‘I love school’: OKCPS board hires Jamie Polk as new superintendent
When Jamie Polk left Lawton Public Schools in 2019 to join Oklahoma City Public Schools, Superintendent Sean McDaniel was among the first people who...
‘Tremendous progress’: With big issues lingering, budget summit 2.0 still chippy
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
Leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt gathered today for the second time...
Off the rails? Company claims Vinita theme park developer owes $5.5 million for unpaid work
As Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group attempts to tweak the design of the $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort it has proposed near...
How an 1840s murder defined how courts determine who is an Indian
The Cherokee Nation announced efforts in February to push for a change in how federal law determines Indian status under the Major Crimes Act...
Council considers city vote to hike OKC hotel tax, change revenue use
Voters will be asked to hike Oklahoma City’s hotel occupancy tax from 5.5 percent to 9.25 percent if the City Council approves an election...
‘Not through yet’: Decision pending on OSDE rules; Walters, Drummond file suits over Title IX changes
While the leaders of Oklahoma government gathered for public budget theater to start their week, Monday also featured state agency rules rigmarole and the...
‘They lied to our team?’: Public budget talk gets chippy
In an otherwise tense and serious public meeting about state budget negotiations, leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt found humor only...
Roundup: Poll talks Stitt, state favorability; McGirt to be released; Walters answers lawsuit
Things are heating up at the Oklahoma State Capitol, but that doesn't mean the news cycle is slowing down. In fact, it simply sets...
After sacking Thompson, Treat replies to Stitt email by looping entire Legislature
As his six tumultuous years leading the upper chamber approach their term-limited conclusion, Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat underscored the current state of...
Tribal election previews: Ponca, Ottawa and Kiowa citizens set to vote
(Update: On May 10, the Kiowa Election Commission struck two constitutional amendments from the tribe's June 1 ballot. On May 16, the District Court...
