Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News

Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News

Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News

Oklahoma delegation to host town halls during congressional recess

Anna Bauman April 16, 2019

WASHINGTON — Congress is not in session this week or next, so Oklahoma’s congressional delegation will return home to meet with people and organizations across the state.  Each member will...

Freshman Democrat Kendra Horn leads pack with $370,000 in contributions

Freshman Democrat Kendra Horn leads pack with $370,000 in contributions

Anna Bauman April 16, 2019

WASHINGTON — Freshman Democrat Kendra Horn leads Oklahoma’s delegation in this quarter’s campaign contributions after kicking off an aggressive fundraising campaign aimed at defending her seat in...

U.S. Senate confirms Patrick Wyrick to Oklahoma federal district court

Anna Bauman April 9, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick to serve as U.S. district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma a year after his initial nomination...

Oklahoma Rep. Mullin urges Congress to renew mental health program as funding nears end

Abigail Bitterman and Anna Bauman March 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill alongside House and Senate members to expand a national mental health treatment program for which funding...

Week in Washington: Voting rights, anti-Semitism and more

Anna Bauman and Abigail Bitterman March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — Voting rights and hate speech took center stage on Capitol Hill this week.  House Democrats spent the week focusing on a sweeping voting rights and ethics bill ahead of a Friday...

Sen. James Lankford addresses budget deficit, national debt in latest Federal Fumbles report

Anna Bauman March 6, 2019

WASHINGTON — Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) released his annual Federal Fumbles report that highlights cases of government inefficiency and proposes solutions on Tuesday. Chock-full of football analogies,...

Oklahoma GOP reps vote ‘no’ on U.S. House bill to overturn national emergency, but measure passes

Anna Bauman February 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — Despite some reservations, Oklahoma’s Republican representatives backed President Donald Trump on Tuesday by voting against a resolution to overturn the national emergency that would...

Oklahoma farmers encouraged by EPA’s proposal to narrow definition of federally regulated waters

Anna Bauman February 22, 2019

WASHINGTON — Oklahoma farmers are pleased that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken a step to roll back government oversight of the country’s waters by proposing a change to an Obama-era...

Oklahoma’s $185 million in military construction funds threatened by Trump’s national emergency

Anna Bauman February 20, 2019

WASHINGTON — Construction on $178 million facilities at Altus and Tinker Air Force bases that would provide training and maintenance for a much-heralded new aircraft could be threatened if President...

Trump touted a bipartisan message of unity during his State of the Union address

Trump touted a bipartisan message of unity during his State of the Union address

Anna Bauman February 5, 2019

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kendra Horn stood, cheered and high-fived her female peers as they gathered in a sea of white for Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.  “It’s almost beyond description,”...

Oklahoma loses clout as minority members in the U.S. House of Representatives

Anna Bauman February 1, 2019

WASHINGTON — When the U.S. House of Representatives flipped to a Democratic majority after eight years of conservative control, Republicans undoubtedly lost power.  That includes representatives...

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