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Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat weighs in on stalled education bills and response to Volkswagen bypassing Oklahoma for a manufacturing plant.
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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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With the drought continuing, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission adopted a plan proposed by the Emergency Drought Commission to deliver $33,000 in emergency funds to each Oklahoma county. The legislature also allocated an additional $20 million for the second phase of the plan, which is also on its way to farmers and ranchers.
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A school voucher bill narrowly failed late Wednesday night after hours of debate. Senate Bill 1647 would have allocated more than $128 million to private school scholarships and educational services for families.
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A bill that would give families savings accounts to pay for private school tuition passed another hurdle Wednesday.
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A bill to open up education savings accounts across Oklahoma cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday.
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In a surprise move for the first week of the legislative session, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Charles McCall has announced a school choice bill authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat will not be heard in the House.
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A bill introduced by Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat would allow communities to organize recall petitions of school board members.
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There is one thing Oklahoma legislators are required to do every year: craft and pass a state budget. Budget talks usually come together in the waning…
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With the 2020 legislative session now over, lawmakers are refocusing on the upcoming elections and issues relevant in the year ahead. Meanwhile, the work…