Friday, August 17th – 9th will be the Oklahoma Tax-Free Weekend in 2026. All businesses are required to participate. Any person can purchase the tax-free merchandise from retailers in their stores from catalogs or online. Sales of any article of clothing or footwear designed to be worn on or about the human body and the…
State offices in Oklahoma are determined in the non-presidential election years. The June 16 primary left five races going to a runoff in the August 25 election – four Republican and one Democrat runoffs. In the race for governor current Gov. Kevin Stitt is term limited. and cannot run. Nine Republicans, three Democrats and three…
(Oklahoma City) – Oklahoma takes election security very seriously, and our state has excellent laws and procedures in place to help ensure the integrity of elections in our state. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Oklahoma’s election system is designed to ensure that Oklahoma voters feel confident each time they cast a ballot. “We…
In 2024, activists launched an initiative petition effort to impose a California-style election system in Oklahoma. Under the proposed system, voters’ November choices could have been reduced to two politicians from the same political party. State Question 836 backers needed 172,993 signatures from qualified Oklahoma voters to place the proposal on the ballot. They fell…
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 7, 2026) – State Treasurer Todd Russ released the June 2026 State Tax Revenue Report, showing total monthly revenue of $1.6 billion, a 5.8% increase from June 2025. Over the last 12 months, Oklahoma revenues totaled $17.91 billion, up $989.9 million, or 5.9%, year-over-year, reflecting continued strength across key revenue sources and…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma homeowners statewide will have another opportunity to strengthen their homes against severe weather and reduce long-term insurance costs through the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s (OID) Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Grant Program. Applications for the next round of funding opened Monday, July 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT. Eligible homeowners can apply for…
Earlier this month, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted to allow numerous state institutions to hike tuition rates. The head of Oklahoma State University indicated more tuition hikes will occur if already-rising state appropriations are not increased at an even-faster rate. But a new report by Andrew Gillen, a research fellow at the…
Friday, July 31, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the August 25 Federal and State Runoff Primary Election, State Questions 844 and 846, City of Tulsa General Election, City of Tulsa Special ONG Utility Franchise Election; as well as City of Bixby Special Bond…
As a part of The Church Studio’s popular “Tunes at Noon” local Chrisitan artist Jeff Brucculeri will be performing a solo concert on July 14 at 12:00 p.m. Jeff is an accomplished trumpet player, singer and humorist. He will feature songs from his first three gospel albums, plus he’ll include some patriotic music in honor…
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice announced that recent anti-fraud efforts have resulted in charges being filed against 455 defendants nationwide, including in Oklahoma, for health-care fraud and opioid-abuse schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims “and significant patient harm, including death.” The charges were filed as part of the agency’s 2026…