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FILE – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond speaks during an interview, Feb. 1, 2023, in Oklahoma City. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, a state school board in Oklahoma, voted Monday, June 5, to approve what would be the first publicly funded religious school in the nation, despite a warning from the state’s attorney general that the decision was unconstitutional. Drummond had previously warned the board that such a decision clearly violated the Oklahoma Constitution. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) NYSS112 NYSS112

June 5, 2023 at 1:52 pm

Oklahoma school board approves what would be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in US

An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school.

June 5, 2023 at 11:53 am

Hoskin wins another 4-year term as chief of Cherokee Nation, country’s most populous tribe

Cherokee Nation's Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has won reelection to another four-year term as leader of the nation's most populous tribe.

June 2, 2023 at 9:29 pm

Hoskin seeks second term as leader of powerful Cherokee Nation

The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation, is set to elect a new leader to guide the tribe for the next...

May 31, 2023 at 9:01 am

Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in most cases.

May 30, 2023 at 3:36 pm

Whistleblowers file lawsuits against Oklahoma education boss, top aide

Two separate federal lawsuits have been filed by whistleblowers against Oklahoma's new Republican state superintendent and his top aide.

May 25, 2023 at 2:54 pm

Oklahoma Legislature overrides governor’s veto of tribal regalia bill

The Oklahoma Legislature has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and...

May 24, 2023 at 3:26 pm

GOP-led Oklahoma Legislature agrees on largest-ever budget with little input from governor

Republican leaders in Oklahoma unveiled the largest-ever budget proposal this week, although it's not clear the governor will support the plan.

May 22, 2023 at 12:24 pm

Oklahoma lures Enel solar panel manufacturing facility with $180M incentive package

Enel North America says it's planning to invest more than $1 billion and will create about 1,000 new jobs with a new solar cell and...

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FILE – Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. The Supreme Court said Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, that it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WX105 WX105

May 5, 2023 at 11:31 am

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma VIEW

The Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared.

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May 4, 2023 at 9:25 am

How Oklahoma rapist got out of prison early, then killed 6 VIEW

Questions are mounting about why an Oklahoma sex offender accused of killing six people and himself was ever freed from prison in the first place.