Tax Commission denies tribal citizen’s income tax exemption appeal
On Dec. 8, the Oklahoma Tax Commission issued a final order denying the appeal of a Muscogee Nation citizen who cited the U.S. Supreme...
As embezzlement allegation looms, Phil Albert resigns from OU Board of Regents
As unanswered questions linger regarding a two-year, resource-draining legal battle over accusations that he embezzled $7.4 million from his former employer, Phil Albert has...
Chickens could be coming home to roost in OKC
Depending on the outcome of a City Council vote expected to take place in February, Oklahoma City residents could soon be able to count...
SCOTUS will hear Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, denies request to consider overturning McGirt
The U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon agreed to hear a case brought by the State of Oklahoma challenging the court's 2020 decision in McGirt...
Oklahoma public school enrollment up, but not to pre-pandemic levels
Enrollment in Oklahoma’s 543 public school districts is up by 4,583 students for the 2021-22 school year, a partway recovery from last year's enrollment...
Stitt seeks negotiation and back pay, hints at lawsuit on unmet compact requirement
After allowing what he called unfair hunting and fishing licensure compacts with the Cherokee Nation and Choctaw Nation to expire Dec. 31, Oklahoma Gov....
Rep. Jose Cruz resigning after ‘acting inappropriately’
Rep. Jose Cruz (D-OKC) is resigning from the Oklahoma Legislature this week after "acting inappropriately at a gathering" on New Year's Eve.
According to political...
Oklahoma County commissioners seek state funding match for jail construction
The Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 today to ask the state of Oklahoma to help fund the construction of a proposed $300...
Stitt to let state employees sub at schools, hospital leaders plead with public
With hospital leaders saying Oklahoma City's health care system is "at a breaking point" and school districts around the state struggling to stay open...
Amid sales tax dispute between state and tribe, Okmulgee grocery store trying to move
OKMULGEE — An Okmulgee grocery store remains at the center of a four-year legal battle over whether it should remit sales tax to the...
