At a stop in Oklahoma City, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged Oklahoma to copy his state’s literacy playbook as lawmakers phase in a third‑grade gate and new coaching dollars. The move has won business support but also drawn warnings about retention's tradeoffs.

Tulsa pastor Jackson Lahmeyer withdrew from the GOP primary for Oklahoma's 1st District after admitting to inappropriate text messages with a former staffer. His exit comes after reports that he "crossed a boundary" and follows the June 16 primary that produced a runoff pairing with Mark Tedford.

Five Republicans are competing in a June 16 primary for the Moore-area SD‑24 seat; fundraising and an Oklahoma Farm Bureau endorsement have made the GOP contest competitive.

Norman approved a tighter 2026–27 budget as flat sales‑tax receipts forced cuts and a freeze on baseline pay increases. The plan protects core services while staff monitor revenues.

A June 16 GOP primary in SD 10 pits incumbent Bill Coleman against 27‑year‑old Jadan Terrazas in a race that could shift control of the Oklahoma Senate.

Guy Liebmann, a longtime Oklahoma City official who briefly served as mayor and later in the statehouse, has died at 90. A memorial is set for June 29 and flags will be lowered.

A citizen petition in Payne County asks a judge to impanel a grand jury to review allegations against former DA Laura Thomas, naming local agencies and court entities.

A hotly contested SD 4 Republican primary has become a test of conservative identity and outside PAC power as voters head to the polls next Tuesday. The race pits incumbent Tom Woods against Kenny Smith amid heavy Make Liberty Win involvement.

GRDA reversed course on retiring Unit 2 at the Grand River Energy Center after a $28.5M DOE award, choosing upgrades officials say will shore up reliability while new capacity is built.

Bill Anoatubby will retire June 26 after nearly 40 years as Chickasaw Nation governor. Lt. Gov. Chris Anoatubby will succeed him under tribal succession rules.

Vehicle and vendor records show the treasurer’s state SUV logged hundreds of trips between Clinton and the Capitol, raising questions about commuting rules and oversight.

Fact‑checkers reviewed claims from the May 28 Lawton debate and found several misleading or incomplete lines about taxes and prosecutions. Here’s what checks out and what doesn’t.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court publicly reprimanded an attorney after unverified ChatGPT citations appeared in court filings, underscoring the duty to verify AI outputs.