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VIDEO: Rep. Forrest Bennett, demonstrator debate GPT
The halls of Oklahoma's Capitol were flooded Thursday with demonstrators from either side of the raging debate surrounding the gross production tax of oil...
After Shelby verdict, Tulsa lawmakers call for improved training
Hours after a jury delivered Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby a not-guilty verdict on a manslaughter charge, Rep. Monroe Nichols stood outside a Tulsa Regional...
OKCPS must choose path in wake of new testing rules
The headline of Ben Felder’s front-page story in the May 5 edition of The Oklahoman proclaimed wonderful news: State Re-Examines Testing.
Felder reviewed examples of...
House: ‘Pause’ managed Medicaid; Fallin: ‘Delay’ but ‘continue implementation’
Oklahoma political leaders are taking different cautious approaches to the potential implementation of a managed Medicaid program.
While Gov. Mary Fallin has ordered the Oklahoma...
Letter: Nonprofit for the blind fires back at critic
To the editors:
You’ve recently been told that NewView is not a qualified organization. The truth is that NewView has worked with the Department of...
Letter: Pryor Public Library offers archives, internet
To the editors:
I want to reach out to let you and your readers know that the Pryor Public Library has archives for the Pryor...
Budget uncertainty: House, Senate working cigarette tax differently
(Update: This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. to include details of the Senate's passage of HB 2360.)
A $1.50 hike to Oklahoma's cigarette tax...
Editorial: Oklahoma kills ‘American Rule,’ no one notices
(Update: Days after the publication of this article, the Oklahoma Legislature amended another bill and reinstated the statute discussed below.)
A widely popular bill expanding...
Cost a big barrier for families seeking summer programs
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
Two years ago, Erin...
Key to budget talks, casino changes fail in Senate JCAB
(Update: This story was updated at 1:27 p.m. Friday, May 12, to include quotes from senators who voted on the measure and list which...
