Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners accepted a donation of $25,000 from the Sooner State Chapter of the Quail Coalition at their regular meeting May 4 in Oklahoma City. The donated funds are to be used for removal of eastern redcedar and salt cedar at Cimarron Hills, Cimarron Bluff and Cooper wildlife management areas.
Oklahoma has built one of the most robust school choice ecosystems in the country, fueled in part by the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit, which puts dollars directly in families’ hands to pursue the right fit for their child. However, navigating the options and scholarship eligibility requirements can be challenging.
This week, that changed. The Oklahoma School Choice Hub, powered by GreatSchools, is a first-of-its-kind state partnership designed to give families a single, trustworthy destination to explore their options, understand the financial aid available to them, and find a school or program that’s the right fit.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the state’s leading small business advocacy organization, this week launched a statewide campaign urging Oklahoma voters to vote no on State Question 832.
“State Question 832 will crush our Main Street businesses and family farms, whose costs will increase overnight,” warned NFIB State Director Jerrod Shouse. “While many businesses already pay well-above the current minimum wage, those who don’t often report that they simply cannot afford to do so. The cost of doing business in rural communities cannot be sustained at the same cost in metro areas. We urge Oklahomans to vote ‘no’ on State Question 832.”
Debates about Medicare Advantage often focus on numbers—benchmarks, trends, and projections. But for the seniors across Oklahoma, the stakes are far more personal: whether they can access the care they need, when they need it.
That’s why leadership from members of Congress matters. Ahead of recent Medicare Advantage decisions in Washington, Rep. Kevin Hern spoke up in support of stable funding for the program. That advocacy helped ensure a better outcome for the seniors who depend on it.
In the last article published Monday, I described a contradiction hiding in plain sight: Oklahoma operates one education system—CareerTech—that works, and another—traditional K–12—that struggles to produce consistent results.
That raises a deeper question. Can a large, statewide system actually be fixed? Or are we stuck with whatever we have? Oklahoma already knows the answer—because we’ve lived through it.
