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(Correction: This letter was updated at 11:10 a.m. Monday, May 22, to clarify that the requirement of a supermajority legislative vote for tax increases...

Oklahoma politicians from both parties have made a mess of state finances for the past decade. Republican and Democrat lawmakers have cut taxes, protected special...

After reading OKC City Councilman John Pettis' comments on limiting the number of concerts for Lost Lake Ampitheater, the complaint that stands out is...

Dear members of the Oklahoma Legislature: I am writing you to provide the critical facts of the substantial loss of tax dollars to the State...

The headline of Ben Felder’s front-page story in the May 5 edition of The Oklahoman proclaimed wonderful news: State Re-Examines Testing. Felder reviewed examples of...

Every Oklahoman has seen the ads on TV: A former governor and a former football coach (see video above) serve as pitchmen for the state’s...

To the editors: You’ve recently been told that NewView is not a qualified organization. The truth is that NewView has worked with the Department of...

On April 5, we announced some changes to our crowd-sourced Writers' Fund. The public response from readers and supporters was humbling — 10 new...

To the editors: I want to reach out to let you and your readers know that the Pryor Public Library has archives for the Pryor...

A widely popular bill expanding rights for child victims of sexual abuse was amended quietly in the Oklahoma Senate to eliminate an important legal tenet...