Oklahoma Legislature

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a measure that would allow out-of-state organizations to receive funding for a state program aiming to decrease abortions.

House Bill 2992, signed on to by more than 30 lawmakers from both aisles, was sent to a conference committee for adjustments last week.

The way Oklahoma elementary students learn how to read will look different over the next two years, thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt Tuesday morning.

Lawmakers advanced a bill that would reshape how Oklahoma tracks the water it pulls out of the ground. After a change during the legislative process, the measure would also add requirements for data centers seeking to use Oklahoma groundwater.

An Oklahoma representative confirmed this week that his resignation as chair of the state's Democratic Party came after he used artificial intelligence to generate a clip of him kissing a potential candidate for office, nonprofit news outlet Nondoc reports.

Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are dead-set on reversing a 2020 vote to enshrine Medicaid expansion in the state's constitution. Their two-prong effort to remove the language and shrink Soonercare in the state came as a surprise to the Democratic minority.

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.