9+ hour, 59+ min ago  (611+ words) Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton says Senate Republicans' overarching agenda is complete. Republican priorities have revolved around balancing education and health spending with an overall agency request shortfall. Paxton says bills that are still pending represent the goals of…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (665+ words) Residents in Enid and other Oklahoma communities on Friday were picking through rubble after at least six tornadoes swept through parts of the state. About 40 homes were either damaged or destroyed in Enid and Garfield County after an EF4 tornado was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (222+ words) Powerful tornadoes struck north-central Oklahoma Thursday evening, impacting Vance Air Force Base and the Enid area. Dramatic video showed a large, violent tornado moving through the base and southeast Enid. Only minor damage was reported at the base, but just…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (728+ words) An overhaul of early childhood reading laws, including a requirement that struggling readers repeat third grade, now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt's desk. Senate Bill 1778 cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday when the Senate approved it 43-2. The bill overwhelmingly passed…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (1731+ words) Ryan Bellgardt doesn't measure success in blockbuster budgets. "Don't think of it as one $30 million movie " think of it as 30 $1 million movies," said the Oklahoma City filmmaker and co-owner of Boiling Point Media, describing the kind of steady, small-scale production…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (1627+ words) Foreign ownership of farmland, which was once a niche concern in agricultural policy circles, has become a prominent political issue in Oklahoma. In this year's Republican primary for governor, candidates are seizing on the issue. "Traveling across the state, this…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (383+ words) Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill released a statement saying the tribe is considering multiple options, such as a remedy in a lower federal court. He argues that according to the high court, tribal citizenship is a political affiliation supported…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (511+ words) Announcer: Capitol Insider sponsored by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, cornerstone of Oklahoma medicine, with physician members who are committed to better health for all Oklahomans. Learn more at okmed. org. Dick Pryor: This is Capitol Insider - taking you inside…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (401+ words) Democrats said Thursday they expect Oklahoma's legislative session will end early, but worry lawmakers' rush to get home to campaign will result in the state budget and other legislation not being thoroughly considered. Republican leadership said the Legislature will continue…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (529+ words) Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has concluded investigations in 10 counties, covering instances of fraud and abuse by health care providers. The investigation, called Operation Sooner Shield, led to 10 arrests, two surrenders, 10 criminal cases and one civil…...