Press release from House Dem leader Emily Virgin: Leader Virgin Responds to BOE Revenue Certification OKLAHOMA CITY – House Minority Leader Emily Virgin (D-Norman) released the following statement after the Oklahoma Board of Equalization certified a surplus of $574.5 million for the next fiscal year. “Last year, after a decade of Republican policies that favor
Today in a press release, Senate Democratic Leader Designate Senator Kay Floyd announced the committee assignments for the Senate Democratic Caucus. Agriculture and Wildlife Committee (Monday, 10 a.m., Room 511A) Senator J.J. Dossett Senator Mary Boren Retirement and Insurance Committee (Monday, 10 a.m., Room 419C) Senator Kevin Matthews Senator Michael Brooks (more) Public Safety
Last week, Missouri and our next door neighbor, Arkansas, passed minimum wage initiatives. Arkansas voters approved $11 by 2021, while those in Missouri went with $12 by 2023. It’s time (past time!) for Oklahoma to join the many states that have exceeded the federal rate. BTW, AR’s minimum wage was ALREADY higher than OK’s. (OK
I have a simple request. Stop placing, “In God We Trust” on the back of your Police Vehicle. In 2015, some police departments started putting the motto, “In God We Trust” on the back of their city’s police vehicles. This move by Police officers was met with both praise and criticism. The critics say that
On June 26, 2018, the state of Oklahoma will vote on State Question 788. This could be one of the most important State Questions in modern Oklahoma history. For anybody that doesn’t know, State Question 788 is the Medical Marijuana Legislation initiative. A vote yes, would support the measure to legalize the licensed cultivation, use and
GOP Committees Hear Lowest Number of Minority Bills in Recent Memory OKLAHOMA CITY – Republican-controlled committees have once again put party over state by only passing 30 measures authored by House Democrats through the committee process. At a time when Oklahomans from both sides of the aisle expect their voices to be heard, House Republican
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mediocre “Bargain,” House Bill 1054X, failed yesterday due to the efforts of House Republican leadership. The House Democrats delivered over 80 percent of its caucus on yesterday’s vote because Democrats trusted Republican leadership would deliver on what was promised time and time again—75 percent of its own caucus. House Republican leadership failed
