As Oklahoma considers loosening campaign finance rules, outside groups run wild
Shadowy independent groups pump more money into some races than candidates spend on their own campaigns.
Oklahoma Senator wants taxpayers to pay for land buys from Grand Lake flooding
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin argues that the cost of land buyouts could be passed on to many Native American, rural and poor Grand River Dam Authority ratepayers and that the federal government should pay instead.
Oklahoma election task force recommends fighting dark money by lifting contribution limits
The mostly Republican task force also said it “would not oppose lifting” the current restrictions against politicians receiving direct monetary contributions from corporations and unions.
A group formed by one candidate’s husband is buying ads in Tulsa school board races
Tulsa school board candidate Maria Seidler says there was no illegal coordination between her campaign and a group her husband founded that bought mailers attacking her opponent.
Judge in Innocent Man case agrees to suppress original confession by Karl Fontenot
A judge has tossed the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot as evidence, ruling it was “fatally unreliable.”
Three indicted on conspiracy charges in Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen scheme
The Frontier first reported on irregular charges to the state, including allegations of overpriced barbecue smokers and inflated fees.
‘Big win for us:’ Federal regulators say the Grand River Dam Authority is responsible for flooding in Miami and failed to acquire affected lands
Town leaders say it’s a win in a decades-long battle with state officials over floods that have repeatedly ravaged the area.
Bills seek changes to Oklahoma’s ‘woke’ investment ban
The Frontier first reported that the Oklahoma State Treasurer’s office applied criteria for blacklisting companies inconsistently, leaving some firms claiming they have been arbitrarily and wrongly banned from doing business with the state.
