Thursday - August 20, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma

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Cherokee Nation Urges CFTC to Define Gaming Consistently and Protect Tribal Sovereignty in Event Contract Regulations
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. CHEROKEE NATION OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Chad C. Harsha Attorney General P.O. Box 1533 Tahlequah, OK 74465 918-453-5000 April 30, 2026 Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 Submitted via CFT  more
National Congress of American Indians Urges CFTC to Uphold Tribal Sovereignty by Prohibiting Sports and Gaming Event Contracts on Prediction Markets
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. National Congress of American Indians | 1516 P St NW, Washington, DC 20005 | (202) 466-7767 | www.ncai.org Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20581 Submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal April   more
Texans & Football Fans Rage At Ken Paxton Pocketing $275K From Texas Tech Chair In Alleged Pay To Play
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Texans & Football Fans Rage At Ken Paxton Pocketing $275K From Texas Tech Chair In Alleged Pay To Play NYT's The Athletic: "Texas Tech booster donated $274K one day before Texas AG Ken Paxton's Brendan Sorsby letter" USA Today: "Cody Campbell donated to Ken Paxton. Soon after, the Texas AG threatened Big 12" Heartland College Sports: "Texas Tech Booster's Donation to Ken Paxton Under Spotlight Ami  more