Oklahoma Children will benefit from Family Foundation InvestmentBeyond the positive legislation that survived the Legislature’s deadline last week, many with overwhelming...

Most months, nearly breaking an all-time tornado record would dominate Oklahoma’s weather headlines. However, March 2025 will be remembered for a different kind of...

This week, the House finished our first major deadline.Thursday was our last day to pass House Bills off the House floor. We spent many, many hours in the chamber voting on...

Since the end of last year’s legislative session, I’ve been deeply involved in conversations about creating a system of business courts in Oklahoma. Those conversations...

Understanding the Budget Process and How to Read LegislationAs we approach the end of March, this week marks the second major in-session deadline for legislation at the...

The Legislature recently passed the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in Senate committees and House bills to be heard in committees across the Capitol rotunda. Now,...

Improvements for Foster Children noted as Pinnacle Plan comes to an endOklahoma received good news last week: the long-running Pinnacle Plan, a settlement agreement for the...

With our committee deadline behind us, legislators are in the midst of several long weeks as we hear hundreds of bills on the House floor.Although we're no longer running...

February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that...

This legislative session marks the third year in a row I’ve worked on legislation to protect funding for hospitals that treat a high number of uninsured and low-income...

Be prepared for Oklahoma natural disastersI want to extend my condolences to those families who were impacted by severe storms this past week.From reports that were aired,...

Help Us Find Thought Leaders for Children in OklahomaIt has been an interesting first month of the legislative session at the Oklahoma State Capitol with the focus on...

We're now a month into the legislative session, and we're closing in on the end of our committee work. Unfortunately, the recent icy weather across the state did throw our...

The Senate just completed its third week of the legislative session. Policy committees are diving into a full slate of bills on a wide variety of issues. For a bill to move...

Government budgets have real impacts on Oklahoma children & familiesThe Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is a statewide nonprofit charged with “creating awareness,...