Oklahoma Politics

Allie Friesen said she inherited a ‘chaotic’ situation when she started in January 2024

Looming federal cuts to Medicaid left one state senator sounding the alarm at a Tulsa Chamber of Commerce breakfast last week.

Charity Marcus: “There is a small group of people in the party that, if you disagree with them on one thing... they feel like you shouldn’t be a part of the party. They want to basically tar, feather you and remove you out of the party.”

Tulsa’s Riverview Neighborhood Association invited 71st District candidates to their bimonthly meeting Wednesday night.

The measure is headed to the state House after the full Senate approved it on Tuesday with a party-line vote of 36-8.

The field for the 71st District Republican primary contains a familiar candidate and a newcomer.

Senate Bill 1027 attempts to change how signatures are collected.

She also criticized those who have used the party platform as a “weapon.”

House Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, wants input from Oklahomans on how their state government could be more efficient. The House launched an online portal this week in hopes of collecting that feedback.

KWGS spoke with outgoing Mayor G.T. Bynum about some of the most impactful moments from his tenure and where he believes Tulsa is heading.