Voters overwhelmingly approved a state question explicitly banning noncitizens from voting in state or local elections. And despite over $530,000 in advertising, Oklahomans rejected a state question on creating a new way to finance local infrastructure projects.
“Tonight we made history,” Nichols told a crowd of supporters.
Voters chose to retain justices James E. Edmondson and Noma Gurich, but not Justice Yvonne Kauger.
Many people in jail are still eligible to vote, but there are no state laws that outline procedures for incarcerated individuals. About 75% of people in county jails in Oklahoma haven’t been convicted.
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Outside groups are spending millions trying to sway voters in judicial races that are supposed to be nonpartisan. We found inaccuracies in some messages.
Karen Keith has raised more money overall, but has seen a slow-down in donations since August.
How a person handles a pregnancy loss — and where it occurs — can be the difference between a private medical issue and facing criminal charges.
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
There have been at least nine fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2024, a sharp decrease over previous years.
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
Monroe Nichols and Karen Keith are vying to become Tulsa’s first Democratic mayor in more than a decade.
