Rep. Jim Shaw’s “Save Oklahoma Plan,” a seven-point conservative agenda, is gaining traction ahead of the 2026 elections. It focuses on issues like taxpayer-funded lobbying, anti-renewable energy policies and turnpikes, earning endorsements from several Republican statewide candidates and grassroots groups.

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Critics say new laws proposed by the insurance department ignore pervasive and sustained outrage over skyrocketing homeowners rates and would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back.

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond sharply criticized Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready in an Aug. 12 letter over stewardship of the state’s only regulatory safeguard against out-of-control rate hikes.

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A voter feeds his ballot into a machine at the St. James AME Church in Arcadia during the primary election on June 28, 2022. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch) The field of candidates vying to become Oklahoma’s Republican nominee for governor in 2026 continues to grow.  Chip Keating, a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who served as [...]

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Charles McCall launched cable and streaming ads touting his anti-trans legislative success

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Oklahoma’s Land Office commissioners have rejected wind and solar leases on school trust land, defying staff recommendations and Gov. Kevin Stitt. The votes, swayed by anti-renewable sentiment and absentee commissioners, could cost education millions in revenue projected from long-term renewable projects.

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During his time as chief policy advisor for the state Education Department, Matt Langston has only badged into the office 42 days since Jan. 2023. His political consulting work has continued.

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A Cleveland County voter casts her ballot at the Moore Public Library on Super Tuesday. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch) This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. So far, five candidates are running to lead Oklahoma's public education system as state superintendent in [...]

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Oklahoma’s Republican primary is spotlighting education as state schools rank among the nation’s lowest. State Superintendent Ryan Walters, with a high-profile, conservative agenda and rumored gubernatorial ambitions, has become a focal point. GOP gubernatorial candidates are campaigning on education reforms while distancing themselves from his record.

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The number of people deported without a criminal history continues to rise in Oklahoma. But as local law enforcement leaders enter into new ICE agreements, they say they are trying to take a nuanced approach in line with their community needs

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