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Legislative Updates: Immigration (March 27, 2026)

March 27, 2026 // Updated: March 27, 2026

Welcome to this week’s immigration-focused newsletter, where we recap the latest developments on this legislative session’s slate of immigration related bills. As always, for more details on the bills discussed, visit OK Policy’s Immigration Bill Tracker. State Developments House Yesterday was the deadline for bills to pass out of their chamber of origin, meaning any

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Creating a minimum age of adjudication is common sense youth justice reform

March 25, 2026 // Updated: March 25, 2026

Oklahoma’s youth justice system is tasked with ensuring youth who cause harm face fair consequences, but is also responsible for protecting children and promoting long-term public safety. One of the most effective ways to do both is by setting a reasonable minimum age of adjudication at 12 years old, like Senate Bill 2097 proposes. Adjudication

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The evolving limits of government liability under Oklahoma’s Governmental Tort Claims Act (Capitol Update)

March 23, 2026 // Updated: March 23, 2026

Sovereign immunity was a common law doctrine brought to the United States from England that stood for the axiom, “the King can do no wrong,” meaning generally that a state and its political subdivisions cannot be held liable for the negligent conduct of their employees without the state’s permission. In 1983, partially because of the

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