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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has been honored by the Oklahoma Rifle Association (ORA). Dossett was presented with the association’s 2024 ORA Legislator of the Year award. Throughout the 2023 interim and during the 2024 session, Dossett has been working on legislation to incentivize greater use of gun safety devices.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Judiciary Committee has given unanimous approval to a measure clarifying Oklahoma statutes on voting rights for citizens convicted of a felony who’ve received a commutation or pardon. Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1629, and Rep.

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OKLAHOMA CITY- Recently, Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, attended a presentation ceremony to celebrate the grant awarded to the city of Ketchum for the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Healthy Incentive grant.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, released the following statement on Monday after the passing of his friend and mentor, Marlin “Ike” Glass Jr. A member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Glass, of Newkirk, was a veteran and savvy businessman who served 18 years on the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education after being appointed to his first term in 1997. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, on Thursday released the following statement in response to Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat’s continued name-calling and contention that Dahm’s legislation is “crazy.”

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Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat held a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City and Senate Appropriations Chairman, Senator Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, today released the following statements after the Senate budget re

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma Women’s Legislative Caucus are helping bring attention to Women’s History Month, observed each March, celebrating the outstanding contributions women have made throughout the nation’s history.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, responded today to recent comments made by Senator Greg Treat, shedding light on systemic flaws within the Senate and advocating for reform.

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OKLAHOMA CITY- Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, released the following statement Monday on the passing of General Thomas P. Stafford, a Weatherford native who commanded the Apollo 10 mission to the moon.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, released the following statement concerning the actions of Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, after incendiary comments he made at a press conference on Thursday. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, on Thursday passed a trio of bills to improve pension benefits for retired police officers, firefighters and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

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Resolution will be up for a vote on the Senate floor Monday

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the midst of a late-night floor session yesterday, the Oklahoma Senate’s much-anticipated 

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Oklahoma Senate approved Senate Resolution 29 this week, observing Oklahoma’s historic ties to the Emerald Isle, and celebrating the upcoming 100th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the United States and Ireland.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julia Kirt issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate approved legislation expanding the private school voucher law. Currently, the voucher tax credit can be redirected to cover outstanding debts to the state. If a parent chooses to send a child to private school and receives the voucher but owes back taxes, child support, or a debt from a state school, the tax credit will be applied to reduce the debt.

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Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat held a press conference on Thursday, March 14 at 1:15 p.m.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville, was honored to accept a Conservative Achievement award from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week. The award recognizes Gollihare’s Republican voting record since he was elected in 2022.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, was recognized this week by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for her conservative voting record while serving in the Oklahoma Senate.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Tuesday secured unanimous support in the Senate for his bill that would ensure a quick and coordinated law enforcement response when a child is abducted.

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