‘Put it on the board’: How the year’s biggest vote could shape up
The 2017 Oklahoma Legislature has taken no bigger swing at a "grand bargain" than the vote that will be coming Wednesday in the House...
‘A path forward’: Senate passes GPT bargain, puts pressure on House
In an unexpected turn of events, the Oklahoma State Senate passed a bipartisan grand revenue bargain this afternoon that includes a hike in the...
Editorial: Leadership needed on top causes of death
Whether you believe guns kill people or people kill people, Americans are dying via guns at a higher rate than ever before, according to...
Rep. Scott Biggs resigns to accept federal job
Oklahoma Rep. Scott Biggs (R-Chickasha) has resigned, effective immediately, to assume a federal appointment.
Biggs will become executive director of the U.S. Farm Service Agency,...
‘Short-term Band Aid’: House sends ‘legacy wells’ bill to Senate
Oklahoma oil and gas companies are good at fracturing rock to procure petroleum, but the enormous pressure of an ongoing special session has exposed...
Report: Oklahoma’s children of color face major obstacles
Oklahomans are an aspirational people. We believe in the power of hard work to transform our lives and transform our communities. We have stories...
Seven percent GPT initiative ‘could exacerbate’ oil and gas tension
"What is GPT?"
If you were on Jeopardy!, that would be the right question for the following answer: "A complex state tax on oil and...
Classroom discipline: A perfect storm for OKCPS
The OKCPS faces a perfect storm with regard to student discipline. The policy calls for sharp reductions in suspensions, but it lacks other means...
If education were like basketball: A short story
I walked from the parking lot to the campus with a measured pace, alternating between staring eye-level at the restless crowd in front of...
Amid financial issues, Terry Cline out as health commissioner
At an emergency meeting of the Oklahoma Board of Health, board members accepted the resignation of Commissioner of Health Terry Cline amid revelations of...
