STATEMENT: House Creates Own Slush Fund
The House Investigative Committee Report is woefully inadequate in addressing the authority of the Speaker of the House to expend funds as well as the source of those funds.
RELEASE: House Bill Proposes Minimal Paid Sick Leave for All Workers
OKLAHOMA CITY (1 February 2017) – A measure by which all workers in Oklahoma would accrue up to at least one week of earned paid sick leave annually has been filed in the state House of Representatives.
STATEMENT: DNC Statement on Black History Month
“This Black History Month we honor the heroes of our shared past and recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight against discrimination and racial inequality.
RELEASE: House Bills Would Prohibit Jail for Inability to Pay Fines
OKLAHOMA CITY (31 January 2017) – No Oklahoman should be jailed for inability to pay a debt, and arrest records of anyone jailed “as a result of mistaken identity” should be sealed, a state legislator believes.
RELEASE: Legislation to Restore Tax Credit Would Benefit
OKLAHOMA CITY (30 January 2017) – A measure has been filed to restore a provision that the Legislature deleted from the earned income tax credit last year to help plug a $1.3 billion state budget deficit.