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It's an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible for driving the Legislature rightward.

A deadlocked Supreme Court blocked the creation of the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school, but some lawmakers said this isn't where the fight ends.

Despite bipartisan calls for a resolution to reject controversial proposed social studies standards, the legislature let Tuesday's deadline pass without a floor hearing.

Critics of a proposed constitutional amendment that could open the state's primary elections have asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to toss it out.

Since the 89th Legislature kicked off in January, the Texas Senate has passed nearly 200 bills. But as of Wednesday morning, their counterparts in the House have only passed 16. Why is that?

Oklahoma House and Senate Democrats on Monday filed resolutions to reject a controversial proposal of new academic standards for social studies education in public schools.

Oklahoma state leaders have urged President Donald Trump’s administration to bypass typical funding methods at the U.S. Department of Education and place federal dollars for schools directly in the state’s hands.

Oklahoma Watch, March 26, 2025

Republican lawmakers want to change Oklahoma's top judge appointment process. Measures to accomplish that include replacing the state's Judicial Nominating Commission with a new method modeled after the federal government’s.

Oklahoma's Republican-led legislature is in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s rollout of mass deportation policies. A week before the start of the Legislative session, state lawmakers have filed bills making the deportation of unauthorized immigrants in Oklahoma more efficient.