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This Week in Oklahoma Politics

A weekly look inside Oklahoma Politics with KOSU's Michael Cross, civic leader Andy Moore and more.

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Inola aluminum smelter, Representative Danny Williams, Not Your Average Joe lawsuit and more (opens the original)

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    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former Republican State Senator Rick Brinkley about the City of Inola extending a moratorium on an aluminum smelter as well as having citizens vote on the project in April, lawmakers plan to hold an open hearing for embattled State Representative Danny Williams and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against a temporary injunction on an Oklahoma law banning certain conversations regarding race and g

  2. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Constitutional convention lawsuit, Stephanie Bice comments, shortened bachelor's degrees and more (opens the original)

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    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former state Representative Chairman Mark McBride about Governor Stitt facing a lawsuit over his call for a vote on a constitutional convention, a bipartisan committee of lawmakers holding closed door meetings about State Representative Danny Williams and leaked audio from Congresswoman Stephanie Bice expressing concerns about the actions of President Trump impacting midterm elections. The trio also discu

  3. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Stitt's constitutional convention request, Inola aluminum smelter, Mazzei's campaign finances and more (opens the original)

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    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former Republican State Senator AJ Griffin about Attorney General Gentner Drummond saying Governor Stitt doesn't have the authority to call for a vote on a constitutional convention, a donor to Governor Stitt suing the state to avoid returning to prison for DUI charges and the Trump Administration pushing the courts to allow for an aluminum smelter in Inola to move forward despite objection from local res

  4. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    Mazzei wins GOP governor's race, State Questions get mixed results, Stitt creates beef council and more (opens the original)

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    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and Legislative Advisor Jennifer Monies about Mike Mazzei winning the Republican runoff for governor, N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas winning the Democratic nod for U.S. Senate and the other GOP winners in statewide races. The trio also discusses the state questions which saw mixed results in Tuesday's elections and Governor Stitt creates an advisory to counter President Trump's call to remove tariffs to import more b

  5. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Primary runoff elections, voting on state questions, Rep. Danny Williams investigation and more (opens the original)

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    This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civic Leader Andy Moore and former State Representative Chairman Mark McBride about the upcoming Republican gubernatorial election and other runoff races as well as the two State Questions on the ballot. The trio also discusses the State Ethics Commission investigating Seminole Republican Representative Danny Williams, Secretary of State Ben Lepak facing accusations of public intoxication and Governor Stitt calling for an investigat

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