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Law & Principles
OCPA statement on SB 1595
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small issued a statement today on Senate Bill 1595.Staff | May 21, 2020
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Law & Principles
Stitt opposes legislators’ effort to restrict online car tag renewal
Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed seven more bills late Tuesday, including one measure that would have prevented Oklahomans from renewing auto tags online through the Oklahoma Tax Commission.Ray Carter | May 20, 2020
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma Senate has votes to pass improved Senate Bill 407
At OCPA, we’re glad to be working for all children and all schools to be eligible either for scholarships or for additional funding, and we’re glad to be working with other partners to help get Senate Bill 407 across the finish line, as lawmakers have pledged to do.Staff | May 15, 2020
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Lawmakers vote to protect businesses that aided COVID response
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been pressed into emergency service producing everything from hand sanitizers to personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical officials. Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted Tuesday to ensure those acts of goodwill are not met with lawsuits.Ray Carter | May 12, 2020
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Law & Principles
Privacy-protection measure heads to governor
A strong bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted Tuesday to protect Oklahomans’ privacy when they support nonprofit charities and similar organizations.Ray Carter | May 12, 2020
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Law & Principles
Senators approve lawsuit protections for business
Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted to shield state businesses from lawsuits, although the legislation was opposed by legislators who suggested a parade-of-horribles would ensue.Ray Carter | May 11, 2020
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine if much of eastern Oklahoma becomes classified as a collection of Indian reservations, scrambling legal and regulatory authority over hundreds of thousands of citizens.Ray Carter | May 11, 2020
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Law & Principles
Measure requiring absentee voter ID sent to governor
Touting the need to protect election integrity, members of the Oklahoma Senate voted Thursday to require some form of verification from absentee voters.Ray Carter | May 7, 2020
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Law & Principles
Should Oklahoma elections go postal?
Nancy Pelosi wants to use federal legislation to push states to expand voting by mail. Her allies in Oklahoma are pushing the same agenda.Trent England | May 7, 2020
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Law & Principles
Election security measure gains strong House approval
After the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that state law allows citizens to vote absentee by simply signing an affidavit, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted Wednesday to revise the law and address associated concerns about election fraud.Ray Carter | May 6, 2020