Kim David, who leads the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, has continued a pattern of accepting donations from the industries she regulates in her congressional campaign.
The Tulsa insurance executive and state lawmaker is betting voters want a business-minded conservative rather than a political firebrand. But he’s missed some votes in the Legislature.
Pastors for Trump helped the leader of a storefront church deepen his relationship with the president and mobilize evangelical voters. The effort helped transform him from a political outsider to a congressional contender.
Federal rules do not require Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to shut down his leadership PAC if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The committee has spent money on flights on private jets, limousine rentals and luxury hotels.
House Bill 2941 would require first responders to alert police, a move critics say could deter 911 calls. The bill would make any detectable amount of fentanyl a cause of death in overdoses, strengthening homicide prosecutions — even against friends who share drugs.
Proposed legislation would regulate AI in political ads, restrict chatbots for children.
Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
Private donations have kept the resource hotlines running for nearly a decade while state money has been on hold.
