Stitt plans to push Legislature to pass additional $660 million in tax cuts

By EMMA MURPHY OKLAHOMA VOICE

OKLAHOMA CITY — Even as legislators prepare to return to the Capitol with less to spend, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that he plans to urge them to further “protect Oklahoma taxpayers” by slashing the state’s personal income and corporate tax rates during the upcoming session.

Ahead of his State of the State address, the Republican governor said he plans to press lawmakers to cut both tax rates by a half a percentage, but hopes that legislators will move forward in future sessions with elim...

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As Oklahoma test scores languish, lawmakers question Walters’ Bible, citizenship check policies

By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE

January 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — As national testing again ranks Oklahoma in the bottom 10 for academic results, lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether the state is headed in the right direction or is pursuing policie...

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Search continues for answers, man missing in Paw Paw Bottoms area

By AMIE CATO-REMER EDITOR AND LYNN ADAMS STAFF WRITER

January 28, 2025

It’s been six days, and the search continues — the search in and around the Arkansas River for Justin Dewayne Baker, as well as the search for answers as to how Baker and two other people crashed thei...

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As city manager, Heverly is learning, meeting, assessing

By Lynn Adams Staff Writer

January 28, 2025

It was 64 years ago when John F. Kennedy was embarking on his time in the White House that has become known as Camelot. And although Brian Heverly was at the time but a twinkle in his father’s eye, th...

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Woman charged with child abuse after allegedly striking child in the head with a can of soup

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

January 28, 2025

A Sequoyah County woman is scheduled for a Wednesday felony disposition docket in Sequoyah County District Court on a charge of child abuse, according to court records. Bronica Wilson, 34, was charged...

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School illnesses on the rise

By Amie Cato-Remer Editor

January 28, 2025

Several area school districts have had to cancel school or school events or go to virtual learning due to a reported increase in illnesses on campus, which includes both flu and strep. Central Public ...