Stay tuned for upcoming results of an Oklahoma political poll that studies voters' knowledge of Republican and Democratic party platforms. Do you know which platform the issue of requiring a photo i.d. to vote is in? Find out how Oklahoma voters did.
AP:
Poll: Oklahomans give high marks to utilities, others for ice storm recovery. [05/14/07]
A new poll indicates that Oklahomans give high marks to utility companies, emergency responders and support organizations for their performance during this month's ice storm... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Why did the river tax fail? [10/10/07]
Tulsa County residents have spoken, voting down a sales tax for improvements along the Arkansas River. After the election results came in Tuesday night, Tulsa's mayor and the chair of the County Commission both said voters didn't want river development. But, The News On 6’s Emory Bryan reports there is more to the no vote... (Read more...)
Tulsa World: Official: no doom and gloom [10/09/07]
Fair's ups and downs. Despite a dip in crowd figures and eight ride-related injury accidents, the fair is called a success.... (Read more...)
Tulsa World:
Info on Bell's departure might be released [08/21/07]
County Commissioner and fair board Chairwoman Randi Miller said Monday that she hopes to clear up questions about the departure of Bell's Amusement Park from Expo Square by releasing the business plan the company provided to the fair board... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Oklahoma Voices: Reviewing the 2007 Oklahoma Legislation Session. [05/28/07]
With a Democratic Lt. Governor, a Republican House leader soliciting ideas from constituents, and a tie in the State Senate, no one knew quite what to expect from the 2007 Oklahoma Legislative Session... (Read more...)
Oklahoman: Could Henry Strike Lightning Again? [05/25/07]
HOWARD Dean all but begged Gov. Brad Henry to run against U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe next year. The Democratic National Committee chairman, in Oklahoma for a party convention, said Henry would make an excellent candidate... (Read more...)
AP:
More Oklahomans disapprove of Bush's handling of war. [05/14/07]
A new poll finds that more Oklahomans don't like the way President Bush is handling the war in Iraq... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahomans Weigh In On Abortion Issue. [05/08/07]
A proposal to stop taxpayer funded abortions isn't dead yet. State Senator James Williamson will try one more time on Wednesday to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of the bill. Williamson says he's still working to get enough votes for the override... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahomans Divided On Immigration Issue. [05/05/07]
Illegal immigration is a hot button issue with Oklahoma voters, and our latest Oklahoma Poll shows the public is divided over how to deal with it... (Read more...)
The Edmond Sun: Bankers bullish on economy. [03/11/07]
Oklahoma is in great shape economically, according to a recent survey of 500 bank managers statewide... (Read more...)
The Norman Transcript: Optimism among state bankers. [03/10/07]
Despite Wall Street rattlings and a lower-than-expected state revenue stream, the Oklahoma economy remains strong. That's the word from a survey of Oklahoma bankers released this past week... (Read more...)
Oklahoman: Bankers bullish on state's economy. [03/09/07]
Oklahoma bankers are bullish on the state's economy but are concerned about the impact of gambling and payday loans on bounced checks and past-due loans, according to a scientific survey released Thursday... (Read more...)
Casino City Times: Oklahoma Casino Poll Results Released. [02/09/07]
As reported by Tulsa World: "The parking lots may be full and the money coming in faster than can be counted, but most Oklahomans say they've never visited one of the 90 tribal casinos in the state... (Read more...)
AP: Majority in poll say they don't gamble. [02/09/07]
Even though the state's casinos and lottery are gaining players majority of Oklahomans appear to have never darkened the doors of a casino... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Playing the Lottery. [02/07/07]
Dozens of Oklahomans have hit the jackpot playing the lottery, but the lottery itself has yet to hit it big. Participation could be a big player in that... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: 2008 Presidential campaign. [02/03/07]
With A growing field of candidates, we wanted to know who Oklahoma prefers as America’s next leader. We teamed with the Tulsa World to see who leads the race for the GOP nomination... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: President Bush and Iraq. [02/01/07]
With President Bush's national poll numbers at an all-time low, the News on 6 teamed with the Tulsa World to ask Oklahomans about the war in Iraq... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Tulsa street crews get high marks after ice storm. [01/28/07]
In our latest Oklahoma Poll 7 out of 10 Oklahoman’s said road crews did a “good” or “excellent” job cleaning up after the ice storm... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Preparing for natural disasters. [01/27/07]
Are you prepared for disaster? Nine out of ten people told our Oklahoma Poll they were, but News on 6 reporter Chris Wright says those who weren’t ready wish they had been better prepared... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahomans rate ice storm response. [01/27/07]
The News on 6 and the “Tulsa World” asked Oklahomans to sound off about the ice storm in our latest Oklahoma Poll. And the numbers were overwhelmingly positive... (Read more...)
The Journal Record:
Bankers to use survey as barometer for economy. [12/18/06]
The Oklahoma Bankers Association will try to confirm word-of-mouth feedback from its members with a formal survey within a few weeks, President Roger Beverage said... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Campaign calls keep coming. [11/06/06]
It’s something that many of us have had to deal with; those campaign calls just keep coming. Some viewers tell us they're swamped with calls from candidates, and people on the “Do Not Call” list wonder why they’re getting these calls... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Immigration a pressing problem facing Oklahoma. [11/04/06]
The issue of immigration has rapidly emerged as one of the most pressing problems facing Oklahoma... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahoma gubernatorial candidates address immigration concerns. [11/02/06]
Immigration is an important issue in next week’s election. Our Oklahoma Poll shows one out of nine Oklahomans believes it's the most important issue for deciding the governor's race... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Jari Askins leading Todd Hiett in latest Oklahoma Poll. [10/31/06]
The latest Oklahoma Poll from the News on 6 and the Tulsa World shows a closer race for Lieutenant Governor than for Governor but Democrat Jari Askins still leads... (Read more...)
