LOFT: ODMHSAS still has $27.4 million ‘unexplained’ from shortfall recalculation
For the first time in the two and a half weeks since the House investigative committee first convened to examine the finances of the...
Electricity bills creating current gridlock in Legislature
Amid tax cut talk tension, drama with forestry services and investigations into financial fiascos at the state mental health department, several contentious electricity policy...
CIVICS
Stitt picks Rainey Williams for OU Board of Regents, Tracy Poole for OSU
Choosing a pair of leaders from financial investment firms, Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced his annual appointments for the boards of regents governing Oklahoma's...
Tribal roundup: Kiowa Tribe COVID spending concerns, UKB gaming approval, Choctaw candidate filing
A review requested by the U.S. Department of the Treasury has alleged the previous administration of the Kiowa Tribe improperly spent several million dollars...
As accreditation probation ends, OSU seeks $295 million for new College of Veterinary Medicine
One of the largest asks pending before the Oklahoma Legislature this session proposes a new OSU College of Veterinary Medicine complex in the hopes...
A decade after racist chant, SAE rebuffed from OU return
Just more than 10 years after the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma was kicked off campus owing to a video...
‘We have a lot of questions’: Friesen grilled during House ODMHSAS investigation
The Oklahoma House special committee formed to investigate financial issues with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services heard more than three...
Controversial Tulsa County contracts pulled, House forms ODMHSAS investigative committee
As confusion over a nebulous budget hole continues to muddle the 2025 legislative session, the House of Representatives announced an investigative committee today that...
CULTURE
On dueling holidays, enjoy Easter treats responsibly
Easter falls on April 20 this year, and you know what that means, right? Keep tabs on your candies like a responsible adult.
In years...
Control of federal funds could be sent to Ryan Walters
For as much as we talk about the state of the education system in Oklahoma, it's strange to me that the various sources of...
The real MVP? Nick Gallo antics hype historic season
If you've been living under a rock this year, you may not have heard that the Oklahoma City Thunder is having a very good...