Emma Murphy

Oklahomans are set to vote later this month on whether to amend the state Constitution to include voter identification requirements and to give lawmakers greater authority over election law.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general on Monday unveiled a new attempt to settle a decades-old case with six poultry companies who have been court-ordered to clean up eastern Oklahoma waterways.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will seek approval to issue $1.5 billion in bonds to pay for construction costs on a years-long turnpike expansion and improvement project.

Because the bill failed, Oklahomans who do not select any party affiliation will continue to be designated as independents as required by existing state law.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Democratic lawmakers said they don’t know what legislation will be brought up Thursday or what to expect on what could be the final day of the legislative session.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Raising Oklahoma’s minimum wage will require more robust enforcement at the state level to ensure that businesses are actually paying the higher rates, a report found.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans could vote in November on a state question seeking to make major changes to the Medicaid expansion program if a new proposal unveiled this week gains traction.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers are taking a second run at adding controversial state questions to the Aug. 25 ballot despite concerns that it could violate the Oklahoma Constitution.

The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday.