According to the plan, if Governor Stitt doesn’t approve a bill to expand sports betting in a way similar to how the state did with dice and table games in 2018, then a second bill would kick in that would allow the people of Oklahoma to decide on legalization once and for all in a statewide vote.

The State of Oklahoma cracked down on abortion three years ago. Now, the the state legislature is cracking down on the most commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone.

The House and Senate have a compromise in place that will ban cell phone use in all Oklahoma public schools, but just for one year.

Hilbert amended SB 1027 out of fear it violated the U.S. Supreme Court’s one person gets one vote ruling that’s been in place since the 1960s. Under the new SB 1027, there are now caps on how many signatures can be collected in all counties.

The Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is tens of millions of dollars in debt.

Under the agreement, Walters cannot use ‘State Superintendent of Public Instruction’ in the title of his personal X account so that he can post political posts in the future. In the bio of his personal X page, it must state “Teacher, Dad to 4, and State Superintendent of Oklahoma”. In his account, he must also remove and stop using state-issued images.

“It means we can completely ignore everybody else in our state, and just sit in two counties. Unless we decide to do something about it,” said State Sen. David Bullard (R-Durant).

For the second year in a row, state lawmakers are once again debating on whether spanking special needs children in Oklahoma public schools should continue.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said he supports the legalization of sports betting in Oklahoma, but said it can’t just be something controlled by the tribes.

House Bill 1203 by Durant Republican Cody Maynard allows for the State Treasurer’s Office and financial managers to invest in Bitcoin, both when it comes to state savings accounts and pension funds.

Oklahoma’s two Republican U.S. Senators did not choose the candidate preferred by President-Elect Donald Trump’s inner circle to be Senate majority leader.

Tulsa County law enforcement and election officials said they have been told by federal investigators the arrest of an Afghan national plotting to disrupt voting, likely in Oklahoma, did not show any signs he was planning anything in or near the Tulsa metro.

Initially, Stitt had said the Cherokee Nation must accept the same terms and conditions that the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations agreed to during the tribal tag compact discussions. Now, the governor’s office confirmed they have offered the Cherokee Nation a unique compact to address their needs and concerns and settle the matter.

Both Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. described the chances of renewing any agreement as “unlikely at this point”, “bleak”, and a “stalemate” if the compact had to be renewed today.

State lawmakers passed a bill last year after the school shooting at a Nashville private school that would open up funds to school districts throughout the state to help them hire school resource officers and buy other tools to help prevent similar tragedies from happening in Oklahoma.