Jim Olsen

If passed, Oklahoma would join 11 other states in having the age of consent be 18 years old.

An Oklahoma lawmaker says he hopes new House leadership will support a better outcome for his resurrected bill to display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

As more incumbent Republicans get replaced in the Oklahoma legislature by party members from the right, an undisclosed number of lawmakers have joined the newly established far-right Oklahoma Freedom Caucus.

Rep. Jim Olsen (R-Roland) filed a bill last week that would mandate hanging the Ten Commandments in Oklahoma’s public school classrooms.

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against the practice.

An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill to lower the age to carry and purchase a handgun to 18.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 612 on Tuesday that criminalizes abortion, effectively making most abortions illegal in the state.

The state's Republican-controlled House gives final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Proposed state legislation to prevent local governments from placing bans on sexual orientation change efforts, more commonly known as “conversion therapy” did not pass in 2015 and failed again this year.

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