State Chamber of Oklahoma board endorses SQ 802
The State Chamber of Oklahoma's board of directors voted to endorse State Question 802 this morning. Oklahomans will decide June 30 whether to pass...
State Question 802: Voting on Medicaid expansion during a pandemic
Say you are a single adult with one child working a minimum-wage job in Oklahoma. You make $7.25 an hour and have no health...
Senate District 19: Former educators vie for Enid seat
When Sen. Roland Pederson (R-Burlington) first ran for Senate District 19 in 2016, he emphasized his experience as a teacher and principal.
Four years later,...
Republican newcomers race for vacant seat in House District 52
After more than a decade representing House District 52, Rep. Charles Ortega (R-Altus) has hit the term limit. A pair of Jackson County Republicans...
Poteau March for Justice displays ‘Caucasian awakening’
POTEAU — When Ladell Phillips was a little girl, her mother would shop in the stores on Dewey Avenue in downtown Poteau. The shopkeepers...
Betting the farm: Farm Bureau member vies for Senate District 1 seat
James Fuser represented farmers as a director of District 6 for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau board of directors until he decided to run for...
House District 72: A rematch of 2016 for Democrats
When Rep. Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) first won his seat in House District 72, he beat his only opponent, Maria Veliz Barnes, by 71 votes.
Four...
COVID-19 fears may have limited Trump rally crowd
TULSA — Some Trump supporters braved the COVID-19 pandemic to attend President Donald Trump’s first rally since the national shutdown in March, but fears...
Greenwood serves as safe haven during Trump event
TULSA — In the main area around the BOK Center, vendors sold custom-made President Donald Trump memorabilia, such as red hats stating his 2016...
‘The economy is shit’ and other thoughts from Trump fans in Tulsa
TULSA — As I sipped a crowd-funded cocktail in the Tulsa Press Club around 11 p.m. Saturday, a longtime friend noted how thrilled he...
