State Superintendent Ryan Walters said purging the state's education agency of "liberal indoctrination" will be a top priority during his first weeks in office, which could include changes to some of the nearly 400 people who work at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. #oklaed
As expected, Tulsa lawyer Gentner Drummond, easily won the state’s attorney general race.
"Look at your utility bills, then vote for Bowman," says Tulsa resident Gary Allison.
Mud pies and lollipops: Election season has reached the point at which campaigns and dark-money camp followers tend to either throw everything…
"Like David (for Corporation Commission), Russ (as state treasurer) has experience working with lawmakers in a partisan environment, a necessary skill in heading a state agency."
It’s boys versus girls, but not in some playground game.
It's the first time such a thing has happened in Oklahoma, and making the matchup even more unusual is that all of the men in those races are Republicans and all of the women are Democrats.
All three face opponents in November's general election.
More than half that, $3.4 million, has been spent by Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass through his political action committee, School Freedom Fund, to help former state Sen. Josh Brecheen
Democrats will decide a U.S. Senate contest in Tuesday's runoff election, but Republicans will consider a U.S. Senate race, four statewide offices and the House District 66 race.
Former state Rep. Todd Thomsen and state Sen. Kim David face off in the Aug. 23 Republican runoff.
Unofficial election results are in for Wagoner County. See the results.
Tuesday night's unofficial returns indicate that Oklahoma Republican voters will need to go back to the polls in August to select their nominees for four statewide offices, including state superintendent.
Other statewide offices besides the governor's race may be contested just as fiercely, usually with less money and more difficult explanations of what it is they do.
Lawmakers on Friday left the Capitol after finishing the bulk of their work during regular session, but left the door wide open should they need to return next week to override vetoes signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Lawmakers on Friday left the Capitol after finishing the bulk of their work during regular session, but left the door wide open should they need to return next week to override vetoes signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
The House hustled through 70 bills and resolutions, among them a slew of law enforcement- and justice-related measures and a charter school reform bill on which the digital ink had barely dried.
Wagoner High School senior Brekka Watkins has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. Kim David, R-Porter.
Wagoner High School junior Maci Dorr has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. Kim David, R-Porter.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, and OSBI would be placed under the Department of Public Safety, with an appointed commissioner.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, and OSBI would be placed under the Department of Public Safety, with an appointed commissioner.
Under the dome: The coming week is expected to be relatively quiet at the Capitol as lawmakers regroup for another round of the legislative process.
“We’re still losing teachers to other states that pay more, and many are leaving education altogether. We still need to provide greater resources in the classroom,” said J.J. Dossett, D-Owasso.
The measure now progresses to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, first learned about Hadley Roberson on the news — a 1st grader from Wagoner who decided to open a lemonade stand to help provide backpacks and school supplies for kids in her area.
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