The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Stroble v. Oklahoma Monday. The decision likely means tribal citizens will need to continue paying state income tax.
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Route 66 gets fresh pavement markers ahead of centennial celebrations in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s section of Route 66 is getting a fresh look as the state Department of Transportation installs new badges along the pavement of its original route.
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Your data was leaked in the Oklahoma Tax Commission breach. Here’s what to do now
An undisclosed number of Oklahomans received letters this week informing them that their data had been leaked in a breach of the Oklahoma Taxpayer Access Point (OkTAP) system.
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Oklahoma Republican lawmakers unveil $12.8 billion state budget
Oklahoma lawmakers reached a state budget agreement on Wednesday afternoon. They’ve traded the normally drawn-out process for a quick resolution that meets Gov. Kevin Stitt’s top priorities and aims to end the legislative session early.
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Oklahoma lawmakers eye constitutional convention
Oklahoma Republicans are moving a bill through the legislature that would allow residents to vote on altering the state constitution. But some lawmakers worry about who exactly would have a say in the process.
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Oklahoma health care officials ask lawmakers for more funding, to restructure mental health agency
Oklahoma officials are proposing major structural changes to the state’s health care system, including privatizing some mental health facilities or shifting them to new agency control.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court weighs in on tribal hunting, fishing rights dispute
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices decided not to strike down Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s opinion, which upheld the Five Tribes’ sovereign rights to oversee wildlife management on their reservation lands.
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Education bills advance through Oklahoma legislature as bill deadline approaches
As the Oklahoma legislature nears Thursday’s deadline for bills to be read in their Houses of Origin, several education bills advanced off the House and Senate Floors Monday.
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Tulsa energy executive Alan Armstrong will finish Mullin’s Oklahoma Senate term
He will finish out the term of departing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who was approved by his Senate colleagues to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security Monday.
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Stitt executive order calls for analysis of Oklahoma public schools’ ‘spending efficiency’
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order Friday calling for a comprehensive analysis of public school spending around the state.
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Oklahoma has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. 988 is here to help
Oklahoma has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, and it’s increasing faster than the national average. The state relies on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to help.
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Tulsa’s Sterlin Harjo to receive Peabody Trailblazer Award this summer
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors recently announced director and screenwriter Sterlin Harjo is receiving the Peabody Trailblazer Award, recognizing him as an innovative storyteller who has impacted culture and effected social change.