Articles
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Health Care
Surprise medical billing protection clears committee
Oklahomans would be protected from having debt collectors hound them for surprise medical bills under legislation that has cleared a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 26, 2021
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Law & Principles
Professional licensing reforms advance
House lawmakers have advanced two similar bills supporters say will reduce the barriers to entry in Oklahoma’s workforce.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Education, Law & Principles
Open transfer bill gains House approval
Legislation that would increase open-transfer opportunities among public-school districts gained easy approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, overcoming opponents’ arguments that lawmakers should instead raise taxes and increase school district spending.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Education, Law & Principles
‘Ghost student’ reform passes Oklahoma House
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to restrict schools’ ability to receive state funding for students who no longer attend classes in the district, a practice informally referred to as “ghost student” funding.Ray Carter | February 25, 2021
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Health Care
Senate Bill 548 will protect patients, promote price transparency
Surprise medical bills are all too common for Oklahomans today.Kaitlyn Finley | February 25, 2021
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Budget & Tax
Senators seek to prevent employer tax increase
Seeking to prevent a double-digit tax increase on Oklahoma employers, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to allow the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to direct millions of dollars in federal bailout funding to the state’s unemployment insurance fund.Ray Carter | February 24, 2021
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Good Government
Oklahoma lawmakers target social-media censorship
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to impose new penalties on social media companies found to have engaged in the censorship of their users.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Senate committee endorses open transfer
Members of the Senate have joined House lawmakers in advancing legislation that could potentially increase open transfer of students among Oklahoma public schools.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Budget & Tax, Education
‘3F’ scholarship bill narrowly advances
Members of a state House committee approved legislation allowing students at Oklahoma’s worst public schools to receive state scholarship funding to attend private schoolsRay Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Lawmakers bar anti-religion discrimination in state program
Lawmakers have voted to prevent state discrimination against private Christian schools that adhere to orthodox Christian teachings as part of their mission.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021