The Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office released its September 2026 Investment Report, highlighting the state’s investment portfolio totaled approximately $17.6 billion, with a reported yield of 3.86% up from 3.74% one year earlier. The portfolio’s weighted average maturity was 940 days. Assets under management were down approximately $266 million compared with September 2025.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jon Echols spent Thursday night’s attorney general debate pressing one argument against Democrat Nick Coffey: A career federal prosecutor isn’t ready to run an office that works mostly in state law.
“If you check OSCN, he has been in four total state law cases. He knows nothing about the state system, just nothing,” the Republican nominee said. “He was a line-level prosecutor. He was not a manager.”
Oklahoma autumn deer behavior combined with peak traveling times for motorists are increasing the risk for vehicle-deer collisions. Drivers should be especially alert.
Analysis: In Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale, an emperor parades through town wearing magnificent clothes that do not exist. Everyone can see the truth, but nobody wants to say it. Finally, a child announces the obvious: the emperor has no clothes.
I thought about that story while listening to Tulsa Public Schools explain why it must close 17 schools, displace nearly 5,000 students, and reorganize much of the district.
Governor Kevin Stitt Tuesday released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of Oklahoma’s authority to administer federal environmental programs on tribal lands.
“Today’s ruling is a clear victory for all four million Oklahomans, the state of Oklahoma, and the rule of law,” said Governor Stitt. “Since McGirt, I’ve warned that efforts to stretch that narrow criminal ruling into every area of law would tear our state apart. McGirt does not erase Oklahoma’s civil, tax, or environmental authority. We are a law‑and‑order state, and we will continue to enforce one set of rules fairly for everyone.”
