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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules school masking requirements don't need governor approval

Oklahoma's Supreme Court ruled a ban on mask mandates in schools that relies on action by the governor is unconstitutional. The ruling affirms local control, while leaving much of a 2021 law intact.

Demonstrators hold signs and wave flags during the 2024 OKC Women’s Strike at the Oklahoma Capitol.

Report: Abortion restrictions cost Oklahoma economy more than $1.8 billion annually

The data comes four years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules nation’s first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the state’s contract with what would be the first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded.

(From left to right) Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and State Superintendent Ryan Walters

Oklahoma attorney general criticizes Stitt, Walters, and has a warning for new ed board nominees

Tensions are heating up between Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Oklahoma City attorney and legislative watchdog Jerry Fent, who has successfully challenged laws in the past, comes out of a hearing room at the State Supreme Court, where a referee heard his lawsuit over House Bill 2562.

In Lawsuit Over Oil And Gas Tax Law, Two Ways To ‘Test’ A Revenue Bill In Oklahoma

The State Supreme Court on July 29 heard a lawsuit and constitutional challenge to House Bill 2562, a measure that would change the effective state tax…

Lawmakers OK stop to Oklahoma mental health hospital construction, pivot to new OKC location

State lawmakers moved one step closer to abandoning plans to construct a state-of-the-art inpatient mental health hospital in Oklahoma City amid massive cost overruns and construction delays.

Pictured is a Swadley’s Bar-B-Q restaurant in Midwest City on Feb. 8, 2024.

Oklahoma AG rebuffs accusations that he’s violated conduct rules in Swadley criminal case

A restaurant owner charged with defrauding the state is accusing Oklahoma’s attorney general of using a pending criminal case to bolster his gubernatorial bid.

Stitt touts 'one of my best' Oklahoma legislative sessions featuring tax cuts, vetoes

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised 2025 legislative session outcomes.

We're Oklahoma Education's opt-out letter for parents to fill out and turn in to schools.

Oklahoma advocacy group debuts opt-out waivers for controversial social studies standards, more

A group of Oklahoma parents and advocates has released a waiver for material championed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters, but the state department says it is not enforceable.

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative's Hugo Plant received two extra years to comply with new EPA pollution requirements.

EPA gives some Oklahoma coal-fired power plants extensions to meet pollution requirements

Following an order from President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency gave dozens of coal plants an extra two years to comply with its latest Clean Air Act policies. Some of them are in Oklahoma.

Cotton bolls burst open in Perkins field.

After years of drought, Oklahoma raises cotton gin rates for first time since 1981

For the first time in about 45 years, state officials are raising the cost farmers pay cotton gins to process their cotton. In the past decade, drought has hit Oklahoma's cotton industry hard.

Attorney General Scott Pruitt talks to state lawmakers at the Oklahoma capitol in February 2017.

Senate Confirms Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt As Nation’s Top Environmental Watchdog

The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal regulatory…

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