Sen. Warner Pushes Bipartisan Jobs Bill

There they go again: The House is debating another GOP bill to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. Republicans are making their 37th attempt in a little over two years to eliminate, defund or scale back the Affordable and more »

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BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.comSix months after Oklahomans sent supplies to help New York residents battered by Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers are returning the favor. New York Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder came Wednesday to the state Capitol to tell lawmakers that volunteers in his district are filling trucks with blankets, food and supplies that are scheduled by the weekend to start heading for Oklahoma. “This is our way of paying it forward,” Goldfeder told The Oklahoman.

Capitol briefs Senate approves relief measure The Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would withdraw $45 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund to help reimburse state agencies, local communities and counties for expenses caused by disasters, particularly this week's tornadoes.

UPDATES Federal funding At stake: House Bill 1917 would require every state agency that receives federal funding to report and prioritize it, as well as develop a contingency plan in preparation for a 25 percent cut in federal funds. • What happened: Passed the House, 67-23. • What's next: A parliamentary action was taken to possibly bring it up for another vote in the House. Guns • At stake: House Bill 1622 would allow a person with an Oklahoma handgun permit to carry a firearm on private elementary or private secondary school property if a policy has been adopted by the private school. • What happened: Passed the House 69-21. • What's next: Goes to the Senate. MICHAEL MCNUTT, CAPITOL BUREAU