Oklahoma Employment Security Commission director resigns, board hands functions to OMES
(Update: The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission met again Wednesday, May 27, at named Shelley Zumwalt as interim executive director.)
Robin Roberson resigned as executive director...
Alberto Morejon charged with messaging minor about oral sex
(Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:40 p.m. Friday, May 22, to include the affidavit filed by a Stillwater Police Department detective. On...
Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman injured, man killed in turnpike accident
(Update: The family of Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman released a statement Saturday, May 23, concerning her situation. it appears at the top of this story...
‘Proven leader’ named interim commissioner of health
Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced Col. Lance Frye — a physician who serves as the state air surgeon of the Oklahoma Air National Guard...
Stitt snuffs out medical marijuana program reforms
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill containing medical marijuana program reforms this evening.
During floor hearings, HB 3228 had been pitched to legislators as...
Gov. Stitt vetoes hospital fee for Medicaid expansion
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed SB 1046, a bill that would increase a hospital fee to raise an estimated $134 million to help...
Stitt vetoes McCall bills, including tag agency, broadband and transparency efforts
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt uncapped his veto pen again Tuesday and struck down seven more measures sent to him by the Republican-dominated state Legislature....
Hold up: Stitt stops bonds and tax changes with veto pen
Gov. Kevin Stitt struck down four bills related to state finances late Monday, derailing efforts by the Oklahoma Legislature to grant a sales tax...
Bill changes ‘corporate county welfare,’ but senators claim ignorance
(Update: Shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that he vetoed SB 1595, the bill discussed in this story. In...
Greg Treat and Kevin Stitt ‘had an airing of grievances’
The day after the Oklahoma Legislature overrode his four vetoes of state budget bills, Gov. Kevin Stitt stood before media, announced he had "no...
