Barbara Hoberock
Senior Reporter, Oklahoma Voice-
A dozen new laws take effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes. -
A number of high-profile audits have yet to be released by the State Auditor and Inspectors office. -
As a result, all party primary elections will be closed to the over 487,900 registered independent voters in the upcoming elections. -
Kaylee Rains-Saucedo is pictured here with her two children. The Oklahoma City business owner and her husband are evaluating their options as insurance premiums rise and subsidies are eliminated. -
The state has sued a contractor after a fire caused damage to the Sequoyah State Park lodge and restaurant. -
Two state panels charged with setting legislative and statewide elected official compensation are set to meet again Tuesday after it was determined an ineligible member voted to raise pay. -
A state panel on Wednesday approved raises for future statewide elected officials totaling more than $500,000. -
The benchmarks are a part of an agreement to begin providing timely competency restoration for indigent defendants. -
About 280 new laws took effect Saturday, including an income tax cut. -
A state panel on Tuesday voted to keep lawmakers’ base pay the same, but left the door cracked to reconsider that decision next month.
