Tag: Oklahoma state Capitol

Oklahoma Mental Health Department budget request includes millions more in funding

The Oklahoma State Capitol is pictured. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Mental Health…

High court strikes down Oklahoma business courts

Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court stand before entering the House chamber in the Oklahoma State Capitol for…

Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma Tenure Offered ‘Microcosm’ of Trump’s Education Overhaul

Just after taking office in 2023, Oklahoma education chief Ryan Walters removed portraits of respected educators from the…

Oklahoma senators consider foreign agent disclosure rules amid China influence concerns

State lawmakers could consider legislation or ethics rules that would require people in Oklahoma advocating on behalf of…

Oklahoma agency not meeting benchmarks of competency restoration settlement

The Oklahoma State Capitol is pictured. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY —  Oklahoma’s mental health department…

Walters to resign as Oklahoma state superintendent, announces position in national teacher group

State Superintendent Ryan Walters leads a meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education on Jan. 28, 2025,…

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to…

Oklahoma Supreme Court puts new social studies standards on hold

Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court stand before entering the House chamber in the Oklahoma State Capitol for…

Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today

Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a…

Protesters to call for Ryan Walters’ impeachment at Oklahoma state Capitol on Saturday

Protesters are planning to gather at the Oklahoma state Capitol to call for the impeachment of state schools…