Oklahoma Voice

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to every state ahead of Election Day, expanding a longstanding practice that’s spurred concern this year among Democrats and voting rights advocates because of President Donald Trump’s push to influence elections. buff.ly/n4pOyPv

A U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to running an international healthcare scam, then fleeing to the Philippines for two years, will spend 20 years in prison, a federal judge decided Monday. buff.ly/9dMj7C8

Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections. buff.ly/7RSMlg4

A decreasing percentage of Oklahoma college graduates are remaining in the state's workforce, a new report shows. buff.ly/Y7Ctcsu

Thousands of Oklahoma voters are expected to go to the polls early this week to cast ballots before the Nov. 3 general election. buff.ly/EbwXtm0

Opinion: The November elections pose an opportunity for Oklahomans to determine our state’s path forward. buff.ly/5Nf9jKB

Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years. buff.ly/5o9Hefr

A binding opinion from Attorney General Gentner Drummond forbade a state board from following through with a planned revote on a Jewish charter school. buff.ly/phY1M4J

The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance increased in the past two years, largely because many people can't afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. buff.ly/h2ITYrP

Three Oklahoma counties will have an extra set of eyes when voters go to the polls Nov. 3. buff.ly/WHB3iBa

A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. buff.ly/qcVLgrl

Inflation has taken a big bite into the state’s ability to maintain its roads and bridges, a legislative panel was told Thursday. buff.ly/YJ9sP3U

A $123.3 million budget increase would support rising insurance costs and the implementation of a new literacy law, Education Department officials said. buff.ly/INSxyRq

A restaurant owner convicted of defrauding the state will serve no prison time, but must pay $1.2 million in restitution, an Oklahoma County judge ordered. buff.ly/viWIvXU

A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine states. buff.ly/cETKtRC

A rule former state Superintendent Ryan Walters created has dropped dozens of Oklahoma districts' accreditation status over poor test scores. buff.ly/37qQqpS

President Donald Trump’s midterm travel blitz will continue in the coming days, with Election Day on Nov. 3 now less than two weeks out, headlining rallies in several states hosting hard-fought Senate contests seen as toss-ups. buff.ly/szcNH2T

The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay. buff.ly/WGQTdFX

National Democrats are suing President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of intimidating election officials and asking a federal court to block him from interfering in the midterm elections. buff.ly/QGKmFqu

The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons. buff.ly/wo15Aip

A proposed Jewish charter school could receive an uncommon third vote by a state board. buff.ly/DM32fcq

Independent candidates are betting that broad dissatisfaction among voters and economic anxiety, combined with their distance from the national Democratic brand, will be enough to create breathing room for voters — including Trump voters — to seriously consider them. buff.ly/Uxcxqhb

The U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying its campaign against voter fraud with a spree of arrests in the final weeks before Election Day, an effort that voting rights advocates warn risks instilling fear among voters. buff.ly/k0ULS0X

Cyndi Munson acknowledges she has less money to spend and a lot of Republican voters to sway, but said she has one thing her leading opponent doesn’t: momentum. buff.ly/0k7nb4J

A legislative panel was told Tuesday to look past tax policy and to invest in education and other areas to make the state a more attractive place to live and work. buff.ly/Uo9lJTn

Oklahoma has had at least 222 criminal cases related to women’s pregnancies or births since the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the state to end abortion access, according to new report released by a nonprofit. buff.ly/5mpTavF

Oklahoma’s Medicaid payment error rate is well below the national average, according to the agency that administers the program. buff.ly/xzvDtdN

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. buff.ly/NqOFml4

The Democratic candidate running for lieutenant governor hopes to reshape the oft-ignored role into one that brings Oklahomans together to create policies that can help solve the biggest issues affecting the state. buff.ly/SngKeQG

Bears are having a very bad year. buff.ly/7gfCTNY

President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. buff.ly/2NyvGYj

If any emoji best represents the property tax state question Oklahoma lawmakers have placed before voters, it would be the grimace. buff.ly/v7njy7Q

Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. buff.ly/j4V77gn

The race for state treasurer pits a government finance expert against a political newcomer who says he does not expect to win. buff.ly/C9VtTiS

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. buff.ly/pxM0f7G

Two candidates hoping to lead a more collaborative Oklahoma State Department of Education are running for superintendent of public instruction. buff.ly/EEiYoa3

The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens. buff.ly/ar2xCeH

A lawsuit, in which the Oklahoma attorney general accused a state board of rigging one of its votes, has been dropped following the rejection of a Jewish charter school. buff.ly/RVeR5dQ

A state agency overseeing CareerTech centers has asked for $255 million from the Oklahoma Legislature for the next fiscal year. buff.ly/ehVZXUj

Democrat Nick Coffey and Republican Jon Echols are both vying to be Oklahoma's next attorney general. buff.ly/j1axhAI

The No Kings movement that has brought millions to the streets across the United States three times since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term is staging its next event at the polls. buff.ly/oTafWbJ

President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week. buff.ly/bl2xlmo

Democrats are touting an ambitious legislative agenda centered on affordability and accountability if they take back the U.S. House or Senate — or both — in November. buff.ly/yMoMhOu

A former Oklahoma educator, who lost her teaching license for posting a QR code to a library catalogue, must have a revote on her certification, a judge decided. buff.ly/XE62D60

A death row inmate on Wednesday told the Pardon and Parole Board he was guilty of falling in love, but not murder. buff.ly/WmrTSoT

A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a legal challenge to the ban plays out. buff.ly/9jlsY9X

The backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. buff.ly/n8ss3gk

A state question on Oklahoma general election ballots could slow the growth of property taxes, but it has raised concerns about the financial impact on public services. buff.ly/qJBxaua

The Oklahoma Legislature should hit pause on further regulating the state’s medical marijuana industry to allow recent laws to take full effect, one legislator said Tuesday. buff.ly/FRPHdCv

Documents highlight the vast surveillance dragnet the federal government created alongside the immigration crackdown. buff.ly/7i1sBk7