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Fact check: What Stitt got right — and wrong — in his final State of the State address

We rate Gov. Kevin Stitt’s statements on personal income, Medicaid, marijuana and Ronald Reagan from his State of the State ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers push sweeping immigration agenda touching colleges, jobs and land ownership

Dozens of bills filed this session would expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities, restrict access to public ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers propose changes to laws on housing, homelessness and eviction

Bills filed ahead of the 2026 session would let residents sue cities over camping enforcement, expand tenant protections and ...
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New bills seek to rein in oil companies’ pollution of Oklahoma groundwater

The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from ...
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‘The risk is moving too slow’: How Oklahoma’s government wants AI to reshape the state’s economy

The author of Gov. Kevin Stitt's report on AI in Oklahoma argues the state must act quickly or risk falling behind as ...
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Power struggle roils Oklahoma Senate as Paxton sidelines Freedom Caucus leader

The Oklahoma Senate leader says the far-right Freedom Caucus is hurting the chamber. Jett responds by calling Paxton “a bully.” ...
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From limiting tax breaks to moratoriums, Oklahoma legislators eye new rules for data centers

A slew of bills at the Legislature this year would pause new developments, limit nondisclosure agreements and require companies to shoulder infrastructure costs as opposition grows.
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Despite court orders to improve, report shows growing waitlist for mental health treatment in jail

Court-appointed monitors warn the state is falling behind on promised reforms as hundreds remain jailed while awaiting care.