Friday, May 15, 2026 • Low-90s with severe storm chances. ⛈️

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⚡ TIMELINE: Severe weather and tornado potential across Oklahoma for several days (KOCO)

• Water rescue underway at Lake Thunderbird after person reported missing (KOCO)

• Authorities investigating Grove officer-involved shooting (News On 6)

• Multiple agencies respond to standoff in SW Lawton (KSWO)

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By Lionel Ramos, KOSU
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Oklahoma lawmakers officially ended the 2026 legislative session Thursday, but it didn’t happen without members in the Senate expressing frustrations over a dragged-out process and delayed floor discussions caused by Republican leadership.

When the Senate decided to take a break from lawmaking in the middle of last week, the House continued working on several pieces of legislation that had piled up on the desks of Senators in the past few days.

But one new measure to pop-up was House Bill 1370, which eliminates a 30-year-old provision that would have triggered a tax increase on fuel at the pump if the federal government suspends its gas tax.

The move comes as President Donald Trump considers suspending the federal gas tax to provide relief for Americans at the pump as the war in Iran continues to constrain global oil markets. But Oklahoma’s trigger law would have meant an increase in the state’s tax to compensate for lost revenue. 

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

• Richard Glossip released from Oklahoma County jail, but remains under strict bond conditions (KOCO)

• Pittsburg County committee endorses deal tied to 2,000-acre, $50 billion data center site (NonDoc)

• Tulsa civil rights activist Bobby Eaton Sr. dies at 90 (The Oklahoma Eagle)

• 'Blood, sweat, tears': OKC teen makes history with dual high school and college graduation (KOCO)

• Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing of his ex-girlfriend and her baby (The Frontier)

• Oklahoma lawmakers have left the building. Here’s a brief recap of the session (Oklahoma Voice)

• House ‘disappointed’ as Senate blocks bills, leaves Medicaid alone and most vetoes intact (NonDoc)

• Stitt vetoes bill to expand Oklahoma's Promise to children of school counselors, librarians, nurses (StateImpact Oklahoma)

• Veto override to save OETA fails in Oklahoma Senate (Oklahoma Voice)

• Judge's order to block Henryetta from ticketing tribal members bucks precedent (Tulsa World)*

• Muscogee Freedmen denied last-minute appeal to get voting rights before tribal election (Tulsa Flyer)

• City councilor decries development authority over blight studies, displacement (Public Radio Tulsa)

• Federal rural hospital program offers a lifeline in Oklahoma, but hurdles remain (StateImpact Oklahoma)

• Oklahoma Democratic fundraising committee settles with ethics board (Oklahoma Voice)

• Broken Arrow library removed displays on LGBTQ+ topics, race after senator forwarded complaint (Tulsa Flyer)

• Former chief photographer at News 9 in OKC faces 21 felony counts (The Oklahoman)*

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