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Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing. They have just had a big moment: a woman ...

Candidates Masood Haqq, Andrea Holman, Camal Pennington and John A. Pettis Jr. are vying for a seat that represents ...

Democrats elect Ken Martin as party leaders say the Democratic brand is badly damaged but are struggling to find a solution.

Elon Musk spent a total of more than $290 million on the 2024 election, new federal filings show, boosting President Donald Trump and Republicans in a staggering effort ...

The City Council is scheduled to meet Feb. 3, at 5:30 p.m., to discuss several items, including an ordinance establishing the 2025 Street Improvement Sales Tax, and assessing and levying an excise ...

One person is hospitalized and a driver is on the run after a hit-and-run Friday night in northwest Oklahoma City.

Ahead of the Feb. 11 Norman mayoral election, candidates debated a slew of issues in the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord ...

Special election primaries for the Tulsa-area seats are April 1. This will be the first time Oklahoma has had runoffs for special elections held outside the usual cycle.

Nebraskans filled the halls of the state Capitol Thursday afternoon, most of them there to oppose two proposals to restore a winner-take-all model for the state's future presidential elections.

Oklahoma’s 60th regular legislative session begins next week. And while lawmakers have filed more legislation than ever ...

There is one word that can best describe the upcoming first session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature – that word is ‘change.’ ...