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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nikki Nice presented an interim study Wednesday to the Public Safety Committee looking at a pattern of elder abuse known as coercive control. Nice told the committee that while most people think of the abuse of seniors in terms of physical assault that may cause bruises, broken bones or more severe injuries, it can also be a pattern of behavior designed to strip victims of their autonomy, safety, and dignity.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 1636 by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, teamed up for a joint interim study to see what it would take to establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in Oklahoma. The study was held in the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee on Friday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, joined the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) on Thursday in commemorating World Day Against the Death Penalty, a global call to end capital punishment and promote a more just and humane criminal justice system.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, says her recent interim study on supervised visitation has provided insight into the need to improve safety for children involved in court ordered supervised visitation, and the need to create greater accountability for those involved in the process.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt held an interim study at the state Capitol examining a critical but often overlooked issue in Oklahoma’s mental health system – what happens when a loved one is too sick to make medical decisions for themselves, but the family member legally responsible for helping them cannot get the information they need to help.