Ryan Gentzler of Oklahoma Policy Institute is our guest. Mr. Gentzler asked to respond to DA Brian Hermanson's February 21st appearance. 

Guest: John Budd, COO State of Oklahoma

New Commerce Director Brent Kisling describes the department's goals under the Stitt Administration on this week's Hot Seat on News9 w/Scott Mitchell. 

State Questions 800 and 801 could have a big impact on Oklahoma's education system. OSSBA Executive Director Shawn Hime explains his organization's positions on these important measures that will be decided Tuesday, November 7th. Special appearances by Sen. Stepanie Bice, Rep. Jason Dunnington and Rep. Jon Echols. 

A new MitchellTalks production focus on the energy innovators and innovations that are being ignored by traditional media.

In Episode 1, property owners in the crossfire between government and private industry tell their story as renewable energy expands in Oklahoma.

Ayanna Najuma and Ron Harris will be discussing his book, The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement.

Matthew Horace was an officer at the federal, state, and local level for 28 years working in every state in the country. Yet it was after seven years of service when Horace found himself face-down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Using gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts garnered by interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of police tactics, which he concludes is an "archaic system" built on "toxic brotherhood." Horace dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities highlighted in the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond to explain how these systems and tactics have had detrimental outcomes to the people they serve. Horace provides fresh analysis on communities experiencing the high killing and imprisonment rates due to racist policing such as Ferguson, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Chicago from a law enforcement point of view and uncovers what has sown the seeds of violence. Timely and provocative, The Black and The Blue sheds light on what truly goes on behind the blue line.

MitchellTalks: The News9 Sessions is now also available in a video version each week on YouTube and Facebook. This is the podcast version of Episode 13 with Aaron Brilbeck and Grant Hermes.

This week we break down the results of the August 28th runoffs, including Kevin Stitt's dominating win over Mick Cornett and AG Mike Hunter's razor-thin margin over Gentner Drummond.

Plus, we preview the Stitt versus Drew Edmondson faceoff, the battles in the Oklahoma House and just how many truth tests we might expect from Grant Hermes before the general election.

It's Bill Shapard, CEO of Sooner Poll previewing today's Oklahoma Runoff election. We discuss virtually every statewide runoff race and analyze the untold story on the internal GOP legislative runoffs. Bill goes into the weeds on Stitt v. Cornett, Hunter v. Drummond, Osborn v. Costello and why Gary Jones keeps inserting himself into the battle to succeed him in the state auditor's office. Then tonight both of us join News9 for election returns and analysis.

Plus, did the media do a good job covering down ballot races? You'll be surprised at Bill's answer.

It's election coverage on Oklahoma's top-rated station with Oklahoma's top-rated election coverage. Sooner Poll and Mitchell talks with News9 tonight, and right now with this runoff preview.

This week a conversation with former OKC Mayor Mick Cornett, who faces Tulsan Kevin Stitt in the August 28th GOP gubernatorial runoff election. We discuss the sudden emergence of negative campaign ads, state budget problems and whether the recent education tax increase was justified.

Plus, how can a chief executive lead the way in improving health outcomes and streamline government efficiency when the health and auditing officials are themselves generally regarded as inept?

All these topics and more in Episode 11 of MitchellTalks: The News9 Sessions.

In this MitchellTalks episode SAI Gary Jones responds to the criticism he's received over the recent audit of the state VA system. Much of the heat stems from the audit's findings: the VA director called it a 'political hit job' and the Daily Oklahoman slammed the report as little more than rumor mongering and lacking in substance.

However, some Oklahoma House Democrats and the state employee association have positively reviewed the findings.

My criticism is focused of the timing of the report, coming less than a month before the auditor's deputy, Cyndi Bird, faces a runoff with Charles Prater in the GOP primary to see who will succeed the term-limited auditor.

I agreed to let Mr. Jones respond, and I agreed with him to press my point. The entire interview is presented here for your scrutiny. None of our conversation is edited or altered apart from the insertion of a segment of last week's YVC to which Mr. Jones took exception.

The curious timing of the controversial VA audit, more medical marijuana intrigue and Round 2 of Gov. Fallin v. the Oklahoma Education Association. Recorded August 3, 2018 at News9 studios.