Just three weeks remain in the 2025 legislative session, and time is running short to negotiate, write and pass the state budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

Legislators are now sending bills to Governor Kevin Stitt for his consideration. We discuss how that process works as the legislative session moves into its final month.

New state social studies standards are being reviewed by members of the Oklahoma legislature, many of whom are critical of the process and the content.

It was a busy week at the legislature as the first bill of the session made it to the governor’s desk and a lot of bills moved forward.

The Senate has sent to the House of Representatives a bill that would ratchet down the state's individual income tax rate over a period of years.

Governor Kevin Stitt questions the need for a state forestry division after a serious wildfire outbreak swept through Oklahoma in March.

At roughly the halfway point of the legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers have more than 700 bills and the state budget left to consider.

Dr. Robert Dauffenbach sees a strong Oklahoma economy for the year ahead, but uncertainty and the large federal deficit cloud the national economic outlook.

Bills regarding chemical castration of sex offenders and enhanced criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants have sparked heated debate over constitutionality.

State agency draws fire for a shortfall in its budget for the current fiscal year.