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Oklahoma's 60th regular legislative session has begun. While lawmakers have filed more legislation than ever before, only a relative few will ever become law.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that State Forester Mark Goeller was out of a job after wildfires burned nearly 200,000 acres across Oklahoma. Many Oklahoma firefighters are unhappy with Stitt’s criticism and Goeller’s departure. -
A State Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday was postponed to avoid a potential Open Meeting Act violation. -
Another year of dry conditions could hurt production for farmers growing crops and raising livestock in the region. -
Tracy Poole, of Tulsa, will replace Regent Trudy Milner if approved by the state senate. -
A report released this month states at least a third of the nation’s birds are in peril. Local community scientists are contributing information critical to understanding the decline. -
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Oklahomans in 71 of the state’s 77 counties will head to the polls on April 1 to decide on legislative primaries in both chambers, city council races, school board seats and more. -
This winter, for the first time in decades, OKC travelers will be able to take a direct international flight to Mexico. -
Watkins represented the state’s Third Congressional District, known as “Little Dixie,” for 20 years as both a Democrat and as a Republican. -
Just weeks after devastating fires ravaged Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt revealed the man in charge of the state’s forest management is out of a job.
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Oklahoma state leaders have urged President Donald Trump’s administration to bypass typical funding methods at the U.S. Department of Education and place federal dollars for schools directly in the state’s hands. -
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