MCN roundup: Whitecloud wants AG DQ’d; ballot questions set, but Freedmen seek election injunction
Muscogee Nation courts have a busy month ahead of them as the criminal case against Rep. Robyn Whitecloud continues in district court, while attorneys...
‘Overwhelmed and happy’: Woman granted 3-year protective order against Myles Davidson
Days after Attorney General Gentner Drummond "determined insufficient evidence exists to support criminal charges against Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson," a Cleveland County judge...
Kevin Hern launches U.S. Senate campaign, opens Tulsa-based congressional race
With U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) awaiting pending confirmation of his appointment as U.S. secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Rep. Kevin...
Tribal Roundup: Osage general set, Peoria chief reelected, incumbent barred from Ponca ballot
Several tribal nations headquartered in Oklahoma are facing elections on their ballots this year.
In Pawhuska, the Osage Nation’s general election is on the horizon...
‘Unilateral override’: Jail pay raise debacle sees Kimrey accused of ‘insubordination’
A typically routine monthly report from Oklahoma County Jail administrator Tim Kimrey turned contentious Monday when jail trust member Derrick Scobey questioned him and...
Rejected Edmond Walmart Neighborhood Market wins second court battle
The case of a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market at the intersection of Covell and Coltrane Roads, originally litigated a decade ago, appeared in Oklahoma...
Essay controversy spurs OU criticism across spectrum
After the University of Oklahoma gained national notoriety last year for terminating a teaching assistant over a religious essay controversy, President Joe Harroz said...
Ethics Commission launches interim site for local campaign finance reporting
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has launched an interim local campaign reporting portal amid growing concern that a state law change and an aborted Guardian...
Partisanship perseveres: State Question 836 fails to hit signature threshold
A petition effort to change Oklahoma’s primary system fell short of the required signature threshold to make it to a future ballot, the Oklahoma...
Teeing up OK Supreme Court case, federal judge boots Stitt motion in Muscogee, Tulsa settlement
District Judge John Russell announced today he will enter an order denying Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's intervention request aimed at preventing the enforcement of...
