It’s only a handout when the government squanders or gives away money freely and without oversight. When Oklahoma’s incompetent Stitt administration hands the reins to an intermediary software company, it’s touted as a new model of private and public cooperation. “Other states used federal money to train new teachers or support programs for deaf and […]
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The plot is thickening faster than Low-Country Queso in the Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen saga.
The plot is thickening faster than Low-Country Queso in the Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen saga. Out of the way is Jerry Winchester, the former executive director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Restaurant Department, who tendered his resignation last month. No word on whether his burger will remain on the menu. But chain restaurant owner Brent […]
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What would Jesus do? Apparently fire the professional who invited a gay speaker to a class at a university using his name.
What would Jesus do? Apparently fire the professional who invited a gay speaker to a class at a university using his name. This spring, Oklahoma Christian University professor Michael O’Keefe invited Scott Hale to speak to his class. It should be noted that O’Keefe had been on campus for 41 years while Hale was only […]
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Oklahoma and Texas are now in a league of their own for having the strictest laws prohibiting abortion in yet another Constitutional pressure test against Roe v. Wade and the constitution of the current U.S. Supreme Court.
Oklahoma and Texas are now in a league of their own for having the strictest laws prohibiting abortion in yet another Constitutional pressure test against Roe v. Wade and the constitution of the current U.S. Supreme Court. There are no winners in an argument about abortion access, hence a half-century of taking the same matter […]
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To say Abby Broyles goes hard is a bit of an understatement.
To say Abby Broyles goes hard is a bit of an understatement. In full disclosure, she’s been a colleague and/or friend to many here at Oklahoma Gazette past and present. And her intoxicated antics at a sleepover with pre-teen girls have been repeated over and over again, from local news sites to the New York […]
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Naming their offshoot restaurant chain after what could easily be construed as a euphemism for a fart isn’t the biggest problem that a popular barbecue joint is facing after the contract got the attention of lawmakers.
Naming their offshoot restaurant chain after what could easily be construed as a euphemism for a fart isn’t the biggest problem that a popular barbecue joint is facing after the contract got the attention of lawmakers. Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen might not be getting as sweet of a deal as originally thought after the Oklahoma […]
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Welp, if you want to piss Kevin right off, it turns out a hand gesture is just the way to do it.
Welp, if you want to piss Kevin right off, it turns out a hand gesture is just the way to do it. On March 22, Oklahoma Progress Now tweeted a series of pictures from a morning at the Capitol. In the first, activist Adriana Laws is seen with a smiling Gov. Kevin Stitt, albeit with […]
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You guys remember when downtown Oklahoma City was frothing at the mouth with love for the Oklahoma City Thunder?
You guys remember when downtown Oklahoma City was frothing at the mouth with love for the Oklahoma City Thunder? Back before they lost 55 games so far this season, including a 10-run loss last month? Remember the days before the players this city loved to rally behind and obsess about were traded away or left? […]
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I don’t think we’re in Oklahoma anymore, Toto…
The social landscape has shifted so quickly in the state that it’s almost unrecognizable and even some of the decision-making at the capitol is reflecting that. Enter House Bill 3414, which provides for research into the medicinal and therapeutic value of psilocybin mushrooms, also known as “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms.” “Universities, institutions of higher education […]
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What goes up, must come down, right? Right?!
The second Russian dictator Vladimir Putin fired the first volleys into the Ukraine, gas prices shot up because there’s nothing that energy speculators like more than taking advantage of people who are beholden to their products (which is everyone). Unsurprisingly, the first to complain were the monster truck drivers whose pickup beds have nary a […]