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When voters booted a dozen Oklahoma Republican legislators from office in the primary, the common thinking was that educators angry about classroom funding were behind the ousters.
Education advocates are celebrating after some of their favored candidates won and some of the candidates they targeted lost.
The Oklahoma Education Association counts 71 out of 115 education candidates still in the running after the primary. Some education advocacy groups believe the next legislature will be more friendly to their cause.
Two state representatives are accusing another member of embellishing his military record.
The Tulsa Fire Department’s public information officer is running for office. Captain Stan May is running against incumbent Mike Ritze in the republican primary to represent south Broken Arrow in the state House.
Rep. Leslie Osborn, a Republican from Mustang who chairs the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, led Oklahoma House members in the tally by missing 25 percent of floor and committee votes, according to the Tulsa World.
A group of conservative Oklahoma legislators is catching heat over comments made exclusively to News 9 about their budget proposal.
A proposal by a newly formed caucus of Republican legislators at the state capitol has received backlash after they suggested rounding up more tens of thousands of students to be screened for deportation.
A group of conservative republicans say they’ve identified billions of savings and new revenue that could fill the state budget hole and provide teachers raises all without raising taxes.
The state House of Representatives observed a moment of silence Monday to honor a leader, who died suddenly over the weekend.
While hundreds of anti-abortion activists descended on the state Capitol for a rally, a Republican-led House committee failed to pass an anti-abortion bill in a move that surprised its chairman.
Gov. Mary Fallin this week ceremonially signed into law a measure requiring healthcare providers to give notice to some women who may have an increased risk of breast cancer.
