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As Gov. Stitt overhauls Oklahoma education board, lawmakers won't consider this nominee
One of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s four recent appointments to the state Board of Education likely won’t receive a confirmation ...
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Oklahoma Gov. Stitt vetoes bill to bolster OSBI office for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
As people gathered around the Oklahoma Capitol to support victims and their families, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill tweaking ...
Why Oklahoma officials want to crack down on hemp's unregulated THC loophole
Products containing Delta 8 THC or other types not currently regulated as medical marijuana could face new regulations and ...
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As Oklahoma Forestry Services' disaster response role evolves, Wildland Fire Working Group has suggestions
After wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Oklahoma in March, Gov. Kevin Stitt fired the head of the ...
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Disaster declaration expanded to include 38 Oklahoma counties from April floods
Heavy rain, flooding and severe storms over the past several weeks have led to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt declaring a disaster ...
Gov. Stitt adds another new member to Ryan Walters-led education board
Gov. Kevin Stitt's pick to fill a long-vacant seat comes at a time when he is increasingly at odds with State schools ...
AG Drummond urges Gov. Stitt to remove ODMHSAS Commissioner after financial shortfall
Attorney Gentner Drummond is renewing his call for Governor Kevin Stitt to remove Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and ...
Oklahoma mental health department can't meet payroll through fiscal year, commissioner says
Commissioner Allie Friesen asked lawmakers for $23 million to pay the mental health department's employees through the fiscal ...
Education bills await Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s approval
An Inglewood man recalls fearing for his life as he was brutally assaulted outside his home by an attacker who yelled racial ...
Editorial: How is the mental health 'business' going in Oklahoma? Not so great
In light of the House committee hearing where we heard an interim CFO — at one of those state agencies that the governor has ...
Rift over compacts widens between Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Muscogee Nation
The governor said Wednesday the Muscogee Nation wants a "special deal" and is attempting to circumvent him by going through ...
Oklahoma AG insists Gov. Stitt terminate embattled agency Commissioner
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond renewed his call for Governor Stitt to remove Allie Friesen, Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.