Articles written by sen. roland pederson
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The Capitol has been busy the last few weeks as legislators have been finalizing bill language and preparing to file their legislation by the deadline, which was Jan. 16. The final count tallied 840 S...
Senate Review
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a safe and enjoyable New Year celebration. As we ring in a new decade, I encourage you to join me in filling out the 2020 census, which...
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One of the biggest responsibilities of the legislature is to determine how much money our agencies are appropriated each year. Unlike the federal government, the Oklahoma Constitution has a balanced...
Senate Review
It has been several weeks since I’ve last written my Senate Review column, and although we are not in session, there is still quite a bit to catch up on! Several new laws went into place on Nov. 1 a...
Senate Review
We are in the last stretch of this year’s legislative session and the governor continues to act on the bills making their way to his desk. As of the end of last week, he has received 231 Senate B...
Senate review
This week marked the deadline to have House bills off the Senate floor. By Thursday, 255 House bills had passed off the Senate floor and 283 House Bills were reported out of Senate committees. On the...
