Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2010 Oklahoma Legislative Process Overview

Here's a handy guide to how the Oklahoma legislative porcess works.
Using plain English this guide will answer most of your questions.


2010 Oklahoma Legislative Overview
January 19th, 2010

What is a conference committee? Why does it take so long for a bill to be passed? Who is Vice-Chair of the Appropriations and Budget Committee? How much money is there in the Rainy Day Fund?

As the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative session gets underway, a new, fully-updated publication from Oklahoma Policy Institute will help answer your questions.

Whether you are a veteran legislator, a complete novice to Oklahoma politics, or anyone in between, the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative and Budget Process Overview will provide you invaluable information in a concise, user-friendly format.

http://okpolicy.org/2010-oklahoma-legislative-overview

Friday, January 8, 2010

Americans United for Separation of Church & State, Oklahoma City Chapter, Announces Legislative Preview




Press release, January 8, 2010
for immediate release
contact:
Mike Fuller, chair, 405-570-3244
James Nimmo, information chair, 405-843-3651
http://www.okau.org/
P.O. Box 892747, Oklahoma City, OK 73189

Americans United for Separation of Church & State, Oklahoma City Chapter, Announces
Legislative Preview


The Preview will begin promptly at 9:00am
Please allow ample time for arrival at the WEST Capitol entrance


(OKLAHOMA CITY) The Oklahoma City chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church & State ( http://www.au.org , http://www.okau.org ) announces its first annual Legislative Preview to be held in the Oklahoma Legislature Senate Chamber on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

The Preview will convene at 9:00am and conclude at 11:00am.

This preview of bills filed by the Oklahoma Legislature for the 2010 session beginning on February 1, will be a selection of bills deemed to be important for or threatening to the separation of church and state in Oklahoma.

Sponsors of the selected bills will be invited to speak briefly about their bills with questions from the audience encouraged.

Entry will be through the west entrance. Ample free parking and handicapped facilities are available. The public is invited to attend.

Americans United (AU) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.

You may use the comment box below to send your name if you are attending or considering attending. Please note the security policy in the above article.

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