It is not difficult to find something to get excited about this primary season in Oklahoma. With a major state question in play, a logjam of candidates in the gubernatorial primaries, numerous state House and Senate seat openings and remnants of political tension from the April teacher walkout underscoring it all, intrigue is not lacking […]
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PRIDE Civic union
On one hand, Freedom Oklahoma and Women Lead Oklahoma advocate for two distinct constituencies — the former promotes civil engagement in the LGBTQ community while the latter concentrates on those who identify as women. But the two groups have more in common than they have separate — a shared board of directors and office space, […]
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Primary decisions
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICERS U.S. Representative District 04 Republican Tom Cole James Taylor Democrat Roxann Klutts Mary Brannon Fred Gipson Mallory Varner U.S. Representative District 05 Republican Gregory Dunson DeJuan Edwards Steve Russell Democrat Leona Kelley-Leonard Ed Porter Elysabeth Britt Tom Guild Tyson Todd Meade Kendra Horn STATE OFFICERS Governor Republican Christopher Barnett Dan Fisher Eric Foutch […]
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Bouncing back
Calling Oklahoma’s November 2014 statewide election turnout disappointing might be an understatement. An August 2015 U.S. Census Bureau report on midterm state elections showed fewer Oklahomans participated in 2014 than in any statewide election over the previous 45 years. In Oklahoma, only 34.2 percent of adults cast a vote in the 2014 general election. Several […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Selfie intimidation
Oklahoma became the latest state to put a roadblock in the way of taking selfies in the voting booth — because why would it want to do anything that attracts young voters to the polls? Gov. Mary Fallin’s first veto of the Legislative session came last week as she nixed a bill sponsored by Rep. […]
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Jason Isbell gets political with Oklahoma Gazette in the wake of Roy Moore’s Alabama defeat
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit plays 8 p.m. Jan. 4 at The Criterion.
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Oklahoma Democratic Party’s new chairperson plans to put diversity first
Twenty-four-year-old Anna Langthorn is determined to fight for the rights of all Oklahomans
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Chicken-Fried News: Sticky fingers
Oklahoma voters stole so many pens on Election Day that some precincts had to call for more.
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Chicken-Fried News: Laid-back booth
A national list of strange voting places included a living room in rural Oklahoma.
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Chicken-Fried News: Maybe it’s the stickers?
A study that resulted in a ranked list of politically engaged states shows Oklahomans are definitely lacking when it comes to voting and politics.