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Last week, Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized the Oklahoma State Forester’s response to the fires that blazed across Oklahoma in March. This week, the governor is floating the concept of axing the entire Forestry Services division.
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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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Local headlines for Thursday, March 27, 2025 -
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. -
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. -
Local headlines for Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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OKC MTV, a local music video showcase, is coming to the historic Rodeo Cinema at the Stockyards in Oklahoma City. -
Legislators say the Jail Standards Act will establish clear minimum requirements for the state’s county detention and lockup facilities. -
Lawmakers are ready to reduce the number of state and local elections occuring yearly in Oklahoma. That means some “common sense” consolidating. -
Oklahoma schools could be required to show students a fetal development video — such as a prominent one produced by an anti-abortion activism group. -
More than three-quarters of U.S. wells make just 6% of the country's oil. They're called marginal wells because of their small output. But they're a big deal to oil producers and environmentalists.
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