To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
For And To Oklahomans
When lawmakers adjourned sine die late last month, it wasn’t just the end of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature. It was the end of a...
Jun’24 Newsmakers
Norman Reps. Annie Menz and Jared Deck provided a rollicking analysis on the 2024 legislative session and a glimpse into the future of progressive...
Reflections For Pride Month 2024
If the 59th Oklahoma Legislature is remembered for anything, it will be its preoccupation with 2SLGBTQ+ folks, especially transgender Oklahomans. This session, more than...
May’24 Newsmakers
Democratic State Representative Forrest Bennett joins Observer Editor Arnold Hamilton to discuss the 2024 Legislature's worst impulses: criminalizing homelessness, undermining the People's Initiative powers...
An Old Boogeyman Enters Stage Right
When in doubt, stoke fear. That’s Republican Electoral Politics 101. And it’s on full display in the GOP legislative supermajority’s xenophobic HB 4156 that...