SD 5 candidates agree on issues, not on politics
There are two candidates vying for the Oklahoma Senate District 5 seat Sen. Joseph Silk (R–Broken Bow) vacated to run for Congress this year,...
In a pandemic, door knocking a candidate conundrum
Mike Christian has included the same three things in his door knocking pack since he first ran for office in 2006 — a map...
OKC charter: Votes decide even mundane changes
Originally written by Gov. Lee Cruce in 1911, Oklahoma City's charter has been amended more than a dozen times. The last time the charter...
Corporation Commission candidates a contrast in perspectives
Unlike most statewide elections, this year's race for an Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat doesn't pit a Democrat against a Republican. Instead, incumbent Corporation Commission...
SD 15 race shows Norman’s deep divide over policing, protests
When Alex Scott launched a winning bid for the Norman City Council in 2018, she said she was not running against the incumbent so...
HD 24: Logan Phillips faces Steve Kouplen in unusual rematch for rural seat
As he pondered his unexpected loss to a Republican challenger who ran no campaign in November 2018, then-House Minority Leader Steve Kouplen broke out...
The week in coveducation: Epic discussions, COVID relief funds and ‘no confidence’
It was a busy week in the Oklahoma education world with what seemed like endless meetings over the Epic Charter Schools audit, Oklahoma City...
13 years, $2.1 billion later: Burns Hargis to retire as OSU president
Rumors of Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis retiring have been flitting between classrooms and boardrooms for months, but Hargis made things official at...
Oklahoma County sheriff candidates engage over experience
The candidates for Oklahoma County sheriff, Democrat Wayland Cubit and Republican Tommie Johnson, had sometimes-heated exchanges about each other's records and plans in a...
‘Find a path forward’: Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty releases report
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty released its preliminary report about how to address the civil and criminal legal uncertainties following court...


















