Oklahoma legislature

The state is spending almost $4 million with a contractor to set up and administer a new private school tax credit program. That’s four times what the Oklahoma Tax Commission estimated in the spring when lawmakers were finalizing the policy.

It costs taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a day to operate a special session, including the one that began Tuesday morning. The special session was called by Gov. Kevin Stitt to cut taxes.

We chat with Abby Kurin, the recently named managing director of the OKPOP Foundation.

An update on the still-in-progress musuem in downtown Tulsa.

Earlier this year, "A Life on Fire" was given the E.E. Dale Award from the Oklahoma Historical Society (for an Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History).

A state lawmaker is suing the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services for how the organization handled records for the GEER fund.

The superintendent for Muskogee Public Schools said he's worried the current "political arena" is affecting the district's teacher shortage.

A volunteer with the Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action is advocating for gun safety after separate incidents involving kids and firearms led to the death of two people in Tulsa in the last couple of months.

Rep. Kyle Hilbert (R-Bristow) was elected as House speaker pro tem Tuesday.

Plans call for adding more than 6,000 square feet and several more beds to the OU Health facility. Ten of the new beds would be dedicated to behavioral health emergencies.