Carrie Blumert says she's proud of her work as a county commissioner, but she is resigning: "Mental health care has been my passion from day one."
On Thursday, election officials in Cleveland and McClain counties will recount ballot in the Republican primary for House District 20 and Senate District 15.
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has proposed a new policy to allow political candidates and elected officials to spend campaign funds on child care or other caregiving expenses. The commission released a draft opinion Friday in response to a request from Sen.
Oklahoma County Commissioner Carrie Blumert resigned on Tuesday to be the next CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma.
He came to "say a few kind words" in support of Sen. Elmer Thomas' bid for re-election. But it didn't go as expected -- he also praised Thomas' political foe, Gov. E.W. Marland.