Greg Treat

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will have a major impact on abortion access across the country, but the law won’t change much in Oklahoma.

Although Senate Bill 1647 failed, the ideas it contained are unlikely to go away this year or in the future.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Oklahoma Senate failing to pass a school voucher bill authored by the President Pro Tem and championed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, deadline week for legislation to get out of its chamber of origin and a former Teacher of the Year entering the race as a Democrat for State Superintendent.

A school voucher bill narrowly failed late Wednesday night after hours of debate. Senate Bill 1647 would have allocated more than $128 million to private school scholarships and educational services for families.

Last week, Oklahoma state senators braced for a debate on a school voucher bill that never came. Despite that, lawmakers did pass a litany of education bills through their chambers of origin.

A bill that would give families savings accounts to pay for private school tuition passed another hurdle Wednesday.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a controversial school voucher bill, medical marijuana and tax cut bills and Gov. Kevin Stitt nominating his former employee to the State Board of Education.

A controversial school voucher program barely cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday morning in its first committee hearing.

The first week of Oklahoma's legislative session is complete. StateImpact's Robby Korth reports where education issues stand.

A bill introduced by Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat would allow communities to organize recall petitions of school board members.