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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling on property tax valuation in the Kingfisher Wind case leaves uncertainty for counties and school districts.

The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) just filed an amici curiae (friends-of-the-court) brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court in defense of the state’s abortion ban. The brief was filed on behalf of the ACLJ, more than 127,000 of its supporters (including more than 2,200 in Oklahoma), and...

More than 100 marijuana-related bills have been filed, many seeking to restrict Oklahoma's booming medical program.

Some measures would strengthen regulation to better ensure safety and fairness in the industry, which both regulators and industry leaders would welcome.

A new bill would temporarily pause new medical marijuana business licenses from being issued for two years.

State Reps. Rusty Cornwell, R-Vinita, and Steve Bashore, R-Miami, released statements Wednesday in response to news that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to close the Veterans Affairs clinic in Vinita.

Updated: Dec 23, 2020 9:59 AM Public Meeting on Legislative Redistricting   Tom Davis By law, the Legislature must redraw its legislative and congressional district boundaries to reflect changes in population every ten years immediately following the decennial Census. The Oklahoma House of Representatives Redistricting Committee and its eight regional subcommittees will hold a series of town halls throughout the state in December and January to encourage public input in the redistricting pr...

Dec 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 OKLAHOMA CITY – State Reps. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, and Rusty Cornwell, R-Vinita, will host a public meeting on redistricting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Northeastern State University Webb Auditorium, 612 N. Grand Ave. Among those on the Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee are State Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah; David Hardin, R-Stilwell; and Chris Sneed, R-Fort Gibson. All three serve parts of Cherokee County. A livestream of the meeting wi...