‘Slap in the face’: Legislative fight over DPS training center roils commissioner
A suggestion by the Oklahoma State Senate's floor leader to pull back funding on a training center long sought by the Department of Public...
As trailer bill lifts sales tax election restriction, OKC metro’s commuter rail votes could speed up
Cities and counties looking to hold sales tax elections between now and June 2025 were impeded by language within this year's legislation that eliminated...
‘Is that a typo?’: Budget summit breakdown leaves legislative leaders bickering
As the sixth public "budget summit" of the Oklahoma Legislature rolled into its fifth hour Friday, a Senate staffer handed out a paper containing...
In last years of life, Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday lost land near where ‘creation was begun’
MOUNTAIN VIEW — N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scholar, had a special place in his heart for Kiowa County. He spent his...
‘Can’t tell you what to do in 10 years’: Horse Racing Commission rejects Stitt resolution
Heeding the advice of Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission today trampled a resolution proposed by Gov. Kevin Stitt that would...
Kiowa Election Commission strikes constitutional amendments three weeks before election
In a controversial move that has drawn criticism and threats of litigation, a pair of proposed constitutional amendments have been stricken from ballots in...
Improper OSBI Commission agenda limits executive session, cold case victim frustrated
(Editor’s note: The following article includes reference to a racial slur.)
Kira Allen-Lowe's 3 1/2-hour trip to speak with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation...
In vehicle scheme, Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris charged with felony embezzlement
(Update: On Monday, May 20, six days after Sheriff Chris Morris was charged with a felony count of embezzlement, the Pittsburg County Board of...
OSDE rules: House committee recommends approving all but one
(Correction:Â This article was updated at 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, to correct a reference to the Republican who voted against HJR 1061.)
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Edmond Council denies Logan County wastewater agreement, advances Pelican Bay renovations
After members of The Edmond Alliance voiced concern about incentivizing development north of city limits that could spur commercial options and decrease sales tax...
