Caldwell seeks ‘TSET reset’ to expand OHLAP, but some concerned
Since it was approved by voters in 2000, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust has sought to improve "the health and quality of life" of...
Edmond City Council to weigh ‘bad options’ for incoming water rate increases
In the coming weeks, members of the Edmond City Council say they must choose between four "bad options," all of which would set a...
CIVICS
Tribal Roundup: Osage general set, Peoria chief reelected, incumbent barred from Ponca ballot
Several tribal nations headquartered in Oklahoma are facing elections on their ballots this year.
In Pawhuska, the Osage Nation’s general election is on the horizon...
‘Unilateral override’: Jail pay raise debacle sees Kimrey accused of ‘insubordination’
A typically routine monthly report from Oklahoma County Jail administrator Tim Kimrey turned contentious Monday when jail trust member Derrick Scobey questioned him and...
Rejected Edmond Walmart Neighborhood Market wins second court battle
The case of a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market at the intersection of Covell and Coltrane Roads, originally litigated a decade ago, appeared in Oklahoma...
Essay controversy spurs OU criticism across spectrum
After the University of Oklahoma gained national notoriety last year for terminating a teaching assistant over a religious essay controversy, President Joe Harroz said...
Ethics Commission launches interim site for local campaign finance reporting
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has launched an interim local campaign reporting portal amid growing concern that a state law change and an aborted Guardian...
Partisanship perseveres: State Question 836 fails to hit signature threshold
A petition effort to change Oklahoma’s primary system fell short of the required signature threshold to make it to a future ballot, the Oklahoma...
CULTURE
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...
The OU men’s basketball program finally found a spark
As long-time readers well know, I love Top Daug.
While he's the most mischievous mascot in Oklahoma sports, I don't believe he started the great...
With wounded wing, Stitt suggests rolling back Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana
Well, you "can't put a Band-Aid on a broken bone," according to Gov. Kevin Stitt, but you can push for Oklahoma voters to make...
