Oklahoma
Names under consideration to replace Sen. Mullin continue to evolve
Republican political strategists in Oklahoma have been in a rat race to finish the week as several mainstays of the state’s Republican party — and some without elected experience — top the charts for replacing Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who has been tapped to become the new Secretary of Homeland Security.
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The choice begins with Governor Kevin Stitt. He will appoint someone to serve until a new senator is elected to a full term during the general election in the fall.
While a 2021 law requires an appointed senator to swear they will not file to run in the election, ignoring the law carries no real consequences.
Oklahoma’s billionaire owner of Continental Resources, Harold Hamm, is reportedly interested in the appointment. A source close to the Governor confirmed to News 9 a story first reported by NOTUS.org that Hamm called Stitt asking for the appointment.
Separately, NOTUS.org reports that Hamm called the White House about his ambition to get the appointment.
Representatives for Hamm did not return a call to News 9.
Another source told News 9 that Rep. Kevin Hern has begun calling close political allies and donors about his plan to enter the election, which has a filing deadline of April 3.
Rep. Stephanie Bice already posted to Facebook that she is exploring entering the race.
Political sources close to Governor Stitt also highlighted that he could appoint himself to the role — and run in the election.
Stitt has not commented on who exactly he plans to appoint.
Oklahoma
This Day in Oklahoma History: F.D. Moon born in 1896
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – African American educator F.D. Moon was born 130 years ago on May 4, 1896, in what is now Lincoln County.
He began teaching in 1921 and in 1940 moved to Oklahoma City, where he became principal of Douglass High School.
Widely known as the “Dean” of African American education, Moon was elected to the Oklahoma City Board of Education in 1972, then became its first African American president in 1974.
He served during federally mandated desegregation in Oklahoma City Public Schools and died in 1975.
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Oklahoma AG urges agency to let states regulate sports prediction markets
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pressing federal regulators to make clear that states — not the federal government — have authority over sports-related prediction markets, arguing the platforms function like sportsbooks without state oversight.
Drummond and 40 other state attorneys general filed a formal comment Thursday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urging the agency to reaffirm that it does not have jurisdiction over sports-related contracts offered through prediction markets. The coalition said prediction markets have effectively become unregulated sportsbooks.
Prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, allow users to trade contracts tied to the outcome of future events. Drummond said sports-related contracts on those platforms amount to gambling and should be regulated by states.
“This is unequivocally gambling, which means it belongs under State authority,” Drummond said. “States have long had the right and responsibility to protect their own citizens from the dangers of gambling, and that should continue to hold true whether bets take place on a prediction market or inside a traditional casino.”
In their letter, the attorneys general said users can make the same types of wagers on prediction markets as they can at traditional sportsbooks. “Any distinction between sportsbook bets and prediction-market bets is illusory,” they wrote.
The coalition said prediction market users can wager on game winners, point spreads and player statistics, while bypassing consumer protections and tax requirements mandated by state gambling laws. The attorneys general argued the contracts are entertainment-based gambling rather than tools for financial risk management, placing them outside the CFTC’s jurisdiction.
The attorneys general also warned that sports gambling poses risks to public health and financial security.
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They said states are best positioned to protect residents from those harms and asked the CFTC to confirm through rulemaking that it lacks jurisdiction over sports-related contracts, leaving states with the power to regulate or prohibit sports gambling.
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At least 10 hospitalized after Oklahoma shooting | The Jerusalem Post
At least 10 people were hospitalized following a shooting at a party at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, Oklahoma, the Edmond Police Department confirmed late Sunday night in a post to its social media.
The department noted that it had responded to the scene alongside officers from Oklahoma City Police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Ten victims were evacuated by ambulance to various hospitals in the Oklahoma metro area, police said, noting that the “total number of victims is expected to change as additional individuals transported themselves to area hospitals. There is no update on victim conditions at this time.”
Initial reports citing law enforcement scanners claimed that at least 15 people had been injured.
Edmond Police have set up a reunification center for families at a local Walmart, CBS Oklahoma City affiliate KWTV reported.
Police added there are no suspects in custody at this time, urging the public to reach out with any information.
According to KOCO-TV, KOCO-TV, an ABC-affiliate station in Oklahoma City, police said that there “was no known threat to the public” as of 11:15 p.m..
“We will release more information when it becomes available,” police said.
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