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11/07/2024

Oklahoma's third-largest school district, Epic Charter School, laid off dozens of employees and cut pay for hundreds more after enrollment fell far short of expectations.

Epic Charter School laid off 42 teachers and dozens more employees after enrollment fell short of expectations.

11/07/2024

Tolls to rise more than initially expected for massive turnpike improvement and expansion project.

The cost of a massive turnpike extension and improvement project has gone up considerably, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority was told Thursday.

11/07/2024

Oklahoma education officials Thursday approved its legislative agenda along with a budget request $95 million higher than the Legislature's appropriation for the current fiscal year. The request totals nearly $1.12 billion.

Oklahoma’s higher education officials announced Thursday a $1.12 billion budget request for fiscal year 2026 and their legislative agenda.

11/07/2024

A new Human Services division will be a connecting point between state government and private organizations, like nonprofits and faith institutions, that offer services and volunteers, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced.

A new state law created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to link Oklahomans with services from faith and nonprofit groups.

11/07/2024

Voters delivered a decisive win for former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, laying the groundwork for a second administration — a “golden age,” he calls it — in which he has vowed to conduct mass deportations of migrants, impose stiff taxes on foreign goods and install wealthy supporters in key positions.

11/07/2024

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency could set the stage for sweeping changes in U.S. education policy.

11/07/2024

Political observers expect significant interest in an upcoming Supreme Court vacancy following a Tuesday decision by voters to not retain a justice.

11/06/2024

Oklahoma's voter turnout in the Nov. 5 election was the lowest in the nation, according to one analysis.

Despite record voter registration and early voting, Oklahoma had the lowest voter turnout rate among eligible voters in the country.

11/06/2024

"Monroe has met the moment."

Monroe Nichols' election as Tulsa's first Black mayor marks a milestone in a city with a troubled racial history.

State Rep. Monroe Nichols defeated county Commissioner Karen Keith in a decisive election victory to become Tulsa mayor.

11/06/2024

‘It was a hell of a good day’: U.S. Senate GOP takes an election victory lap

WASHINGTON — Republicans were moving toward unified control of Congress on Wednesday as more House races were called in their favor and GOP candidates continued flipping Democratic seats in the Senate. Democratic leaders were still holding out hope that they would secure a narrow majority in the H...

11/06/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon called Donald Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon called Donald Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide. During the call, the Democratic presidential nominee “discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all...

11/06/2024

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning was projected by The Associated Press to have captured enough votes in the Electoral College to win the presidency.

11/06/2024

Tuesday’s election swept in several new House and Senate members vying for open seats, but also proved to be a good night for incumbents.

11/06/2024

For the first time in history, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday removed one Oklahoma Supreme Court justice from the bench at the end of her term.

11/06/2024

Oklahoma voters resoundingly rejected a state question that would have allowed property owners to sell bonds for infrastructure improvements in their areas.

Oklahoma voters largely rejected a state question that would have allowed property owners to sell bonds for infrastructure improvements.

11/06/2024

Brian Bingman won the election for the open seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission with about 64% of the vote.

Brian Bingman won the election for the open seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Tuesday.

11/06/2024

Oklahomans across the state reelected all of their Republican congressional representatives.

11/06/2024

The Associated Press has declared State Question 834 a success in Oklahoma with early vote counts showing a large margin of support. SQ 834 amends the state Constitution to define eligible voters as "only citizens of the United States."

Oklahoma voters approved a Constitutional amendment to more explicitly prohibit non-citizens from participating in the state's elections.

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