EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 24 MIN
Osage budget emergency, aluminum smelter injunction, GOP gubernatorial polling and more
from This Week in Oklahoma Politics · host KOSU
This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Oklahoma AFL-CIO President Forrest Bennett and former state Representative Chairman Mark McBride about the Osage Nation principal chief declaring a budget emergency, Attorney General Gentner Drummond filing a motion to halt construction of an aluminum smelter in Inola and a new poll showing a statistical dead heat for the Republican nomination in the gubernatorial runoff on August 25th.The trio also discusses concerns over a possible double digit percentage increase in health premiums for state workers including teachers and Governor Stitt appointing interim State Superintendent Lindel Fields as his Education Secretary.
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