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A company headed by a Republican state House member was paid tens of thousands of dollars to help throw a lavish party in honor of House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, raising conflict-of-interest questions.
As the Trump administration prepares to launch immigration raids, fears of arrest among Oklahoma’s undocumented immigrants grow. But those fears were already heightened: Data analyzed by Oklahoma Watch shows in recent years arrests have risen for undocumented migrants here who have no criminal record or only minor offenses.
The E Foundation, a nonprofit that raised eyebrows when former Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb started the group before his unsuccessful gubernatorial bid last year, has closed. Is a new similar organization being created?
Oklahoma’s air may be getting worse. The newest data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows air quality throughout much of the state was down during each of the past two years. That bucked a trend in which state had seen significant improvement during the past decade.
Marijuana has become a burgeoning industry in Oklahoma in the year since voters approved a state question to allow medical marijuana. Locate the dispensaries in your area and clusters or deserts in different parts of the state or cities.
Lobbyists seeking to influence elected officials in Oklahoma continue to spend some of the highest amounts ever in spite of rules intended to curb their practices.
Cheaper, stripped-down health plans could soon see a resurgence in Oklahoma, potentially reducing the number of uninsured while leaving policyholders with unexpected medical bills.
Oklahoma lawmakers closed out the 2019 session Thursday after nearly four months of debate on hundreds of bills that could impact the state for years to come. Here’s what the Legislature did, and didn’t do, this year, from the $8.1 billion spending bill to criminal justice reform.
Five former legislators who left office last year are now lobbying their former colleagues. A revived proposal to require a “cooling-off period” before legislators turn lobbyists is still in limbo.
The fight over Oklahoma’s recently changed liquor distribution laws shows how donors get around a partial fundraising blackout during the legislative session. One donor in the fight, and his wife, have given at least $95,000 since Feb. 6.