Paige Taylor

1 week ago | okcfox.com | Paige Taylor

A House select committee met on Thursday afternoon for an hours-long hearing. The State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is at the center of their investigation. Lawmakers heard from the agency's commissioner, Allie Friesen, as she answered questions like when she was first made aware of a budget shortfall and what is being done to make sure a similar situation doesn't happen again.

1 week ago | okcfox.com | Paige Taylor

Two bills impacting higher education in Oklahoma advanced out of the House Education Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning. Senate Bill 796 is an effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts on public college and university campuses in Oklahoma. If this law were to pass, universities could not mandate any person to disclose their pronouns nor could they require DEI statements on applications or DEI-related trainings and education.

1 week ago | okcfox.com | Paige Taylor

The Oklahoma House Government Oversight Committee took up several pieces of legislation on Tuesday surrounding voting and elections. The advancement of SB1027 was met with boos during the meeting. The bill would bring several changes to the citizen initiative petition process, like capping how many signatures can be collected in each county at 11.5% of the number of votes cast in that county in the most recent statewide gubernatorial election.

1 week ago | ktul.com | Paige Taylor

A bill to prohibit falsely advertising or misbranding food in Oklahoma is advancing through the legislative process. The bill was considered in the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee on Monday. "It'll actually provide labeling that'll assure you're getting what you're getting," State Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, said. HB1126 was originally drafted as a total ban on cell-cultivated, also known as lab-grown, meat in Oklahoma. Author of the bill State Rep.

1 week ago | okcfox.com | Paige Taylor

A bill to prohibit falsely labeling or misbranding food in Oklahoma is advancing through the legislative process. The bill was considered in the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee on Monday. "It'll actually provide labeling that'll assure you're getting what you're getting," State Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, said. HB1126 was originally drafted as a total ban on cell-cultivated, also known as lab-grown, meat in Oklahoma. Author of the bill State Rep.