Lionel Ramos
State Government ReporterLionel Ramos covers state government for a consortium of Oklahoma’s public radio stations.
Previously, Ramos has reported for investigative news site Oklahoma Watch covering race and equity, reporting on the rising political capital of Latinos in Oklahoma, the resettlement of Afghan refugees, the stakes for Indigenous Oklahomans in the Supreme Court's 2023 Brackeen v. Haaland decision, unemployment, housing, and veterans’ issues.
Born into the circus, Ramos traveled across the country in an RV with his family for the first half of his life. He eventually landed in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended high school and community college before transferring to Texas State University in San Marcos. He holds a bachelor's degree in English with a focus on creative writing. While a student at Texas State, he covered local and student government for the college newspaper, The University Star.
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The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is inching closer to rules regulating the use of AI-generated political messaging. At a meeting on Thursday, they discussed the route they'll likely take to get it done. -
A Former state lawmaker is suing Gov. Kevin Stitt for calling a special election for State Question 848, asking voters whether they want to launch a constitutional convention. -
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants voters to choose whether to start the process for a Constitutional Convention. And he's done it in a way that skirts the legislature's authority in the process. -
In a tight race, Republicans chose businessman and former State Senator Mike Mazzei as their nominee for governor. -
Oklahoma law enforcement continues to prove its value to the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. Here is the latest on the growing number of immigration enforcement partnerships between local, state and federal authorities. -
Voters in dozens of cities and counties will also see ballot questions on school bonds, renewing city and county taxes and instituting new GO bonds. Here are some of the races we're watching. -
Oklahoma voters are ready to head to the polls for primary runoff elections and to consider a couple of state questions. -
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is weighing the need for new rules around the use of artificial intelligence-generated campaign advertisements. But new ethics regulations involve political will, and while other states have addressed the issue, Oklahoma lawmakers have yet to act. -
Weeks after House leadership announced that Rep. Danny Williams was accused of "serious allegations" involving "improper behavior," the state Ethics Commission has launched a formal investigation. -
Oklahoma Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor Gentner Drummond's comments calling some members of his party fascists at the Tulsa Press Club's Candidate Forum this week are causing a stir.
