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Capitol Report: Progress Report
Tulsa World23SB 765 Author: Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City What it will do: Require insurers to cover oral cancer medications in the same manner as intravenous treatments. Status: Signed by Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday; takes effect Nov. 1. HB 1082 Author:...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Government
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Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon making name for himself
Tulsa WorldT.W. Shannon, speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and a fast-rising star in national conservative politics, has a special name for the off-white couch in his state Capitol office. "The Truth Sofa." House members come into his office,...Tags: Tom Cole, U.S. House of Representatives, Executive Branch, Elections, Kris Steele
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Governor signs McDaniel's firefighter pension bill
The Edmond Sun, Okla.An Edmond lawmaker's bill that would put the state firefighter pension system on a path to be 75 percent funded in 30 years was approved by Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday. States continue to lose ground in their efforts to cover the long-term costs of their...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare, Ken Miller, Interior Policy
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Legislative Briefs
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.W.Va. Governor's Plan Prevails Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a K-12 overhaul bill that will significantly affect both district governance and early-childhood education in West Virginia. Senate Bill 359, which was introduced at the request of the...Tags: Taxation, Health and Safety at School, Executive Branch, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Rick Scott
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School Safety Legislation: A Tally by State
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.After the devastating school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December, state lawmakers around the country vowed to act. The mission: Devise ways to prevent a similar tragedy. They came up with hundreds of possible strategies. An Education Week...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Executive Branch, Gun Control, Teaching and Learning, Martin O'Malley
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Rosenthal: Perry tries to rustle Illinois business
Selling the grass as greener in his dusty, drought-plagued state, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came to Chicago this week to paint his state as a commercial paradise and Illinois into a corner. Perry is out to poach Illinois businesses and jobs. He says it's...
Tags: Chicago White Sox, The New York Times, Executive Branch, Elections, Pat Quinn
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Oklahoma craft beer market hopeful as sampling bill awaits Fallin's signature
Tulsa WorldBrewers and beer lovers are celebrating a successful vote on legislation that some say could be a long-awaited step forward for Oklahoma's craft beer industry. The third time may be the charm for the sampling bill that now awaits Gov. Mary Fallin's...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Marketing, Laws, Consumer Goods Industries
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Capitol notebook: E-cigarettes fight being waged in Legislature
Tulsa WorldAn under-the-radar fight over electronic cigarettes is smoldering in the Legislature. E-cigarettes, as they are commonly known, look like cigarettes and deliver nicotine to the system like cigarettes but do it by vaporizing a nicotine solution instead...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Elections, Executive Branch, Employment Opportunities, Interior Policy
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BRIEF: Sunday morning quarterback: How key leaders fared at the Capitol last week
Tulsa WorldUniversity of Oklahoma President David Boren With Gov. Mary Fallin making higher education sweat over a $24 million budget hole, the former U.S. senator worries publicly that the state of Oklahoma is doing away with public higher education step by step....Tags: Rentals, University of Oklahoma
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Legislators address city leaders at Chamber breakfast
Claremore Daily Progress, Okla.State Senators and Representatives met with municipal leaders during the Claremore Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast Friday morning at the J.M. Davis Gun Museum. Oklahoma public officials in attendance included Sen. Sean Burrage, Rep. Ben...Tags: Taxation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Officials, Personal Income, Health Insurance
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Deficiencies put Oklahoma veterans at risk
The Edmond Sun, Okla.Insufficient supervision places veterans center residents' well-being at risk, according to an audit of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. On Wednesday, State Auditor Gary Jones released the performance audit report of the ODVA. The audit...Tags: Finance, Veterans Affairs, Accounting and Auditing, Nursing
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GOP governors take a pragmatic turn
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republican governors who worked to thwart much of President Barack Obama's first-term agenda are shifting gears and softening their rhetoric now that his run was extended for four more years and they're facing their own re-...
Tags: John Kasich, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Executive Branch, Jan Brewer, Rick Scott
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