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This Week in Oklahoma Politics

This Week in Oklahoma Politics

Written by: KOSU
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A weekly look inside Oklahoma Politics with KOSU's Michael Cross, civic leader Andy Moore and more.

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Episodes
  • Stitt and Drummond kerfuffle, Norman homeless encampment, ibogaine study and more
    May 28 2026

    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former Republican State Senator A.J. Griffin about Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Gov. Kevin Stitt's continuing spat, which includes Drummond suing Stitt and the political action committee Club for Growth over negative gubernatorial campaign ads, Stitt calling for an audit of Drummond's office and Stitt criticizing Drummond's call for an audit of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority over managed care.

    The trio also discuss Stitt's sweep of a homeless camp in Norman and a new law to use state funds to study the use of a psychedelic known as ibogaine to help people suffering from mental illnesses.

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    26 mins
  • 2026 legislature ends, OETA's future, Invest in Oklahoma concerns and more
    May 21 2026

    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and Legislative Advisor Jennifer Monies about the early, contentious end of the 2026 legislative session, the failure to get Medicaid expansion changes to the ballot and the failure to override a veto by Governor Stitt on a bill to extend the life of OETA.

    The trip also talks about an firm tapped to run the Invest in Oklahoma removing its bid after questions arose over impropriety and the Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce endorsing a candidate for Oklahoma County Assessor who had been pardoned by Governor Stitt.

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    32 mins
  • Stitt political favoritism, minimum wage poll, Trump's CD1 endorsement and more
    May 14 2026

    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former Representative Chairman Mark McBride about accusations of political favoritism from Governor Stitt when the wife of a friend and contributor gets released early after a DUI arrest, an Edmond educator files a lawsuit against former State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the State Department of Education after threatening to suspend his teaching certificate and a new poll shows a slight lead in favor of passage of a state question to raise the minimum wage in Oklahoma.

    The trio also discusses an endorsement from President Trump for Tulsa pastor Jackson Lahmeyer in the crowded Congressional District One Republican primary contest and an online report showing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin considering Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado for the position of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement director.

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    22 mins
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