The U.S. Department of Justice notified the Oklahoma State Election Board this month that it will be sending monitors to Tulsa, Oklahoma and Muskogee counties.

Ernest Spybuck is an Absentee Shawnee artist famous for his work showing glimpses into Indigenous ways of being in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Now, one of his mixed-media pieces is returning home to the tribe.

Either Republican Brad Boles or Democrat Rhonda Eastman will win a seat on the commission that oversees Oklahoma’s utility rates and energy industries.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on federal budget cuts affecting SoonerCare, the closure of Osage Nation's language immersion school and more.

Local headlines for Friday, October 23, 2026

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panelists discuss concerns over how Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei is funding his campaign and more.

The Kiowa Tribe announced its Oct. 17 special election, which would have amended enrollment requirements and eliminated voting thresholds, failed due to low turnout.

A new literacy law and rising insurance costs drove a request for $123.3 million in additional funding for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

The Trump administration is narrowing longstanding interpretations of what it means to harm plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation experts say the change will pose greater challenges for already-vulnerable populations, and several groups have sued the administration.

State Question 847 is one of two measures Oklahomans can vote on during the Nov. 3 elections. If approved, it would decrease the cap on property tax growth per year.