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Governor Mary Fallin Cautions Against Scams as Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Opens
THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS A COURTESY, ALL INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES: http://www.healthcare.gov or by dialing 1-800-318-2596 (24 Hours a day 7 days a week) Oklahomans Seeking Information Should Visit Healthcare.gov; Call Federally Operated Help Lines. On Tuesday, October 1, Oklahomans will be able to apply for health insurance through a federally…
Why Interim Studies
The regular legislative session begins in February each year, and work must be concluded no later than five p.m. on the last Friday in May. By the time the session gets underway up to 2,000 pieces of legislation may be introduced in each chamber. It is a remarkable time-management challenge for our chairman and floor…
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful - 2013
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Deadly storm changes focus of session end.
By the time we reached the final week of the 2013 session, most of the major pieces of legislation, as well as the budget, had already been approved by both chambers. With just a few remaining measures that had to be approved before final adjournment for the year, nothing extraordinary was anticipated in the closing…
Unemployment Bill
Creating jobs to grow Oklahoma’s economy is a top priority for me. But I also understand that there are ebbs and flows to businesses and industries. Sometimes they are forced to downsize, as in the recent recession. At other times businesses may eliminate positions because of changes in the market—twenty years ago, we all went…
Dog Breeder Credit bill
For the past two sessions, there has been a great deal of attention focused on finding a way to lower state income taxes while still protecting funding for core government functions, like education, transportation and public safety. I agree with those who feel ideally, tax reform should be part of that tax cut equation to…
Oklahoma’s Children
How can we better prepare Oklahoma’s children for success? It is a question we ask ourselves every legislative session as we write legislation and create public policies that will help prepare our children for an increasingly competitive workforce. We know it is critical to do a better job of helping more students master the hard…
Military Bills
Senate Review by Gary Stanislawski Although the conflict in the Middle East seems to get less and less media attention, I think it is important for Oklahomans to remember we still have troops who are deployed. Their service to their country comes at tremendous personal sacrifice and risk. We should always remember that, and find…
Session Begins
The 2013 Legislative Session is now in full swing. The first day of the session is typically focused on the Governor’s State of the State address—a look back at the initiatives enacted through the legislature and how they’ve been working, as well as outlining the Governor’s priorities for the new legislative session. The Governor talked…
How a Bill Becomes Law
This week marks the first deadline when state legislators (Representatives and Senators) must submit notice of their intent to file bills for the 2013 legislative session. Passing legislation is a challenging process. With the exception of appropriations bills, only a small percentage of introduced bills are successfully signed into law. Please click the links below…