Muskogee Public Schools seeks input on proposed 2027 Bond projects

MPS Seeks Input On Proposed 2027 Bond Projects

MUSKOGEE (August 24, 2026) – Muskogee Public Schools is seeking public input from patrons as it considers projects and priorities for a proposed 2027 bond issue. The district’s Long-Range Planning Committee, composed of community members, district leadership, staff, and other stakeholders, has been intentional in considering both the district's needs and the financial impact on local taxpayers.

A community survey will be available August 24 through September 4, 2026, allowing patrons to provide feedback on potential bond priorities and help the committee determine which needs should be prioritized.  Patrons may take the community survey at https://forms.gle/cbFc7iJPeRzAhso79

Final hours: Mazzei endorsed by Markwayne Mullin, OK Freedom Caucus

In the closing hours of the Republican runoff election, gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei held a "tele-rally" with President Donald Trump. During the call, Trump announced that Oklahoma's Markwayne Mullin was joining him in endorsing Mazzei for Governor.

AG to Muskogee schools: 1st Amendment did not require canceling prayer walk

Drummond tells Muskogee schools the First Amendment did not require canceling prayer walk, offers future support

OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 21, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today advised Muskogee Public Schools that it was under no constitutional obligation to cancel a community prayer walk earlier this month, and offered this Office’s assistance to any Oklahoma district that receives a similar demand.

Muskogee 6th and 7th Grade Academy had scheduled a Back to School Community Prayer Walk for the morning of August 12, the day before classes began. A Wisconsin-based advocacy organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, sent the district a letter the day before the event demanding its cancellation. The district canceled the walk, removed the announcements and notified parents.

In a letter to Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall, Drummond concluded that no student was required to be on campus that day, that no student faced any consequence for staying away, and that the walk was scheduled at an hour when no instructional period existed to interrupt.

2026 Runoff Election Day: Links and Resources

Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25th) is the Oklahoma Primary Election. If you haven't voted yet either by absentee or early in-person, you will have from 7:00am to 7:00pm to cast your ballots. If you don't know where to vote, or want to see your sample ballot, use this helpful link from the Oklahoma State Election Board to find out.

Below is a brief summary of my picks on various Republican runoff races and the state questions, as well as some links to additional resources about the election and GOP candidates that you may find helpful.

My Picks for the 2026 Oklahoma Runoff and State Questions

Tuesday, August 25th is the Oklahoma Runoff Election, and voters all across the state will be heading to the polls to decide nominees in a number of statewide and local races, as well as two State Questions. Hopefully the information in this post will be helpful with your voting plans. If you don't know where to vote, or want to see your sample ballot, use this helpful link from the Oklahoma State Election Board to find out.

Below are a few of my voting picks. I have included links to additional helpful resources, endorsements, and voter guides at the bottom:

State Sen. Shane Jett endorses Mazzei for Governor

State Sen. Shane Jett, head of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus, is backing Mike Mazzei for Governor, joining a host of other conservative legislators and activists in picking Mazzei over Drummond:

🇺🇸 JETT ENDORSES MAZZEI 🇺🇸

As one of the most conservative senators in the Oklahoma Legislature, my focus has always been representing taxpayers, not state agencies and certainly not lobbyists.

I endorse Mike Mazzei for Governor because I value integrity and put policy above… pic.twitter.com/8682HoFS10

— Shane David Jett (@shanejett) August 18, 2026

Desperate Drummond demands drug test

As a sign of how desperate and flailing his campaign is in the closing days of this gubernatorial runoff, Genter Drummond is now demanding that Mike Mazzei submit to the same drug test that he took. It's worth noting that the physician quoted in this press release is a rabid Drummond supporter, who actively mocks Mazzei on social media.

I think it's interesting that the Drummond campaign feels that they're losing to someone who, in their mind, simply must be a drug-addled weirdo. That's the clear indication that they're giving off. Childish and unbecoming of someone who wants to be your governor.

DRUMMOND RELEASES CLEAN HAIR FOLLICLE TEST, CALLS ON MAZZEI TO DO THE SAME

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (August 17th) — Republican candidate for Governor Gentner Drummond today released the results of a clean hair drug test capable of detecting drug use over an approximately 90-day period and challenged Mike Mazzei to take and release the results of the same test.

