Andy and Scott return from break and jump right into the issue that's taking up all the oxygen in Oklahoma politics right now - education. Specifically, why is State Superintendent (and Education Secretary) Ryan Walters all over the news this week?

  • Ryan Walters presented his budget to the State Board of Education (NonDoc)
  • Why OK is paying the State Superintendent More Than the Governor (Oklahoma Watch)
  • Thousands of bills filed this year, roughly half of which are shell bills.
  • We’re watching several that deal with the Initiative Petition process, elections, voting, and more.
  • Also, an honorable mention news story from earlier this month: In what should be a shock to no one, OSDH is taking back control of Public Health Lab (The Frontier)