The red wave showed no sign of slowing down in Oklahoma on Tuesday night.  For the third consecutive presidential election cycle, Donald Trump won at least 65% of the statewide presidential vote. The state’s Republican congressional delegation also swept by double-digits and every incumbent Republican state legislator secured reelection.  The conservative-led effort to oust three [...]

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Politically involved nonprofits have poured more than $2.5 million into state legislative races, nearly triple what was spent in 2020.

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State lawmakers on average took in $1,245 in gifts, meals and beverages from lobbyists this year through May — the most since 2019.

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Certified educators statewide will get a pay raise in the upcoming school year after state lawmakers approved an additional $625 million in recurring public education appropriations.

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Incremental changes, including new legal protections for poll workers and other election officials, will take effect ahead of the 2024 presidential election cycle.

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The Oklahoma State Senate approved a $12.9 billion budget plan for Fiscal Year 2024 on Friday, moving the proposal one step closer to becoming law. The measure is expected to reach Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk later today.  While Stitt can reject portions of the budget, lawmakers completed their budget work in a special session and [...]

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The Legislature spent one of the last days of the session on veto override attempts after Gov. Kevin Stitt’s record-number of vetoes, half of which came on a single day in April.

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Oklahoma’s GOP supermajority appears settled on private school tax credits. What is unclear is how the Legislature plans to structure oversight to guard against fraud and ensure the funds go where intended.

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Lawmakers were high on this organization’s ability to catch fraud and boost registration. The GOP majority soured amid debunked claims of privacy violations and partisan influence.

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Last year, $538 million in state purchases went through the Central Purchasing division. Purchasing outside of the division exceeded $3 billion.

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