Paula Lewis resigns from OKCPS chairperson post
Less than halfway through her current four-year term in elected office, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education Chairwoman Paula Lewis has resigned after...
HD 81 runoff: Troy Talley, Rusty Rains emphasize economics, education
When Rep. Mike Osburn made a late-March announcement that he would not seek a sixth and final term representing House District 81, political consultants...
‘Uncommon common man’: Richard Lerblance remembered for service to cities, state and tribes
A longtime Hartshorne attorney whose career spanned state government, tribal judiciary and local public service, former Sen. Richard Lerblance died Saturday at age 80.
After...
‘Not excited about those numbers’: OSDE presents teacher certification data, new initiatives
Oklahoma's number of education preparation program completions is still decreasing year-over-year, the number of first-year teachers with traditional certifications remains less than 50 percent...
Armstrong pushes pipeline permitting reform during short term in D.C.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong gave his first speech on the Senate floor last week, promoting the push for energy affordability through legislation...
Tribe asks 10th Circuit to reconsider Osage Reservation disestablishment decision
The Osage Nation is asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its 2010 decision in Osage Nation v. Irby and declare that...
SD 32 runoff: Jean Hausheer, Curtis Erwin talk veteran health care access, economic growth
LAWTON — Incumbent Sen. Dusty Deevers finished third in June's Republican primary election for Senate District 32, meaning the southwest Oklahoma seat will have...
‘We just want to come home’: Freedmen sue Muscogee Nation in federal court
Exactly one year after the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled that Creek Freedmen are entitled to tribal citizenship, plaintiffs Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy...
Rep. Danny Williams under investigation for ‘serious allegations’ of ‘improper behavior’
Following a six-week private investigation into "serious allegations" of "improper behavior" by Rep. Danny Williams, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert is referring the matter to...
Senate District 24: Jon Painter, Robert Keyes talk taxes, schools, #okleg dynamics
For the second time in two years, environmental services businessman Robert Keyes finds himself in a Republican runoff for an Oklahoma State Senate seat,...
