OKLAHOMA CITY — Early voting began Thursday in Oklahoma’s primary runoff elections, setting the stage for several key statewide races and two constitutional questions.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt’s latest effort targeting Muslim groups is “political theater” meant to tap into a broader undercurrent of Islamophobia and create unwarranted fears during an election year, experts said. They said Stitt’s demand that state resources be used to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is similar to previous […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans are set to vote later this month on whether to amend the state Constitution to include voter identification requirements and to give lawmakers greater authority over election law. If State Question 846 is approved by a majority of voters, the Oklahoma Constitution would be amended to require proof of identity for […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A nonpartisan state question appearing on Aug. 25 runoff ballots, which has vocal support from the state Capitol, has raised concerns that it could come at a cost to public schools. State Question 844 would give the Oklahoma Legislature the authority to recalculate how much it should pay to local government entities, […]
No resource is more critical to our state’s future than water. Our agricultural industry relies on it. So does our oil and gas industry. And all Oklahomans need it for drinking, cooking and bathing. Yet the state agency entrusted with ensuring that our water resources are being managed appropriately is dispatching a clear SOS that […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A state governing body will allocate up to $150,000 to a private Georgia university despite concerns from some lawmakers that Oklahomans intended for the funding to remain in state. The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s decision could bring the total money paid to Emory University since August 2022 to nearly $1 million, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The longest-serving school board leader in Oklahoma City Public Schools’ history, credited with helping stabilize a once-turbulent district, resigned Monday evening. Paula Lewis and her wife recently purchased a larger Oklahoma City home outside of the school district’s boundaries, which requires her to step down from office, she told Oklahoma Voice in […]