AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLegislative Deadline Crunch: Oklahoma lawmakers are heading into the final stretch with 140–150 House bills stalled in the Senate, and the chambers are openly frustrated with each other as session deadlines near. Medicaid Power Struggle: House Republicans are still trying to reshape Medicaid expansion and push changes toward the November ballot, after earlier Senate efforts stalled. Immigration-Linked Eligibility Checks: Gov. Stitt signed an executive order directing DHS and OHCA to use a federal system to verify citizenship for Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP—a move tied to Trump-backed bills that failed in the Senate. Mental Health Leadership Fix: The House advanced a plan that would let the health commissioner temporarily lead the mental health department, aiming to bridge leadership until a permanent appointment. Tobacco Trust Fight: A dispute over control of TSET tobacco settlement funds remains unresolved as lawmakers race to adjourn. Health & Research Push: OU announced Project 200, a bid to recruit 200 top researchers to boost health research and other priority areas.
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