Don't fall for smears: Win with Quinn on August 25th

Marty Quinn, candidate for Insurance Commissioner, has responded to shameful smears by his opponent, attacking Quinn for being born in Arkansas (I wish that was just a joke... as if one can do anything about where you are born!) and for moving to Arkansas to care for aging parents in their final days.

Yes, Bob Sullivan and his supporters are attacking Marty Quinn for prioritizing ailing family a few years back. That's a real jerk move.

I have known Quinn for over fifteen years. He is a man of sincere character and real integrity, the kind of man who would give the shirt off his back if you needed it. He's devoted to his church and his family. This man believes in service and putting others first. He's not the kind of man to malign and besmirch his opposition, because he believes in a positive vision for Oklahoma and setting an example for others.

Drummond's "Deplorables"

I ran across this observation from Karen Hardin of  Awake Oklahoma, and it was too good to not pass along:

DRUMMOND CALLS SOME REPUBLICANS FASCISTS

Much like the ill-fated statement of Hillary Clinton, when she stated half of Donald Trump's supporters belonged in a "basket of deplorables," so gubernatorial candidate, Gentner Drummond stepped in it big time after he called some Republicans "fascists."

Drummond, who is running as a Republican after years of... donating to Democrats, evidently let his true feelings be known. 

There's plenty of reasons to oppose Gentner Drummond's candidacy, but you can add him being the Antifa candidate to the list!

Jake Merrick, Rep. Jim Shaw endorse Mazzei for Governor

As the runoff election draws closer, Mike Mazzei continues to win endorsements from grassroots conservative activists and legislators across the state. Two of the latest are conservative champion State Rep. Jim Shaw (R-Chandler) and Jake Merrick, who placed fourth in the June primary for governor. are choosing Mazzei over a floundering Gentner Drummond who is increasingly appealing to moderates and liberals with his campaign rhetoric.

Merrick made his support known in this video released on the 12th:

Op-ed: Drummond, the Antifa Candidate

The Antifa Candidate

by James Silberman

Leftists cynically and dishonestly wielding the epithet “fascist” against Republicans has become a feature of modern American politics. Every Republican Presidential nominee since Gerald Ford has faced a version of this accusation. Kamala Harris repeatedly called President Trump a fascist during the 2024 election cycle.

But its use is not merely electoral. This particular slander serves another purpose crucial to the Left’s plan: justifying violence and legal persecution against conservatives. “Hey, Fascist! Catch!” was engraved on the bullet that took Charlie Kirk from this world. As was said by many following the Kirk assassination, "They don't kill us because they think we're fascists; they call us fascists so they can justify killing us." The 2023 indictments of President Trump and his staff were similarly justified by claiming the defendants deserved jail because of their “fascism.”

At a Tuesday forum, Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Gentner Drummond proclaimed that political parties “want the most extreme candidate to be their banner-waver,” and that the “extreme” candidates favored by the GOP are “fascists.”

In the following words, I may seem indignant at Drummond’s use of the phrase. That is because I am indignant. You should be too. Drummond’s reckless accusation plays into a radical, far-left narrative about American conservatives that often puts us in physical danger. 

Meadows publishes his 'Charlie's Picks' for 2026 runoff election

Historically one of the highly anticipated "picks" of each election cycle by grassroots conservatives, former Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee chairman (and recent Logan County Commissioner) Charlie Meadows has published his thoughts on the 2026 runoff election. Meadows, who long opined on Oklahoma politics when he was chairman of OCPAC in his famous email newsletters, now has a new podcast, The ABCs of Politics and Culture. Without further ado, here are Charlie's Picks:

Charlie’s Picks 2026 Runoff Election

Based upon my research I have come up with the candidates that I believe should be elected. Folks reading this may have information about a particular candidate of which I am unaware and therefore have a different opinion which is understandable.  Please share this with others. Should you want to contact me my email address is charliemeadows7@gmail.com. Look on the bottom of your voter ID card sent to you from your county election board if you are unsure of the State House, Senate or US Representative districts in which you live. I have done interviews with all of the Statewide candidates on our ABCs of Politics and Culture Podcast which can be found on Facebook, YouTube, X and Rumble. By watching those interviews it may help you make up your mind and understand why I have endorsed them.

Governor:  MIKE MAZZEI  This is the most important race on the ballot for a state wide race.