5.26.23 – The Oklahoman With a $13 billion budget spent and several major priorities passed into law during a contentious and oftentimes frustrating legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers adjourned Friday as required by state law. The budget and dozens of other...
5.13.23 – The Journal Record – OKLAHOMA CITY Legislation that would create a school safety pilot program has passed through the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Passage of House Bill 2903 into law would create the School Resource Officer Program, a...
5.14.23 – Stillwater News Press – One bill approved by the House this week was House Bill 1590, which would update the state’s 911 system in the hope of saving more lives. With just a few weeks remaining in the regular legislative session, budget...
5.3.23 – Oklahoma Employment Security Commission In March, Latimer County postedOklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. McIntosh County reported the second-highest rate for the month, followed by Tillman...
4.28.23 – KOSU – The stalemate between House and Senate Republican leaders is being injected with more urgency amid a veto threat from Gov. Kevin Stitt. And now, the Senate is fighting back. Stitt says unless the Senate passes his education plan, he’s...
4.22.23 – Oklahoman Oklahoma’s economy added more than 7,300 jobs in March, while the number of job seekers declined slightly and the unemployment rate stayed at 3%, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. Total employment in the state last...