by Nicole Baumann | Mar 19, 2024 | Blog
The deadline for bills to be heard in their chamber of origin was filled with filibusters, last-minute amendments, and a fair amount of legislation that did not get heard and will be dormant for the rest of the session. This leaves us with under 300 bills left of...
by Adam Soltani | Mar 13, 2024 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 3/13/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter (CAIR-OK) will hold its Tenth Annual Ramadan Iftar with Elected Leaders this Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at Coles Garden in Oklahoma City. SEE: 2024 Ramadan Iftar with our...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog
With only four days left for bills to get out of their house of origin, things are getting busier every week! For more information on the bills we’re watching, keep an eye on our Bill Tracker, which is updated weekly. Senate Floor: Senate Bill (SB) 1854 by...
by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Mar 9, 2024 | In The News
For several Oklahoma City Muslim groups, Ramadan is not only a holy month of fasting, but also a time of community outreach. Ramadan begins at sundown on Sunday, March 10, and the first day of fasting is Monday, March 11. It is one of the five pillars, or obligations,...
by Adam Soltani | The Oklahoman | Mar 9, 2024 | Blog
Fasting, particularly for a new Muslim, can be a jarring experience. Imagine voluntarily giving up all food and drink — including the caffeinated beverages we rely on to keep us in motion — during sunlight hours for 30 days straight! Most of us, void of the faith...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 4, 2024 | Blog
The first deadline ended with a flurry of last-minute attempts for bills to get heard in committee or become dormant, inactive for the remainder of the session. Before diving into some of the key committee hearings, we would like to note some crucial bills that have...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog
Week 3 at the Oklahoma Legislature! The rush of deadlines surely played out this week with several committees hearing dozens of bills, and others passing on hearing many more. House Side: House A&B Subcommittee Finance A variety of bills moved...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
With the State of the State address already seeming as though it was a month ago, many advocates feel that this is the bumpiest start to an Oklahoma Legislative Session. Resolutions have already been pushed through, with only hours’ notice and many bills are...
by Nicole Baumann | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog
Another year, another State of the State, and another pre-state of the state protest. Last year, Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address marking the start of the legislative session included protests calling out the massive amounts of legislation filed...
by Colleen Wilson and Katie Arata | OKC Fox 25 | Jan 31, 2024 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Despite a lengthy court battle, threats from the Satanic Temple, and a crash recorded on video—there’s a new effort to bring a Ten Commandments monument back to the Oklahoma State Capitol. Senator David Bullard filed a bill to be...