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Sen. Julia Kirt’s Press Releases

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement on Tuesday after Republicans failed to vote on Senate Joint Resolution 20 or Senate Joint Resolution 19, disapproving Superintendent Ryan Walters’ controversial social studies standards. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to ensure a timely response to open records requests is headed for a vote by the full Senate. Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt is Senate principal author of House Bill 2095, which received unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Senate and House Democratic Caucuses are stepping up their call for votes on joint resolutions to reject Superintendent Ryan Walters’ social studies standards. If the Legislature fails to act in the coming days, those standards will take effect in the 2025-26 school year.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – With a May 1 deadline for rejecting Superintendent Ryan Walters’ social studies standards quickly approaching, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statements on Monday.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement on the passing of former Senate President Pro Tempore Marvin York, D-Oklahoma City.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt and Assistant Democratic Leader Carri Hicks issued the following statement after DOGE-OK identified $157 million in federal health grants for Oklahoma it claimed were unnecessary and are returning to the feder

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