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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt meets with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Travels To Azerbaijan To 'Strengthen Strategic Partnerships'

Governor Kevin Stitt and a small delegation are in Azerbaijan this week, a small country east of Turkey and north of Iran, where Eastern Europe meets Western Asia.

No Political Will For Medicaid Expansion In Oklahoma

While some Republican-led states are exploring whether to expand Medicaid to include more low-income residents, Oklahoma's GOP leaders remain steadfastly…

Judge Thad Balkman listens to statements from the defense during the hearing to settle the Journal Entry of Judgment for opioid trial at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Judge Makes $107 Million Math Error In Oklahoma’s Opioid Verdict

At a hearing Tuesday, Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman acknowledged he made a $107 million math error in his verdict on the state’s opioid case. The judge says…

GOP Takeover In Oklahoma Explained

It wasn’t long ago that to be involved in a meaningful way in Oklahoma politics, office seekers had to have a “D” after their names. But in just a few…

The Oklahoma state capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

House advances measure limiting some pay raises at Oklahoma agencies

Raises and bonuses for some state employees would be capped under a bill approved by the Oklahoma House on Tuesday.

Dry Conditions Spread In Oklahoma

The worst drought categories are unchanged in Oklahoma this week, although abnormally dry conditions have spread into more areas of the state.The U.S.…

Oklahoma's Summer Drought Outlook

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows an increasing area of red, symbolizing extreme to exceptional drought, over much of the southwest that extends…

Oklahoma Legislature Passes Controversial Tax Incentive For New Oil And Gas Wells

The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday approved a bill that makes permanent a generous tax incentive for oil and gas production.The votes followed a heated…

Rodney Redus of Oklahoma City votes at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics polling location in Tuesday's primary. Only 47 voters had cast their ballots at the site as of 2:30 p.m.

Primary Election Whittles Down Oklahoma's So-Called ‘Teacher Caucus’

The potential size of a so-called “teacher caucus” in the Legislature was significantly whittled down Tuesday after 20 current or former educators lost…

U.S. Rep. Steve Russell during a Feb. 3 House Oversight and Government Reform hearing.

Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation Reacts To Travel Ban Order

Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation have largely been supportive of President Donald Trump’s executive order that temporarily bans travel of…

Attorney General to Oklahoma City

Attorney General John Ashcroft went to Oklahoma City today to meet with survivors and relatives of victims of the 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing. Ashcroft said he wanted to talk with the people about the calls from some of them for closed circuit television of the execution of bomber Timothy McVeigh. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Lavonna "Shorty" Koger at her shop, Shorty's Caboy Hattery, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Oklahoma Hatmaker To Be Inducted Into National Cowgirl Hall Of Fame

Lifelong Oklahoman Lavonna “Shorty” Koger is being inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame this fall. The in-demand hatmaker will join the ranks of Reba McEntire, Sacagawea and Sandra Day O’Connor.

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