Other states look to shine a light on secretive political groups. But Oklahoma lawmakers have even attempted to make public disclosure more difficult in recent years.
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Stitt leads in fundraising from larger donors in health care, construction and other industries, according to a Frontier analysis.
Pontotoc County District Attorney Paul Smith has recused himself, citing the appearance of conflicts of interest.
Attorneys for a man convicted for the 1984 kidnapping and murder of an Ada woman say they plan to file a federal case to try and overturn his conviction after the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a lower court’s order that would have made him a free man.
After the storm, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said it would investigate natural gas price gouging. A year and a half later, no criminal or civil cases have been filed and there’s no active state investigation.
Congressional District 2 is a mostly rural district that spans much of eastern Oklahoma including McAlester, Muskogee, Claremore, Durant and Miami.
As animal welfare groups push regulators to crack down on overseas gamefowl shipments from Oklahoma, advocates of the sport are hopeful the state will reduce penalties for cockfighting from a felony to a misdemeanor.