Sen. Carri Hicks’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Monday, legislators announced the formation of a bipartisan, bicameral American Irish State Legislators Caucus in Oklahoma.  Caucus co-chairs will be Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, and Rep. John Waldron, D-Tulsa.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Each year, newborns in the U.S. are screened for a variety of genetic, metabolic, hormonal, and functional conditions that are not otherwise apparent at birth.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement in response to the executive order issued by Gov.

Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement Thursday in response to comments by Oklahoma Education Secretary Ryan Walters regarding school districts shifting to remote learning.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this month, Sen. Carri Hicks traveled to Las Vegas, where she served as a panelist at the 2021 NCSL Jobs Summit. The Oklahoma City Democrat was asked to share insight and policy recommendations from her September interim study on the childcare crisis and its impact on parents, especially mothers, returning to work.

OKLAHOMA CITY – As part of Diabetes Awareness Month, Legislative Diabetes Caucus chair Sen. Carri Hicks announced that Diabetes Action Day will be held Nov. 16 on the Capitol north lawn.

The Senate Public Safety Committee heard from breastfeeding advocates, experts and philanthropists Tuesday regarding the benefits of breastfeeding and programs other states have implemented to increase health outcomes for incarcerated women and their babies.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A trio of state Senators are attending the 2021 Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills (CALS) in Little Rock, AR, this week. Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, hosted an interim study Tuesday to learn what is preventing Oklahomans from returning to the workforce after the first year of the pandemic. The study was conducted by the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, joined Gov.