Political Analysis

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (617+ words) The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld an Oklahoma curriculum restriction law, saying that nothing in the language prohibits educators from discussing race-related, sexist or oppressive concepts "in the abstract or in connection with historical or popular figures." The…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (677+ words) Oklahoma law enforcement agencies’ partnerships with federal immigration forces have resulted in the arrests of over 1,800 people, the majority of whom have no criminal history, records show. Only five of those detained this year had previously been convicted of a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (156+ words) Oklahoma Senate projections from February 2025 estimated SB 50's sales tax exemption would cost the state about $178,000 in lost revenue in Fiscal Year 2026. Lawmakers weighed that figure against an estimated $200 million spent annually by Oklahoma taxpayers on firearm injuries and fatalities,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (91+ words) 2026 Oklahoma Senate election: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · State Legislature 2026 Oklahoma Senate election No public polling synced for this race yet. Candidates sync…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (84+ words) 2026 Oklahoma Senate race — Democratic primary: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · U.S. SenateDemocratic primary ← The general election race No public polling synced for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (583+ words) A proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter pushed by President Trump is splitting Oklahoma Republicans. Primary season is running out, but not before Oklahoma voters cast their ballots in tomorrow's Republican primary runoff. Oklahoma is a reliably red state, so in all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (133+ words) Oklahoma’s primary runoff election was a nail-biter, with Mike Mazzei edging out Gentner Drummond for the Republican nomination for governor. The former state senator from Tulsa now moves on to face Cyndi Munson in the General Election. Voters also decided…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) The Oklahoma Democratic Party delivered nearly 400 petition signatures to the State Capitol on Friday, calling on Republican state Rep. Danny Williams to withdraw from his reelection race. OKDEMS said Friday is the deadline for Williams to remove his name from…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) During the August primary runoff election, voters approved a ballot measure that solidifies the state's voter ID laws in the Oklahoma Constitution. State Question 846 adds a section to the state's constitution to require proof of identity to vote in any…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (490+ words) By: Emma Murphy // Oklahoma Voice//August 28, 2026// – Two Oklahoma Senate incumbents lost their primary runoff elections Tuesday. – Dana Prieto and Jack Stewart were defeated, while David Smith narrowly won his nomination. – Nine other legislative races advanced to the November general election....