High poverty, low income state. Average citizen is still asleep, or too busy trying to survive to pay attention. Playground for shady oil and gas companies that produce like crazy, then go bankrupt right before they have to plug all their inactive wells, leaving the state with the bill. All legal, bought and paid for. Oklahoma has its own flavor of RINO. Maybe just crooked business people who pay off the legislature. Whatever you call it, We've been sold out repeatedly.
Walter's was a governor Kevin Stitt appointee before being elected state superintendent. Several Stitt appointees resigned when the state auditor released her covid funds fraud and waste report. The worst offender is Steven Harpe. He stole millions from OMES and DOC. Stitt is a RINO for sale to the highest bidder. They never thought Trump would win again and they all got caught laundering funds to themselves. Everyone ignores Oklahoma because we have low population numbers and every county votes red. We've been captured by RINOs way back. Stitt just opposed Trump mobilizing the national guards.
Paycom in OKC just did big layoffs. New guy at work says he took 50% pay cut to come here. Software tester replaced by AI.