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Kay Floyd of Oklahoma City, Senate Democratic Leader, will lead Interim Studies of youth suicide

Kay Floyd of Oklahoma City, Senate Democratic Leader, will lead Interim Studies of youth suicide
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INTERIM STUDY: Senate announces topics for interim studies

Dozens of summer studies set up at the state Capitol.The Senate leader approved more than 70, which will help lawmakers figure out what to focus on next year. They range from the controversial to the mundane. The legislature is in session for a little less than one-third of the year. But during this time of the year – called the interim – is when they have more informal meetings that often turn into bills in the spring. The meetings are called interim studies. Lawmakers file their requests and leadership says yes or no.Senate leader Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, said today that he had approved all 71 final requests.Issues legislators will look into a range from marijuana to education to criminal justice to COVID-19. In one case, the Senate’s top Democrat wants to look at budget transparency after criticizing the budget bill process this year.“This is not an exaggeration. Sometimes these bills are still warm because they just came off the printers. So we are sitting there

Public bodies largely return to in-person meetings

McAlester Public Schools Board of Education members met virtually on Zoom, a videoconferencing service, in March 2020. Screenshot file photo Public bodies largely return to in-person meetings By Janelle Stecklein | CNHI State Reporter Jun 9, 2021 2 hrs ago McAlester Public Schools Board of Education members met virtually on Zoom, a videoconferencing service, in March 2020. Screenshot file photo OKLAHOMA CITY — As a law allowing for fully virtual public meetings expires, a top Senate Republican continues to press for modernization of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Effective immediately, public bodies and nonprofits subject to the state’s Open Meeting Act can no longer hold fully virtual meetings. The bodies had been allowed to temporarily meet remotely since February under Senate Bill 1031. That exemption ended last week following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to end Oklahoma’s COVID-19 state of e

Governor signs budget, but Democrats want more transparent process

By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a news conference, Monday, May 17, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma will end a $300-a-week federal supplemental unemployment benefit next month. Sue Ogrocki OKLAHOMA CITY — Even as Gov. Kevin Stitt inked his name on the state’s $8.8 billion budget Monday, Democratic lawmakers demanded that Republicans ensure future budgeting efforts will be more transparent. A coalition of House and Senate Democrats want their Republicans colleagues, who hold supermajorities in both legislative chambers, to allow for more public input and to include more minorities and women at the negotiating table going forward.

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