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A Look Back: Funding for Oklahoma victims’ compensation drops after justice reforms

Oklahoma
Written By: Clifton Adcock (OKLAHOMA) Funding for a state program that gives money to crime victims has continued to decline over the past several years and a growing percentage of...

Oklahoma counties with more marijuana grows saw property values surge, study finds

Oklahoma
Written By: Clifton Adcock (OKLAHOMA) Housing prices, particularly in rural areas, are up significantly since Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana, according to a new study. Read this...

A bill Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed could have helped get state money to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people

Oklahoma
Photo Courtesy: Ari Fife/The Frontier Written By: Ari Fife (OKLAHOMA) A bill that Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed could have made it easier for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to get...

Tulsa Mayor says budget cuts won’t derail his goal of eliminating homelessness

Oklahoma
Photo Credit: Ashlynd Huffman/The Frontier Written By: Garret Yalch (TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said the city will continue to push forward on housing and homelessness...

Legislation aims to cut some court fees that keep some Oklahomans trapped in ‘debtor’s prison’

Oklahoma
Written By: Ashlynd Huffman (OKLAHOMA) After spending 17 years living in a prison cell, John Standfill looked forward to having his own place after his 2022 release. He said he’s...

Before embezzlement scheme was revealed, Tulsa schools executives secretly planned departure of the man involved

Oklahoma
Written By: Garrett Yalch (TULSA, Okla.) Months before a high-level embezzlement scheme at Tulsa Public Schools was uncovered, former superintendent Deborah Gist and her deputies were...

A bill would let Oklahoma detention centers apply for ‘get out of jail free’ cards from health and safety standards

Oklahoma
Written By: Brianna Bailey (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) After failed health inspections at most of Oklahoma’s county detention centers, a bill at the Legislature would allow jailers to ask the...

Oklahoma’s marijuana underworld worth over $100 billion, new estimates show

Oklahoma
Written By: Garrett Yalch (OKLAHOMA) Oklahoma’s illicit marijuana market may now be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to new statistics presented Friday by the Oklahoma...

She reported sexual comments and groping from her prison boss. What happened next left her questioning everything.

Oklahoma
Written By: Ashlynd Huffman (OKLAHOMA) After almost eight years in prison, Amber Bacon was working toward a fresh start. She was taking classes and had a job helping other women in a...

Short state funding, Oklahoma is losing child care providers

Oklahoma
Written By: Kayla Branch (OKLAHOMA) It’s been a challenge for Vicki Duggan to recruit new staff for the daycare center she manages in Midwest City.  Read this story on The...