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 CAIR Oklahoma Government Affairs Department | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog
Each year the Government Affairs Department looks at bills filed past and present to see what our legislature might focus on for the upcoming legislative session and how this will impact our community. In addition, we look at our state as a whole and its status as it...
by Adam Soltani | Oct 12, 2023 | Blog
Background In the wake of the violence erupting in the embattled territory of Israel/Palestine, many Muslim students and their families, especially those who are directly affected by the conflict, may wish to exercise their First Amendment rights to protests or...
