Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement on the beginning of the initial application period for the Parental Choice Tax Credit program passed last session. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) has chosen two Oklahoma Senate members to receive the organization’s Elected Women of Excellence Award. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, were named by the non-partisan, non-profit organization as 2023 recipients.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, released the following statement denouncing three former caretakers who allegedly abused patients at the Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, a facility for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities.  

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt, a member of the Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT), issued the following statement after the watchdog agency presented its review of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The agency was proposed in 2011 to streamline government functions, creating efficiencies and cost-savings by eliminating duplication of services and leveraging purchasing power.

OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, filed Senate Bill 1205 Tuesday to help state agencies resolve IT issues more efficiently.

OKLAHOMA CITY – As Oklahomans prepare to celebrate Veteran’s Day, Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, filed legislation Thursday to honor veterans killed in action by protecting the benefits of their surviving spouses.

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OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, was named a 2023 recipient of the University of Tulsa’s Distinguished Alumni award. Rader was honored during the university’s homecoming festivities, held Nov. 2-4.

OKLAHOMA CITY – As Oklahomans prepare to turn their clocks back, Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens filed legislation Friday continuing his efforts to “Lock the Clock” in Oklahoma in Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanently.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, released the following statement Friday after the governor announced a plan to advance sports betting in Oklahoma. Coleman is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1027, along with Rep.