Stitt, GOP leaders announce deal on agency directors
Republican leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature have reached an agreement to reform the process of hiring agency directors at five key state departments.
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Abortion absolutism will cause more harm than good
"What has always made the state a hell on Earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it his heaven.”
— Friederich Holderlin
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Destiny’s children: OKCPS board approves Pathway to Greatness plan
After more than a year's work, the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board unanimously voted to approve the district's Pathway to Greatness proposal this evening.
"This will...
Editorial: Reform would add pressure to Senate confirmation process
(Correction: This post was updated at 8:50 a.m. Monday, March 4, to correct reference to the appointment process for the five boards discussed. NonDoc...
Hope, skepticism: Oklahoma’s 117 opportunity zones
(Editor’s note: This story about opportunity zones was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism...
New OU regent a 1985 graduate, Nationwide VP in Ohio
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed Eric Stevenson, a senior vice president at Nationwide, to the University of Oklahoma's Board of Regents. The new OU...
COLA for pensions: Budget chairmen split on funding options
(Editor's note: Later in March 2019, HB 2304 was amended to increase the proposed COLA for pensions from 2 percent to 4 percent. The...
Reform bills amended to eliminate state agency boards
Five government reform bills key to the Senate GOP agenda were amended Tuesday evening to eliminate state agency boards. Each bill advanced from the...
Policy Pitch: SB 244 will force DOC payment compliance
Two vital, cost-saving measures making their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session will save county governments and taxpayers millions of dollars annually. SB...
Speaker McCall, others favor county option for taxing aggregates
(Update: HB 1404 about aggregates advanced out of House Appropriations and Budget Committee around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, by a 19-10 vote.)
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