by Nicole Baumann | Apr 25, 2023 | Blog
With only a few days left for bills to be heard, the past week saw several bills and actions occur in both chambers. One such measure that can (and did) occur is for a bill to be sent directly to a floor vote (even if it did not meet a deadline. A motion called...
by Nicole Baumann | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog
Week 10 at the Capitol, another deadline week! This past week was the final chance for (most) bills to be heard in a committee in the opposite chamber. For those who did not make it to a hearing, they are now dormant for the session, unless they are related to the...
by Nicole Baumann | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog
Elections! Oklahoma gets a bad reputation (not entirely undeserved) for low voter turnout. This year, voters also have been faced with an election Every Single Month, with special elections, propositions, and/or runoffs occurring throughout the year. While this may...
by Nicole Baumann | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog
Another chaotic week at the Oklahoma State Capitol. With the education standoff between the chambers taking center stage, advocates are struggling to find energy for other meaningful legislation to find its way to a committee hearing. However, groups are still...
by Nicole Baumann | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
The first week for bills from the House to be assigned to Senate committees and vice versa, it was predicted to be a stalemate with few bills getting heard in committees. This session has already been intense to say the least, with a vast amount of culture war bills,...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Mar 27, 2023 | Blog
Ramadan Mubarak and happy deadline week! Last week was the final chance for bills to get voted on and pass out of their chamber of origin. Which means we now have under 200 bills left in our tracker that are of interest to our community’s well-being. This week...
