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Showing: March, 2017
The State Senate presented a resolution Thursday morning commemorating the 75th anniversary of Tinker Air Force Base. The resolution was presented by Sen. Jack Fry to Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander at Tinker Air Force Base and the senior ranking military member in the state. read more.
Weekly Q & A with Senate President Pro Tem Mike Schulz (Week 8)
Weekly Q & A with Senate President Pro Tem Mike Schulz (Week 7)
Q & A with Democratic Leader Sen. John Sparks
Teacher pay, teacher recruitment, reducing administrative costs among measures
The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved several education related bills, including measures that address teacher pay, teacher recruitment, and the reduction of administrative costs, among other issues.
The measures approved by the Senate on Wednesday are among the education issues included in the Senate Republicans’ 2017 legislative agenda.
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Sen. Stanislawski closing debate for teacher pay raise bill.
Sen Stanislawski says must keep pushing for teacher pay raise.
Teacher pay, teacher recruitment, reducing administrative costs among measures
The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved several education related bills, including measures that address teacher pay, teacher recruitment, and the reduction of administrative costs, among other issues.
The measures approved by the Senate on Wednesday are among the education issues included in the Senate Republicans’ 2017 legislative agenda.
read more.
Sen. Stanislawski closing debate for teacher pay raise bill.
Sen Stanislawski says must keep pushing for teacher pay raise.
The Oklahoma Legislature would have a better picture of total state debt under a measure passed unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill 638, by Sen. Greg Treat, would require the State Bond Advisor and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to produce an annual written debt affordability study to be presented to the Legislature and Governor by January 15 each year.
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Sen. Treat explains bills to determine state debt.
The Senate approved a trio of veterans bills Tuesday afternoon addressing various needs of Oklahoma’s military men and women. Navy veteran and Chairman of the Senate Veterans Committee, Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, is the author of the measures.
Senate Bill 544 authorizes the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) to work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in relocating the Talihina Veterans Center following the deaths of two residents in the last five months.
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Sen. Simpson on veteran bills.
Building upon the success of previous legislation, the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday approved a series of criminal justice reform bills.
The measures continue an effort by the Oklahoma Senate to examine and modify, as necessary, the state’s criminal justice system in order to address the state’s prison population and provide treatment for those in the justice system who need mental health or substance abuse services.
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Sen. Treat discusses criminal justice bills approved by Senate Tuesday
A measure that would give counties the option to decide whether to allow Sunday liquor store sales has won full Senate approval. Sen. Stephanie Bice began working two years ago to help Oklahomans modernize state liquor laws, with voters overwhelmingly supporting State Question 792 last November. Senate Bill 211 represents another step in that effort, and will address an important parity issue.
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Sen Bice discusses bill on county option for sunday retail liquor sales.
