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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses an audit showing questionable contracts by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and then-Director Shelley Zumwalt during the pandemic, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoing a bill to protect victims of domestic abuse and lawmakers sending Stitt a controversial immigration bill.
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The Cherokee Nation and Gov. Kevin Stitt continue to disagree on the terms of a tribal tag compact.
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Tulsa's and the Cherokee Nation's film offices have been nominated by the Global Production Awards in a total of four categories, with Cherokee Film shortlisted for three.
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court says the state legislature has authority to override the governor’s vetoes on tribal compacts.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics' panel discusses a delay in the signature gathering for an initiative petition to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole vying to be the next chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations and Budget Committee and more.
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Leaders from Oklahoma’s Five Tribes are asking the state legislature not to move forward with a bill that would shield some poultry farmers from lawsuits, even if they pollute streams, rivers or lakes.
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At least 3,314 students, from elementary through high school, participated in an Indigenous language program at their public school in the 2022-23 school year. That’s over 1,000 more students than the previous school year and 2,500 more than in 2020-21, according to state data.
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The Cherokee Nation plans to build 15 new cell towers to provide service to 16 of its rural communities in eastern Oklahoma.
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Federal courts in Northern Oklahoma have gotten busy since 2020, when the Supreme court ruled half the state is Tribal land. Now a Cherokee woman is joining the federal bench there.
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In just the last few years, the number of Native Americans serving as lifetime federal judges has doubled.