When I first ran for elected office, I set three main legislative goals that I wanted to accomplish for the benefit of Senate District 38. The first was to make Burns Flat...

OICA Child Advocacy Day, Chili Cook-Off a Tremendous SuccessOn Tuesday, March 10, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our annual advocacy day at the State...

OICA continues advocacy on children’s billsAs we discussed last week, the Oklahoma Legislature continues to move several potential laws forward for the 2026 session over...

Senate education leaders announced a new education funding package last week that includes teacher pay raises, investments in early-childhood literacy, additional dollars...

February ended as the warmest on record across Oklahoma, a distinction that also pushed the climatological winter of 2025–26 to its warmest on record. The unusual warmth...

One of the biggest issues my colleagues and I are working to address this year at the Capitol is how to provide meaningful property tax relief to Oklahomans without...

OICA Continues Advocacy Efforts as Lawmakers Enter Second Month of SessionAs the Oklahoma Legislature enters its second month of work, there has been much progress made on...

We're officially one month into our legislative session, and we certainly hit the ground running.In my last column, I highlighted a bill I'm...

The State Board of Equalization recently met to certify revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate and House Appropriations Committees will use these...

A Notable Death, A Difficult ReflectionLast week, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a well-known political figure who first got his start in the public eye by working with the Rev....

Prepare children for their Educational years by reading to themMost legislative committees are finishing their work on bills in the houses of origin this week at the State...

Our new legislative session is officially underway.On Monday, Feb. 2, we heard from Governor Kevin Stitt as he delivered his eighth and final State of the State address....

The second week of this legislative session was a busy one, with most Senate policy committees meeting to review and vote on a wide range of bills. Several appropriations...

The 2026 session officially commenced on Monday, February 2, as my legislative colleagues and I returned to the Capitol for the second session of the 60th Oklahoma...

Youth Governors take the oathWhile most attention at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday, February 2, went to convening the Second Session of the 60th Legislature, a pair...