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    <title>Appointment of Mullin shakes up 2026 Oklahoma elections</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[President Trump's appointment of Oklahoma U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary sends ripples through the state's 2026 election cycle.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:27:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[President Trump's appointment of Oklahoma U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin as…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Two bills designed to enforce federal immigration policy through SNAP and Medicaid have been approved by the Oklahoma House and sent to the Senate.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:51:49 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Legislators have begun the arduous work of dealing with an avalanche of bills that must be considered by the end of the Oklahoma legislative session in May.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[State budget and appropriations figure to define the 2026 legislative session. Economist Dr. Robert Dauffenbach discusses Oklahoma's economic outlook.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[As the 2026 Legislative Session opens, lawmakers sort through bills and evaluate budget requests from state agencies and the governor's executive budget plan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:38:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Analyzing the Executive Budget as 2026 legislative session begins</itunes:title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As he prepares to deliver his State of the State address, Governor Kevin Stitt discusses what he's learned and what he wants to accomplish in his final year as governor.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[With the start of the 2026 legislative session coming February 2nd, lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies, many asking for more appropriations.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With the start of the 2026 legislative session coming February 2nd, lawmakers…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Bill filing completed for 2026 Oklahoma Legislative Session</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma legislators will have more than 5,000 bills and joint resolutions to consider when they return to the Capitol for the 2026 legislative session in February.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Bill filing completed for 2026 Oklahoma Legislative Session</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Oklahoma legislators will have more than 5,000 bills and joint resolutions to…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Lawmakers step up efforts as bill filing deadline nears</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With the legislative session less than a month away and the pre-session bill filing deadline looming, state legislators are stepping up the pace of proposing legislation.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:01:30 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With the legislative session less than a month away and the pre-session bill…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Top Oklahoma Stories of 2025 (Part 2)</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Our countdown of the top Oklahoma stories of 2025, as heard on Capitol Insider, leads us from number five to number one.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Top Oklahoma Stories of 2025 (Part 2)</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our countdown of the top Oklahoma stories of 2025, as heard on Capitol Insider, leads us from number five to number one.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Our countdown of the top Oklahoma stories of 2025, as heard on Capitol Insider,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Top Oklahoma Stories of 2025 (Part 1)</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We close the year by ranking the top Oklahoma stories of 2025 as heard on Capitol Insider, beginning with numbers 11-6.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Top Oklahoma Stories of 2025 (Part 1)</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[We close the year by ranking the top Oklahoma stories of 2025 as heard on Capitol Insider, beginning with numbers 11-6.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[We close the year by ranking the top Oklahoma stories of 2025 as heard on…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Court finds State Department of Education violated Open Meeting Act</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The State Department of Education under former superintendent Ryan Walters violated state Open Meeting Act, Oklahoma Supreme Court finds.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:42:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The State Department of Education under former superintendent Ryan Walters violated state Open Meeting Act, Oklahoma Supreme Court finds.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The State Department of Education under former superintendent Ryan Walters…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Closed party primaries expected for the next two years</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The State Election Board has determined that independents will not be allowed to vote in party primary elections in 2026 and 2027.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:42:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Closed party primaries expected for the next two years</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The State Election Board has determined that independents will not be allowed to vote in party primary elections in 2026 and 2027.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The State Election Board has determined that independents will not be allowed…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>351</itunes:duration>






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    <title>State agency budget requests seek $1.6 billion in new funding</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies who are seeking increases to address the rising costs of doing the work of the people.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:32:47 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>State agency budget requests seek $1.6 billion in new funding</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies who are seeking increases to address the rising costs of doing the work of the people.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies who are seeking…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>End of year economic outlook shows strength in Oklahoma economy</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[How is the economy faring heading toward the start of 2026? Oklahoma economist Dr. Robert Dauffenbach analyzes the state of the economy and what's ahead in the new year.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:26:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[How is the economy faring heading toward the start of 2026? Oklahoma economist…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Oklahoma Supreme Court hears challenge to initiative petition law</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether Oklahoma's new law regulating citizen lawmaking by initiative petitions is constitutional.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:36:51 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Oklahoma Supreme Court hears challenge to initiative petition law</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether Oklahoma's new law regulating citizen lawmaking by initiative petitions is constitutional.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether Oklahoma's new law regulating…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
