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OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall and House Appropriations Vice Chairman John Kane hosted Walmart leaders, community partners and guests at the state Capitol today to celebrate efforts to provide greater support for Oklahoma foster children in alignment with Senate Bill 1377.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has been selected by his Republican colleagues to serve as their nominee for Senate Pro Tempore for the 61st Oklahoma Legislature.

Pro Tem Paxton was unopposed for the Republican nomination during the Senate Republican Caucus' first meeting of the 61st Legislature today. He will stand for a formal vote of the full Senate during the Legislature's organizational day on Jan. 5. If elected, Pro Tem Paxton will continue leading the chamber through the 2027 and 2028 legislative sessions.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, was recognized on Monday by the Cohen Veterans Network and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics at Red Rock for his leadership in expanding access to mental health care for Oklahoma veterans.

Rosino was awarded the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock 2026 Impact Award in front of a packed room at the provider’s Oklahoma City clinic.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement Tuesday after Oklahoma’s Supreme Court ruled against Senate Bill 1027, an attempt to place multiple restrictions on the public’s ability to use initiative petitions to change state law. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, is inviting the public to join in a discussion at the Norman Public Library East with Dr. Sara Doolittle about her book, “We Fought Back: The Black Legal Struggle for Education in Oklahoma Territory.” 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate and House Democrats invite the public to their Capitol Conversations series this coming Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m., in room 535 of the state Capitol. Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt said people of all ages and political interests are welcome to attend this conversation on potential legislation for the 2027 session.

NORMAN — Sen. Lisa Standridge visited a Norman homeless encampment Tuesday to personally welcome two newly assigned sheriff’s deputies, whose placement she helped secure to improve public safety and security for Norman residents.

ADA, Okla. — Wednesday, Sen. Jonathan Wingard celebrated the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada.

The celebration provided an opportunity to reflect on the facility’s progress over the past 60 years and look ahead to its next chapter as growth and investment in Ada continue.

PADEN – Sen. Bryan Logan, R-Paden, celebrated areas in four counties across his Senate district have been named federal Opportunity Zones, or areas primed for investment and economic development to support local communities. 

Census tracts in Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Creek and McIntosh counties have been selected for the federal Opportunity Zones initiative.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, is preparing legislation aimed at strengthening Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas workforce by encouraging the hiring of qualified engineers and providing tax incentives for employers who invest in the next generation of industry professionals.