Race for a One Year Political Post
Polls are opening on Tuesday for a special election in Senate District 43 to pick a representative who will only be in the State Capitol for one session.
A Heated Public Hearing on OK Pipeline
Fiery opinions voiced at the final public hearing for a proposed pipeline through Oklahoma.
Getting Kids Fit
Oklahoma ranks as one of the highest states in childhood obesity and now one lawmaker wants to find a way to improve those statistics.
Debating US School Standards
Oklahoma Republicans are facing off against each other over a federal plan to develop common core state standards across the US.
Fighting Against Health Care Exchanges
A state lawmaker is following through with legislation to nullify the federal health care law and urges the legislature to oppose any health care exchanges.
Low Income Tax Collections Reduces OK Revenue for Sept
The State Treasurer says revenue collections continue growing, but September’s numbers were down slightly mostly because of income and gross production receipts.
Letting Homeschoolers Play in Public Schools
An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to find a way to get homeschoolers and virtual school students involved in public school activities.
Fixing Oklahoma’s Roads and Bridges
Governor Fallin, state lawmakers, county commissioners and transportation officials came together for a press conference on Monday to announce a plan to tackle infrastructure needs in Oklahoma.
New Laws Considered to Deal with ‘Sexting’
A Senate interim study is looking at possibly creating new laws to tackle a practice by young people of sending nude pictures and videos through mobile devices.
Teachers’ Retirement System Improves
The Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System is announcing its decreased its unfunded liability and on its way to a fully funded pension plan.
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