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This Week in Oklahoma Politics

A weekly look inside Oklahoma Politics with KOSU"s Michael Cross, Republican political consultant Neva Hill and civic leader Andy Moore.

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29:56

State of Emergency declaration, Indian Child Welfare...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/06/22

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about a State of Emergency signed by Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat one hour after discovering he was in charge of the state because of the absence of Governor Stitt and Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell and the U.S. Supreme Court letting the Indian Child Welfare Act stand.The trio also discusses questions from lawmakers to officials with the Land Office

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36:16

Stitt endorses DeSantis, House extends special...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/06/15

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about Governor Stitt's endorsement of presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, the State House overriding Stitt's veto of tribal license compacts as well as extending the time for the special session and Stitt's veto of a bill to extend the operations of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.The trio also discusses Governor Stitt's veto of an omnibus medical

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32:25

Catholic charter school, FY2024 budget, tribal...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/06/08

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the Statewide Virtual Charter School moving forward with approving the nation's first religious charter school and the fiscal year 2024 budget becoming law without the governor's signature.The trio also discusses Governor Stitt promising to send National Guard members to the U.S. southern border at the request of the Texas governor and Stitt vetoing

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35:10

Anti-abortion bill tossed, Superintendent Ryan...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/06/01

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the state Supreme Court tossing out two Oklahoma laws banning abortion in the state and at least three former Department of Education employees suing Superintendent Ryan Walters.The trio also discusses the 2023 legislative session and more than a dozen vetoes overridden by lawmakers.

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34:13

FY 2024 state budget, gender-affirming care, Todd...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/05/25

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the nearly $13B budget approved by legislative leaders and Attorney General Gentner Drummond promising to not enforce a new law banning gender-affirming care for minors.The trio also discusses another veto by the governor, this time on a bill to allow House and Senate leadership to appoint members of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and controversy

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35:23

Special legislative session, education spending plan,...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/05/18

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about state lawmakers calling for a special session to run concurrently with the regular session and Governor Stitt along with legislative leaders celebrating an education funding plan.The trio also talks about a former Department of Education employee saying State Superintendent Ryan Walters lied to lawmakers about current and future grants and Governor

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31:09

Richard Glossip latest, education funding stalemate,...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/05/11

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the U.S. Supreme Court staying the execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip, the stalemate over education funding with two weeks left in the regular legislative session and the stack of Governor Stitt's vetoes still waiting for a vote in the House and Senate.The trio also discusses the ACLU of Oklahoma lawsuit over a new state law banning medical

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30:47

Superintendent Ryan Walters, education funding, OETA...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/05/04

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about State Superintendent Ryan Walters finally testifying before lawmakers during a House Appropriations & Budget Committee and the House passing a tax credit voucher bill for private and home school families while rejecting a teacher pay raise.The trio also discusses Governor Stitt's veto of a bill to continue operations for Oklahoma's public

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30:29

Richard Glossip clemency denied, McCurtain County...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/04/27

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about death row inmate Richard Glossip failing to get clemency from the Pardon and Parole Board despite pleas from Attorney General Gentner Drummond along with several state officials and Governor Stitt searching for all "legal avenues" to remove McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy after Clardy was caught on tape with other county officials in making

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36:43

McCurtain County scandal, veto override, Panasonic...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/04/20

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the scandal in McCurtain County where several officials were recorded making racist and hateful statements, the State Senate overriding the governor's veto on a $600M appropriation of funds to the Health Care Authority and Panasonic inking a deal to build an electric vehicle plant in Pryor, but only is the state makes more than $245M in infrastructure

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30:31

Catholic charter school, Superintendent Ryan Walters,...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/04/13

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the Statewide Virtual Charter School declining an application for the Catholic Church to set up the nation's first ever tax payer funded religious school, the governor removing State Superintendent Ryan Walters as his Secretary of Education and Walters threatening to sue the Biden Administration over a proposed rule barring outright bans on transgender

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35:21

New education rules, Superintendent Ryan Walters,...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/04/06

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about Attorney General Gentner Drummond releasing a binding opinion canceling controversial new rules from the State Board of Education on library books and sex education and Superintendent Ryan Walters choosing to not appear before lawmakers.The trio also discusses dueling education bills causing a stir between the State House and Senate and the Tourism

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29:04

Dean Davis censure, education bills, Superintendent...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/30

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the censure of Representative Dean Davis after the Broken Arrow Republican was arrested on charges of public intoxication and the State Senate amending and passing education bills from the House causing a stalemate between the chambers.The trio also discusses the legislature at the half way point in the 2023 session and controversial new rules passed

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32:17

Abortion ruling, toxic waste, Turnpike Authority...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/23

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Politics Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about a decision by the State Supreme Court allowing women the "limited right" to an abortion to save their life, the Environmental Protection Agency telling Governor Stitt he can't legally refuse shipment of toxic waste from a train derailment in Ohio and an advisory opinion from Attorney General Gentner Drummond over State Superintendent Ryan Walter's move

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32:09

Volkswagen snubs Oklahoma, toxic waste, bank closures...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/16

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about Volkswagen choosing Canada over Oklahoma for its electric vehicle battery plant despite a $700M incentive package, Governor Stitt declining to accept a shipment of toxic waste from the train derailment in Ohio and Oklahoma banks are working to reassure customers and shareholders after two high profile bank closures over the weekend.The trio also

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27:42

State Question 820, Mauree Turner, Nathan Dahm and more

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/09

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Right Attorney Ryan Kiesel about State Question 820 to legalize recreational marijuana in the state failing to get enough votes for passage, a new poll showing Oklahomans are virtually split on the legalization of sports betting and House Republicans censure the state's openly non-binary lawmaker, Oklahoma City Democratic Representative Mauree Turner.The trio also discusses a viral

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08:46

BONUS: The KOSU Daily - SQ820, Mauree Turner, Tom...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/08

Thanks for subscribing toThis Week in Oklahoma Politics podcast. Today, we’re bringing you a Bonus episode ofThe KOSU Daily podcast.The KOSU Daily is our daily news roundup, where you can get caught up with Oklahoma news in 7 or 8 minutes every weekday morning. It's a great, quick way to stay in touch with what's happening in Oklahoma.Today's episode features reports on the failed vote on recreational marijuana, the GOP-led state legislature censuring Democratic Rep.Mauree Turner, the passing of the

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09:58

BONUS: State Question 820

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/06

State Question 820 will be the only issue on the ballot on Tuesday, March 7. If approved, it would legalize recreational marijuana for adult use in Oklahoma and create a pathway for expungement of some marijuana offenses.In this bonus episode of the podcast, we bring you two stories about State Question 820 from KOSU reporters Kateleigh Mills and Xcaret Nuñez.The first story concerns how approval of SQ820 could change existing marijuana businesses in Oklahoma, and the second story looks at how

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28:14

Recreational marijuana, gender-affirming care, death...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/03/02

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the vote this Tuesday on State Question 820 to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma and the State House passing legislation to all but ban gender affirming care in the state.The trio also discusses a poll finding a majority of Oklahomans support a moratorium on the death penalty and State Superintendent Ryan Walters coming under fire for

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37:03

Superintendent Ryan Walters, education priorities,...

This Week in Oklahoma Politics ·

2023/02/23

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about a bill to require legislative oversight of State Superintendent Ryan Walters if he attempts to downgrade a schools accreditation, Walters removing the pictures of Education Hall of Fame members and the State Equalization Board approving an extra $2B for lawmakers to spend in the 2024 fiscal year budget.The trio also discusses the State House leadership

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