We may have our first interim study subject lined up for this year—workers’ compensation reform. Sound familiar? House Speaker Kris Steele thinks it’s ripe for another go ‘round. Well, maybe not another massive redrafting of Title 85 (that’s where workers’ comp lives, in the law books). This one would center on whether Oklahoma should join [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Week in Review'
">Capitol week in review … (April 30-May 4) 
May 4th, 2012 · No Comments · Executive Branch, House, Senate, Week in Review
Tags: Aaron Stiles·abortion-inducing drugs·Brian Bingman·David Dank·Fred Jordan·Good Samaritan·HB 2155·HB 2296·HB 2381·HB 2419·HB 2561·HB 3061·HJR 1001·HJR 1093·income tax·judges·Kris Steele·Lake Murray·liability·lodge·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·mobile home parks·natural gas·opt out·pay raises·reduction·RU-486·SB 1913·senior freeze·shelter·tornadoes·workers' compensation
">Capitol week in review… (April 2-6) 
April 6th, 2012 · No Comments · House, Senate, Uncategorized, Week in Review
House Speaker Kris Steele is not quite ready to give up on an income tax cut this session, but acknowledges that the initial euphoria over the possibility of eliminating the tax has cooled somewhat.
Tags: abortion·Bill Brown·bonuses·Department of Human Services·drugs·HB 2236·HB 2381·HB2304·housing authorities·income tax cut·Kris Steele·Marie Price·National Board·OETA·Randy Terrill·recovery audits·refunds·SB 1019·SB 1067·SB 1879·towed·vehicle
">Capitol week in review (March 19-23) 
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · House, Senate, Uncategorized, Week in Review
No floor actions to review this week. Things were even quieter than usual at this time on the calendar, as both houses seemed to take a breather after rushing toward the March 15 original-house committee deadline. The week also was abbreviated, with the House and Senate deciding to take Thursday off (saving $5,000 in Senate [...]
Tags: bond issue·budget·Capitol·David Dank·HJR 1001·income tax·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·tax credits·Water