The Oklahoma Legislature overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that seeks to alleviate the state's childcare crisis by giving an incentive to early childhood educators.
State leaders are working to alleviate Oklahoma's childcare crisis by supporting legislation that incentivizes businesses to help their employees obtain childcare.
The State Chamber of Oklahoma is championing workforce, education, childcare, tort reform and tax reform bills this legislative session in its ongoing mission to make Oklahoma one of the top business states in the nation.
A top legislative committee came together Tuesday to evaluate the progress of a strategic plan that the Oklahoma Department of Commerce is developing to revitalize Oklahoma's economy.
New Oklahoma Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt spoke with us about a wide range of issues, including education, work opportunities, child care, tax cuts and bipartisanship.
Simple Modern, a top Oklahoma company, is helping its employees afford child care by giving them hefty annual reimbursements.
The State Chamber of Oklahoma honored five members of the Oklahoma Legislature as Legislators of the Year in recognition of their pro-business policies and legislative efforts to grow the state's economy.
An Oklahoma State University study found that the lack of accessibility to affordable childcare is still hurting workforce participation in Oklahoma.
A bipartisan bill that provides a tax credit to employers and childcare workers will help alleviate Oklahoma's ongoing childcare crisis, state legislators say.
Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Charles McCall spoke positively about bills that aim to grow the state's workforce through expanding high school graduation requirements and enacting childcare reform, as well as legislation that sets out to restructure the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
