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Unlike the fierce debate over Oklahoma’s congressional redistricting map, state lawmakers approved new legislative redistricting plans last month with a near-unanimous bipartisan vote that received little fanfare.
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Following nearly a year of work, the Oklahoma legislature has approved new boundaries for legislative and congressional districts that will be in place for the next ten years.
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Oklahoma lawmakers released their final updated map of the state's congressional districts on Monday, a few weeks ahead of a special session on redistricting.
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New lines will turn Oklahoma’s Congressional District 5 from a purple district to a solidly Republican one.
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Six years after pausing the administration of the death penalty in the state, Oklahoma carried out an execution on Thursday that did not go according to plan. During injection of the three-drug cocktail, inmate John Grant convulsed more than two dozen times and vomited, before losing consciousness and dying in the execution chamber. Witnesses described a gruesome sight, and the Grant execution casts doubt over the next executions the state is planning, including that of Julius Jones.
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Oklahoma’s only competitive congressional district could return to firm Republican control — or give Democrats the best chance they’ve seen in years.
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By law, the Oklahoma legislature must end each year's legislative session by the last Friday in May at 5:00 p.m. The 2021 legislative session ended just a…
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At least 35 bills have been introduced nationally that would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's sports events. One of those…
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Oklahoma lawmakers have a state constitutionally-required deadline on May 28th, the end of their current session, to pass new legislative district maps.…
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The week of March 15th was an abbreviated week for Oklahoma legislators due to spring break. The House of Representatives took off on Wednesday and…