Latest posts tagged with #OKLeg on Bluesky
WATCH: “My conclusion isn’t we can’t afford it [Medicaid expansion]. My conclusion is that this state can’t afford to lose Medicaid expansion and I will do everything I can to try to protect it.” - Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin Jr. to lawmakers today. #okleg
JUST IN: The House Administration Rules Committee advanced a series of bills extending sunsets near unanimously today, however one proved divisive: SB1461, which would extend OETA’s sunset date. “Lot of grouches in here,” one lawmaker noted. #okleg #oklaed
HB 1219. Call your reps, #okpol #okleg #okpolitics
We deserve to exist.
The #okleg is still up to business as usual (derogatory) and that means today we're tuned into the Senate Retirement and Govt Resources Committee where Chair David Bullard is schedule to present HB 1219, a bill censoring government celebration of/support of/outreach to 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.
🚨 OPPOSE HB1219 — Oklahoma bill would ban state agencies from recognizing Pride Month, using undefined “similar theme” language that reaches state universities and their programs
📅 Tues. April 7, 10:30 AM — call or email BEFORE the hearing.
#OkLeg #Oklahoma #OKC
While #Oklahoma's Legislature has been Republican-dominated for more than a decade, the State Senate remains a place where thin margins define the balance of power and the fate of controversial measures. | #okleg #election2026
nondoc.com/2026/04/05/o...
🚨 URGENT: Easter Sunday agenda drop. Three major bills quietly added to Monday’s Senate Rules Committee.
April 6 | 8:30 AM
🔴 HJR 1089 - Constitutional Convention
🔴 HB 4440 - Medicaid work requirements referendum
🔴 HJR 1067 - Medicaid expansion rollback trigger
Calls today matter!
#Oklahoma #Okleg
If you’re running for office (ANYWHERE) and you’re comfortable aligning yourself with this kind of rhetoric, then own it.
Don’t dodge. Don’t soften it. Don’t pretend it’s something else.
Voters deserve to know exactly what you’re willing to stand next to.
#Oklahoma #Okleg #GOP
Would also be helpful if the bullying, suffocating GOP superdupermajority in #okleg would also, you know, invite members of the Democratic Caucus to see what's going on. OKGOP thinks it can run our lives with impunity. This is why we need to crush them or, failing that, at least balance it better.
Candidate filings for #Oklahoma House races drew nearly 200 hopefuls across the state, with most districts featuring contested primaries. Review a list of contested races within. | #okleg
nondoc.com/2026/04/04/o...
With #election2026 candidate filing concluded, 33 legislators won automatic reelection to their seats without drawing an opponent.
That figure has trended down in recent years, as 49 were reelected by default in 2024, compared to 55 in 2022. | #okleg
nondoc.com/2026/04/03/o...
Oklahoma candidate filing is officially over. Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax just made the announcement at the Capitol. #okgov #okleg #okelections
Stitt Cabinet Secretary and State Chief Operating Officer David Ostrowe files for Lt. Governor.
NEW: Stitt Cabinet Secretary and State Chief Operating Officer David Ostrowe files for Lt. Governor.
Candidate filing ends at 5 p.m. today. #okleg #okgov #okelections
Oklahoma Election Board candidate filing of Cindy Byrd for State Treasurer.
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Oklahoma: Term-limited State Auditor Cindy Byrd, who had earlier announced a run for Lt. Governor, has switched her race to State Treasurer.
She'll face incumbent State Treasurer Todd Russ in a GOP primary.
Candidate filing ends at 5 p.m. today.
#okgov #okleg #okelections
Legismandering? Oklahoma Republican lawmakers may send major policy questions to an August runoff ballot, where turnout is lower. Critics say it’s a strategy to reshape voter-approved laws with a smaller, more partisan electorate.
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#okgov #okleg #okelections
As #okleg members weigh a sweeping "reset" aimed at funding education efforts, #TSET's director has submitted her resignation, while the potential state question's author is asking Senate leaders to keep their word and send the idea to a public vote.
nondoc.com/2026/04/03/t...
🚨 A wave of measures could land on the August 25, 2026 election ballot.
These measures could reshape Oklahoma law for generations.
Here’s an overview of what’s moving right now.
#Okleg #Oklahoma
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JUST IN: Julie Bisbee, executive director of theTobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), will leave the agency effective April 24 and will be succeeded by Lance Thomas as interim director while the agency’s board looks for a permanent replacement. #okleg
Two individuals were appointed to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by Gov. Kevin Stitt in the last week. Both appointments require #okleg Senate confirmation.
nondoc.com/2026/04/02/s...
OETA’s charter renews every three years. Last time, Stitt vetoed the charter renewal, which both chambers of #okleg over-rode with bipartisan majorities. Stitt tried to use the “it’s not needed anymore,” because lots of things to watch, but IMHO it’s because he objected to “wokeness.”
Bills are moving. Committee hearings start NOW.
We’ve got dates. We’ve got assignments. Now we show up.
📅 3/31
SB1884: Targets teacher assoc.
📅 4/1
SB1439: Shields oil & gas companies
SB1250: School book restrictions
SB904: Gender-affirming care ban
#OkLeg #Oklahoma 1/2⬇️
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Despite significant economic inflation driving up costs, #Oklahoma's public pensioners have not seen a #CostOfLiving adjustment — called a COLA — since 2020.
Now, one #okleg chamber is calling for COLAs, but the debate is more complicated than it seems.
nondoc.com/2026/03/30/c...
A constitutional convention isn’t just about change.
It’s about who controls the change.
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#Oklahoma #OKLeg #Politics #PublicPolicy #Democracy #Governance
Despite concerns from several industry stakeholders, the #Oklahoma #Housing Finance Agency has suspended its administration of a federal grant program's applications owing to a pending #okleg bill that would reduce guidelines and put them in state law.
nondoc.com/2026/03/28/o...
A bill lowering taxes on heated cigarettes is heading to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, even as efforts to tax vapes and unify nicotine taxes remain unresolved. #okleg #okgov
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HAPPENING NOW: It’s 9:30 PM and the House is arguing about HB3240, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, which would require school districts to adopt policies that provide students and employees with time to pray or read a religious text every day. #okleg #oklaed
HAPPENING NOW: The House is now considering HJR1067, proposing a vote of the people that if the federal financial participation is ever less than 90% for Medicaid expansion then #okleg may decide not to cover the additional costs to the state as they are currently required to.
Uhhhh. No. To me this smacks of Hilbert parroting the national Republican line that absentee voting is fraudulent (but it's OK if Trump votes by absentee ballot, but when you're a star they let you do it ... )
The GOP superdupermajority #okleg is fkn abominable.
