OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following remarks on May 23, 2024: * * * Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks today after Gov. Stitt vetoed Senate Bill 102, which would help recruit and retain law enforcement professionals by increasing their retirement benefits. "I was disappointed in Gov. Stitt's veto of Senate Bill 102, and I strongly urge the Legislature to override this action so the law can take effect. As  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following remarks on May 24, 2024: * * * Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks after Gov. Stitt signed into law Senate Bill 1658. The measure eliminates the statute of limitations for rape in cases when an assailant confesses to the crime or identity is established through DNA. "I want to thank Gov. Stitt for signing this legislation that is crucial to ensure justice for victims o  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release: Legislation strengthening protections for the elderly and other vulnerable adults from financial fraud, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation was recently signed into law by the governor. Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, authored House Bill 3668, working in conjunction with the attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. "It takes someone of a particularly vile nature to harm an elderly or disabled adult  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release: House Bill 3792 authored by Rep. Ellyn Hefner, D-Oklahoma City, was signed by Governor Kevin Stitt. The law creates the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act, which expands Oklahoma Promise to set up scholarships for Oklahomans to attend qualified post-secondary programs designed to support students with intellectual disabilities. These programs at state schools increase development and growth of academic, w  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1709 into law Thursday. The bill's author, Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, said this legislation was necessary following heinous abuse and torture that occurred at the Robert M. Greer Center, a facility in Enid that serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Rosino, who chairs the Senate Health and Human Services Commit  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 25 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: On Thursday, Senate Bill 1994, authored by Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, was passed by the Senate. The measure seeks to strengthen laws against squatting. "In my district over the last year we have seen a home owner arrive home only to find a stranger in their shower, unwilling to leave until they finished using the home owner's home, vagrants camping and defecating in front of busi  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 24 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: In order to bridge the gap of health care access that is much needed in Oklahoma, OSU Medicine is utilizing the latest technologies to bring the expertise of its physicians directly to rural hospitals across the state. OSU Medicine is currently providing virtual behavioral health emergency room consults, as well as hospitalist services for McCurtain Memorial Hospital and Cleveland Area Hospital res  more