AP: Democrats lead in key state senate races. [10/28/06]
A poll of likely voters in five state Senate races targeted by Republicans indicates the Democratic candidates are leading and will hold on to those seats... (Read more...)
Oklahoma Gazette: Don't Do Polls! They're addictive. [10/11/06]
The joy of politics is watching people freak out over polls. Pollsters perform them, the news outlets run them and the activist community freaks out over the results... (Read more...)
The Journal Record: High court gets effort to derail education initiative. [9/18/06]
Another initiative petition is being tested in the Oklahoma Supreme Court. This one would require 65 percent of taxpayer-supported educational funding to be spent on classroom instruction... (Read more...)
Oklahoman: Locals OK with Inhofe, Coburn. [08/02/06]
TO THEIR critics, Sens. Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn are a couple of right-wing peas in a pod, out of touch with reality as they take to the Senate floor to rail against government spending (Coburn) and global warming (Inhofe)... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Election Season Special: Looking Behind the Polling Numbers. [07/31/06]
In the weeks leading up to last Tuesday’s primary election, KGOU – like many media outlets – often used polling data to analyze the relative strength or weakness of the various candidates’ campaigns... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahoma Poll: Environment. [07/28/06]
An environmental group says global warming threatens America's national parks. The Natural Resources Defense Council says rising temperatures, droughts, wildfires and fewer snowfalls are endangering wildlife and threatening hiking, fishing and skiing... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Reviewing the Primary Election Results. [07/26/06]
Bill Shapard of the public opinion research firm SoonerPoll.com re-caps last night’s statewide election results... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Campaigns Coming Down to the Wire. [07/21/06]
OU Political Science Professor Keith Gaddie joins us for a final time before voters head to the polls next Tuesday... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Fifth District Congressional Race Tightens Up. [07/14/06]
Our regular commentator -- Keith Gaddie – talks about the latest polling numbers in the GOP race to replace Ernest Istook in the US House... (Read more...)
KGOU-FM: Weekly Political Wrap-up. [07/07/06]
This Friday, SoonerPoll.com analyst Keith Gaddie updates us on several of the races we’ve been following... (Read more...)
Google News adds SoonerPoll.com to its list of news sources. [05/25/06]
Google News, an online news gathering website, has added SoonerPoll.com its more than 4,500 new services worldwide... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahoma Poll: Guns in school and intelligent design. [02/07/06]
The idea of Oklahoma school superintendents carrying guns isn't getting much support in our latest Oklahoma Poll... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Oklahoma Poll shows support for sales tax holiday. [02/07/06]
Oklahomans are one step closer to getting a tax break on back to school supplies... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Poll shows Governor Brad Henry continues to enjoy high approval rating. [02/05/06]
The state's Republican voters weigh-in with who they hope will face Governor Brad Henry in November... (Read more...)
Joplin Globe: Oklahoma lottery start getting near. [09/07/05]
Oklahomans are counting down the days when the state lottery begins offering scratch-off prizes, probably by October... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Likely voters not in favor of hike in gasoline/diesel tax. [09/03/05]
Proponents of a higher tax to help pay for road and bridge repair could not have picked a worse time... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: The Price of Gasoline in Tulsa is $3.19 per gallon. [09/01/05]
Hurricane Katrina's impact is being felt at the gas pump... (Read more...)
Claremore Daily Progress: Lottery may help. [08/04/05]
Oklahoma legislators and the governor should pay attention to the results of a recent poll to estimate what percentage of Oklahomans will play the lottery... (Read more...)
AP: Fallin's decision changes 2006 election picture. [07/19/05]
Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to pass up a race for governor for a second time has changed the landscape for the 2006 elections... (Read more...)
Tahlequah Daily Press: Property rights, not soil sampling, an issue with poultry producers. [07/19/05]
The StateDepartment of Agriculture is preparing to conduct soil tests at 15 Oklahoma farms in the Illinois River watershed... (Read more...)
KOTV, News on 6: Social Security should be left alone. [07/16/05]
Battle lines are being drawn in the national debate over the future of Social Security... (Read more...)
The Black Chronicle: Social Security private accounts? Oklahomans, simply, don't support them. [07/15/05]
According to recently released polls, Oklahomans (who, incidentally, voted overwhelmingly for the election and then the reelection... (Read more...)
AP: Okla. lawsuit blames river's decline on poultry. [07/14/05]
When Drew Edmondson went to college here, the nearby Illinois River flowed so clear he could stand chest-deep and still see his toes... (Read more...)
Joplin Globe: Oklahoma road plan in trouble. [07/12/05]
If a new statewide poll is accurate, Oklahomans aren’t in the mood to increase motor fuel taxes even if earmarked for improving deteriorating... (Read more...)
Oklahoma State Senate : Transportation bill has smooth ride in senate. [04/21/05]
A transportation measure that will provide millions in much-needed funding for Oklahoma's roadways and bridges passed the Senate today... (Read more...)
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