Oklahoma

A spending package signed by Pres. Donald Trump will fund several programs at the National Weather Center in Norman that were once at risk of shuttering.

Oklahoma has more dry, dormant or dead plants on the ground than normal due to last year's rainfall. The extra fuel is one contributor to increased fire potential in the state through March.

The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, or WISeR, is being tested in six states, including Oklahoma, starting this month.

This comes after it recently authorized reductions to child care subsidies for school-age children that were challenged in court.

Oklahoma's additional rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are delayed.

Oklahomans who meet certain income requirements can now apply for assistance paying their utility bills. It's part of a program that aims to keep the heat on during the winter's coldest months.

The American Association of University Professors delivered a petition to OU administrators Friday demanding answers regarding its handling of an academic freedom case that has garnered national attention.

The State Department of Education under former superintendent Ryan Walters violated state Open Meeting Act, Oklahoma Supreme Court finds.

The state Republican Party is fracturing from within. And the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus is using the internal division to campaign against moderate party-mates, hoping to replace them with far-right Christian Nationalists. But open Republican primaries in Oklahoma could ruin the plan.

Bill filing for Oklahoma's 2026 legislative session began in earnest early this month, and more than 100 new laws have already been proposed.