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Mohib said Oklahoma contributed the highest numbers of troops per capita in the United States. He said their service made a tremendous difference. “This past year alone, one million children enrolled in school. That in Afghanistan is five percent of the population. Out of the one million that registered, 40 percent were girls. You’ve helped…

Oklahoma continues to modernize our liquor laws; With the passage of State Question 792, starting in October, 2018, grocery and convenience stores will be able to sell beer and wine, including on Sundays. This new Bill will apply the same freedom to retail liquor stores.

A bill aimed at reducing the number of individuals fraudulently claiming to be disabled veteran has cleared the full Senate.  Sen. Joe Newhouse is principal author of Senate Bill 456, which directs the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) to create and administer a registry of 100 percent service-disabled veterans. The agency would also be…

The full Senate has given approval to a measure that would repeal an economic trigger that would lower the state’s top income tax rate from 5 percent to 4.85 percent.  Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, is the author of Senate Bill 170 which was approved by a wide margin in the Senate on Monday. “I believe…

Oklahoma’s third district Congressman Frank Lucas - R held a town hall forum yesterday at the Collins Ballroom in Sapulpa. The forum was open to the public and garnered a moderate audience of constituents from both Creek and Osage county. Lucas has served since 2003, having previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003.…

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would effectively stop another income tax cut from automatically going into effect based on revenue growth. Sen. Roger Thompson is the author of Senate Bill 170.  He’s the chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance, where the bill easily passed its first…

OKLAHOMA CITY – Each year, millions in untaxed money is wired out of the United States to other countries including from Oklahoma.  The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Senate Bill 547 Wednesday to charge a fee on international wire transactions for individuals who do not present valid personal identification.  Sen. Paul Scott, the principal author, said…

Legislation was filed Thursday to strengthen Oklahoma’s Heartbeat Informed Consent Act by providing a scientific definition of when life begins, with the first heartbeat. Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, filed Senate Bill 710 to prohibit abortions if the embryonic or fetal heartbeat of the unborn child is audible. “I am pro-life and believe in the sanctity…

Sen. Paul Scott filed legislation Thursday to charge individuals a fee on international wire transactions who do not present valid personal identification. The Duncan Republican said he hopes the bill will cut down on the number of undocumented immigrants sending untaxed dollars out of the state as well as address drug money being funneled to…

State Sen. Micheal Bergstrom has filed a bill that would cap tax credits at $25 million statewide for electricity generated by zero emission facilities, including wind energy, and another that could use the savings to provide a graduated teacher pay raise over the next three years. Listen to the audio from Senator Bergstrom here. “Teachers…