The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announces a significant change for Vital Records and its customers. The agency is moving from an outdated ordering system to an online service that is more user friendly and consistent with other contemporary public services.

On Friday, July 10, Governor Stitt Amended Executive Order 2020-20. This action extends the Executive Order an additional thirty days, and in doing so extends Senate Bill 661, which provides that public bodies can hold meetings via teleconferencing or videoconferencing. SB 661 was passed by the House and Senate and signed by the Governor during the past legislative session.

Governor Kevin Stitt today announced that $4.2 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) is being distributed today to 18 city and county governments to offset expenses incurred due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In conjunction with the State and Local Legal Center we have prepared the following information to help you better understand what happened with the court and how it might impact municipal government. Not to spoil the ending, but there is much we still don’t know and won’t until the State, Congress and the Tribes address jurisdictional issues created by the ruling.

Oklahoma should reevaluate its prohibition on cities and towns raising money from property taxes to fund municipal services, U.S. Sen. James Lankford said this week.

On Monday, the House and Senate held a joint press conference regarding agreed upon procedures for considering legislation for an indefinite period as a response to the COVID-19.