OK PolicyCast

Teacher pay raise could cost Oklahoma $100 million per year; results from third grade reading tests expected Friday; State Senator Connie Johnson calls for one-year hiatus on executions; & more...

Tulsa budget plan will cut 228 jobs, including 66 school crossing guards; legislation to reform third-grade reading law in limbo; report shows how climate change is affecting Oklahoma; & more...

Energy giants float proposal to extend gross production tax break; Oklahoma treasurer says Kansas bond downgrade should serve as 'wake-up call' to Oklahoma; Hickman reelected as Oklahoma House Speaker; & more...

Moody's downgrades Kansas' credit rating, citing sluggish economy & risky tax cuts; Senate will not pursue veto override of gun bill; family of Oklahoma inmate killed in botched execution may sue state; & more...

Over 69,000 Oklahomans enrolled on Affordable Care Act marketplace; GOP challenger outraises Oklahoma schools superintendent; Oklahoma wheat farmers brace for poor harvest; & more...

Why there weren’t any doctors to prevent Oklahoma’s botched execution; Barresi again asks lawmakers for $6.5 million in supplemental aid; Design work is underway to replace Purcell-Lexington bridge; & more...

Oklahoma Postpones Execution After First Is Botched; Gov. vetoes 15 House bills, says vetoes to continue until “major issues” addressed; Oklahoma foster care reform efforts not meeting goals; & more...

Oklahoma governor signs income tax cut into law; Federal government has known for decades about link between injection wells and earthquakes; Oklahoma's double execution set for Tuesday a rarity; & more...

Attorney General Scott Pruitt to rewrite medical marijuana petition; Teacher shortages vex schools across Oklahoma; Mental health commissioner talks about budget cuts; & more...

Oklahoma House delivers Gov. Fallin's much sought tax cut; Oklahoma Medicaid enrollment reaches new record; Oklahoma Senate kills bill for aging prisoner release; & more...