Greg Treat

A board charged with overseeing Oklahoma’s legal settlements rejected a landmark settlement to address systemic mental health issues in the state’s county jails.

State Attorney General Gentner Drummond released an expedited opinion Sunday telling the Oklahoma State Department of Education it must release funds intended to enhance school safety measures.

Oklahoma senators will return to the Capitol Monday for another special session to elect the next Republican Senate leader and to approve a nomination to the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents.

The Oklahoma Senate gaveled in for the fourth special session of this legislative cycle Wednesday, and gaveled right back out again.

Oklahoma lawmakers return to the state capitol for a special session this week. The goal: confirm Governor Kevin Stitt’s nomination for the newest member of the Board of Regents for Agricultural and Mechanical colleges.

Public negotiations are expected to continue Thursday after sides can’t reach agreement.

Legislative leaders and Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office are expected to sit down Monday in what could be a historic public meeting on budget negotiations.

The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that could have benefited criminal defendants who were also victims.

House and Senate leadership unveiled details on a proposal punishing people for entering and remaining in the state without legal permission Thursday, and they want to create a new crime to try and combat illegal immigration.

Oklahoma's budget-making process has hit a snag: Senators won’t consider any money bills from the opposite chamber, and Pro Tem Greg Treat said they’ll continue with that stance until they get a budget plan from the House.