‘New layer of transparency’: House sees Senate spreadsheet, raises online budget dashboard
While the first nine weeks of session have yielded critical report cards from each legislative chamber about the other's budget negotiation processes, the general...
OKCPS class sizes increasing as pandemic funds expire, board approves big bond agreement
Class sizes for Oklahoma City Public Schools are set to increase next school year as the district spends the last of its pandemic-era stimulus...
After two years, foster family gets fishing license for special needs high schooler
As Steve and Libby Pebworth stood in a State Capitol hallway last week with their foster son, Tanner, they had resigned themselves to the...
Deborah Jenkins: Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency focused on rising housing needs
Deborah Jenkins began working with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency in 1983 and was named its executive director in 2017.
A graduate of the University...
OKC Planning Commission advances massive Legends Tower, proposed jail site
The Oklahoma City Planning Commission this afternoon approved part of a plan to construct the largest tower in the United States, while also approving...
Representing GRDA, Drummond files ‘first’ two Winter Storm Uri price manipulation lawsuits
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a pair of lawsuits today in Osage County District Court on behalf of the Grand River Dam Authority against...
Spreadsheet blues: House mulls own budget position as Senate cancels committee
Shortly after 10 a.m. today, Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Roger Thompson headed for a conversation with the Senate's president pro tempore instead...
After tense public comment, council adjusts agreement for downtown Edmond brewery
The Edmond City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a restated agreement with Lap 7 Development to construct a brewery at downtown's Festival...
Legal roundup: Judicial updates, Supreme Court cases, a suspended attorney and more
(Update: Hours after the publication of this article, the House Rules Committee revised its meeting time and agenda and advanced on a 6-3 vote...
Edmond surveillance: License plate readers, alleged EPS camera access draw privacy concerns
The Edmond Police Department joined about 40 law enforcement agencies across the state when it contracted with Flock Safety in March 2023 to install...
