Oklahoma's student outcomes have fallen to near the bottom nationally, ranking 48th on the Nation's Report Card after dropping from the top half in the 1990s. Researchers point to states like ...

A 2014 Oklahoma law bars cities from creating rental registries, leaving tenants struggling to identify negligent landlords and hold them accountable. Two Oklahoma City renters discovered their ...

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A bill aimed at stopping a revolving door of legislators becoming lobbyists was soundly rejected in committee last week. House Bill 3727 by Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, proposed requiring former legislators ...

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A growing number of Republican state lawmakers are breaking with their party’s leadership in Washington over the rapid spread of data centers, and Oklahoma’s Kendal Sacchieri is among the most ...

Oklahoma Sen. Kendal Sacchieri proposed a three-year pause on data center construction, joining Republican legislators in at least six states pushing back against the industry despite Trump ...

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust investor board approved new anti-ESG investment rules championed by Treasurer Todd Russ, requiring the $2.2 billion fund to reflect so-called Oklahoma values in ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt will attend Saturday's White House dinner but stripped it of National Governors Association status after ...

State Farm denied the roof claim of a 73-year-old Tulsa woman who was a loyal customer for 53 years, eight days after the attorney general filed RICO charges over similar denials. A manager overruled ...

More than 30 Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have signed federal agreements deputizing officers as ICE agents. A raid in Oklahoma City's Asian District in January sent shockwaves through the ...