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Oklahoma Watch, Jan. 7, 2026 -
A mandate that public schools offer free meals to all students appears to have failed to capture widespread support in the GOP-controlled Oklahoma Legislature after being ignored by school districts. -
Ahead of Oklahoma’s first execution of the year, two state lawmakers are calling for clemency. -
Simpson's case will be considered a final time by the state's Pardon and Parole Board this month. The board has the power to recommend that Simpson be spared, and instead spend the rest of his life behind bars. -
Outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in Oklahoma have led to calls for greater transparency from the Oklahoma State Department of Health as the state stands alone in only sharing measles cases on a statewide basis. -
The state received one of the highest Rural Health Transformation Program investments nationally, only ranking behind California, Montana, Alaska and Texas. -
The American Association of University Professors delivered a petition to OU administrators Friday demanding answers regarding its handling of an academic freedom case that has garnered national attention. -
Backpacks filled with bug nets, nature journals and other activities are available across Oklahoma as part of the Rural Library Backpack Program. -
A dozen new laws took effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes. -
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board can’t sidestep the Department of Corrections in determining medical parole eligibility, the attorney general’s office decided last month. -
Our countdown of the top Oklahoma stories of 2025, as heard on Capitol Insider, leads us from number five to number one. -
Oklahoma Watch, Dec. 31, 2025
