Understanding the Budget Process and How to Read LegislationAs we approach the end of March, this week marks the second major in-session deadline for legislation at the...

The Legislature recently passed the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in Senate committees and House bills to be heard in committees across the Capitol rotunda. Now,...

Improvements for Foster Children noted as Pinnacle Plan comes to an endOklahoma received good news last week: the long-running Pinnacle Plan, a settlement agreement for the...

With our committee deadline behind us, legislators are in the midst of several long weeks as we hear hundreds of bills on the House floor.Although we're no longer running...

February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that...

This legislative session marks the third year in a row I’ve worked on legislation to protect funding for hospitals that treat a high number of uninsured and low-income...

Be prepared for Oklahoma natural disastersI want to extend my condolences to those families who were impacted by severe storms this past week.From reports that were aired,...

Help Us Find Thought Leaders for Children in OklahomaIt has been an interesting first month of the legislative session at the Oklahoma State Capitol with the focus on...

We're now a month into the legislative session, and we're closing in on the end of our committee work. Unfortunately, the recent icy weather across the state did throw our...

The Senate just completed its third week of the legislative session. Policy committees are diving into a full slate of bills on a wide variety of issues. For a bill to move...

Government budgets have real impacts on Oklahoma children & familiesThe Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is a statewide nonprofit charged with “creating awareness,...

Be a Part of the Solution on March 11 At Child Advocacy DayDecisions are made by those who show up, as quoted by President Jed Bartlet from “The West Wing.” Voters who take...

Our legislative session is officially underway, and our first week was the busiest first week I've experienced in my five years at the Legislature.Typically, legislators...

Like the villain in a ‘90s action movie, winter struck back with a vengeance in January following the unusual warmth that closed out 2024. Several strong cold fronts...

Children’s Legislation Begins Moving at State CapitolAs the first full week of session has ended, the lawmakers at the Oklahoma State Capitol are hard at work with...