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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

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond standing outside the Supreme Court in October 2024.

St. Isidore Catholic charter school proposal doomed by U.S. Supreme Court decision

Kylie Caldwell and Emma Rowland May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON – In a cryptic nine word ruling, a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court upheld a decision blocking Oklahoma state funding for the nation’s first religious public charter school. “The judgment...

House Speaker Mike Johnson congratulates Republicans Thursday morning on passing President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" with a narrow 215-214 vote. Courtesy C-Span/Gaylord News

Brecheen drops opposition allowing budget bill to pass

Emma Rowland and Blake Madden May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON—Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen cast a pivotal Yes vote early Thursday morning, helping the House narrowly pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” after days...

U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen.

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ advances after Brecheen flips

Emma Rowland and Blake Madden May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON – In an unusual move, Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen, a fiscal hawk, switched his vote from No to Present to allow the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Republicans want to use for President...

U.S. Supreme Court.

Oklahoma SCOTUS case set to be a new landmark for religious freedom

Madeline Cantrell May 1, 2025

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today for a case that could reshape the way public funds are handled by religious schools. St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond —a case coming from...

U.S. Supreme Court.

SCOTUS split evident in St. Isidore case arguments

Madeline Cantrell April 30, 2025

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in connection with the creation of the nation’s first religious charter school – Oklahoma’s St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Chief...

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Kylie Caldwell/Gaylord News

OU history museum is one of largest holders of Native American remains

Kylie Caldwell April 24, 2025

Oklahoma’s largest museum of natural history is also one of the largest holders of the remains of Native American and funerary objects in the country. Now, 25 years after passage of law requiring...

“The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear oral arguments for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond later this month. The case will be a hallmark decision for school choice, religious schools, and charter schools nationwide. 
Photo by: Madeline Cantrell, Gaylord News

Amicus briefs set the tone for oral arguments in St. Isidore’s v. Drummond Supreme Court case

Madeline Cantrell April 23, 2025

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond case next Tuesday, April 30. This case, consolidated with Oklahoma Statewide Charter...

Measles in Oklahoma reaches ten cases; Public exposure notice issued

Measles in Oklahoma reaches ten cases; Public exposure notice issued

Kylie Caldwell April 2, 2025

In an unusual step, The Oklahoma State Department of health has issued their second public exposure notice- this time, for the Oklahoma Children's Hospital at OU Health. On March 31, the department...

The National Weather Center in Norman. Photo supplied.

NOAA, National Weather Center cuts leave staff concerned as severe weather season approaches

Abby Young March 17, 2025

WASHINGTON — Midafternoon on a late February day, a meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in Norman received an email notifying them of their termination. “I was just...

The OU-Tulsa Medical School is under Federal investigation for alleged “impermissible” race-based scholarships and segregation. This comes as the department announces investigations to a total of 45 separate university systems.

Feds investigating OU-Tulsa Medical school for alleged “impermissible” race-based scholarships

Madeline Cantrell March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – The University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa medical school is under federal investigation for alleged “race-based” practices in its admissions process. However, the initial announcement...

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole addresses the House of Representatives during debate on HR-1968. The bill allocates funding for the federal government until Sept. 30, 2025. Cole said on the floor, “It's pretty short, it's 99 pages. Read it.”

Cole scores major win as House passes stopgap spending bill

Madeline Cantrell March 11, 2025

WASHINGTON - House Republicans passed on Tuesday a stopgap spending bill in a significant win for the GOP majority but more importantly for Oklahoma’s Congressman Tom Cole, who challenged the Freedom...

Rally attendees approach the Oklahoma State Capitol during the Stand Up For Science gathering on Mar. 7.

Cole promises National Weather Service, two other federal offices to remain open

Abby Young, Multimedia Journalist March 8, 2025

WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) announced in a statement on Friday that three federal offices, including Norman’s National Weather Center and the Social Security office in Lawton, will not terminate...

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