Gov. Kevin Stitts recent expansion of his inaptly named Operation SAFE is proof yet again that he is more show pony than workhorse. All his roundup of unhoused folks from public byways first in Tulsa and now in Oklahoma City does is temporarily conceal a

What triggered state Superintendent Ryan Walters abrupt resignation? What does it mean for an already reeling Oklahoma public school system, ranked dead last nationally? Sandra Valentine and Sean Cummings, two Resisters who showed up at every State Boa

Its one of those surely-it-cant-happen-here worries that awakens many of us in the dead of night: Fearing the 2026 midterms wont go his way, Donald Trump imposes martial law and calls off the elections in the interest of national security. Alarmist?

Oklahoma Democrats overwhelmingly elected a new state leadership team at their recent state convention, installing Tulsa Rep. John Waldron as chair and public ed advocate Erin Brewer as vice chair in

Naked women? Porn? On a television in state Superintendent Ryan Walters office during a State Board of Education executive session? The same Walters demanding a Bible in every classroom? The same Walters who broad-brushes Oklahoma educators as anti-Ameri

Whos afraid of state Superintendent Ryan Walters? Legislative leadership clearly is. Or perhaps its more accurate to say theyre afraid of Walters voters, who wield outsize influence in low-turnout Republican primaries. That became abundantly clear las

The quest to obliterate Oklahomas strict constitutional prohibition against spending public tax dollars for religious purposes goes to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. State courts ruled the proposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would

There are good bills. Bad bills. And bills best described as, well, Grade A cow patties, flies buzzing all around them, the stench wafting across the state. On todays Observercast, Oklahoma City Rep. Mickey Dollens helps unpack one of the 2025 legislativ

The 2025 Legislatures final eight weeks begin today with a daunting list of constitutionally mandated tasks and oft-inane or diabolical public policy proposals still on the agenda. Will there be an income tax in these troubled economic times? Will lawmak

Across the land, Democrats are engaged in soul-searching. On a national level, its the fallout from Donald Trump reclaiming the White House. In Oklahoma, its the partys superminority status in the Legislature and the fact not a single Democrat holds st