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One Oklahoma Supreme Court justice is ousted after dark money groups dumped millions into judicial races
Voters chose to retain justices James E. Edmondson and Noma Gurich, but not Justice Yvonne Kauger.
Anonymous groups are spending big in Oklahoma Supreme Court justice retention races
Outside groups have spent at least $3.4 million leading up to the vote on whether to keep three state Supreme Court justices. That amount is expected to grow in the days leading up to Election Day.
An Oklahoma grand jury issues a scathing report, but no indictments on federal education money
The Multi-County Grand Jury finds “grossly negligent handling of federal grant money” that was “easily preventable” under Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Tracing the source of dark money-fueled attack ads that helped topple the Oklahoma Senate’s next leader
The attempts to build layers of secrecy around a tangled web of independent political groups span numerous post office boxes, corporate filings and other records across several states.
As Kevin Stitt called for more election spending transparency, his supporters used dark money to hide donors
The organizers of a political action committee that backed the governor’s allies have ties to Stitt. All of the group’s funding came from a nonprofit that doesn’t have to report its donors.
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.