By Emma Murphy | Reporter
“The relief (for taxpayers) will not be immediate at all. It will be over time, and the net effect on the homeowner will be less advantageous to them than it will be a tremendous problem financially and a burden to the school districts and the entities that receive the property tax.” - Mike Simpson of the projected impact of State Question 847
Attorney General Gentner Drummond speaks at a press conference Feb. 25, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)
By Nuria Martinez-Keel
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has dropped a lawsuit against a state board after it rejected a proposed Jewish charter school for the second time.
Drummond dismissed his case Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court without prejudice, meaning it could be filed again.
The lawsuit accused the Statewide Charter School Board of deliberately rigging its March 9 vote to reject the Jewish charter school solely because of its religious character.
Democrat Nick Coffey, left, and Republican Jon Echols, right, are both on the Nov. 3 ballot to be Oklahoma’s next attorney general. (Photos provided)
By Emma Murphy
While they share similar views on a controversial aluminum smelter, two candidates for Oklahoma attorney general vary in how they’d handle an abortion lawsuit and artificial intelligence.
Voters mark their ballots in the Oklahoma County Election Board on June 11 in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Courtney Bell/Oklahoma Voice)
By Nuria Martinez-Keel
A state question on Oklahoma general election ballots could slow the growth of property taxes, but it has raised concerns about the financial impact on public services.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oklahoma Voice staff will participate in the following events:
2:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Tulsa Central Library. Editor Janelle Stecklein will participate in a panel discussing how to cover state government. Host: Oklahoma Local News Summit
2:45 p.m. Oct. 27, Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City. Education reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel will moderate a panel about the impact of the state’s tax credit voucher program at The Oklahoma Education Policy Conference. Host: University of Oklahoma
If you're interested in having us talk in your town, email Janelle Stecklein at [email protected]
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