1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1456+ words) ‘Go home’: Norman senator backs Stitt’s homelessness sweeps and considers making cities pay: A Norman lawmaker is considering proposing legislation that would allow the state to bill cities for the governor’s effort to clear homeless encampments from state land. [The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (777+ words) Policy Matters: Oklahoma can bring dark money into the light: Oklahoma voters this election cycle have been bombarded with outrageous political mailers, turning elections into a contest of sensational attacks — and it’s time we demand something simple: if someone spends…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (565+ words) Sen. Lisa Strandridge, R-Norman, issued a press release last week thanking Gov. Stitt for his work in clearing a state-owned property site in Norman of a homeless encampment. Standridge said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has now cleared the encampment three…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (953+ words) Oklahoma voters to see two state questions on August 25 ballot: All Oklahoma voters will have two state questions on their ballot on August 25. State Question 844 and State Question 846 were both born from resolutions that the Oklahoma legislature passed during the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (516+ words) With the first interim study of this year scheduled for next week, and most legislators preoccupied with their own election, a friend’s election, or who they will have to work with in the governor’s office next year, there’s not much…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) SQ 844: Property tax reimbursement reform has educators uneasy: A state question on Oklahoma’s Aug. 25 ballots would change how counties are reimbursed for ad valorem tax revenue when properties qualify for manufacturing exemptions, a complicated and long-simmering issue now causing angst…...