Capitol Insider

With Oklahoma's junior U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin expected to be confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security, potential candidates are lining up to fill his seat.

More instructional school days, restrictions on the content of library books and grading college students on academic merit alone.

President Trump's appointment of Oklahoma U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary sends ripples through the state's 2026 election cycle.

Two bills designed to enforce federal immigration policy through SNAP and Medicaid have been approved by the Oklahoma House and sent to the Senate.

Legislators have begun the arduous work of dealing with an avalanche of bills that must be considered by the end of the Oklahoma legislative session in May.

State budget and appropriations figure to define the 2026 legislative session. Economist Dr. Robert Dauffenbach discusses Oklahoma's economic outlook.

As the 2026 Legislative Session opens, lawmakers sort through bills and evaluate budget requests from state agencies and the governor's executive budget plan.

As he prepares to deliver his State of the State address, Governor Kevin Stitt discusses what he's learned and what he wants to accomplish in his final year as governor.

With the start of the 2026 legislative session coming February 2nd, lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies, many asking for more appropriations.

Oklahoma legislators will have more than 5,000 bills and joint resolutions to consider when they return to the Capitol for the 2026 legislative session in February.

With the legislative session less than a month away and the pre-session bill filing deadline looming, state legislators are stepping up the pace of proposing legislation.

Our countdown of the top Oklahoma stories of 2025, as heard on Capitol Insider, leads us from number five to number one.

We close the year by ranking the top Oklahoma stories of 2025 as heard on Capitol Insider, beginning with numbers 11-6.

The State Department of Education under former superintendent Ryan Walters violated state Open Meeting Act, Oklahoma Supreme Court finds.

The State Election Board has determined that independents will not be allowed to vote in party primary elections in 2026 and 2027.

Lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies who are seeking increases to address the rising costs of doing the work of the people.

How is the economy faring heading toward the start of 2026? Oklahoma economist Dr. Robert Dauffenbach analyzes the state of the economy and what's ahead in the new year.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether Oklahoma's new law regulating citizen lawmaking by initiative petitions is constitutional.

A new commission has approved raising the annual salaries for statewide elected officials, while legislator pay will stay the same.

In less than a year, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote in a wide-open and monumental general election.