Oklahoma state government

Former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing the State Board of Education on behalf of half a dozen plaintiffs. Hunter is questioning the board's approval of the latest proposed academic standards.

A bipartisan Senate panel on Wednesday voted to toss out two rules backed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that dealt with monitoring student immigration status and that would require teachers to take the U.S. Naturalization Test.

Senate Bill 998 passed through the House on Tuesday with a 51 to 39 vote.

After two hours of debate and discussion, House lawmakers on Tuesday sent legislation to Gov. Kevin Stitt that would ban Oklahoma colleges and universities from using state funds for "diversity, equity and inclusion" jobs, activities or programs.

Senate Bill 128 proposed increasing the required amount of time between an eviction trial notice and the court date from a minimum of five days to ten days and a maximum of ten days to 15 days.

An organization that provides thousands of Oklahoma seniors with resources like meals and transportation is facing uncertainty about the future of its federal funding.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters will pay $18,300 for an improper transfer of funds from his campaign war chest to a local school board election committee in Jenks.

The division provides services like caregivers, transportation and job coaches for Medicaid-eligible Oklahomans with developmental or intellectual disabilities.

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

Some Oklahoma voters will receive requests to confirm their address from the Oklahoma State Election Board in the coming weeks.