(STILLWATER, Okla., Sept. 9, 2024) — Oklahoma State University dedicated a monument of Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton on Friday. The monument is the final work produced by artist Harold Holden after his recent passing in 2023. Eaton, born in Connecticut in 1860, moved to Kansas when he was 8. His legend began after witnessing the…
Thursday September 12 at 6:30 p.m., Tulsa 9.12 Welcomes State Senator Dana Prieto and Candidate Eddie Huff at Spirit Life Church, 5345 S Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK. Prieto on the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus Our Oklahoma State Legislature became the newest member of a national network of conservative lawmakers on Tuesday, September 3rd, with the launch…
During the 2024 legislative session, Gov. Kevin Stitt and House lawmakers supported cutting the state’s personal income tax and putting it on a gradual path to full repeal, but Senate leaders refused to grant that proposal a vote. Now a new poll shows Oklahoma business leaders view the Senate’s inaction as a missed opportunity for…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, today announced that the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) would begin an investigation into spending concerns regarding the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). This investigation, approved by Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, and spearheaded by Wallace in his capacity as Chairman of LOFT, will focus on issues…
Early Voting for the Special Election will be at the Tulsa County Election Board at 555 North Denver. Early Voting: August 22 & 23 (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) and August 24 (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Any registered voter in Tulsa County eligible to vote in the upcoming election can vote at early voting…
When the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit was created in 2023, it gave Oklahoma something it has rarely enjoyed in competitions with border-state rival Texas: A clear advantage on a high-profile education issue. Oklahoma has robust school choice options for families. Texas does not. When he signed the school-choice program into law in May 2023,…
The University of Oklahoma is being paid millions in federal funds to tout climate-change theories in a race-based context, according to a recent announcement from the university. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation and the University of New Mexico, have received a $4 million grant from the National Science…
Due to the opposition of state Senate lawmakers, Oklahoma’s 2024 legislative session ended without passage of pro-growth income-tax cuts, despite the best efforts of Gov. Kevin Stitt and House Republicans leaders. But Stitt isn’t giving up, and he renewed his call for tax cuts this week after recent data showed the state government is in…
August 27 will be election day for the City of Tulsa mayor and council races and two city charter propositions as well as the runoff races from the June primaries for two Tulsa area legislative races and for the Tulsa County District 2 Republican and Democrat candidates. The two City of Tulsa questions that are…
Following weeks of delays, the Statewide Charter School Board on Monday rescinded its contract with a Catholic online school to comply with an order by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The board voted 8-0 to rescind the contract, which authorized oversight and public funding of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Board member Ben Lepak…