Oklahoma Courts & Elections: An Oklahoma couple is suing to overturn the state’s casket-sales law, arguing it blocks them from selling custom caskets directly to customers and creates a monopoly for funeral directors. Criminal Justice & Public Safety: Oklahoma County’s sheriff and the jail trust are headed for a final hearing over who pays detainee transportation costs. State Politics: House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole says the House passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through early December, with SAVE Act negotiations and Senate action still uncertain. National Politics (with Oklahoma ties): Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s “very concerned” Trump could use federal power to interfere with fall elections as he takes over the National Governors Association chair role in Oklahoma City. Energy & Economy: Oklahoma senators’ permitting reform push aims to speed critical energy projects, while the DOE selected Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho as early finalists for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. Education & Tech: An AI-backed “two-hour learning” private school with no teachers is opening in Oklahoma this August. Local Notes: Chickasaw Nation broke ground on a new health center in Newcastle to serve more than 100,000 First Americans.