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OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Democratic Senate and House Caucuses have announced a legislative slate called Oklahoma’s Commitment – a multi-year plan to improve reading skills for Oklahoma children, and support and retain highly-trained professional educators.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, has filed Senate Bill 1428, creating a new office in the State Department of Health to help Oklahomans more easily access information, support, and other services for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, wants more Oklahomans to know about the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first African American and Native American woman to earn a pilot license.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt has filed a slate of bills to increase available affordable housing in the state. Oklahoma is 77,000 housing units short statewide for current workforce, even without increases in population. Almost a third of Oklahomans are cost-burdened when trying to pay for renting or owning a home, which holds back economic growth.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt has filed a trio of bills for the 2026 session to make insurance rates in Oklahoma more affordable. Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said her bills were the result of stories from her own constituents about challenges they faced as well as from Oklahomans across the state. Kirt said those concerns were backed up by an interim study she held last fall on insurance rates.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate and House Democrats will welcome the public’s ideas for new and updated laws on November 18. This will be their final Capitol Conversation event of 2025.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Right now, more than seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including about 10 percent of Oklahomans over the age of 65. It’s one of the most common forms of dementia, leading to memory loss and the inability of patients to care for themselves, and ultimately is fatal.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, will join the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) on Thursday, October 9 at 10:30 a.m.