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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to expand the definition of child abuse to better protect Oklahoma’s children and hold abusers accountable. Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, authored Senate Bill 1773, which extends the crime to include anyone who engages in or enables child abuse. “We must do all we…

Herman White, a Navy veteran, passed away earlier this month with no surviving family. Senators are encouraging those who can to pay tribute to this man.

The state’s largest virtual charter school is currently under investigation for fraud and embezzlement.

That deadline is July 31, 2019.

See updates on inspections, applications and new locations for recovering assistance centers.

State Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready toured Sapulpa, seeing the damage and speaking with those affected by the tornadoes.

More than half of the members of the Oklahoma State Senate represent communities impacted by this week’s storms, which included tornadoes and severe flooding across the state.

Oklahoma People First is a nonprofit self-advocacy group run by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Senator Allen discussed how important it is that Oklahoma sportsmen and women invest time and effort to encourage future participation in these time-honored traditions.

Energy savings, ad valorem taxes and jobs are being pushed as positives from this project.