‘A ton at stake’: Judge issues temporary restraining order in CompSource reorganization lawsuit
PERRY — Noble County District Court Judge Lee Turner issued a temporary restraining order delaying the proposed reorganization of CompSource from a mutual company...
Federal scrutiny of Section 8(a) could have ramifications on tribal companies in Oklahoma
The Small Business Administration’s Section 8(a) contracting program is drawing scrutiny in Washington from those who accuse it of being a diversity, equity and...
CIVICS
Norman voters say yes to permanent homeless shelter, elect Trey Kirby in Ward 5
Norman voters on Tuesday approved an $8 million bond that will pay for the construction of the city's first-ever permanent homeless shelter after rejecting...
OK Supreme Court finds Energy Discrimination Elimination Act unconstitutional as applied to OPERS
A narrow majority of the Oklahoma Supreme Court found today that the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 is unconstitutional as applied to the...
Suspended Coal County sheriff pleads no contest, fate in office unresolved
Nearly five months after a state multi-county grand jury indictment, suspended Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith has accepted a plea deal while a removal...
With $3 million budgeted for new state plane, Stitt family flights scrutinized
Eight years after he sold a state airplane in one of his first efficiency-focused executive orders, outgoing Gov. Kevin Stitt has asked the Oklahoma...
SCOTUS declines to hear Stroble income tax case, Muscogee Nation weighs options
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, leaving the Oklahoma Supreme Court's controversial ruling on income tax jurisdiction intact.
On...
Legal roundup: Court of Criminal Appeals weighs in on definition of ‘sexual relations,’ riot...
As Oklahoma courts focused on their own dockets in March, court viewers across the nation were engrossed by the civil trial of Ohio-based rapper...
CULTURE
Lawmakers stuck on the same level for years
Those of us who enjoy a good video game have all been there. You're playing an NES title with a sibling or friend who,...
Edmond Walmart drama needs a neighborly solution
Neighborhoods and neighbors — Edmond is full of them, and they routinely remind any potential developer of their presence.
In the ongoing battle over what...
Epic preliminary hearings live up to their moniker
Once upon a time in 2022, the co-founders of Epic Charter Schools were charged with the crimes of embezzlement, racketeering and conspiracy.
It's an old...
