The Oklahoma Observercast

The Oklahoma Observercast


The Emperor Has No Clothes

August 07, 2024

It took 13 years, but the chickens finally came home to roost for legislative Republicans, who handed Oklahoma governors absolute power over the State Board of Education in response to push-back from Democratic appointees against then-newly minted and wholly unqualified superintendent Janet Barresi. At the time, GOP lawmakers were warned their fit of pique could […]