For just one brief moment, U.S. Senator James Lankford remembered that he was an American and not just a Republican. While Trump, Giuliani and the gang were busy wasting the country’s time pretending they didn’t get their asses handed to them at the ballot box earlier in the month, Lankford told a Tulsa public radio […]
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Serious challenger
Abby Broyles has spent most of her life either wanting to be a journalist or being one. Now, she’s challenging Sen. Jim Inhofe for his senate seat. After working at KFOR as a reporter and anchor covering the state capitol, she went to law school in hopes of advocating for Oklahomans in a way she […]
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2020 state
The governor’s FY 2021 executive budget is attached below. Gov. Kevin Stitt kicked off the 2020 legislative session last week by delivering his second State of the State address, discussing education, health care, the disagreement with tribes on casino gambling and criminal justice reform. “Let me get right to the point. The state of our […]
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Figures of speech
Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, and Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, have coauthored Senate Bill 361, which protects “any lawful verbal, written, audio-visual or electronic means by which individuals may communicate ideas to one another.” Both lawmakers were invited to the White House by President Donald Trump because of their work on the bill. Many critics have […]
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Reform justice
Criminal justice reform is a major agenda topic in this year’s legislative session. A myriad of bills that would implement deep changes to the system have been introduced, and though many were left for dead, several still in the process seem likely to pass. Former Republican state Speaker of the House Kris Steele is now […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Party planner
The Oklahoma Democratic Party recently appointed a 24-year-old political activist as its leader.
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But since the adolescent gang is too immature to understand what all the fuss is about, they not only don’t see the need to save anything.
But since the adolescent gang is too immature to understand what all the fuss is about, they not only don’t see the need to save anything.
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Commentary: Brace for another crash landing
They seem to be certain that history could not possibly repeat itself with them in the cockpit and political parties acting like control towers.
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Find more coverage in this week’s print issue, on stands now, and in Oklahoma Gazette’s Nov. 2 print edition.
Find more coverage in this week’s print issue, on stands now, and in Oklahoma Gazette’s Nov. 2 print edition.
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2016 Election: Metro races to watch
(Cover design: Anna Schilling / Oklahoma Gazette) 2016 Election Issue It’s everyone’s democratic and civic duty to vote on Nov. 8, and this year’s ballot is an important one. This issue includes stories on Oklahoma’s multiple state questions, the Libertarian party, races to watch, our roundup of uncommon candidates and more. It also features the […]