Pay raise, new judicial evaluation program await their legislative verdicts
As state leaders await a bevy of pending state Supreme Court decisions and watch for potential resurrection of a controversial attempt to reform how...
‘Grave disservice to taxpayers’: Audit criticizes Oklahoma’s handling of federal funds, OESC contract
In a blistering review of how Oklahoma agencies spent pandemic-era federal funds, an audit released today by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd sharply...
‘A patchwork of systems’: One Oklahoma Task Force talks fees, funding and challenges
Six weeks after proposing a potential revision and update to the 2005 Master Deputation Agreement between state and tribal law enforcement agencies, members of...
Oklahoma politics launched with constitutional chaos
If you haven't been paying attention, the Oklahoma Legislature is back in session and headed for its homestretch. Look at all the cowboy hats.
The...
DEI programs should broaden access to higher education without limiting free speech, inquiry
In December, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued Executive Order 2023-31, which prohibits Oklahoma institutions of higher education from using state funds to "grant or support...
After altercation, grand jury clears Del City police officer in football game shooting
Days after an altercation disrupted its proceedings, an Oklahoma County grand jury recommended no charges be filed against a Del City police officer in...
Election Board keeps HD 37, HD 66 challengers on ballot
Two Oklahoma House members will have to campaign to keep their seats after the State Election Board ruled unanimously Thursday that their challengers can...
Education negotiations: House proposal flat, Senate seeks staff stipend, other items
As has often been the case in recent sessions of the Oklahoma Legislature, a primary area of difference in House and Senate budget negotiations...
Roundup: SJR 34 failed despite McCall email, OSDE rules questioned, Slavonic to leave ODVA
The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new director, the state Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a massive education funding lawsuit,...
Tulsa County Election Board keeps Jim Rea on ballot
At the end of a nearly three-hour hearing, Tulsa County Election Board Members Bob Jack and Judy Eason McIntyre voted today to retain Democratic...
