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After months of failed negotiations, the Senate voted to approve two compacts that were once seen as a routine renewal but now have become a bargaining chip in Gov. Kevin Stitt's feud with the tribes.
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Next week, the legislature will meet during an extended special session and decide whether they will override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of the tribal compacts involving vehicle registration tags and tobacco compacts.
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A veto override of the tribal tobacco compact failed in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday. But, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat says there's a chance it can be reconsidered for another veto override vote.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a State of Emergency signed by Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat one hour after discovering he was in charge of the state because of the absence of Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, and more.
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The Senate Pro Tem — and now, acting governor — says his chamber specifically is open to giving Tulsa emergency aid.
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Justices ruled in a 6-3 decision that the state’s abortion bans passed last year are too restrictive and vague for doctors. Those laws made abortion illegal, except in a "medical emergency."
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Oklahoma lawmakers are considering measures to cut Gov. Kevin Stitt out of negotiations with the state’s Native American tribes on tobacco and fuel compacts.
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After a months-long standoff, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders are celebrating a deal on this year’s education budget worth $625 million in recurring funds and $160 million in one-time funds.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced in a Thursday press conference he felt the months-long legislative stalemate over education funding was coming to an end. But, Senate leaders say that’s not the case.
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The Oklahoma legislature has been deadlocked for weeks as it hashes out a plan for education funding. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis sat down with The Oklahoman’s education reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel to talk about the events at the Capitol that led up to this moment.