Oklahoma Government News

The offices of Oklahoma's governor and lieutenant governor were temporarily evacuated Monday after a man threw a package onto an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint on the east side of the state Capitol.

State Speaker of the House Chris Benge said Wednesday it is time to "inject some reality" into the state's deteriorating budget situation, a further indication that deeper cuts to stage agencies may be on the way.

U.S. Congressman Dan Boren voted to provide local firefighters with the tools and resources they need to prevent and fight fires, and to continue keeping communities safe.

More investigators are joining the fight against Internet predators thanks to federal stimulus dollars.

Brad Henry to call a special session of the Legislature for December. Henry, a Democrat, had suggested earlier this week that a January special session might be possible to deal with the state's ongoing budget issues, after the state Board of Equalization releases revenue estimates on Dec.

A federal judge scolded the 30-some attorneys on Oklahoma's pollution case against the Arkansas poultry industry Thursday, accusing them of bombarding him with "thousands" of documents as the bench trial dragged into its 25th day.

Authorities are investigating the possibility that narcotics are missing from the ambulance service Medicus in Seminole.

U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton on Wednesday granted a motion by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Tarrant Regional Water District.

The number of people expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to rise both nationwide and in Oklahoma over last year.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Gov. Brad Henry on Tuesday put out a three-point plan to address the state's budget challenges.

Many state lawmakers asked Governor Henry to dip into his discretionary fund to help senior nutrition centers.

With Oklahoma facing budget cuts because of the economic downturn the governor and legislative leaders have different ideas on use of the state's Rainy Day Fund.

Oklahoma's American Indian tribes have received more than $135 million in federal stimulus dollars, and many are hastily coming up with suitable ways to use the money.

Oklahoma freelance writer Timothy Rollins said he believes all Muslims should be kicked out of the United State Armed Forces.

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is battling a federal class action lawsuit.

An Oklahoma environmental group says it has asked the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission to suspend a permit granted more than two years ago for a sewage-treatment plant that would discharge into a tributary of the Illinois River, which flows into northeast Oklahoma.

Many people agree education is the key to our future. Oklahoma has an opportunity to get their share of $4.3 billion in federal stimulus money to spend on education, but to get it, the state has to compete in the race of a lifetime.

There are disturbing new details into allegations of abuse within Oklahoma's child welfare system.

Oklahoma's revenues came in below expectations for the 10th straight month in October, but Treasurer Scott Meacham said there is hope that economic conditions in the state could soon improve.

A 61-year-old California man has been arrested in Oklahoma on charges of coming to the state to have sex with an 8-year-old girl.