Capitol Insider
Fridays at 4:49 and 6:49 p.m. and Mondays at 6:50 and 8:50 a.m.
A weekly feature produced by KGOU in partnership with eCapitol, an Oklahoma City-based legislative news and bill tracking service. KGOU general manager Dick Pryor talks to Quorum Call news director Shawn Ashley, elected officials and newsmakers about legislative matters in the state of Oklahoma.
Latest Episodes
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A bill that would prohibit corporal punishment of students with disabilities failed in the Oklahoma House, but the author plans to bring it to the floor again on Monday. -
The Oklahoma House of Representatives censured a non-binary member for allegedly "harboring a fugitive" following an incident during protest of anti-transgender legislation.
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives has sent to the Senate two bills that would provide education tax credits for parents with students in private and home schools.
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond has withdrawn an AG opinion he says was improperly requested and misused religious liberty to justify state-funded religion.
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Speaker of the House Charles McCall has announced the House Republican plan for education, which includes increased funding for public schools and tax credits for parents with children in private schools and home-based education.
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Now that Governor Kevin Stitt has delivered his State of the State address and executive budget, the work picks up in the Oklahoma legislature.
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Although the 2023 session is already underway, work begins in earnest on Monday with a joint session of the House and Senate for the governor's State of the State address.
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Two of Oklahoma's newest statewide elected officials have signaled their intentions for the start of their terms, and change is in the air.
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Now, the fun starts. Thursday was the bill filing deadline for the 2023 Oklahoma legislative session, and a late push saw lawmakers break the 3,000 mark.
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Inauguration Day has come and gone and now Governor Kevin Stitt, the Oklahoma legislature and new State Superintendent Ryan Walters begin work on what could be a transformational 2023 in state government.
