Politics Jul 18 Okla. Gov. Stitt says GOP is ‘clearly behind Trump’ and has ‘never been more unified’ By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Juliet Fuisz
Nation Feb 01 A new federal program helps provide meals to kids when school is not in session. These states opted out Oklahoma is one of 15 states that declined to administer the program, though three of the state’s Native American tribes have announced their intent to offer the benefits to any child on their reservations. By Adam Kemp
Nation Jan 10 Oklahoma is the latest state to target DEI programs. What’s next? Oklahoma has now joined other states, like Florida and Texas, that have moved to limit DEI programming in higher education institutions. By Adam Kemp
Nation Oct 23 Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit to stop first publicly funded religious school in U.S. Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the… By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Aug 16 This new Oklahoma executive order narrowly defines ‘woman’ The order, which along with government agencies applies to schools and state institutions, stipulates definitions for certain terms, like “man,” "boy," "woman," "girl," "father" and "mother.”… By Adam Kemp
May 30 The Oklahoma case pushing state Republicans to rethink the death penalty By Adam Kemp Richard Glossip has been given nine different execution dates for a crime he says he did not commit, and right now it’s uncertain if he’ll be assigned a 10th. Continue reading
Apr 19 Oklahoma official who discussed killing journalists resigns By Sean Murphy, Associated Press A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office. Continue reading
Apr 18 Oklahoma sheriff taped discussing killing journalists and Black people says comments were illegally recorded By Ken Miller, Associated Press An Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. Continue reading
Dec 27 Oklahoma has tried to lower its incarceration rate. But many obstacles face the newly released By Adam Kemp Oklahoma no longer has the highest incarceration rate in the U.S. But advocates say the state needs to provide more support for those who face life after prison. Continue reading
Nov 08 Kevin Stitt wins governor’s race in Oklahoma By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has been reelected in Oklahoma. Continue reading