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    <title>Statewide elected officials to get post-election pay raise</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A new commission has approved raising the annual salaries for statewide elected officials, while legislator pay will stay the same.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Statewide elected officials to get post-election pay raise</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new commission has approved raising the annual salaries for statewide elected officials, while legislator pay will stay the same.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A new commission has approved raising the annual salaries for statewide elected…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
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    <title>2026 Oklahoma election cycle is underway </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In less than a year, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote in a wide-open and monumental general election.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:50:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In less than a year, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote in a wide-open and monumental general election.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In less than a year, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote in a wide-open and…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>354</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[In Oklahoma and around the U.S., elected officials are seeking ways to provide food assistance to needy residents as the federal government shutdown affects SNAP.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Democrats call for special session to address loss of SNAP funding</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Oklahoma and around the U.S., elected officials are seeking ways to provide food assistance to needy residents as the federal government shutdown affects SNAP.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In Oklahoma and around the U.S., elected officials are seeking ways to provide…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>354</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Under the new state superintendent, Oklahoma's State Board of Education is moving quickly to deal with controversial issues.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>State Board of Education to review state social studies standards</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Under the new state superintendent, Oklahoma's State Board of Education is moving quickly to deal with controversial issues.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Under the new state superintendent, Oklahoma's State Board of Education is…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>354</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' mandate to place Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms and incorporate biblical teaching is being eliminated.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Classroom Bible mandate dropped by  State Department of Education</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' mandate to place Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms and incorporate biblical teaching is being eliminated.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' mandate to place Bibles in Oklahoma…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>354</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court has found a major priority of the Stitt administration to be unconstitutional.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Supreme Court decision halts state business courts</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court has found a major priority of the Stitt administration to be unconstitutional.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Oklahoma Supreme Court has found a major priority of the Stitt…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>353</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Following the resignation of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Lindel Fields as interim superintendent, announced a "turnaround" team and renewed calls to make the position appointed rather than elected.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>What&#x27;s next after a tumultuous week for Oklahoma education?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following the resignation of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Lindel Fields as interim superintendent, announced a "turnaround" team and renewed calls to make the position appointed rather than elected.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Following the resignation of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Gov.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Logan Layden</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>349</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Controversial State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters resigns to take job with conservative teacher group.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kgou.org/show/capitol-insider/2025-09-26/walters-resignation-affects-state-schools-and-2026-election</link>
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    <itunes:title>Walters resignation affects state schools and 2026 election</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Controversial State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters resigns to take job with conservative teacher group.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Controversial State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters resigns…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>347</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[New social studies standards that went into effect for the current school semester have now been halted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:02:30 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kgou.org/show/capitol-insider/2025-09-19/oklahoma-supreme-court-puts-new-social-studies-standards-on-hold</link>
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    <itunes:title>Oklahoma Supreme Court puts new social studies standards on hold</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New social studies standards that went into effect for the current school semester have now been halted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[New social studies standards that went into effect for the current school…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>349</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Stitt state employee &#x27;return to work&#x27; order survives legal challenge</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Citing lack of standing for the legislator who brought a lawsuit against it, the Oklahoma Supreme Court allows Gov. Kevin Stitt's "return to work" executive order to stand.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kgou.org/show/capitol-insider/2025-09-12/stitt-state-employee-return-to-work-order-survives-legal-challenge</link>
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    <itunes:title>Stitt state employee &#x27;return to work&#x27; order survives legal challenge</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Citing lack of standing for the legislator who brought a lawsuit against it, the Oklahoma Supreme Court allows Gov. Kevin Stitt's "return to work" executive order to stand.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Citing lack of standing for the legislator who brought a lawsuit against it,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dick Pryor</itunes:author>
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