On the latest episode of This Week in Oklahoma Politics, the panel discusses the Justice Department suing Oklahoma after it refused to share voter data, the State Ethics Board launching a temporary online portal for campaign finances and more.
A bill that would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to prevent deceased individuals from getting approved for Medicaid advanced through the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering multiple measures to change how some Oklahomans monitor their groundwater use. Two such bills passed out of the Senate Energy Committee Thursday, the final day they could advance before a legislative deadline.
Reports say a mother and daughter died in their vehicle after being struck by a tornado Thursday night.
A bill that would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to prevent deceased individuals from getting approved for Medicaid advanced through the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
As U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma transitions into a new role as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security, Gov. Kevin Stitt will pick his replacement. Here’s how, according to state law.
The Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office says State Question 836 did not receive enough signatures to appear on an Oklahoma ballot.
The question asked whether Oklahoma voters would like to switch to primary elections not separated by party affiliation.
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual State Spotlight luncheon on Wednesday. The event included a discussion around proposed property tax cuts in the legislature, with many panelists arguing against eliminating property taxes.
Colorado bluegrass band Clay Street Unit is coming to Oklahoma City with their recently released debut album. Listen to leading man Sam Walker's interview with KOSU's Matthew Viriyapah.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced on social media Thursday that he is appointing Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin as the nation’s next Secretary of Homeland Security.
Trump described Mullin as "highly respected."
State lawmakers are considering a measure that would open Oklahoma’s bear hunting season two weeks early. The bill’s author says it would protect residents from bears encroaching on their property.
The late country music superstar Toby Keith was honored last week, as state lawmakers supported naming a future Oklahoma roadway in his honor. Find more on that and the latest local music news at the link below.
Oklahoma’s local election candidates can now comply with campaign finance law by using a temporary electronic filing system.
Officials said local election candidates will be integrated into the existing system once upgrades are complete.
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A bipartisan Oklahoma bill that would require certain providers to screen patients for mental health conditions passed the Senate Health and Human Services committee Monday.
Oklahoma federal judge John D. Russell said Monday he can’t rule the Osage Nation’s reservation is still intact, declining to resurrect an old lawsuit. He did, however, suggest the nation could enter into a new version of the original lawsuit.
Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma lawmakers removed state agency administrative rules that allow people to change their sex markers on state driver’s licenses Tuesday evening.
A new bill would require transmission line owners to pay Oklahoma landowners $2 per foot of line of their property annually.
It passed the Senate Committee on Energy on Thursday.
March 5 is a major deadline date at the Oklahoma State Capitol: all advancing bills must be made available for floor discussion by Thursday evening. Hundreds of measures are up for consideration, from literacy initiatives to SNAP restrictions.
March 5 is a major deadline date at the Oklahoma State Capitol: all advancing bills must be made available for floor discussion by Thursday evening. Hundreds of measures are up for consideration, from literacy initiatives to SNAP restrictions.
The Kiowa Legislature unanimously voted to impeach Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird during an impeachment hearing on Monday in Lawton.
They accuse him of an “extended pattern of abuse and mismanagement of Tribe finances.”
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health is moving patients from an aging facility in Norman to a behavioral health campus in Oklahoma City that will become the state’s largest psychiatric hospital.
Oklahoma could be one step closer to ending its decades-long court battle with poultry companies over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. A federal judge heard attorneys’ thoughts on a settlement agreement with one poultry company on Friday.
More than 1,600 plants and animals are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but out of all of those, only one is a moss. A new effort seeks to protect these often overlooked plants.
Oklahoma conservationists are using drones to remove redcedars, which are particularly dangerous during wildfires because of their flammable nature. They hope the method will address the tree's spread across the state.
Happy Monday! Check out this week's Oklahoma Music Minutes, featuring Night Jeans, Joey Frendo, Lance Roark, Wade Hayes and Sports.
Oklahoma lawmakers are giving late country music star Toby Keith a final red Solo cup toast in honor of his lifelong contributions to Oklahoma and beyond.
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The Trump administration’s recent moves to dismantle the Department of Education have left Native American leaders feeling frustrated and unheard as several tribal education projects are caught in limbo between federal agencies.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond instructed the state Medicaid agency to withdraw a proposed rule that establishes prior authorization for certain dental extractions.
This Week in Oklahoma Politics: Senate education plan, Department of Education audit, human trafficking funds and more
