2025 Legislative Session

Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, their families, and guests bow their heads in prayer during the chamber's swearing-in ceremony on November 20, 2024, at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

Politics and Government

Oklahoma state agencies ask for $13.3 billion in FY26 appropriations

Lionel Ramos

Oklahoma’s state agencies have collectively asked lawmakers for $13.3 billion heading into the fiscal year.

Politics and Government

Oklahoma House and Senate welcome new members

Dick Pryor

New and re-elected members of the Oklahoma House and Senate have been sworn in with their colleagues as the 2025 Oklahoma legislature begins to take shape.

House Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, sits at the head of the House of Representatives chamber and smiles at a fellow lawmaker during the House’s swearing-in ceremony, Nov. 20, 2024, at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Hilbert is the youngest representative to serve in the Oklahoma House’s top leadership position in state history.

Politics and Government

Oklahoma House members swear in, Speaker Hilbert talks legislative priorities

Lionel Ramos

House Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, says his goals for the 60th legislature await his majority caucus’s retreat in the coming weeks. He said tax cuts are sure to come up and that he’s ready to work across the rotunda to decide what’s best for Oklahomans.