Oklahoma Watch, May 20, 2026

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ steered a $2 billion investment consulting contract to a Christian firm whose principals were deeply intertwined with his own advisors and anti-ESG allies during the bidding process, even as the incumbent firm was delivering record returns. The process raises serious questions about whether the bid was competitive.

The Oklahoma City Thunder guard won the league's top individual honor over Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs.

KGOU.org is a valuable resource for news and information - and winner of the 2025 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters website award in the Metro Radio Division.

Power outages are increasing as climate change drives more severe weather events across the U-S. Lines buried UNDERGROUND are significantly more reliable than overhead power lines. But only about a fifth of the country's lines are buried. In northern Michigan, some utilities are trying to change that.

Ward learned the term "respair" — meaning the recovery of hope after despair — during the pandemic. Her new book On Witness and Respair is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival.

Two teenagers shot and killed three people on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in San Diego County.

President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.

While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.