Gentner Drummond said he will release copies of his financial and health records to the public after being challenged to do so by a debate moderator. The Republican gubernatorial candidate, who serves as Oklahoma’s attorney general, also told Oklahoma Voice during an interview Thursday that he plans to go a step further and also release […]
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Educators face off in GOP race for Oklahoma superintendent
The Republican nomination for Oklahoma state superintendent will go to one of two longtime educators — either an experienced school administrator who decries political partisanship or a high school teacher and Christian minister who says his insight from the classroom could benefit schools statewide. Robert Franklin and James Taylor advanced to the Aug. 25 runoff election as […]
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Inola Smelter Questions Surface Ahead of Tonight’s GOP Governor Debate
Oklahoma First (@OKFirst2026) raised questions about the timeline surrounding Mike Mazzei’s position on the proposed Inola smelter project. According to the post: On April 9, Mike Mazzei attended the Freedom Caucus debate, where he expressed opposition to the Inola smelter. This was after Wallace Design, where Mazzei’s brother Dan Mazzei is a principal, was reportedly […]
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Republican lawmakers face off for party nomination to lead Oklahoma labor department
Two state lawmakers seeking the Republican nomination to be elected Oklahoma’s next labor commissioner hope to modernize the Department of Labor and dig into artificial intelligence’s impact on businesses. Reps. John Pfeiffer, R-Mulhall, and Kevin West, R-Moore, both advanced from the June 16 primary and will be on the Aug. 25 primary runoff ballot to […]
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Angry crowd confronts Oklahoma water regulators over dams
Dozens of angry property owners on Tuesday filled a state agency board room demanding the removal of dams that they said are draining their way of life. Wearing stickers that read “Got Water? We Don’t” and “Save Cedar Lake. Vote No!,” residents accused the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, which is tasked with policing water issues, […]
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Oklahoma Gubernatorial Hopeful AWOL From Police Pension Board
Oklahoma GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Mazzei has missed three-fourths of the monthly meetings of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement Board since being appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt in March 2023.
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Primary Recap
Oklahoma’s June 16 primary election did more than narrow crowded fields. It sent a message loud enough for every candidate, consultant, and lawmaker to hear: Oklahomans are tired of chaos. Across the state, voters chose between serious public service and another round of ideological warfare. In race after race, they pushed back against candidates openly […]
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Bottle rockets could light up Oklahoma skies for first time in decades
Christopher Burney fondly remembers a childhood with large July 4 cookouts and fireworks displays that went into the early morning hours. The self described “fireworks enthusiast” from Okmulgee was the instigator for Senate Bill 1948 that allows retailers to sell fireworks year-round and allows the sale of bottle rockets for the first time since 1981. The measure, […]
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Political Favoritism
A multicounty grand jury revealed it’s been investigating the early release of a drunk driver from prison. In a report released Thursday, the grand jury said although it found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, it did find multiple issues with the early release GPS Program. It also found evidence of political favoritism toward the offender, […]
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Capitol Wrap
For those who do not keep up with the day-to-day activities at Northwest 23rd Street and Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City, state lawmakers convene from the first Monday in February until they conclude business, which must be by the final Friday in May. Gov. Kevin Stitt has a deadline of Friday, May 29, to act […]