More attention being paid to ‘optimal’ school start times
Despite local and national research indicating that later school start times lead to better educational experiences for middle and high school students, the schedules...
Stitt appoints Mark Wood to Oklahoma Tax Commission
Gov. Kevin Stitt has selected former Ernst & Young office managing partner Mark Wood to fill a vacancy on the Oklahoma Tax Commission, a...
Indian Child Welfare Act experts say state statutes could protect native families
Efforts to overturn the federal Indian Child Welfare Act in court might not be entirely effectual owing to state-based laws that impose similar requirements...
Advisory council accepts recommendation for new jail in Oklahoma County
Oklahoma County is one step closer to having a new jail after the Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) accepted a recommendation from its facilities...
Oklahoma County commissioners approve controversial redistricting map
The Oklahoma County commissioners approved a redistricting map today that moves The Village out of District 3 and into District 1.
The map, drawn by...
Stitt commutes Julius Jones’ sentence to life without possibility of parole
At 12:10 p.m. today, a little less than four hours before Julius Jones was scheduled to be executed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced he...
Epic Charter Schools reducing staff, board approves revised budgets
Three out of five students that enrolled in Epic Charter Schools during the height of the pandemic last year returned to their home districts...
Concerned about execution protocols, board recommends life without parole for Bigler Stouffer
As the state and nation await Gov. Kevin Stitt's decision on whether to approve the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's clemency recommendation for death-row...
Commissioners to decide Oklahoma County redistricting maps
The Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners will consider three proposed redistricting maps at a special meeting 11 a.m. Thursday that could change the way...
Seeworth audit finds ‘fraud’ by superintendent, inaction by powerful board members
Two years after it began, a state audit of the shuttered Seeworth Academy charter school has revealed more than $250,000 in "misappropriated" expenditures by...
