The State Legislature has a tentative agreement on a spending plan for 2017, but Wednesday it’s seeing a lot of criticism.  

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel is calling on lawmakers to pass House Bill 2398, which is designed to fix a loophole in Oklahoma’s forcible sodomy law. 

Three weeks before they must adjourn, Oklahoma lawmakers are adopting legislation to address a $1.3 billion hole in next year's state budget. 

The discussion over academic standards for math and English caused a lot of battles and took up a lot of time this week in the state Capitol.  

The state legislature passed bills to make modifications to education standards recommendations, but not without some heated debate. 

Gov. Mary Fallin and Republican legislative leaders say they've reached an agreement to provide emergency funding for public schools and the state's prison system to complete the current fiscal year. 

The Oklahoma Legislature is facing nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, and that means that across-the-board cuts are soon to follow.