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.

State Representative J.J. Humphrey (R-Lane) said there are talks happening at the state capitol about forming a panel to investigate the possible impeachment of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett (R) if he does not voluntarily leave his position.

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett stepped down as the chairman of the commission to seek treatment for alcoholism following allegations he publicly groped someone during a business trip.

In a letter to the board, Drummond said he found it unacceptable that the board (and the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board before it) had held two meetings and both times had failed to rescind the contract despite an order from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court to do so.

“We do plan on honoring and respecting the full decision of the Supreme Court,” a board member said openly after coming out of executive session before explaining the termination vote would have to happen later because of the requested stay on the ruling.

A letter from the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners asks the State Fire Marshal’s Office to revoke the Berryhill Fire Department’s ability to conduct local building and fire code inspections within its district and instead transfer that power to a fire marshal within Tulsa County government.