Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order targeting transgender rights in Oklahoma The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023
Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US's first public religious school A group of parents, faith leaders and a nonprofit public education group are suing to stop Oklahoma from funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
Oklahoma attorney general joins lawsuit over tribal gambling agreements, criticizes GOP governor Oklahoma's new Republican attorney general says he's stepping into an ongoing legal dispute over tribal gambling agreements signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt several years ago The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023
Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Oklahoma governor's feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements Republican leaders in Oklahoma are grumbling publicly that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hostile posture toward Native American tribes is costing the state money and are considering pushing him out of tribal negotiations altogether The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023
Federal court rules tribal citizen not subject to Tulsa traffic ticket A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native American man cannot be enforced because the city is located within an Indian reservation The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
DeSantis argues he's top Trump alternative even as ex-president's indictment overshadows 2024 race Republican White House candidate Ron DeSantis is plowing ahead with efforts to portray himself as his party’s staunchest national conservative leader, even as the 2024 GOP race had been overshadowed by the federal indictment for mishandling classified documents against former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023
Oklahoma approves first taxpayer-funded religious school in US The school board’s vote sets in motion a battle between religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court struck down two abortion bans. But a 113-year-old law is severely restricting access A state law from 1910 threatens abortion providers with a felony punishable up to five years in prison, writes Alex Woodward The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Oklahoma Legislature overrides governor's veto of tribal regalia bill The Oklahoma Legislature has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and college graduations The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Oklahoma lures Enel solar panel manufacturing facility with $180M incentive package Enel North America says it's planning to invest more than $1 billion and will create about 1,000 new jobs with a new solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in eastern Oklahoma The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia For Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Oklahoma governor blocks funding to PBS station over LGBT+ characters The bill is likely to make it into law regardless of Mr Stitt’s veto The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, is calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant a 60-day reprieve to a prisoner scheduled for execution
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Oklahoma officially bans gender-affirming care for minors as governor signs bill making it a felony Oklahoma is the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids Oklahoma is the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 Oklahoma's top education official embraces culture wars Oklahoma's newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last fall on a platform of banning certain books and fighting “woke ideology” in public schools
The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2023 Oklahoma death row inmate loses clemency bid despite attorney general appeal Only Republican governor Kevin Stitt stands between Richard Glossip and the death chamber, with lethal injection set for 18 May
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Fate of Oklahoma death row inmate rests with parole board An Oklahoma state board will decide whether to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who is scheduled to die next month and who even the state’s top prosecutor says deserves a new trial
Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023 Terrifying moment waterspout makes landfall as tornado as beachgoers flee in fear One person caught out in the freak weather event was knocked off their feet as the tornado swept across the beach scattering umbrellas, deckchairs and signs in its wake
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Widow sues Oklahoma sheriff who discussed killing reporters The widow of an Oklahoma man has sued a sheriff and deputies in the state’s southeast amid ongoing fallout from a tape of the sheriff and other officials apparently talking about killing journalists who reported on the man’s arrest and death
Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023 Oklahoma officials suspended after getting caught on tape making racist comments, threats to journalists Three officials from McCurtain County, Oklahoma, have been suspended after making racist comments and threats to journalists in leaked audio.
WEKU · Apr 18, 2023 Oklahoma governor wants officials who made violent, racist remarks on tape to resign Four county officials in Oklahoma were caught on tape allegedly making violent and racist remarks and jokes. A local newspaper said it recorded the comments at a public meeting.
The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2023 Oklahoma officials recorded making racist and threatening remarks Residents demand resignations after sheriff and officials recorded discussing desire to murder journalists and lynch Black citizens