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 ...

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 ...

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A state lawmaker is asking the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to adopt more stringent reporting and disclosure requirements for groups that spend big money on elections. Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, ...

A couple of immigration-related items caught my eye this week at the Capitol. It turns out Oklahoma is making money, and losing some, off the federal government’s crackdown on immigration. The ...