Chamber, Lawmaker Say They've Resisted Lobbying to Legislate Major Changes in Cleanup Bill

The State Chamber of Oklahoma believes the only corrections that the state’s controversial workers’ compensation law needs are minor and technical. Plenty of other stakeholders disagree, which is why the Chamber is fighting to make sure measures that it terms “cleanup bills” don’t become anything more than that. Jonathan Buxton, senior vice president of government affairs for the Chamber, said Friday that members of the business and medical communities, attorneys and legislators have all tried to advance their own interests on Senate Bill 767. The measure would ...