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Cover: Governor’s fight

Miguel Rios

Seven months ago, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced his plans to negotiate a new tribal gaming compact through an op-ed in Tulsa World. Since then, despite being a widely unpopular move even with his Republican allies, Stitt has continued fighting for an increase in the fees that the tribes pay to operate their casinos. But tribal […]

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Chicken-Fried News: Gambling problem

Gazette staff

Last year, the tribal nations operating Oklahoma’s more than 100 casinos paid $139 million to the state in “exclusivity fees,” according to Associated Press, but Gov. Kevin “Never Count Your Money When You’re Sitting at the Table” Stitt wants to raise the stakes. The fees — currently 4-10 percent of the casinos’ net revenue paid […]

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Chicken-Fried News: Okie stooges

Gazette staff

Oklahoma’s very own three stooges already forgot Mexico was supposed to pay for president Donald Trump’s border wall. But who can blame them? It’s not like Trump tweets about the southern border all the time or anything. In a press release, Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe, along with congressman Kevin Hern, said it was […]

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Chicken Fried News: Caffeine slinger

Gazette staff

A man we assume was already sufficiently over-caffeinated stole an 18-wheeler Pepsi truck late last month. The soda truck thief, Steven Allen Hart, jumped into the truck and drove off with it while workers were unloading product from the back. The truck’s actual driver had to jump out as Hart made his getaway. The man’s […]

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Chicken-Fried News: The law won

Gazette staff

Tulsa World and former World editor Ziva Branstetter fought the governor and a state agency and won. Now, readers are learning that no one is above the law, not even the governor. According to Oklahoma County District Judge Lisa Tipping Davis, Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) violated the state’s […]

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