Capitol Insider

The Oklahoma legislature will consider bills covering a wide range of topics in its upcoming session. eCapitol news director Shawn Ashley told KGOU’s Dick Pryor that lawmakers will tackle issues including handguns, abortion and how to fix the state’s estimated $900 million budget shortfall. “Really every aspect of state law, state government is touched by the bills that were filed this year,” said Shawn Ashley. House Bill 2323 , authored by Rep. Jeff Coody, aims to make Oklahoma a constitutional

Oklahoma’s legislative session begins in a couple of weeks. Lawmakers will have to grapple with an estimated $900 million budget shortfall, low levels of education funding, and a crowded prison system, among other problems. KGOU’s Dick Pryor spoke with eCapitol’s Shawn Ashley about the upcoming session. INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS On filling a $900 million budget hole: A number of people are talking about a number of different ways to do that. The governor, for example, has mentioned looking in