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Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down SB 1027 that would have excluded millions from initiative petition process

In 2025, the Oklahoma Legislature passed Senate Bill 1027, which put new limits on the initiative petition process. This new law would have made it harder for regular Oklahomans to bring issues directly to voters through state questions. OK Policy’s analysis showed that SB 1027 would have excluded millions of registered voters from participating in

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Oklahoma House to welcome 24 new members for the upcoming session (Capitol Update)

A relatively large class of 24 new members with a wide variation of backgrounds will join the House of Representatives for the next legislature. They’ll be going to work soon. Chris White, R-Broken Bow, will replace District 1 Rep. Eddy Dempsey R-Valliant. White is a former McCurtain County commissioner and technology business owner.  Scotty Stokes,

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Weekly Wonk: Oklahomans made their voices heard. The next step belongs to all of us | The votes are counted. Now the real work begins | More

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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