Oklahoma Legislature

The bill would bar Oklahoma minors from receiving gender-affirming counseling

The policy seeks to help detect symptoms early and connect patients to care before their mental health condition worsens and treatment becomes more costly.

Oklahoma lawmakers in the Senate unveiled their $254 million education spending plan this week. They're proposing to "right-size" the state's teacher pension contributions to cover the cost.

As the first week of Oklahoma's legislative session closed, leadership in both chambers held the first of many weekly press conferences. With thousands of bills filed and federal funding cuts looming, a budget shortfall is one top concern shared across party lines.

The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years.

Shaw committed up to $100,000 to help grassroots groups promote the Save Oklahoma Plan. The money is to boost message advocacy, not to support or oppose any particular candidate.

The measure, which becomes law Nov. 1, requires two additional mammogram tests to be covered by health insurance in Oklahoma.

OKPOP has until Nov. 15 to raise $18 million to get a matching state grant.

The measure is headed to the state House after the full Senate approved it on Tuesday with a party-line vote of 36-8.

All three bills passed out of the Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee by a 7-0 vote and are available for consideration by the full Senate.