Money for grandma: State pension COLA signed by Stitt
The Oklahoma State Senate sent a cost of living adjustment for retired state pension recipients to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday, May 15, marking...
OKC streetcar ridership has plunged amid pandemic
Downtown Oklahoma City has been mostly quiet amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, with many businesses having been shuttered for two months to prevent spread...
Friday night (bar) lights: ‘It’s time to move to phase two’
Emphasizing the value of "courage" and "freedom," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt reiterated his administration's belief that Friday is an appropriate day to implement phase...
State launching platform for cities, counties to apply for relief funds
Businesses of all sizes have been affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic, and so have local governments of all sizes.
The loss of municipal and...
Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoes budget, Legislature overrides
Gov. Kevin Stitt uncapped his veto pen and struck down three bills this afternoon, including one for which he previously had not announced his...
Negative outlook: S&P says 1/3 chance Oklahoma’s bond rating drops
Despite affirming its AA rating on Oklahoma's general creditworthiness, S&P Global Ratings has revised its judgment of the state's fiscal picture to a "negative...
Guymon COVID-19 outbreak ‘happening in slow motion’
Seaboard Foods CEO Duke Sand sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur on Monday announcing his company's intention to begin site-wide COVID-19...
Cut pension deposits or cut education? Stitt to veto two budget bills
Despite admitting that his office did not respond to a letter from a legislative appropriations leader seeking collaboration, Gov. Kevin Stitt decried a "he...
McGirt v. Oklahoma: SCOTUS hears arguments in tribal jurisdiction case
(Update: At 9 a.m. Thursday, July 9, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the case discussed below. Read the...
Legislature setting agency spending limits, mandates
The Oklahoma Legislature launched into joint appropriations meetings this morning, moving forward 14 bills that set agency spending limits. Those bills are expected to...
