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The Oklahoma legislature is considering measures to push back against the rising tide of ed tech.

An Oklahoma lawmaker and a veteran petroleum geologist are calling for a federal task force to develop an emergency action plan in response to the swarm…

Oklahoma emergency officials say as many as seven trains a week pass through the state carrying crude oil from the Northern Plains that's been involved in…

Oklahoma Watch, Jan. 14, 2026

State lawmakers have filed thousands of bills ahead of Oklahoma's 2026 legislative session. Threaded among those bills are two priorities that seem to be at odds: cutting property taxes and improving education outcomes for Oklahoma schoolchildren.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court put on hold a new state law that critics say threatens the independence of a constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars.

Senate Pro Tem Designee Lonnie Paxton says his priorities are now those of his entire caucus, and during his first press conference with reporters as the chamber’s new leader, he talked about how he plans to move forward with a new crop of senators.

Oklahoma nursing homes are rated 49th and Oklahoma’s health care system for the elderly is ranked 47th in two new studies. A three-year $11.5 million…

A generous storm season has helped ease drought conditions in Oklahoma and the Southwest but parts of the hard-hit southern plains still have a long way…

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Friday became the owner of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, ending the state’s use of private prison contracts.

Oklahoma banker, philanthropist and civic leader Gene Rainbolt died Thursday at 95.

Gov. Mary Fallin's chief budget negotiator says a tentative deal has been reached with the House and Senate on a roughly $7 billion budget for the fiscal…