of paid maternity leave for full-time state employees following the birth or adoption of a child. Under Senate Bill 193, mothers must be full-time state employees for at least two years before being eligible... Read More.
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