Glenn Coffee & Associates staff works diligently to stay up-to-date on government rules and regulations, attending dozens of agency, board and commission meetings each year. Our newsletter shares the latest in ethics and administrative rules, and commentary on how it will affect your business.
Initiatives and Referendum Changes Abound
Jun 16, 2020Although the COVID-truncated 2020 legislative session limited legislation enacted and court cases being heard, the initiative and referendum process received attention from both the Legislature and the Supreme Court.
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Get Those Ballots Ready: Primary Election Update
Jun 16, 2020A statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 30. It will feature a number of state and federal races, as well as State Question 802.
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Agency Administrative Rules Reboot?
Jun 16, 2020In February 2020, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued Executive Order 2020-03, which directed state agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of their administrative rules to identify “costly, ineffective, duplicative and outdated regulations” and submit a report to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by Aug. 1.
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Legislative Leaders File Suit on New Gaming Compacts
Jun 16, 2020A federal court ruling is still pending in the dispute between several Oklahoma tribal governments and Gov. Kevin Stitt regarding the continuation of gaming compacts in 2020.
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Governor’s Power to Enter into Tribal Compacts Challenged
May 7, 2020While the federal courts have not yet ruled in the dispute between several Oklahoma tribal governments and Gov. Kevin Stitt regarding the continuation of gaming compacts in 2020, the Governor recently announced new gaming compacts with the Comanche and Otoe-Missouri Nations.
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Supreme Court Strikes Notary Requirement for Absentee Ballots
May 7, 2020On May 4, the state Supreme Court handed down its decision in the lawsuit filed April 23 by the League of Women Voters to modify the requirement that absentee ballots be notarized.
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Census in the Era of COVID
May 7, 2020April 1 was the official Census Day for 2020. Online self-reporting started a few weeks before that, and the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies emphasized the need for respondents to report in this manner in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Candidate Filings and Protests Complete; Contribution Limits Set
May 7, 2020The candidate list for the 2020 election cycle is now complete after three days of drive-through filings and some colorful contest hearings.
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Legislative leaders reach budget agreement
May 7, 2020The Oklahoma Legislature reconvened on Monday, May 4, after a recess of almost four weeks.
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Legislature Meets in Special and Regular Sessions
Apr 9, 2020After a recess of almost three weeks, the Oklahoma Legislature on April 6 opened a new special session and reconvened the 2020 regular session.
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