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Gentner Drummond announced his plans for legal action at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday.

Oklahoma AG criticizes state education department for delays in school inhaler purchases

Attorney General Genter Drummond issued a letter of counsel Wednesday addressing the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s delay in purchasing emergency inhalers for public schools.

Tech giant Meta to buy renewable energy from Oklahoma wind farm

The virtual power purchase agreement was announced earlier this month.

Stitt appoints special prosecutor for Indigenous Oklahoma hunters without state licenses

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a special prosecutor to go after Indigenous hunters who are cited for hunting without a state license on tribal reservations.

Moody's gives Oklahoma improved credit rating in wake of rainy day fund growth

Moody’s Investor Service says Oklahoma’s credit rating is looking better.

State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister leads the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting last week to vote on closing schools for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester. The closures were necessitated to combat COVID-19.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Says COVID-19 Reinforces Need For Digital Access

Joy Hofmeister wants the internet in the home of every Oklahoma student.In an interview Monday, she said the COVID-19 closures have exposed an equity gap…

Districts Sue Oklahoma Education Department Over Two Decades Of Misappropriated Funding

Dozens of Oklahoma school districts sued the State Department of Education Monday for allegedly miscalculating the education funding formula for 22…

Judge denies stay of execution request for five Oklahoma death row inmates

The first executions in the state since 2015 are scheduled to continue as planned after death row inmates were denied stays of execution.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to aviation workers, instructors, and students at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation visits Oklahoma City, highlights aviation industry

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Oklahoma City as a part of the Biden Administration’s “Investing in America” tour.

Western Oklahoma schools battle illness uptick, some forced to go virtual

Schools in western Oklahoma are battling an uptick in flu cases, which has forced at least two to go virtual.

State Question 828, if it ends up on the ballot, would amend the state’s constitution to create new protections for pregnant residents and the people who provide their care.

Oklahoma voters could decide on abortion access under proposed ballot initiative

Oklahomans could get the opportunity to vote for abortion access in the state. A ballot initiative is in the works, and it crossed an important threshold this week.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman Todd Hiett steps down amid allegations

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has a new chairman after Todd Hiett agreed to step back from that role.

How Vietnamese Refugees Spent 40 Years Rejuvenating An Oklahoma City Neighborhood

San Nguyen stands along Classen Blvd. in Oklahoma City’s Asian District and points out some of the Vietnamese-owned businesses north of NW 23rd Street.…

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