2024 progress in criminal justice: CJAC's successful efforts to reduce jail population
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) marked significant progress as it completed its sixth fiscal year on June 30, 2024.
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) marked significant progress as it completed its sixth fiscal year on June 30, 2024.
As the 2025 legislative session unfolds, the Chamber's Senior Vice President of Government & Community Relations Mike Jackson shares his insights on key priorities for Oklahoma’s future. In this Q&A, Jackson discusses several legislative initiatives, such as ensuring the state's economic development programs stay competitive, fostering innovation through research partnerships, improving educational outcomes and more. Jackson's responses highlight a commitment to shaping a prosperous, forward-thinking Oklahoma through strategic legislative action.
The Chamber’s board of directors recently adopted a comprehensive set of public policy priorities for the 2025 legislative session, which are crucial to creating a strong future for Oklahoma businesses
In this month’s Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater outlines the Chamber’s 2025 Public Policy Priorities
Members of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber will get the opportunity to hear from several key legislative leaders during the Chamber’s annual Legislative Kickoff scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's annual State of the Economy event featured a panel of distinguished economists and business leaders who discussed the state’s economic outlook, workforce development and fiscal policies under the incoming leadership of President-elect Donald Trump.
NATO’s Air Traffic Management Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Advisory Group (ATM CNS AG) recently convened its first-ever meeting in Oklahoma City. With attendance from 22 nations and more than 50 delegates, the week-long sessions brought together key leaders to discuss pivotal advancements in aviation and air traffic control.
On June 18, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect following the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) release of the final regulations to carry out the law. The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023, and the EEOC issued its final regulation on April 15, 2024, leading to the recent effect of the final regulation. The PWFA expands existing rights and leave laws for pregnant workers while creating new rights for individuals with a limitation due to pregnancy, a pregnancy-related medical condition or childbirth.