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Legislative Updates: Immigration (February 27, 2026)

Subscribe to receive immigration updates by email each Friday during Oklahoma’s legislative session. Welcome to this week’s immigration-focused newsletter, where we recap the latest developments on this legislative session’s slate of immigration related bills. As always, for more details on the bills discussed, visit OK Policy’s Immigration Bill Tracker. State Developments House The Speaker’s two

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Eviction records should not create a lifelong barrier to housing

Evictions are often referred to as the “ Scarlet E ” because of the enormous and long-lasting negative impact they have on tenants. Landlords use public court records to screen potential tenants and will often refuse to rent to someone with an eviction history, even if the case was dismissed, the tenant won their case,

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Culture war and ethics bills stall in House committee (Capitol Update)

The meeting last week of the House Civil Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Collin Duel, R-Guthrie, was somewhat unusual — three of the 29 bills on the agenda were voted down. It’s surprising these days to see much controversy in legislative committee meetings. With no testimony or comments from the public or non-committee legislators normally

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