OK Office of Management and Employment Security (OMES)

Citing lack of standing for the legislator who brought a lawsuit against it, the Oklahoma Supreme Court allows Gov. Kevin Stitt's "return to work" executive order to stand.

The head of the Oklahoma Office of Enterprise Management, Rick Rose, submitted his resignation letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday. The State Attorney General says the move follows a possible violation of state law Stitt signed in 2023.

Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cyndi Byrd says state agencies mismanaged or questionably spent almost $100 million in pandemic relief funds during the 2023 fiscal year. The most in a single year so far, by a long shot.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission approved a formal investigation into a state representative's financial records and settled a case with the former head of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation on Thursday.