Oklahoma Legislature

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.

Democratic lawmaker Rep. Andy Fugate is suing Gov. Kevin Stitt over an executive order mandating state employees return to the office.

Defendants aren’t necessarily told fines and costs, which are specific to each criminal case, before they agree to pay the total amount.

House Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, wants input from Oklahomans on how their state government could be more efficient. The House launched an online portal this week in hopes of collecting that feedback.

He said his legislation would give prosecutors discretion, and they could use it to “target those people who are really criminals.”