Oklahoma Attorney General won’t release audit on Health Department spending
Former Attorney General Mike Hunter requested the investigative audit after questionable spending to obtain pandemic supplies.
Republican lawmakers file dozens of bills to curb vaccine mandates in Oklahoma
While similar proposals didn’t get a hearing last year, GOP lawmakers are hoping a more nuanced approach will help their legislation gain traction.
As Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry booms, regulators struggle to keep up
Loopholes in state residency requirements have led to an influx of out-of-state investment through ‘ghost owners.’
Emails show a rush to finalize a deal to move Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab in the face of pushback from lawmakers
“We have already experienced some legislative resistance to the move to Stillwater and as many pieces as we can have in place sooner rather than later will make this deal hard to break up,” Matt Stacy, who at the time served as the agency’s hospital surge plan adviser, wrote.
As Gov. Kevin Stitt fights with Oklahoma tribes over the McGirt decision, his brother is using the ruling to try to get out of a speeding ticket
Marvin Keith Stitt is seeking to get a Tulsa traffic ticket tossed because he is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.
Child welfare advocates say parents’ right to a jury trial prolongs the time children spend in foster care
The Oklahoma Constitution entitles parents to a trial in front of a jury before their rights are terminated and children in foster care can be adopted. Some lawyers and foster parents say this right causes delays in child welfare cases.
Bigler Stouffer asked God to forgive his executioners as he became the second man Oklahoma put to death this year
Minutes before falling unconscious, Stouffer smiled and laughed with his spiritual advisor. He told God to forgive those who were putting him to death.
One worker called a move to Stillwater ‘a hurried, thoughtless decision’ before inspectors found violations at Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab
Critics of the decision to move a state laboratory from Oklahoma City to Stillwater said they are not surprised a federal investigation found problems with staffing levels and COVID-19 testing protocols.
