Capitol Insider

Oklahoma legislators continue to work through a variety of issues as they craft the fiscal year 2025 state budget...and time is running short.

It appeared legislative leaders were making progress on the budget for fiscal year 2025, but now the process is starting over with less than a month left in the session.

A critical state audit report and the effect of a little known legislative procedure known as "shucking" highlights a hectic week at the state Capitol.

The state House and Senate are starting to see areas of agreement as they restart the process to craft a state budget for fiscal year 2025.

Lawmakers still have heavy lifting to do on significant legislation as they head toward Sine Die Adjournment at the end of May.

Oklahoma legislative leaders disagree over the path forward toward developing the state budget for the next fiscal year.

Democratic lawmakers have again called on Speaker of the House Charles McCall to form a bipartisan committee to investigate State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

As legislators return to work following spring break, the stage is set for budget talks to gain momentum.

The middle of March is spring break time for lawmakers. We look ahead at the work to be done in the tumultuous final weeks of the 2024 legislative session.

A legal opinion from Attorney General Gentner Drummond forced a member of Governor Stitt's cabinet to resign. Now, the governor is seeking legal action against the AG.

Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill that received bipartisan support to reduce the state's grocery sales tax rate.

After years of discussion and votes that carried over from 2023 to 2024, the Oklahoma House and Senate have sent to the governor a bill that reduces the tax on groceries.

Lawmakers now know they will have a record $14 billion to appropriate for fiscal year 2025 following certification of available funds by the State Board of Equalization.

After Governor Kevin Stitt's State of the State Address, legislators began reviewing bills and joint resolutions in the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature.

Lawmakers are returning to the State Capitol on Monday to convene the new regular legislative session and hear the governor's State of the State Address.

House and Senate leaders take differing views on Governor Kevin Stitt's special session call to cut the individual income tax rate.

Governor Kevin Stitt wants legislators to convene a special session to cut the state's income tax rate before the regular legislative session begins on February 5.

The Five Civilized Tribes have rejected an invitation to serve on a task force created to address Governor Stitt's concerns about the impact of the McGirt decision.

When they return to the Capitol in February, Oklahoma legislators will have $1.3 Billion more to appropriate in the fiscal year 2025 budget than they did last year.

We close out 2023 with our Capitol Insider Top Ten Oklahoma Stories of the year. This segment, Part 2, highlights stories five through one.