Hugo voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to select someone to fill a vacant council seat that the current council has been unable to fill for several months. Whomever the citizens select, will have a significant role in tipping the active majority of the council in a number of ways.

From THE OKLAHOMA LION Gabe Woolley OKLAHOMA CITY — Rep. Gabe Woolley, R-Broken Arrow, expressed appreciation to fellow members of the Oklahoma Legislature for their support of House Joint Resolution 1040, a proposal aimed at prohibiting the consideration of Sharia Law in Oklahoma courtrooms.

Following are excerpts from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s final State of the State address at the opening of the 2026 Legislative session.

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Oklahoma lawmakers will look to tackle a broad array of criminal justice issues in the coming months, including raising the burden of proof for civil asset forfeiture and expanding parole eligibility for Oklahoma’s aging prison population.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, RLane, has filed legislation that would extend the period of time for people to file health care liability claims based on a good faith belief that a federal procedural bar was in place when a cause of action arose.

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas A. Edison.