State education leaders held a final hearing over whether Proud to Partner Leadership Academy should be closed after regulators flagged financial, attendance and instructional concerns.

A state forensic audit found waived permits, delayed deposits and a land buy‑back that paid a developer a roughly 400% profit in Harrah. The report flags dozens of procedural lapses under the former city manager.

The Oklahoma Senate approved the Blake Burgess Act, a package of training and a statewide blood‑clot registry named for an OU student who died of a pulmonary embolism. The bill now returns to the House for reconsideration.

A Woody Williams Foundation-funded Gold Star Families Monument will be placed on the south grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol to honor military families.

Sheriff Tommie Johnson III offered five deputies to bridge detainee transports through late June while the Oklahoma County jail trust prepares to decide who will handle the shifts. County trustees and commissioners will weigh the plan at a meeting Tuesday.

A contracted review presented to county leaders lists staffing, supervision and detainee-welfare failures at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, adding urgency to long-standing problems.

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed HB 2361, requiring key IDs, medical records and school transcripts be handed to youth leaving foster care and expanding some supports through age 21.

State Rep. Toni Hasenbeck asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to disqualify Sen. Adam Pugh from the state superintendent primary, saying a pay‑increase clause makes him ineligible.

Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that would have extended the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education, leaving the 18‑member panel at risk as its July 1 sunset approaches.

More than a year after Mark Goeller's exit, Oklahoma still has no permanent state forester; the job resurfaced on the state careers page and remains open.

SB 1221 would require Service Oklahoma to add mail-tracking and offer a $25 expedited delivery option for driver licenses, with implementation due by Jan. 1, 2027.

CU Boulder researchers recorded MCCPs in Lamont air — the first such airborne detection in North America — reviving scrutiny of biosolid fertilizer and state bills.

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton laid over HJR 1089, pausing a GOP push for a state constitutional convention amid concerns about wording and representation.