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House Speaker Charles McCall vows to secure Oklahoma’s borders via a measure similar to one passed by Texas lawmakers last year that allows local police to arrest people they suspect entered the country illegally and deport those who have.
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House Republicans are pushing the conversation about more tax cuts forward with a slate of bills passed late last week. The Senate’s proposed budget, however, doesn’t account for slashes to any more of Oklahoma’s revenue streams.
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Oklahoma House Republicans announced Rep. Kyle Hilbert will serve as speaker designee for the remainder of the 2024 legislative session, officially taking over the speaker’s gavel in 2025. He will be the youngest House Speaker in state history.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his sixth State of the State address Monday, delivering his wishlist for the legislative session.
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The Oklahoma House on Wednesday approved a personal income tax cut in a special legislative session, despite uncertainty about whether the state Senate will vote on the issue.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to slash Oklahomans’ income taxes and he wants to see which state lawmakers agree with him.
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Oklahoma House members issued a subpoena to State Superintendent Ryan Walters Tuesday after several requests for information and documents went ignored.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the chairman of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board refusing to sign a contract to create a Catholic charter school, an announcement by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that he has paid $7.5M in signing bonuses to teachers and another resignation from the State Board of Education.
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Critics say the closed-door budget process is opaque.
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It costs taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a day to operate a special session, including the one that began Tuesday morning. The special session was called by Gov. Kevin Stitt to cut taxes.