OKLAHOMA CITY (April 23, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 4071, the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program Act, to help give every eligible Oklahoma child a stronger financial start in life.

“The American Dream is different for every young Oklahoman. Let’s give them the opportunity to achieve it. With Trump Accounts and this $250 investment from the state, we are putting real resources behind their future,” said Governor Stitt.

Governor Stitt called for the investment in these American Dream accounts in his State of the State. HB 4071 creates the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program and the Oklahoma Trump Account Investment Fund. The bill authorizes the State Treasurer to make a one-time $250 contribution into the federally authorized Trump Account of each eligible Oklahoma child, once a family applies and the account is verified.

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 29th) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of Senate Bill 2159 today to designate wheat as the State Crop of the State of Oklahoma. Having now cleared both chambers with unanimous support, the bill now advances to the governor’s desk for final review.

The bill, by Senator Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, was passed in the House Wednesday, coinciding with Ag Day at the Capitol festivities.

“Seeing this bill pass on Ag Day is incredibly meaningful as we celebrated one of Oklahoma’s most vital industries,” Pederson said. “Wheat is a key part of our state’s agricultural economy and plays a big role in supporting our rural communities. On a day dedicated to agriculture, this designation underscores the importance of wheat and the producers behind its success across the state.”

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 27, 2026) – Cleveland County Sheriff Donald Amason pleaded no contest today to one felony count of embezzlement, stemming from a recent indictment brought by the Multi-County Grand Jury. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Amason has agreed to resign from office effective immediately, pay $10,000 in restitution, accept a five-year deferred sentence and surrender his CLEET card.

Amason was charged with moving between $2,500 and $15,000 from his campaign account to himself and others on multiple occasions, violating the ethical rules that govern use of campaign funds. The transfers occurred between May 2020 and July 2025. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Oklahoma Freedom Caucus today announced the filing of SJR55 to remove Medicaid expansion from the Oklahoma Constitution and place it into state statute.

This straightforward, clean measure restores legislative oversight without unnecessary complications or triggers. It stands in stark contrast to the watered-down "compromise" version negotiated with the liberal, ObamaCare-supporting hospital association that leadership is attempting to ram through the Senate.

School-choice opponents think everyone is ‘rich’

To attack school choice, opponents now insist virtually everyone in Oklahoma is “rich.” That will surprise most families.

The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program provides refundable tax credits of $5,000 to $7,500 per child to cover private school tuition. The largest tax credits go to those with the lowest incomes and families with income of less than $150,000 per year are prioritized.

The program has been very popular and demand is expected to exceed the current $250 million supply, so House Bill 3705 increases the cap to $275 million. During April 9 debate, however, opponents repeatedly implied that thousands of working families are, in fact, wealthy.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senator Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, applauded the passage of House Bill 4067, which directs funding to enhance safety measures at the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee.

HB 4067 appropriates $93,000 to the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services for Fiscal Year 2027 to support the establishment and maintenance of a School Resource Officer (SRO) program or provide physical security improvements at the Oklahoma School for the Blind.

“At a time when school security is more important than ever, we must do everything we can to protect students in Oklahoma schools,” Frix said. “The Oklahoma School for the Blind is a valued part of the Muskogee community, and this funding will ensure they are equipped to maintain a safe and secure campus.”

Tulsa, OK (April 19, 2026) - Mike Mazzei, Republican candidate for Oklahoma Governor, is responding to an attack ad launched by a dark-money Political Action Committee [PAC] this week. The commercial falsely accuses Mazzei of opposing income tax cuts in 2016.

“No one fought harder for the taxpayers than I have,” Mike Mazzei said. “The ad is silly and gets the facts completely wrong. Our opponents see us surging in the polls and this is a desperate attempt to deceive the voters of Oklahoma. I am the only candidate in this race with a solid plan to phase out the income tax and eliminate property taxes for seniors and veterans.”

Why is it that some of the greatest social ills chronically plaguing Oklahoma are advanced under the guise of "helping the children" through some sort of rosy promise of "more money for education"? Here's something I wrote back in 2025 when the last version of Coleman and Luttrell's bill passed the State House (in 2023, like true politicians, they lamented missing out on all that juicy tax revenue this would generate):

Terrible idea. Of all the things to be on a multi-year crusade about, State Rep. Ken Luttrell and State Sen. Bill Coleman have been on one to expand gambling in Oklahoma. Society - and sports at all levels - will reap a negative harvest from this in years to come. Shame on every legislator who voted for this.

Read the amendment. It includes a veritable slush fund specifically for the OKC Thunder, I mean, "a professional sports team that is part of the National Basketball Association and located in a county in this state with a population exceeding six hundred thousand (600,000)" of up to $7,000,000 per year - ostensibly "for the purposes of economic development, job training, community improvement, regional tourism assistance or new tourism attraction creation, including capital improvements or debt service support in connection therewith, tourism marketing separate from or in connection with an agency of this state, supplemental educational or vocational programs in science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics, public safety, other projects in this state in the public interest," – but get the very next words – "or other team business operations."  

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Bill Coleman and Rep. Ken Luttrell announced today that they will move forward with a new version of a bill to legalize sports betting after securing support from key stakeholders.

After years of negotiations, the Ponca City Republicans said this new legislation that supports public education and economic growth has support from the Oklahoma City Thunder, a supermajority of the tribes that are members of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association and the state’s leading public universities.

Coleman filed new bill language today through an amendment to House Bill 1047. He said he expects the full Senate will vote on the measure this week.

In the aftermath of Tuesday's tornado in Muskogee and the failure of the tornado sirens to go off until after the EF1 twister (with a final path length of 14.3 miles) had blown through southern neighborhoods in the city, officials have tracked down the issue that caused the delay:

MUSKOGEE, Okla. April 17, 2026 -  The City of Muskogee is providing an update regarding the delayed activation of the Outdoor Warning System during the severe weather event on April 14, 2026.

Following an extensive investigation by the contractor responsible for maintaining and servicing the Outdoor Warning System, the City of Muskogee has been informed of the conditions that prevented the timely activation of the sirens.

The investigation found that the system controlling the sirens functioned properly and issued the activation command immediately after the tornado warning was released by the National Weather Service. However, a disruption in the system’s communication link prevented that activation command from reaching the sirens.