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.
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.”
