Oklahoma Ethics News Today

State Rep. Ajay Pittman agreed to pay $35,000 from her personal funds to settle campaign violations cited by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.

Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson said he has hired a company to handle his campaign finance records after complaint lodged against lack of filings.

In a blistering review of how Oklahoma agencies spent pandemic-era federal funds, State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd sharply criticized the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for failing to

A Tulsa native and independent oil operator, LaFortune was the citys mayor for four terms, from 1970 to 1978. Prior to that, he served as city streets commissioner.

Democrats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives again called for an impeachment inquiry into state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.

One of the most important jobs of a state attorney general is to protect citizens from overreaching government, so Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond deserves praise for reining in the

While U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin hawked "Anytime. Anyplace" T-shirts, Oklahoma Democrats also sought to capitalize on the directions to fist city that Mullin gave the Teamsters president.

State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters was told in September that there is not a formal investigation by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission into him.

About two-thirds of Oklahomans questioned for the quarterly Sooner Survey said they favor capital punishment.

Appointees Richard Smothermon and Cathy Stocker left the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board this month. One replacement has been named.