Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has gathered a significant amount of state and national media over the arrest of 130 commercial drivers taken off the road for various violations as part of a three-day effort conducted at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission‘s (OCC) Ports of Entry. The story was illustrated graphically by a New York State issued Commercial Driver License that says, “No Name Given.” Who knew a person could get a license without a name, even in cow-chip-crazy New York State.

In a release Monday, OCC detailed their welcome for visitors from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to share space at the Beckham County Port of Entry the previous week. A special enforcement emphasis and focus on, specifically, CDL drivers and commercial trucks licensed and registered in the state of California was conducted in conjunction with DPS Troop S and OCC. The most outrageous was No Name Given from the formerly-great New York State.

The launch of Guardian 2.0, Oklahoma’s next-generation campaign finance & public reporting system will happen today officials declare. The old Guardian system has been shut down.  The fast-paced development effort began in early 2025 by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.

Improvements promised include a mobile-friendly user interface and capability to host local campaign finance reports, which currently are only accessible in some jurisdictions in-person. Senate Bill 890, enacted in May, gave the Ethics Commission exclusive authority over most county and municipal campaign finance reporting. 

All Political Committees next Contribution and Expenditure 3^rd Quarter reports are due Oct. 1-31, and Executive Only Lobbyists reports are due Oct. 15^th. The old Guardian system, which launched in 2014, has been offline since Sept. 19 as staff prepared to launch the revamped version. Click here for more information. The Ethics Commission has scheduled five in-person and virtual training sessions for October.