Oklahoma Politics

The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years.

A dozen new laws take effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes.

Shaw committed up to $100,000 to help grassroots groups promote the Save Oklahoma Plan. The money is to boost message advocacy, not to support or oppose any particular candidate.

A number of high-profile audits have yet to be released by the State Auditor and Inspectors office.

In an unusual move, Gov. Kevin Stitt wrote a letter leaning on a state ethics board ahead of a key vote to take action on the future of Oklahoma’s campaign finance system after it had been offline for months.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday to restore public access to the state’s online campaign finance database and seek legal action against a software developer that failed to deliver on a revamped system.

The measure, which was the first of its kind in the nation, would make it a state crime to be in Oklahoma without legal authorization.

State Democrats said they filed what they thought was the appropriate paperwork, later stating it was a "miscommunication."

As a result, all party primary elections will be closed to the over 487,900 registered independent voters in the upcoming elections.

When a Tulsa woman left a voicemail thanking the crisis workers who helped pull her out of homelessness, violence and addiction, staff at COPES said it arrived at a moment when their services and future face growing strain.