With homelessness on the rise in Oklahoma, a proposed Senate bill is drawing criticism for potentially exacerbating the crisis. Senate Bill 484 aims to prohibit ...

The legislation by a state senator from Norman would prohibit municipalities with fewer than 300,000 people from funding ...

The Oklahoma Democratic Party has issued a condemnation of Senate Bill 484, a proposal introduced by freshman Senator Standridge. The bill seeks to prohibit mun ...

Standridge's bill also would end any existing programs in these cities. Senate bill 484 is mean spirited, petty and un Christian. Ms. Standridge ran on a platform of care and concern for children ...

ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - Senate Bill 484 written by newly-elected District 15 Senator Lisa Standridge would prohibit cities with less than 300,000 residents from providing resources to the homeless.

Aside from the direct affects Senate Bill 484 would have on homeless populations, it's an assault on local control, opponents say.

Although Senate Bill 484 is targeted towards resolving the homelessness problem in the state, it will also affect those trying to escape an almost entirely different issue: domestic violence. Like the ...

Oklahoma Senate Bill 484 aims to eliminate homeless and domestic violence services and shelters in communities with ...

A state Senate bill addressing homeless programs and services in Oklahoma has gained the attention of citizens and ...

Senate Bill 484, introduced by state Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, would prevent municipalities in all cities with a population under 300,000 from using city resources to operate homeless ...

The legislation by a freshman state senator from Norman would prohibit municipalities with fewer than 300,000 people from funding programs and services for the homeless.