It’s
Official; Duncan is the Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma
02.27.08
mp3 (Sen. Sykes, Lt. Gov.
Askins and Rep. Johnson discuss SCR 44.) |
| |
Senate
Honors Basketball Legend and Native Oklahoman Marques
Haynes
02.27.08
mp3 (Sen. Eason
McIntyre, Marques Haynes and Sen. Nancy Riley speak on
Senate floor.) |
| |
Full
Senate Approves ‘Oklahoma’s Second Century
Promise’
02.27.08
mp3 (Sen. Corn explains
Second Century Promise measure.) |
| |
Senate
Passes Veteran Flag Bill
02.26.08
mp3 (Sen. Garrison explains
legislation to honor fallen Oklahoma veterans.) |
| |
State
Senate Approves Operation Iraqi Freedom License Plates
02.26.08
mp3 (Sen. Lamb
discusses his bill creating tag for Operation Iraqi Freedom
vets.) |
| |
Senator,
Families of Autistic Children Press for Autism Coverage
at State Capitol
02.26.08
mp3 (Sens. Jay Paul Gumm
and Sen. Mary Easley discuss legislative efforts to require
health iinsurance policies to cover autism related diagnosis
and treatment. Other speakers include Wayne Rohde
who is the father of the Nick, who Sen. Gumm named his
autism bill after (Nick's Law); Anne Roberts with the
OK Institute for Child Advocacy; Rodney Miller who is
the father of a 3-year-old autistic girl; and Nick's mother
Robin Rohde. |
| |
Promise
Denied: Rules Committee Refuses Hearing on Legislation
Expanding OHLAP for Two-Year Colleges
02.21.08
mp3 (Sen. Corn says Second
Century Promise not heard.) |
| |
Sen. Glenn Coffee's Weekly
Q & A
02.21.08
mp3 |
| |
Rice’s
“Steffanie’s Law” Moves to Full Senate
02.21.08
mp3 (Sen. Rice explains
Steffanie's Law to committee.)
mp3 (Monty Collings,
Steffanie's father, urges passage of law named after his
daughter.) |
| |
Sen.
Leftwich Passes Legislation to Strengthen Penalties Against
Unlicensed Drivers in Injury/Fatality Accidents
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Leftwich explains
SB 1599.) |
| |
Rice
Plan for Veterans Health Insurance Passes Senate Appropriations
Committee
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Rice explains
bill to provide insurance for veterans.) |
| |
Senate
GOP Bills to Streamline Government Pass Appropriations
Committee
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Coffee explains
bill creating office of accountability.) |
| |
Sen.
Corn Opposes Measure to Consolidate Medical Examiner’s
Office
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Corn explains
opposition to moving ME to OSBI.) |
| |
Senate
Committee Passes Bill to Prevent Election Fraud
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Ford explains
voter ID bill.) |
| |
Bill
to Privatize Lottery Heads to Full Senate
02.20.08
mp3 (Sen. Ford explains
Lottery Privitization Act.) |
| |
Sen.
Lamb Wins Committee Approval for Oklahoma School Security
Act
02.18.08
mp3 (Sen. Lamb discusses
his School Security Act.) |
| |
Senate
Business and Labor Committee Supports Legislation Expanding
Smoking Ban
02.18.08
mp3 (Sen. Myers explains
bill to Business and Labor committee.) |
| |
Sen.
Bass says Bill Would Protect Privacy and Public Health
02.18.08
mp3 (Sen. Bass talks to
press about SB 1745.) |
| |
Co-President Pro Tem Glenn
Coffee's Weekly Q & A with Press
02.14.08
mp3 (Overview of Week
2) |
| |
Senate
Business and Labor Committee Set to Hear Legislation Expanding
Smoking Ban
02.14.08
mp3 (Sen. Myers explains
push to extend smoking ban.) |
| |
Correctional
Officers Worry Prison Crisis may Worsen with Latest Budget
News
02.13.08
mp3 (Press Conference
audio includes Senators Wilson, C. Johnson, Lerblance,
Corn, Mike Rogers, Diana Gibbens, Lt. Weldon and Lt. Ramsey.) |
| |
Rice
Unveils State Energy Savings Plans
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Rice explains
two of his environmentally-friendly bills for state agencies
and schools to cut costs.) |
| |
Measure
to Provide More Accurate Graduation Statistics Heads to
Senate
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Wilcoxson discusses
state's graduation statistics and why a new formula is
needed.) |
| |
Bill
to Keep Oklahoma Competitive in Aerospace Industry Clears
Committee
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Mazzei explains
why tax credit is important.) |
| |
Senate
Honors 2007 Jim Thorpe Award Winner Antoine Cason
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Leftwich and
Antoine Cason's comments on the Senate floor.) |
| |
Bill
Encourages More Physical Activity in Schools
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Easley says
she each school's Fit & Healthy Committee would decide
on the additional physical activity.)
mp3 (Stephanie Canada
says her school easily meets the 120 minute per week goal
for phsyical activity.)
mp3 (Canada discusses
benefits of added activity.)
mp3 (Canada says that
we're our growing obesity rates, our schools must refocus
on physical activity not just testing.) |
| |
Sen.
Lamb Wins Committee Approval for Operation Iraqi Freedom
License Plates
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Lamb discusses
tag for Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.)
mp3 (Sen. Lamb gives
stats on Oklahomans in Operation Iraqi Freedom.) |
| |
“In
God We Trust” License Plate Bill Clears Committee
02.12.08
mp3 (Sen. Gumm
discusses In God We Trust tag bill.) |
| |
Senate
Education Committee Passes Easley Bill On Autism Professional
Development Training
02.11.08
mp3 (Sen. Easley discusses
bill to give teachers autism training.) |
| |
Bill
Backed by Governor Henry Aimed at Decreasing High School
Drop-Outs Passes Senate Education Committee
02.11.08
mp3 (Sen. Burrage discusses
graduation coaching bill.) |
| |
Sen.
Corn Says State Must Act to Address Need for Driver License
Examiners
02.07.08
mp3 (Sen. Corn
talks about driver license examiner shortage.) |
| |
Sen. Coffee's Weekly Press
Q & A
02.07.08
mp3 (Overview of first
week of session.) |
| |
Republican
Budget Leaders Discuss Concerns with Henry’s Budget
02.06.08
mp3 Sen. Mike Johnson
(center), with Sen. David Myers (right) and Rep. Ken Miller
(left) address concerns with Governor's proposed budget
at the Capitol on Tuesday. |
| |
Oklahoma
State Senate Passes Concurrent Resolution Denouncing Jim
Crow Laws
02.05.08
mp3 (Sen. Garrison says
Jim Crowe laws were passed by the first legislature of
Oklahoma.) |
| |
Senate
Finance Committee Begins Search for ‘Ineffective,
Obsolete’ Tax Incentives
02.05.08
mp3 (Finance Co-Chair
Sen. Mike Mazzei discusses examination of tax incentives
and breaks.) |
| |
Coffee
Comments on Henry's State of the State Address
02.04.08
mp3 (Sen. Coffee talks
to press about State of the State.) |
| |
Senate President
Pro Tempore Mike Morgan Comments on Governor Henry’s
State of the State Address
02.04.08
mp3 (Sens. Morgan, Laster
and Crutchfield talk to press about State of the State.) |