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The post Are millions of dollars in Oklahoma education derived from tribal casino revenue? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
OSU President Jim Hess has circulated a detailed roadmap for absorbing Tulsa Community College into an OSU system that would put both institutions under one president and one governance … more
A federal judge blocked Oklahoma’s proxy advisory transparency law one day before it took effect, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment by imposing extra requirements on advice opposing … more
The Beggs Police Department cycled through five chiefs in 16 months before three officers resigned at once, the attorney general stepped in briefly and then left, and the town went 48 days with … more
The post Are Oklahoma cities powerless to pass their own rules regulating oil and gas company operations and municipal groundwater pollution? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
Five Oklahoma federal judges’ 2025 financial disclosure reports have not been posted as a November 12 deadline approaches. Nationally, more than 700 filings from the past three years are … more
Oklahoma Watch · A Town on the Edge, Unused Grants and DUI Pitfalls Brenna Witchey and Jake Ramsey examine how funding cuts threaten to undo major progress against violence in a small Oklahoma … more
Republicans swept every statewide office in Tuesday’s Oklahoma midterms, with Mike Mazzei winning the governor’s race by carrying 73 of 77 counties. Democrats’ lone bright spot: flipping … more
Nov. 3, 2026 Oklahoma election results The post ELECTION RETURNS appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
The post Can you vote in Oklahoma without an ID? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
A Trump administration proposal to remove federal Head Start standards would require programs to teach English only, ending Spanish instruction that Tulsa Educare families say is essential for … more
Outside groups have poured more than $5.5 million into Oklahoma midterm races, nearly matching what candidates have spent themselves. The governor’s race dominates, but state legislative … more
Gaylene Ricketts refused a BAC test after a DUI stop in El Reno, was later found to be suffering a stroke, and had criminal charges dropped — but still paid more than $2,000 in fees, attended … more
The post Are absentee ballots mailed to the deceased a frequent form of voting fraud? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
Oklahoma settled the Trump administration’s voter data lawsuit — the only state to do so. Now a legal nonprofit is suing, saying Oklahoma’s new voter data restrictions violate federal law. … more
In November 2023, Bob Holbrook was in his home office when his wife called him across the house to a window overlooking 10th Street in Wewoka. Brenna Witchey and Jake Ramsey’s story, A String … more
Oklahoma Watch · Taxpayer-Funded Faith, Court Debt, and Preaching Politics Andrea Eger tracks the push for Oklahoma’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school, while Keaton Ross breaks … more
Three years after a wave of shootings and gang violence put Wewoka in state headlines, the juvenile diversion program that helped calm the town has lost its funding, 781 funds are frozen amid an … more
Ten years after voters approved State Question 781 to send prison savings to county diversion programs, only 43 of 77 counties are taking part, as of Oct. 20. At an interim study, lawmakers, … more
The post Is America’s violent crime rate at a multi-decade low, as Sen. Lankford claimed? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. more
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