Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton told The Frontier he remains “100 percent supportive” of cutting personal income taxes in Oklahoma, but the state’s financial picture has him wary of a return to budget deficits of last decade.
On today’s podcast, we’re joined by former Republican lawmaker Kevin McDugle. In his time in the Legislature, McDugle advocated for Glossip, as well as for various reforms to Oklahoma’s use of the death penalty.
Glossip has been on death row for two decades and has survived nine execution dates. Now the United States Supreme Court has tossed his conviction.
On April 29 The Frontier will speak with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about his goals and the challenges of his first year in office. Past and present Frontier journalists will also discuss the outlet’s history and the future of nonprofit journalism.
Today on the podcast we’re joined by Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock, to update us on the cases against Karl Fontenot and Tommy Ward.
Stitt said we can’t afford to not start whittling away at Oklahoma’s income tax rate. But others argue a cut could potentially set the state back financially to where it was during Mary Fallin’s administration.
Gentner Drummond is the first – but not the last – candidate to enter Oklahoma’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Republican political strategist A.J. Ferate speaks with The Frontier about how that race might shape up.
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