The United States Census Bureau in August released data from the 2020 U.S. Census revealing that the city of Oklahoma City was one of just 14 cities nationwide to add more than 100,000 people from 2010 to 2020.
Heading into the 2021 legislative session, one of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s top priorities was ensuring all critical economic development programs used by the Chamber to recruit new businesses and help existing companies expand were protected
The 2021 Legislative Session adjourned Sine Die on May 27. When the session began on Feb. 1, the state was facing grim uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to threaten lives and the economy.
Commuter rail service in the Oklahoma City metro is one step closer to becoming reality following passage of Chamber-supported legislation that grants limited tort liability protections for any future commercial operator of the rail line. The measure, Senate Bill 967, was recently signed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and will become law on Nov. 1, 2021.
Oklahoma County’s journey of criminal justice reform began in late 2015 when the Chamber convened a task force to dig deep into our system to better understand where reform was possible and ultimately make significant strides in improving our county’s jail and detention center.
Get an update on legislative action with regard to several Chamber priorities during March.
The 2021 Legislative Session began on Feb. 1 when Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his third State of the State address detailing what he described as “a peoples’ agenda” to a joint session of the House and Senate.
Members of House and Senate leadership gathered for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s 2021 Legislative Kickoff, sharing their thoughts on a variety of topics important to Oklahoma.
